The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-10-20
PLEA MADE FOR
LIBERTY BONDS
SPEAKER DECLARES PEOPkN
MUST STAND BEHIND THE
GOVERNMENT

erty bonds was made Saturday night
at the Exchange theater by Charles
8. Sprague and his address aroused
enthusiasm and applauso
Mr.. Sprague said the crisis in b
great war was centered in the Unit
ed States and in this month of Oc-
tober, for during the remaining
weeks of the month three billion dol
lars had to be raised to back the
great army this country was sending
to Europe to throw upon the side of
the allies.
THE eyes of the world are upon
u.s." said the speaker. Especially
is Germany watching, anxious with
fear and t~repidation, for the kaiser
knows that with the issues OF war
so closely drawn as at present, a
great American army on the side OF
the allies means his inevitable de-
feat, the destruction of autocracy
and kaiserism and the overthrow OF
the house of HohenZollern, and II
this loan is raised-if the kaiser sees
the American people are
to shoulder behind the president in
this great wal and mean to fight to
the finish, it will greatly hasten
peace and perhaps the kaiser will
throw down his sword even before
the army of liberty sets foot upon
foreign SOIL"
The speaker emphasized the desir-
ability of the Liberty Loan as an in
vestment, saying,
1.-The United States has assessed
valuation of 225 billions of dollars
and has only three billions of bonded
Indebtedness; the bonds carry four
per cent interest, payable semi-an-
nually, and would double themselves
in IS years. The small investor
would not be taxed upon his bonds
the only form of wealth in the Unit
ed States that escapes; the bonds
can be bought in $50 denomina-
tions, and moreover car be sold at
any bank any day the investor needs
cash.
The last issue is selling at a
premium and this issue will also sell
at a premium doubtless, as they will
always be in demand by large invesbs
ors as the best possible form of 81
curity."
Mr.. Sprague urged the people to
buy these bonds for another reason:
"Only a week ago a score of the
finest young men of Goldfield-the
flower of the community - your
IONS and your neighbours sons, left
Goldfield for their great journey to
the foreign battle front. The en-
tire population followed them to the
train with martial music and flying
flags, to bid the boys good bye.
THE great heart of Goldfield
throbbed and ached-thrObbed with
pride and ached with pain; but we
stifled Jul sobs with our cheers,
and as we turned toward our homes
every one of us wondered what we
could do to help these boys-to
ameliorate their hardships and suf-
ferings. will tell you what you
can do-buy a Liberty bond, loan
your money to your government.
The government is going to take
care of those boys, but it takes
money to do it. 1t wants to place a
gun and ammunition in the hands of
every one, so they can defend them
selves and shoot peace into the
kaiser. 1t wants to warmly clothe
these boys and feed them abund-
antly; it wants to look after them
while sick and bind up their bleed
ing wounds; and should they fall
in battle. to wrap them in the II
they died for. bring them back to
America to their kindred and friends,
that they may be buried as heroes in
ne SOL Of their native land"
"Buy these bonds" concluded the
'"earer. and you will be repaid,
"ircipal and interest, in the best
money made in the best country on
the face of the eal II. Fling back to
those who drowned our women and
children the def: Millions of men,
billions of dollars and a fight to the
finish, until autocracy is crushed,
democracy triumphant and liberty
%enlightenS the world"