The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-06-27

A Coed suGgestioa.
Mr.. Editor: On last Sunday lis
tened with q great deal Of interest
to the great speeches made by Soil
citor J. Monroe Spears Of Darling
ton, and Mr.. L. D. Jennings Of Sum-
ter at the school auditorium in Dill
Ion. Both Of these speeches were all
that could be desired and were full
of patriotic thought for all people
who are, willing to do their duty and
help their government in this great
crisis.
was especially interested in the
statement made by Mr.. Jennings that
they had an organization of one hun
dred Of the very best citizens in
his county who have publicly made
q solemn oath to do everything in
their power to help the government
win the war. that it was not . Sec
ret, that the names Of the men who
signed the oath and the oath itself
have been published. He said that
the men who took this oath were
brave men. men who had backbone
their lives II necessary for the cause
for which we are fighting. Mr.. Jen-
nings further stated that these men
were helping their government in
rounding up the slackers and shirk-
ers, and that IL man, in their op-
inion. was not doing his full duty to
his country that he was waited on
and told what the people thought of
him and that he must do better or
that Sumter county was too small
for him. That this applied to white
and black. rich and poor. He gave
one instance OF a wealthy man, who
only sent in a check for $25 to the
Red Cross. A committee was dele
gated by this organisation to see this
man and they told him they expected
$15O from him, and he promptly
sent them a check for 5000.
l think we need Just such an or
ganization in Dillon county, for our
government is calling upon our
young men to 60 into the army, call
ing upon us here at home to make
contributions to the Red Cross, and
to subscribe for Liberty Loans and
War Savings Stamps, and these calls
will continue to come as long as the
war lasts. Some of our citizens in
Dillon county are responding nob1y
to these appeals while we have other
men who are shirking. When this is
the case the patriotic citizen has not
only his own load to carry but the
load of the man who is not doing
his duty.
We are war, Mr.. Editor, and the
sooner. our people realize this fact
the better it will be for our county,
and thank God they are waking up
to the fact more and more each day.
The man who is so stingy and mean
as to refuse to help his government
should be made to do it. am in
favor of just such an organization
as they have in Sumter and other
counties of the state. Our brave boys
are leaving their homes to fight for
us, but l believe the men here be-
hind are just as brave as those boys,
and If they are. they will see to it
that the Stacker and shirker does
his part or such a sentiment of con-
tempt will be directed at him that he
can not afford to live here among
us and rear his children in such an
Of unpopular sentiment.
l believe that the necessity of such
an organization will appeal to our
brave, manly, patriotic men, and Il
tell you right now. Mr.. Editor, they
are in the majority in our county.
We have few men who are not
doing their part and they will frown
at just such a proposition, but thank
God they are in the minority and are
getting more and more so each day.
The man who is doing his duty
does not mind being told so, but the
man who is not sdoing what he can
objects to being told what his duty
is. We need a guard here at home.
So brave men! Come forward and
let's show our boys who are fighting
for us. that we are backing them.