Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-10-19
MAKE STIRRING APPEALS FOR
ITRERTY LOAN R0N0S

A packed house turned out Thurs
night to hear J. R. Boone, of San
Francisco, and d. w. Davis. of Amer
lean Falls, Idaho, discuss the Liberty
Loan. Mr.. Boone went into the prin-
ciples of our form of government and
showed how it is hard for govern
ment of the people to conduct war,
because we have no kingly power
with concentrated authority that
rules over the nation. Then he told
of our strong points, and appealed
for loyal support for the Liberty
Loan.
Mr.. Davis, Idaho state chirman of
the Liberty Loan, spoke as he never
did before to an Orofino audience.
His words rang with a spirit of seri-
ous earnestness and patriotism, and
with facts he drove home the crying
needs of the hour He appealed to
the people to respond to the nations
call for funds. and then explained the
merits of government bonds, saying
they were the safest investment on
earth.
Again and again did the audience
applaud the speaker, showing the
most earnest attention and sympathy.
Mr.. Davis closed by saying that he
be in the Stacker class, but would re-
spond promptly with its quota-$70,-
600.
The purpose of the visit of these
gentlemen was not to make speeches,
but to meet with the county organiz-
alton and help plan for a successful
campaign. They found our county
chairman, J. s. Hogue, working hard
and the county well organized for
the big drive.
Say! Mr.. Farmer! We want
to put one question to you, and we
want you to answer 1t fair and
square. War had nothing whatever,
you will admit. to do with the wealth
er this year. So If the yield was
short it would have been the same
had the country been at peace. Very
well. You got, let us say 500 pounds
of beans per acre. and IS bushels of
wheat. Normally your beans would
bring you or cents pound, and
your wheat would bring 75 cents per
bushel. Your 500 pound per acre
yield of beans. then in time of peace.
would be worth from $40 to $25 per
acre. Your IS bushel yield Of wheat
would bring a gross return OF 1857
per acre. with the cost of producti
nothing like the increase In price.
Because of war Uncle Sam has fixed
the price Of wheat and other COM
modities so high that with normal
yields our farmers would make for
tunes. and II Is a mighty narrow
minded. shortsighted. mean. and un-
fair sort of a cuss who will not play
fair with Uncle Sam when the gov
eernment has played so fair with the
farmer. No government on earth
ever did So much for It's producers as
as this one. and now that the United
States must have money. and is sell
ling Its bonds to raise It. the farmer,
of all classes. ought to be the irst to
step up and buy bonds. If the farm
er does not stand back of this gov
ernment. then the farmer Is a Stacker
and does not deserve any govern
ment.. This is plain talk. but 1t il
the truth, and we are saying 1t be-
cause of what some farmers, who are
able to buy bonds, have said in ex-
cuse for not buying. Think Of a far
mer. with $4,000 out at interest
saying to our county Liberty Loan
chairman, Mr.. Hogue ITO hell with
you and your Liberty Loan" We
hope the government confiscates the
last penny such an migrate possesses
and then kicks the Stacker out of the
country. II we knew the fellow.