St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-11-03
AWARDS
AND SPEECHES
MADE AT THE
PARISH HAIR
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ing to Mr.. Sanders since he took his
seat in Congress as their represen-
tative. He has been in thorough ac-
cord with the President and has CIV
en- him every assistance he could,
and he has the whole-hearted appre-
citation of the people here in thus
representing them, and they were
glad of an opportunity to hear him
speak. He is a great admlrer OF
President Wilson, and he showed his
intense pride and satisfaction in NAV
ing such a man at the head OF the
nation in this crisis.
Mr.. Sanders expressed his pleas
ure at meeting the people of st.
Tammany at this fair and shared in
their pride of its success. He said
he endorsed what Mr.. Denechaud
had said. We had good fair.
What we had done went to prove
what further could be done along
agricultural lines. We bad equal
opportunities with any other section.
We had the sun, the rain, the soil,
the muscle and Drawn. We must
mix brains with the dirt. We all
had brains. There was no reason
why Louisiana should not become
the garden spot of the world.
The farmer today had the greatest
opportunity he has ever had. He
could not help but be prosperous.
Did not believe we would live to
again see an era of low prices In
farm products. That every produc-
er may promise himself that he shall
get a Just return for his labor. That
there was a certainty OF high price
for the next decade or two. The
reason was that the most intensive
ly cultivated portion OF the world
was engaged in a war OF destruction.
Twenty-Five million men in Europe
who were formerly producer were
now engaged not in constructive
work, but in destructive work. They
we're forced to this by the unnatura-
conditions of war. The nations in
dustries were being destroyed.
He said we we're forced into the
war, but were being led by the great
| est man in the world-WoodroW
Wilson. He had done all he coulo
| % keep us out of war, but when oul
women and children were drowned;
when Japan and Mexico were offered
portions Of our territory If they
would combine against us, at time
when we were peaceful neutral,
/ when a face of hypocrisy was hid
den behind a mask of friendship
there was nothing left for us to do
He said he sympathized with the
| President in his statement, THAT he
loved peace and was going to have
it, if he had to fight for it," That
| we were sighting for national honor
and national integrity. That this
was an honorable war. There were
degredations that were worse thar
war. This country was founded in
blood We had fought that the stars
and stripes might wave above us in
1912, as an emblem of liberty. We
fought Mexico in 1915; in the early
sixties we fought for state rights,
and again in 1898 to free Cuba from
anarchy and misrule of Spain.
This war will determine whether
we are to be a free people or shall
belong to the Kaiser. He said VIC
had nothing against the Germans
Many came from Germany to the
shores of America, and they have
| made good citizens. In their veins
flows the blood of patriotism. Peo-
pie of all nations of the world live
under the protection of the Ameri-
can flag. None must say our flag
don't protect; none may say that We
cannot fight just as periodically.
Just as bravely as in the days long
years ago.
One OF those stern things that man
| and woman must face, one OF the
realities of liberty and. democracy
| is that it must he maintained by
battle and bloodshel if necessary
He said he believed this was the
last war that would be permitted by
God on the face of the earth. Au-
tocracy will prevail or democracy
will win.
Why is the Kaiser? Because his
father was kaiser before him. Be-
cause of Hohenzollern rule. He gets
his right because of the fact that he
is the eldest son of his father.
Woodrow Wilson's father was a poor
clergyman, and there is not man
in all the world as great. He gets
his power from the people. The
people of whom he is one and who
all had equal chance to become pres
dent. If you are born in Germany.
you are born subject to the Kaiser.
In America, every door is open to
| her subjects. All have equal rights.
To America come the downtlOdden
! and oppressed from all sections OF
| the world.
Mr.. Sanders said he wanted his boy
safe at home Che is a captain in the
| army, but would rather he should
| die fighting for freedom than to live
at home under the rule of the Kai-
ser. We must raise money for the
army; we must help feed the Allies.
We want our boys to have the best
of food and ammunition and guns
| We have to feed the hungry and
clothe the naked of the world. And
we are going to do it. We had the
greatest corn crop ever produced in
| the world. Wheat and breadstuffs
md material to feed and clothe the
world.
The people of st. Tammany must
make up their minds to~do even
more next year than they have done
this. American power is to be put
in the balance. 1t must not be
found wanting. We are going to
nance this war and we are going
o win it, and we would not ask for
one dollar back.