The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-08-07
ADDRESS TO RED MEN
OF SALUDA COUNTY

vitation to be the speaker at the Red
Mems picnic at Good Hope church in
, Saluda county, on last Friday. There
were about 300 people present and
the occasion was an enjoyable one.
Mp. Blease spoke upon the princl-
pies of the order, namely, Freedom,
Friendship and Charity and in discus
sing~Me principles of Freedom, the
following is a synopsis of what ne
said concerning the present war:
Ladies and Gentlemen
/ am pleased to have the pleasure
- OF sasaking to you and my brother
Red-Men of Good-Hope No. 63. The
great tenets of our beloved order
l. are Freedom, Friendship and Char
s..eits. Any organization living up to
stSch exalted principles is worthy OF
tie best and truest consideration OF
each and every community in this
great state and nation of ours. This
is an opportune time for us to talS
, about freedom. We are all thinking
and. talking of the most gigantic ana
far reaching war that has been waged
on this old globe of ours.
L might speak at length concern
ing the cause of the war. However,
i deem such a course unwise and IN
Unnecessary. It is immaterlal whether
afswe approve of the war or or whether
,k~we approve of the wisdom of the Gov
!. >ernment to select our soldiers by
draft. The fact is that we are at war,
and that our youg men have been
drawn. It is your business, and mine,
now to do everything possible in our
power to conserve our men morally
and physically; and to exert all our
anergy to cause our military forces,
both on land and sea, and should
saw In the air above us and the earth
> beneath US, to be successful. This is
ne time for halting and quibbling. 1t
/. is no time for asking and answering
Questions. It is nasnthe time for say
Ing this or that thing ought, or should
have been done. You and I have no
time. It is your duty and mine to
act. act promptly, act positively, act
%intelligently in obedience to the
voice of our Government, which has
spoken through the National Con-
gress and the great Executive OF our
= Nation.
On one occasion, the great teacher
ssSths Savior of all men, was asked
]. nuasion. Before answering the
! question he called for a penny. After
examining this penny, He said "Ren-
3 der unto Ceasar the things which are
caesars" I understand this to teach
in this day, which day is yours anu
mine. that it is the duty of every per-
SON to render obedience unto the laws
of his State and Nation. say hls'
mean hers as well. The question
naturally arises: How can &c this!
pbe short and simple answer is, Tor
everv man and woman to do faith
fully. and honestly, that which he or
she can do to advance the interest o.
every one. It is the time when we
shonld forget selfishness; it is the
time when we should not think OF
nartisanship; it is the time when we
n should not think of political prefer
u ment. but every one should do every
4 thing possible to advance our COM
sAnon interests. 1t is the time When
w. all should strive to do the obscure
4b,ngs. if we are best fitted or not
- we cannot do the prominent thing
we should do the obscure thing, look
eng not to the present for our reward
D hut realizing and understanding that II
1--WE will discharge faithfully as hum
b1e Christians, the duty that Is de-
yolved upon US, the reward ehat is
: offered us will be vouchsafed US at
that great and final day.
said at the outset that it was I'M
, material to US what caused this wal.
have heard numbers and various
oninions in reference thereto. WHAT
oyer may be the cause, 1 believe TINS
70 be true, that it is now necessary
for US not only to fight for worio
wide democracy, for national democ-
: racy, for state democracy, but II IS
necessary that we should fight for
,ihertv. our liberty, the liberty OF our
wiyer, liberty OF our children liberty
of our posterity, the liberty for which