The Penn's Grove record., 1917-05-25
A GREAT PATRIOTIC RALLY
Salem City Gay With Militant
Paraders and Patriotic
Speakers

Salem County first in peace, first in
war. first for liberty and union.
The first English settlers in Salem
county, 1.-THE word Salem means peace)
were by the Quakers under the leader
ship of John Fenwick in 1875. A Re
evolutionary battle was fought at Han
cocks Bridge. When the call came to
preserve the Union it will be seen in
another column that the boys of Salem
county were the first to respond.
Last Friday President Wilson signed
the bill to conscript Americans for the
cause of Liberty in a World Wide De-
mOcracy. Within "A hours after. the
citizens of Salem county were on the
march at the county seat to give an ex-
preston of their patriotic rally to the
colors to sustain the government.
Company f of the Third Regiment
were there with the guns. The women
were behind the men with the guns and
most important of all were the 1000
munitiOn workers from duPonts Powder
works in Upper Penns Neck, who make
the punch for the guns.
Salem city was gaily decorated with
flags. Citizens from all parts of the
County were there with flags. The
colOrs of the allies were carried in
line. The municipal officials were lead
ers in the movement. The noted WISH
tors were Governor Edge and military
staff, State Treasurer w. II. Read and
State Attorney John w. Wescott. of
Trenton.
Col. ID. Steward Craven was chief
marshal of the parade. Mayor. w. A.
Grier presided and introduced the speak
ers after the parade which lasted about
an hOur during which about 5000 march,
ed with flags and banners to the tunes of
half a dozen bands.
In introducing the speakers Mayor
Grier said that Company f of the local
militia was not intended to consist of
citizens of Salem City only, but of all
the county. TIL company was not full
and he urged that those who will en-
list in Salem cNlnty join the home
company of State Militia National
Guards.
After prayer by Rev. John Handley.
Chaplain of the Second Regiment, Gov.
Edge made a felicitious address on pa
triOtism and how he had been stirred
by revolutionary history of New Jersey
and the relies of the patriots now in
the State Capitol at Trenton. He re-
called the part the Salem patriots took
in requesting the enemy at Quinton
bridge to stop their march and how
Capt. Andrew Sinnickson hastily mobil-
lied a company to stop the raiders
from carrying away their products in
Penns Neck.
reach this country. We are face to
a arnnf rua nnl - ran,.k L. - =
halfway manner. 1t means sacrifice
and he felt that New Jersey will do her
part.
The government at Washington can
not conduct a war on paper, but must
have the support of the citizens in
taking the Liberty Loan of seven bill
lions of dollars. AN property, indus
tries and people will feel the burden
of the revenue bill. All must be met
willingly and cheerfully. The selective
draft service must be met with the
spirit of patriotism and every man must
take the part he is physically and tech
nically fitted for.
Attorney General John w. Westcott.
who gained a national reputation by
nominating President Wilson, spoke on
the cause to be met. He said we must
o at this great conflict as a stern
reality, as a patriotic duty to be met
and not with hideous greed. There are
two tendencies. freedom and slavery.
Freedom is where men do as they please
so long as they obey the laws of So
ciety. This is the time, when the patri-
san must become the patriotic. When
We consider how autocracy is making a
desert waste of part of France and
that war Is not carried on in a civilized
manner between organized governmental
forces, but the natives are left without
food, shelter or clothing and some wo-
men are taken into slavery, we see that
the leadership of the Kaiser is worse
than savagery.
Shall France be free or made slaves.
If Germany is allowed to make slaves of
other European nations how long will it
be before America will have to fight
alone for free Institutions. How hid
eous is the thought to reverse our doc
trine of freedom and have the divine
right of kings thrust upon us.
Democracy must be maintained in Eur
Ope as well as here. To do it we must
have unity of thought, purpose and re-
sources. We need greater economy and
public efficiency. There should be no
war profits. We must teach the lesson
of work and sacrifice even though it
be the sacrifice of our boys on the altar
of liberty in order that men may be
free on all the earth and universal peace
may be brought about by the final over
throw of autocracy and the divine right
of kings. May God bless all in this
service of others and may the flag OF
the free float over all lands.