The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-07-31

ever tne parry SHOulu ocs HI " po'
him.
He placed himself by his address
today as leader in the front ranks OF
those South Carolinians who are wag-
ing a war for State democracy, as
we'll as world democracy. He showed
clear insight into real needs, and
his hearers were in thorough sympathy
with him. His address, was an able
deliverance.
Eternal Vigilance.
Eternal vigilance is the price OF
liberty" was the keynote of Mr..
Brantley's speech. He began by say
ing that more than hundred years
ago the people of the United States
had thrown off the British yoke OF
oppression and snatched the sceptre
of power and crown from the king and
pla ed it in the individual citizenship
of this American nation. ''ln a great
crisis such as this, patriotic citizens
instinctively turned towards the flag
of tehir nation" he said, "and it is
we'll they do, because within the folds
of their country's flag are encon1-
passed the stars symbolic of the states
Of this American republic and among
those stars and entwined around those
stripes are the heart-strings of every
true American patriot"
Empires were being rocked and
swayed by the mighty impact of war;
nations were crumbling and rebuild
ing within the scope of an hour or
a day: in the awful cataclysm people
were destroyed and millions OF SOL
diers were far-hung along thousands
of miles of battle line, and from across
the waters came the question, us this
the Armageddon spoken of in Holy
Writ?'' Surely this is time for serI-
GUS and solemn thought, he said. What
of the future, as regards our nation
and as regards our State? III we
are to believe what the commissions
from France and England said upon
their recent visit to this country; II
we are to believe what our amDassa-
dor IN Germany. Mr.. Gerard, said; If we
are to believe from what we gather
from the Russian situation and
from what the leaders of all OF these
world powers say. that there is now
q crisis, this will be a long drawn war.
1t behooves us, therefore, If we are
70 believe what Mr.. Hoover says, that
the world is nearer starvation To-Day
than ever before in its history, that
the people Of these United States be-
gin to prepare now for the awful con-
.fict: for all indications now points
that the burdens Of this world war IN
men and means are now falling upon
the shoulders of this American re-
public"
Don't Act Like They Talk.
It passed understanding, he said'
that peace was the great propaganda
todya, and yet that all the nations
were devoting themselves to war and
preparation for greater war, and thas
the peace-loving American republic
should be now plunged into world
wide conflict. ri do not understand,
he said, eff all these nations are now
clamoring for peace, as we are toio
they are, why there should not De
some common ground upon which they
could get together. The only answer
is that there must be self-constltutea
authorities carrying on this war
AGAINST the will of the people" Like
Mr.. Blease, he was in favor of fight
ing the war to the speediest conclu-
sion. but he believed that a lasting
peace was the greatest boon which
could come to mankind.
Mr.. Brantley closed his iddress oy
saving that he knew this country
would do her part, as she had always
done in the past; so that, when the
final conflict is over, eve shall hold
prominent and dominating part in the
councils of world peace, in order thai
this potential influence shall tend to
make a victory not of conquest, no.
of subjugation, but a victory for peace
on earth and good will to men"
Mr. Brantley's address was an IN
spring appeal, eloquently delivered
and he held the sympathetic attention
of his audience throughout.
Unanimous Against War.
Former Governor Blease, at the con-
cYreion oP his address, took a hand