The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-10-04


every american should feel proud
Of the wonderful record his Govern
ment has made IN so short time.
'Humiiiating it must be to that
citizen, the honor Of whose country
IS oisrespected, It's rights ignored, its
flag insulted.
"Q1r history was too dearly
bougft. its traditions too priceless,
It's men and women 100 strong and
brave for any foreign power 20 hold
it up to derision and the scOrn of the
world.
- thank God today, even though
we hear the rattle Of musketry, the
roar OF cannon, the whirling wheels
of the chariots Of war, that old glory
in ali lands is by ali peoples held in
greater respect and is flying more
proudly than ever before.
''The stars and stripes today mean
more 20 weak nations and little peo-
pies than they have ever meant. That
Tag is accepted the world over by
democratic governments as an en-
blem of justice, a defender of hu-
manity and the token Of victory.
''It has been the torch that car
ried succor to bleeding Belgium, dis
tressed Serbia, war-torn Rumania,
brave France, dauntless England,
courageous Italy. and in the far
East it gave inspiration to Allenby
and.his brave crusaders to free the
Holy cities and drive the merclless
Turk from the Holy Land.
hot
viduals. 1t is a war between indus
trie., war in which every person
has a part to play. The supreme de-
sire of every American in this CRISIS
should be to do his bit and he has
not done that until he has done his
best. You who are not called under
the terms Of the draft law into the
military or naval service Of the coun-
try and who have been actively en-
Gagged in making successful the hrst,
second and third Liberty Loans, War
Savings. Red Cross. \. VI. {. n, and
sher activities, ara who have worked
in the trenches, so TO speak. to make
tfe4t campaigns suecessful, do not
think for a minute that the glory
won by you is less than that won by
he who captained the forces. The
question that should confront every
one is. Have / done my duty, have l
responded to the limit of my re-
sources to the demands Of my Gov
ernment in this crisis.
"If you have not dong that, then
YOU are a shirker and a Stacker. II
YOU have. whether you accomplished
il through modest methods or IN the
LIGHT OF publicity, you have played
noblv your part. The man who to-
dav would hoard his money and
would refuse to lend it TO the Gov
ernment in this crisis, by purchasing
Liberty Bonds, is worse tha nhe IN
Germany who is assisting the kalser
in the financing of the German war
machine. He who today refuses to
do his part in furnishing to our
brave army the sinews of-War Is
worse than the deserter who throws
down his gun on the approach OF the
enemy. The man today who would
profiteer or through robbing his gov
eminent. or by charging unreason-
able and excessive prices either cl-
rectIv or indirectly TO the soldiers or
their dependents, should be iasheu
unto death by his own self-consclous
guilt of wrong.
F'No soldiers have ever gwen
better account of themselves than
our bows on land and sea in this war.
Manv of them who have made Illus
triou sthe names of Chateau Iherry
and St. Mihiel only a little While ago
were encamped on yon historic hill,
inspiration from the mlghty
that surround this old city.
Rut the splendid lessons of bravery
and daring and heroism that those
heroes have already given us IS
very small part of what they VIII
show when the great drive begins
next spring that will carry our cause
TO victor yand plant the stars ana
stripes over the ramparts OF Berlin.
At the conclusion of Senator Haf-
r;son's address. Rev. Mr.. Tucker
stated to the audience that another
distinguished citizen was present III
the person of Gov. Brewer and that
he felt sure that he would favor thl
audience with at least short speech.
Gov. Brewer ISSpOAAuCu "
that he had not expected to make
sneech. yet he said that Grenada
county was so kind and so generous
70 him when he first started out IN
nolitics that he felt he should never
lose an opportunity to express the
warm feelings in his heart for the
neople of the county. He said ne
was glad to have the opportunity OF
being present and that he wanted TO
Give his hearty endorsement to all
that Senator Harrison said about the
war and the duties of MISSISSIPPI s
Mr.. Brewer said that
Mississippi had never yet faltered IN
anv crisis and that he felt sure that
the proper answer was going to oe
given to the boys somewhere IN
France" as to their query, Are you
huving bonds to your utmost, we are
f;chting to our utmost" The Elk
Governor said that hhose who were
drafted to stay at home should ouy
bonds. contribute to the Red Cross'
to the Y. M. C. A. and do everything
e'se the Government asked and 90
it until it hurts.