The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-09-12
he like M|SER
WORK LIKE HORSE
-, is What Every American
NJ Vust Do in Order That War
shall Ee Won
nj, c'o,3,9Y DEa1 TESTED
..... over Teuton Despotism Mat
Wv n Money and Each Patriot
Will Deny Himself All but Ne
castles That 1t May Be
Achieved.
ey HERBERT QUICK.

81 HERBERT QUICK.
,,ss become a common saying that
,.,,racy is inefficient, We have
49, read that it takes despotism
y 10 things
-se Germans believed that they
.,p win This war and conquer the
...3 f7l TWO reasons; first, because.
.,te Of some things which look
,.r,oer8.ic. the German empire is a
,.so,t;sm and, second, because it is
~ first despotism in the history of
a.. world which has reached a very
.,s MONT in general physical and
s.rta Development. They and many
,.,7lp in the democratic countries be-
i,ysa tba, they could win against the
I.nocracies Of the world.
democracy. they said. would be the
,,rH 7esDotism the hammer.
| nonecracy would be the whale;
as'oism would be the swordfish.
democracy would be the target;
fisrousm he gun.
democracy would be the deer: des-
uisn The wolf.
Den rracy the huge, unwieldy graz
mo ANIMAL; despotism the flesh eater
rtb angs and claws
Surprises for Despotism.
- splendid resistance of Belgium
ni France. the magnificent rallying
I,Gr.a Rrltain to the trumpet call,
md ME Intrepid decision of Italy to
b- ra=istance to the German at
es a=- The greatest surprises which
nn fiat Tine had ever been encoun-
r-. - q despot Before the war had
4s- 0g on for six months some
q fife ,sost of the cold and cruel
rr ~ Germany began to wonder
yI after all the democracies of
| as world we're not too strong to be
Frme
--f 'Nar came the biggest surprise
/ h he war The greatest democracy
te world the United States-slow-
l. f.eso 'o realize that the whole
us f-sedOm for the common man,
% r IN Europe and in Asia, but
Ter . America were at stake in this
m Sowly the idea began to pene-
rs -tr american mind that the
uc nations of Germany constitute
iEsa peril to this country than did
h. ssIs fought out in the American
wurtiol or the decisive strife of our
OWL var between the states.
america saw at last that if Germany
TEs his war democracy will have
Till. not only the democracy of Eu
/ waa1 Countries, but the democracy Of
| NJ world There would be nothing
Em us through all the future but
l&ng fight against the most cruel
m'fcient despotism of all time.
lId finally, in spite of our own
s'etal history, in spite of our own
hT' NJ peace, in spite of German lies
M German propaganda, and the
ArnaDe plots of German spies. the
lrs' States acted.
The nation reached slowly for the
wore drew it, and plunged with all
hey mighty power into this dreadful
hy
Ad So on some of the bloodiest bat
.'atids hat ever desolated the soil
aa1l country, our splendid American
Maiars are bearing the Stars and
@2ss TO victory.
0EN0CRACY is PROVING ITSELF
ETcIENT
hey carry the Stars and Stripes to
l'oy alongside the flags of Great
''ar France, Italy and a score OF
Nta nations, because they know that
asF are lighting the old battle OF
leA, against wrong, Of democracy
ssAst despotism, and that If they
"'e Inc whole history of the United
Mss becomes at once as II it never
Sat been
Democracy is Proving Efficient.
mat is the thing which must strike
'FloF to the hearts of the prisoners,
'na'ors and baby killers Of Berlin.
we have met and vanquished the
,-0narlne We are now placing In
We nsld in Europe our second million
men. and back of that second mil.
''a here is third million, a fourth
llliob ffth million and still other
uIlons Of men.
We have shown ourselves efficient
production. We have more than
%''e good our promise to send food
'af allies. We have organized our
4vastries for war.
We nave firmly resolved that having
s'Sa the sword we will throw away
Naobard and never sheath that
WORD except in victory.
victory a Matter Of Money.
ON his war is progressive thing.
"ono' be won through things we
~ 'e oone, but must be carried on to
''''y through things which we must
IL The future. On one side we see
y splendid host of young men car
rs our banners in the battlefields
\, sAce and Flanders. On the other
a, We must remember that war, and
war more than any other war
h., ,A was ever waged, is matter Of
NJ o' shelter. of clothing, of NUM-
sr OF weapons, Of roads, Of en-
Ed OF cars, Of ships. of hospitals,
salc'nes, and Of everything which