The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-07-04
Seward County Is
Tardy Raising Quota
w. s. s. Committees Now Out Max
ing up Shortage Left at
Close of Drive.

Seward county has not fallen down
in the War Savings Stamp Drive-but
she has been most awfully tardy,
something that never before has been
said Of this county. si
The original quota of the county
was $4,000. OF this $4,000 had
been raised before the drive, leaving
a balance of $4,000. The drive
last Friday netted $4,000, leaving
to yet be raised 100000. These are
round figures, the actual amounts
varying few hundred dollars.
Meetings were held at the coun-
try school houses Friday night in
each district and in the three wards
in the city. Some Of the school dis
tricts equaled or exceeded their quo
ia, but in rare instances, some falling
down so badly that but small per-
centage of the quota was raised. Just
how we'll the city will show up is not
known. but the committee has pro-
portioned the shortage of 100000
between the city and country, $10,-
900 to the country and $4,000 to
the city. We are told that this may
raise the quota Of the city a trifle,
but after canvassing the situation
those in charge figured that the mon
ey could better be raised in the city
at this time. .f #t l
AS soon as the shortage was found
committee of fifteen men were ap-
pointed to call on persons who had
not been visited and who were not
| af af kn
busy getting subscriptions raised and
seeing those who have not subscrib-
ed. As soon as this committee fin
ishes Stacker committee will be ap-
pointed to go after slackers, as those
who do not do as much as they should
as well as those who do not do any
thing, and are able to do, will be con-
sidered slackers.
Some remarkable things were
brought out in the drive. These were
the way the different districts re-
sponded. One district would go over
the quota easily while another would
not raise fifteen per cent of theirs.
This need not be. Some men who
should have given thousand dollars
1 put down $25, and even less.
4 The people of this country had just
| as well wake up to the facts IN the
case. The money must be raised.
! The little fellow must sacrifce-and
the wealthy man must sacrifice. The
money will never be raised by any
one part or class of society doing
their share-it must be a general,
far-reaching effort on the part Of
every man, woman and child.
Money must be raised to carry on
this war. The man who holds on to
his money and uses it as means of
getting more is Stacker. The dollars
that rightfully belong to the govern
ment are worse than German bullets
Men have no right to get rich at the
expense of someone else while the
war lasts. The boys at the front are
not getting rich, not enjoying pleas
ures, and the man who does it at
home is the worst kind of Stacker.
The fellow who loans, his money at
a high rate of interest rather than
purchase bonds and War Savings
Stamps is disgrace to civilization.
There are fellows here who have done
but little toward raising former quo
tas who have not done their share or
anywhere near it. They may imag-
inc they are playing it smooth, but
we want to tell them that they won't
get away with it. The first thing
they know they will find themselves
occupying position in the communi-
ty that will be distasteful even to
such shriveled souls as they possess.
Now is the time to dig deep.