Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-09-05
ONLY TRAITORS make POLITICS OUT OF war
A. Il. Price. Republican. Of Salisbury, Makes
Splendid Patriotic Address in StaiesvIIe.

Splendid Patriotic Address in .StatesviIIe,
A meeting of the Iredeu Coun.
ty Council Of Defense was held
1T the conrt house yesterday af-
5ernoon. presided over by the
chairman, DR. 7 E Anderson.
the house Was comfortably filed
oy representative citizens of the
yown and county. The meeting
was held in response to a request
OF Governor Beckett that meet
'1gs be he'd over the State to re-.
klndle the fires of patriotism
| ind rededicate our lives to our
country, as the speaker express.
ed it.
In few patriotic words, z V
long introduced A Ii Price of
Sails bury, the speaker for the
occasion. Mr. Long urged that
there should be but one mind on
Gle vital question before the
Amerl :an people. The man who
not willing to sacrifice his all
unworthy tC press his feet up
ri |l% earth liiat gave him birth.
W. ar" either patriots or trait
ors.
r Price prefaced his speech
With / tribute to The Stars and
stripes, representing principles
without which no country can
1--we. 10 look upon it's sacred
folds IS to thank God that you
Ire all American citizen. Re-
[err1ng to the present war, he
said we are in the mightiest con-
ilct since the beginning of time.
Until april 6. 1917, the speaker
explained, he WAS t5erly oppos
I'D to this country entering war;
thought we had nothing to do
With what Germany was doing.
But when the President asked
for and received tue declaration
u War he changed and is now
standing by the President to the
iinlsh. The hour for debate has
closed and the fight started,
We are either a soldier of the
United States or Germany now.
1t is waste of time to try to
convince the German people they
are wrong in principle and that
1t is their place to correct tnem-
selves. They believe they are
right and are convinced that the
greater part of the world is
against them. They think they
are the greatest people and that
the rest Of the world is envious
or their greatness and trying to
destroy them. A fight with
such a people is to fight to the
finish. The seriousness of this war
may not be realized by our peo
pie; If it were they would do
their last bit. The speeker said
he did all he could to defeat the
President for election but that
he is now his president and he
is now going to stand by him.
: A man who would make politics
out Of this conflict, he declared,
is a traitor to his country.
Mr. Price said he would not
abuse the German people. They
are following their teachings.
teachings contrary to those of
the Master. We believe here in
the right of individuals; the Ger.
mans believe the individual has
no rights. No one Can charge
the United States with entering
the war for indemnities, avarice,
out Of hatred, etc. 1t is a free
nation: it's attitude is unsefsh in
this conflict. It has never been
defeated and must never be de
feated. The young men select
ed for service have been selected
by the best conceived plan of
quality Of purpose. All must
bear their proportlonate part.
A man who is willing to enjoy
the benefits Of his government
and is not willing to bear its
burdens is p traitor. It does
/ s4om hard for the boys to have