The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-04-12
THE |NTOLERANT
ATTITUDE SHOWN
Between TeutOnic and An.
glo-Saxou PHILOSOPHERS
A FACTOR IN THE BIG WAR
Synopsis OF the Conflicting
Theories Which Are COntin.
naIIy Making Trouble.
WHEN PIRATES ROAMED OCEAN

philosophers; Spiritualism or Chris
tianity arrayed against Materialism;
Individualism against Socialism; our
ideals against Prussian Militarism
with all its Hertzchean theories, and
most of all, the whole force of our
religion against that sublimation of
intolerable, crazy bigotry, Myself
and God" now embarked fupon "a
colossal adventure that is drenching
the world in blood.
These theories can never be recon-
ciled. We who maintain that the
individual should be exalted infinite
ly above the State, making it only a
means of his advancement, can never
debase the man to cxalt the State,
and make its perfection the su-
preme, the only object of human ex-
istence. In its ultimate analysis.
Socialism is just that, and this is ex-
actly the reason why red-blooded
Anglo-Saxon can never be Social
list, and, likewise, just the reason
Germany is the hotbed of Socialism.
~ 1t seems that He, in the hollow Of
whose hand lies the destinies of
mankind, has chosen this time and
way to crush these medieval spirits
crouching in the path of democracy
in its onward sweep toward that
state of human perfection-the full
consciousness of individual RESPONSE
bility. Yet, with all We should give
even the devil his due. Now We
know that tirmness in the right
makes more for durable peace than
all your time-serving, vacillatipg di-
plomacy. Even firmness in the
wrong, if honest, is often better
than cowardly temporizing. This is
forcibly illustrated in the serious
consequences of peace-at-any-price
policy under the Bryan regime, that
led Germany to believe that we were
not only a nation of towards but
four to one against our Presidents
firm stand for an established princi-
pie of international usage. See how
this plant, votebidding policy
strengthened Germany's determine
ton to sink all armed merchantmen
without warning, in open violation
of international law. Had she
known the truth, had Bryan been rs
clear and firm as Wilson. she never
would have forced an issue that has
brought all our efforts for peace to
the very brink of war.
II is scarcely conceivable that
true lover of country, capable of ris
ing above self and partisan advan-
tages, could do what Bryan and
Gore have done. Menaced, as We
are, by war on every hand. think of
patriot congratulating his country
on having an army reserve of only
to fight a single battle. as if Jeri-
chos could still be taken with rams
horns; but it is still more amazing
that a Secretary of State. represent
ing the candor and integrity of
great nation, who held their word as
sacred thing. when asked by the
accredited Ambassador of Austria, if
his note to Germany of February
10. 1915, involving tremendous is
sues meant business. could reply
in a manner that left the distinct
impression that 1t did not, and was
only the merest sop thrown to a
blathering rabbit at home. Good
Lord! About the best thing that
could happen in this distracted coun-
try, thing that would turn our
gloom into the longest, loudest.
lustiest laugh the country ever
heard, would be for this swivel
office-smitten, leather
Hunger. chautauqua-crazed. money
mad, hyphenated smollygoster to get |
that tireless tongue caught in a !
double-geared clothes wringer.
I could not find it in my heart to
say so unkind things of these peer
less patriots-if l could think of |
anything worse-and | suppose /
should apologize, but-oh. slosh!
the more l know of some men the !
better ! like my dog-that trusting.
loyal, noble, matchless friend, who
with eager. honest mien looks me |
squarely in the eye with no thought !
Of reward, without trace of guile;
pleads to serve me. through thick
and thin. to the end-'may God
make ME worthy of my dog"
But I've rambled round scanda-
ious!
A true patriot is always for his
right or wrong. but in this
'ase II Is right. for nobody disputes
he technical right Of merchantmen