The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-06-06

or so moving a vision of duty. I know
that you will begrudge the work to be
done here by us no more than the men
begrudge us theirs who lie In the
trenches and sally forth to their death.
There Is a stimulating comradeship
knitting us all together. and this task
to which l invite your immediate con-
sideration will be performed under IA
vorable influences If we will look to
what the country is thinking and ex-
pecting, and care nothing at all for
what is being said and believed in the
lobbles Of Washington hotels, where
the atmosphere seems to make It posi-
BILE to believe what is believed nowhere
else.
United In War Purpose.
"Have you not felt the spirit Of the
nation rise and its thought become a
single and common thought since these
eventful days came in which we have
been sending our boys to the other
side? I think you must read that
thought, as do, to mean this, that the
people of this country are not only
united in the resOlute purpose to win
the war, but are ready and willing to
bear any burden and undergo any sac
rifice that 1t may be necessary for
them to bear in order to win 1t.
Hundreds of thousands Of our men,
carrying our hearts with them and our
fortunes, are in the field, and ships are
crOwding faster and faster to the ports
of France and England with regiment
after regiment, thousand after thou
sand, to join them until the enemy
shall be beaten and brought to reck-
oning with mankind.
No Pause or Intermission.
There can be no pause or intermis'
sion. The great enterprise must, on
the contrary, be pushed with greater
energy. The volume of our might must
steadily and rapidly be augmented un-
til there can be no question Of resist
ing 1t. If that Is to be accomplished,
gentlemen, money must sustain it to
the utmost. Our financial program
must no more be left in doubt or suf-
fered to lag than our ordnance pro-
gram or our ship program or our NUM-
tiuns program or our program for max
| ing millions of men ready. These 9TH
ers are not programs, indeed, but mere
plans upon paper, unless there is to be
an unquestionable supply of money.
THAT is the situation, and it is the
situation which creates the duty, no
choice or preference of ours. There
is only one way to meet that duty.
We must meet 1t without selfishness
or fear of consequences.
Politics Adjourned In War Crisis.
politics is adjourned. The elec-
tions will go to those who think
least of it. To those who go to the con-
stituencies without explanation or ex'
cuse, with plain record of duty faith,
fully and disinterestedly performed
l, for one, am always confident that the
people of this country will give a just
verdict upon the service Of the men
who act for them when the facts are
such that no man can disguise or con
ceal them.
There is 90 danger Of deceit now
An intense and pitiless light beats
upon every man and every action In
this tragic plot of war that is now
upon the stage. If lobbyists hurry tt
Washington to attempt to turn what
YOU do in the matter of taxation tt
their protection or advantage, the ligh'
will beat also upon them. There l!
abundant fuel for the light in the
records OF the treasury with regard tt
profits of every sort. The profteerint
that cannot be got at by the restraints
of conscience and love Of country cal
. be got at by taxation. There is sucl
profiteering now and the information
> with regard to 1t is available and in
disputable.
, 1--WE need not be afraid to tax them
, IL we lay taxes justly. They know tha
the war must be paid for, and that l
, is they who must pay for it, and If tn
! burden is justly distributed and tn
sacrifice made common sacrifice frOI
winch none eSCupcS "HO SdA OCuA
, at all, they will carry it cheerfully an
, with a sort Of solemn pride.
, Facing Supreme Duty.
3 81 have always been proud to be a
e American, and was never more prou
than now, when all that we have fort
seen about our people is coming tru'
l The great days have come when tn
t only thing that they ask for or admir-
: is duty, greatly and adequately done
y when the only wish for America Is tha
}. she may share freedom she enjoys
Z when a great, compelling sympath
wells up in their hearts for men ever!
2 where who suffer and are Oppresse
4 and when they see at last the hig
t uses for which their wealth has bee
: piled up and their mighty power acc'
" mulated. counting neither blood M
e treasure now that the final day OF o.
d portunity has come, rejoice to spen
e and to be spent through long nigl
Z of suffering and terror in order th'
n they and men everywhere may see Il
t dawn of day of righteousness ar
= Justice and peace. Shall we gro
/ weary when they bid us actT'