The Robesonian., 1917-10-25
THE LIBERTY BOND.

As The Robesonian has pointed out,
n special appeal is being made to far
mers to purchase Liberty bonds and
In that way help win the war. Far
mers now are enjoying an unusual
degree of prosperity. They are get
ing high prices. for everything they
have to sell, and the special war taxes
bear less heavily upon them than up
on other classes. The Robesonian
rejoices in their prosperity. They de-
serve it and they have been through
some lean years.
Out of this prosperity it is devout-
ly hoped that there will come such an
expression of patriotism from farm
ers in the way of the purchase of Lib
erty bonds that will make the Kaiser
sit up and take notice-nay, more,
that will hit him between the eyes and
make him grasp. Such a knockout
blow cannot be given by the big cor
poratlons and the business men in the
towns alone. 1t is necessary for everv
one to help-the business man, the
manufacturer, the farmer, the wage
Garner. The duty rests upon each one
TO purchase to the extent of his abil-
lty. Even if the big corporations and
the big business men could subscribe
the entire issue, it would not be wise
TO let them do it. No farmer is will
ing to concede that this country be-
longs to the big corporations and big
business men, and no farmer should
be willing for it to belong to them by
virtue OF putting up all the money
Ito defend it.
SoEce farmers are not, that is GER
tam. A dispatch from Columbia, S..
G., the other day told of two farmers
OF Chester county, men above the draft
age, who wanted to help win the war.
SO tney sold 200 bales of cotton and
Put the. entire proceeds, 10000, in
Liberty bonds.
Pot every one or two farmers can
put that much money in Liberty
bonds, but they also serve who buv
$50 bond Ora $100 bond, or a bond
IN any other amount up to their >abil-
ity. ~ ''i
In a speech in Asheville the other
night Senator Overman said that he.
Tor one, would vote to tax the people
Tor money to finance the war if thew
showed that they were unwilling to
lend their money to the government
IN It's fight Of Christian civilization
against German kultur, it's fight for
democracy against autocracy.
There's the rub. If the people do
not put up the money on this fair
proposition of the government to bor-
row the money, on the best security
In the world, paying interest on it, the
government will get the money bv
taxation; If that should happen, in.
stead OF getting interest on your mon
ey and holding the governments note
on winch you could get your money
at any time-for there is ALWAYS
ready sale for U. S. government bonds
you VIII pay the money anyway and
get SIMPLY tax receipt. You don't
get interest on tax receipt, nor do
.E1 &c T7E" money hack.
.S.'-s Lnle ago a proposition was
Maae IN congress to tax every bale
OF cotton. That proposition was ahan-
doned on the plea of Southarn 60, Con
gfessmen chat the Southern farroa1.
was going to support the povernmant
hhera.iy out of his present pros 1eritv
and thai ne Should he given the chance
TO 90 IT. That chance is being piven
now; Ii tne response falls short of
WnaG the South is expected to carry
OIL this second Liberty bond issue is
10 not reasonable to expect that tay
WI pc levied upon every bale of cot
ton, upon every acre of land. and m
on everything else the farmer has
In1s Is the farmers war, the Door
mans war, as well as the rich mans
war. TO let the big business men and
corporations subscribe the biggest
part OF the Liberty loan would Give
almost as much comfort and aid to
the Kaiser as for the loan to fail The
government wants the support of ali
the people. - e'ii
remember, if you are able to buv
Liberty bond and don't do it you are
giving aid and comfort to the enemy
and by your carelessness and indif,
terence are helping to proIong the
war and sacrifice the lives of men
W. VINO are lighting that you may stav
al nome IN comfort and safety.