Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-12-10

thing OF Divine creation is not ac-
countable to men for its conduct
The theory that God does not belong
to our time. a theory of the dark ages
when men fought and bled and died
at Kings command. not knowing
why.
There's another theory, proclaim
ed by Jefferson at Philadelphia. es-
tablished by Washington at York
town. voiced by Lincoln amid the
graves at Gettysburg-a theory found
ed upon the government by the con-
sent of the government. The State. a
creation of man, not to confer rights
upon men, but to conserve rights, now
and before we were-rights inalien-
able
These two theories of government
are incompatible. irreconcilable, as
far apart as the poles Of the sea.
One rests upon a superstition, fall
lacy; the other is founded upon be-
lief that we have the inherent right
to choose and establish government
for ourselves.
Democracy chose to be free. God
reigneth, The race mounts to its
freedom. Freedom speaks universal
language.
In whatever tongue its utterance,
man believes in ideals and theories OF
government. It's autocracy's last
challenge to Democracy, and we ac-
cepted the challenge. God help US,
we could do no other We shall fight
on, fight on We have said to our
Allies, Lift high your swords, for
tomorrow ours will fight with yours.
Governor Hanly paid tribute to
England, our mother country, and he
extoled France, "Chicalrous France,
who 140 years ago crossed the 5000
miles of sea to walk beside us in our
Gethsemane. Grand, glorious France,
that has borne so much and suffered
so much in this war. We have sign
ed covenant to send 100000 men,
the flower of our youth and manhood,
across the seas, to die if need be, to
make the world safe for Democracy
Governor Hanly said the American
people are an amalgamation of the
peoples of all the earth. In all the
world there is no room for the 1.-TWO
theories" of government. One must
go, it must find its habitat upon a St.
Helena somewhere.
He spoke OF the call for food for
the Allies, and the call was answer
ed; of the call to buy Liberty Bonds,
and they were bought Every inter
est beneath the flag was met, but
there was one class of people who
stood out denying every appeal, de-
manding its bond, its pound of flesh
and its ounce of blood. 1t must have,
it said, 10000 900 bushels of grain
for it's product, though freedom suf-
fer for lack of bread.
Referring to the President, Cover
nor Hanly said: This world must
put efficiency in the National Arm
There must be continuity of purpose" +"
To manufacture product to sell
to you that will put the fires of hell
in your blood, the iron of hell into
your soul, until you are not man,
but clod is what is being done.
In all the long story of perfdy,
there is no treason like that, and the
Governor said, when he used the
word treason, he knew whereof he
spoke. This thing" that requires its
bond is denying bread to aid Democ-
racy. 81 must insist that this gov
~,..,v,,o,4 cove snDsv Xya ORC chipniu0
our kin across the seas, said Cover
nor Hanly, to give their blood and die,
and l insist that this liquor traffic
shall die. It is a quibbler in peace
and arbiter in war. 1t deserves the
firing squad and the hangman's moose
We will go with the President along
alH the blood-stained way to Geth-
semane. The President holds the
power no man has ever held. / want
you to help him solve the saloon
problem in Annapolis and Texas, and
% set my people free.
In twenty-seven States the liquor
traffic is now barred, we want nine
more States, Come with me-" he
said, 4" and help get these other nine
Don't give up the fight.
In closing, the speaker made ar
earnest plea for funds to carry on the
work of the Flying Squadron" which
he represents, a work to conduc
which it requires funds, although NJ
| salaries are paid and those engaged
| in the work often have to pay theil
own railroad expenses and boart
| bills.
At the close Of the meeting, DR.. II
| Wilson Burgan, pastor Of the Firs
Methodist Episcopal Church, read |
letter to the People of Annapolis
from Secretary OF the Navy Daniels
in which the Secretary urged the citi
| zens of Annapolis to make this DIR.
town. safe for men and boys of tn
| service, and in the last paragraph o
which there is a veiled threat which
transcribed in plain language says
IF the people OF Annapolis don
close the saloons, the U. S. Govern
| ment will" or words to that effect
| DIR. Burgan made strong appea
He told the audience that no soldie
is allowed to come here from Cam
Meade. They can go to Baltimore an
washington. but not to Annapolis, be
cause OF the easy access to liquc
here. and disease"
| Recently $50 soldiers we're marche
here from the rife range, across th
river, to take a shower bath at th
recreation rooms. and marched bac
again under guard. because the
| ,o,,la NJ. ha turned looSa in the cit