The state herald., 1918-05-03
bUYL|bERTYbONDS
OR SEE U. S. LOSE
Add to Funds That VIII Forever
End Germany's Desired
Iron-Hand Rule.
DUTY OF EVERYBODY TO HELP
Question 10 Not Whether We Feel
Like Subscribing, but Our People
Must Spend or Be
Spent.

Must Spend or b
Spent
BY ALBERT BUSHNELL HART,
OF the viullantes.
Proclaim liberty throughout all the
land unto all the Inhabitants thereof
% runs the legend on the Liberty bell.
which BY favorite tradition pealed out
70 the world the tidings Of the birth Of
the United States of America on that
famous July 4, 1776. We thought that
message had gone out once for all;
that freedom In the United States was
Z rock Of Gibraltar that could not be
scaled nor penetrated nor moved. We
have thought that the old days Of ma
tional sacrifice and anxiety were for
ever passed. What 80 strong, 30 per
mansnt, 20 vigorous, 20 dominant a.
government Of the people In these
United Statesf
II the American Revolution hnd been
emily bell ringing and the passage Of
resolutions. we should not now be the
foremost republic Of the world nor any
other kind Of republic. The Declare
tion Of Independence was bold state
nent Of liberty which had. still to be
made good. The heroes Of the Revo-
luton knsw how to watch a. well a.
to pray, how to march rs well as TO
rssolute. The Declaration Of Inde-
pendence II q mighty force In the
world because when the country called
soldiers sprang Into the ranks- Liberty
had to be spelled out By such big capt.
tai letters a. Lexington, Illinois, Ben
nington. Eutaw. Rocky Mount, Trenton
and Yorktown.
We Are Better Fortified.
The hard fighting In the neld won
snly half the battle. Our forefathefs
were able to proclaim liberty
throughout the land" because they
Sound the sinews Of war. II was one
thing to raise the nag. another to raise
troops and still another to raise the
wind" There was not 4 bank In the
United States TIL the Revolution was
nearly ever and few were the people
who had money enough to lend to any
BODY, yet that 5000. 900. Of whom q
fourth were slaves who could have NO
property, somehow induced the people
Of the country TO turn in their small
surplus Of provisions. clothing and
military supplies and take for It the
obligations Of the government which
toward the end Of the dark period Of
he Revolution seemed little likely ever
70 be paid. They furnished about $685.
10000 In taxes, contributions and sup
plies and at the end Of the war the ma
tloaal debts incurred IN behalf Of the
Revolution were, Including arrears Of
interest, e70.0000 900. which was thea
about so 4 head on the population.
nan. woman end child. whites, In
dians and negroes, ssamen. farmers.
plantation slaves - they ran.
Must Spend Or Be spent
MAKE no mistaks; this IL net . Ques-
tlea ef whether w feel like subscrib-
ing to loan any more than 4 question
Of whether We feel Ike receiving news
e Q break on the war front and the
eaptsrs or retreat Of the American
tnpops. The nation 10 compelled to
ehooes either to spend or to be spent.
TAsrs b only enc possible way to ead
he var to the honor and safety Of the
United States and that II to hght for
Il Our sons flght n the army. our
aaughtes nght In the Rel Cross. We
elders must fight with safe deposit
boxes and mortgage deeds and sheets
q securities.
u the days when the French were In
he habit Of recruiting troops In Swift
sss1and. there was q saying. mo
neasy. DO swissi" Nowadays II n.
mo money. no Yanki" for unless you
subscribe to the loan your son cannot
b trained or equipped or fed or trans
ported over seas or carried to the
front o. protected BY q barraEs Of ar
tilsry Are Or put where he can attack
the enemy.
Remember the Liberty Dell.
The battle u going on from day to
Day In the national banks and the sav-
iAss banks and the trust companies
cad the treasures Of the frsternities
and the clubs and the churches and
tAe restaurants just a. much a. In
nerthsrn France or Belgium. No enc
colder can win At the front nor q hun.
lred thousand together. II would take
; million. but II every one Of that mil
Hon hangs back. there u 10 army. NO
war. nothing but shame and misery
fee he aatioo. Just -. you cannot
eavs ysur country all alsne BY your
subscription to the third Liberty loan;
ut ~ can unite with n million 9th.
m. Do your duty and expect and urge
others 10 do theirs. That makes q VIC
>ssious army Of people pouring In their
rsttiins dollars ~ the boys at the front
hun hand grenades.
"Aii the inhabitants thereof" that In
WAT the Liberty bell aroused. Not
~ soldier only. net merely the Red
ofsss. the z. n. G. A. and tho other