The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-08-30
MIR. GII.STRAP
WRITES A PIECE

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In this issue Of The Sentinel Prof
Z Larry G.. Gilstrap has an article adyer
tising the fact that he is wise in hi
own conceit In his attempted reply t
n recent Sentinel editorial Prof. Gilstra]
$ shows that he is not only the origna
wise guy" but that he has monop
oily of the brain of this country, and il
the only man really capable of running
this government. We gladly publish
his article, for not many Of us knew be
fore that we had SO wise and wonderful
man within our borders.
To those who may read this and are
not acquainted with our Professor we
will attempt an abbreviated ntroduc-
ton, rs space will not permit complete
one. Ladies and gentlemen, meet Prof.
Gilstrap the bright young fellow who
/ has the world on his shoulders and who
feels the responsibility Of the universe
turning at the right time. lie is be-
| tween II and 80 years old and has
graspcd all the sum Of human knowl-
edge from the mystery Of the fourth
dimension to the turning law of proba-
bility. lie knows how worlds are made:
how suns are kept alive = he knows why
the proud waves Of oceans angry II
are told to go so far but no farl =
The laws Of gravtation; the laws of
compensation of rctribution all are
| knowledge alone revealed to him. He
can tell you olIhand the unwritten nvs-
terics Of the different ages as geology
thru the blazing Milky Way and point
out to you each star and tell you how
much milk it gives. To him there are
no mysteries no hidden things But
with all his knowledge Prof Glstrap's
head seems to lack quite bit of being
as long as his legs.
But be quiet, ladies and gentlemen
while the professor speaks his piece
Here it is:
Editor PckcnS Sentinel:
"To your editorial in The Sentinel for
last week want to reply and say that
the people who attended the mass
meetings are not seeking any political
Offices Of any kind. Nothing was said
or done regarding any political cam
paign for next year. However, Mr..
! Editor. | WILL, say that. as a matter Of
politics, the men III congress who voted
! for this war and for conScription have
dug their political graves and haze put
themselves far on the road to oblivion.
''ln your paper Of August notice
that YOU are very much uneasy for fear
the Germans will come over here and
lay waste our fair land and outrage oul
lair women. We hear q great deal Of
fool talk going about the country such
as this: We had better whip Germany
over there before Germany comes over
and whips Us. and Nov. whlcw have
got the Allies to help U.S. is the best
time to whip en-.
Anyone knows that the Allies are
not wanting us t" help them because
wan, Us to help them for their own self
ish benefit Ana as to the idea of {,
German invasion, why, such an idea is
nrcpoSteroua. That's baby talk. 1t
might do for schoolhoy who has not
reached the age where he il able to
thlnh. hut ii viii not do for grown,,s.
't.N"n II it were possible for The
German; t" come over here, why. this
Is the place to fight them. We have
every advantage over them here, but
Wh@n we attempt to cross an ocean
three thousand miles wide and then 60
up hgnSt the German entertainments
where the French and English have
'ailed. then we are advertising the off
color OF the gray matter IN our skulls
are we gong to surrender the advant
iEe ;M|e. OF onr position just to fight them?
Tue ocean is the best protection God
could give Us. The United States can
whip all OF Europe if Europe comes over
here
"lt has hccn stated that the mon nm
yonder in Washington know So mnch
more than we do about the matter, but
u seems to me, Mr.. Editor, that our
congressman, our President, and YES,
even our military experts have well.
nigh lost all the sense thcy ever had
me Germans have been three Years in
Duilding the cntrenchments thev are
hGhting behind. and they are practic-
ally untakable.
me war is simply a question of tho
o-poat atrocities. That can and will
De settled on the high seas No amount
9I land lighting in Europe can stop the
U-boat damage at ALL
And now, Mr. Editor, we have pivcn
you credit for being the most fair.
minded editor in Pickens county and |
beiieVe that you WILL be fair. If
you can show one good reason why we
should send our armies to Eurore or
one good reason for conscription will
give up the controversy One of the
most convincing proofs to me that con
scriptlon is all wrong is that all of the
young mon within the CONSUMPTION age
limits, who have been in favor Of it, are
now putting i'll their claims for exemp-
ton. Yes, every darn one of them!
They are not willing to take the medi-
| cine they prescribe for the other fellow.
''l.ARRN {, Oh S,rnAn