The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-07-05

calls for the saltiest OF tears, II calls
for the most pitiful walls from the
widow and the orphan. Religious Tree
dom and liberty have been builded
upon self-sacrihce of every characters.
and | thank God that | can hand
down to my children the heritage that
their father as a member of the
American congress when the free
dom and the liberties of his country
were involved voted for each and ev-
cry one OF these measures that were
necessary for its preservation.
All, if we would but harken back
little more than half century to the
war between the States and refresh
our minds concerning the tales OF sac
rifce and heroism and of self-denial
on the part Of our fathers and. our
mothers during those trying Ays,
and compare our condition todas fifth
their condition then. If We will March
our own minds we win understand
that we have not yet made any sub
stantial sacrifice.
You say you bought Liberty Bonds
You say you bought War Savings
Stamps. Commendable as it is, no
better investment was ever made by
citizen than the purchase of the Sc
curities of this powerful government.
The lessons of frugality and economy
and thrift taught by these investments
will be worth incalculable millions to
our people after this cruel war is over.
You say you have contributed to the
Red Cross Granted. But who in
this instance makes the real sacrifice?
My fellow Georgians. it is these
angels of mercy who as | speak to
you are probably catching the last
whisper of some Georgia boy as he
sends message of love and of indy
ing belief in his native land to loved
ones back home.
AS the burdens of war fall upon the
tax payers of the land, then every man
! and every woman who contributes to
the great cause of the Red Cross is
the beneficiary rather than the do
from the hands of the people of this
country by taxation and it was pre-
dictated upon mercenary basis it
would take more than five times the
amount that we have subscribed to
! pay for such glorious service.
Then who is makingVthe sacifice?
is it you or l? No, my fellow cit-
zens, those who are making the sac
ritice are those God-blessed boys who,
as we enjoy ourselves in celebration
of this great day, are over yonder
inhaling the noxious gases and hear
ing the hideous shrief of shra,pnel the
thunderous roar OF the mighty guns,
the hellish yell of the approaching
Hun, standing like a ston wall in de-
Tense of you and me and the women
and the children of this great land,
that we may enjoy in perpetuity the
blessings handed down to us by our
stalwart, patriotic and unselfish fore
fathers.
Thank God that l have not with
held my vote or my voice in any
measure that would tend to prepare,
equip and give the comforts of a great
nation to our boys. Bod bless every
one of them. So far as I am concern
ed, the best that this nation can give
is not good enough for the man who
offers all that any man can offer upon
the altar Of his country-his life.
All. my friendsahow proud | am OF
this Imperial State! How patriotic are
our people, how devoted are our PEG i.
pie to the cause OF our great country.
Probably there may be some among
you who do NOTE fully understand,
who do not fully comprehend what
this war means, not only to Geor9a
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