The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-04-13
Colonial Quotations
Fit Present Days.
Words Of Famous Americans Seem
to Show They Forssaw the
Liberty Loan.

George Washington-"lt 10 an old
maxim that tho surest way to mako
a good peace 10 to be prepared for
war"
Thomas Jefferson-"Weaknes pro-
vokes Insult and injury. while q con.
dition to punish It often prevents It,"
BENJAMIN Frsnklin-"ws must In.
deed all hang together or. most as
suredly. We will all hang separately"
James Monroe-"A defenseless posi-.
ton and distinguished love Of peace
are the surest invitations to war"
Andrew Jackson-"We shall more
certainly preserve peace when It 10
we'll understood that We ere prepared
for war"
Robert Morris-"The enemy will
ask for peace only when We are In .
position vigorously to prosecute war"
Liberty Leans Of othsr Days.
Robert Morris. Superintendent Of
Finance In the American Revolution,
In . circular to the governors Of the
states on October 10. 1881. wrote:
ut 10 not by the brilliant successes
Of war. the splendor Of conquest or
the shouts Of victory that = wise min
istry are to bs affected. The superb
Gritty Of national resources 10 the surs
ground on which TO hope for success,
and that superior resource. steadily
and psrssvsrineiy applied. must even.
tvally attain IL object.
ut is possible that We are near the
close Of this war. and perhaps We are
only In the middle Of 1t. But II the
war should continue. We hsvs to
blame ourselves: for wsrs these ~
sources called Into action which We
really pessssa the foreign enemies
would soon lose eli hope and abandon
their enterprise.
III we do our duty now the war will
soon be brought to . close; II not, Il
may last for many Year,, and Whist
Will then be its termination Il 10 not
In our wisdom to forssss. The enemy
will ask for peace only when We are
In 4 condition vigorously to Rrosscuts
the war.
ut 10 necessary that we should be
In condition to prosecute the war with
ease before we can expect to lay down
our arms with security. before we can
treat Of peace henerabiy, and before
we can conclude Il with advantage.
Between opposition snd submission
there il no middle line. The idea Of
submission 10. and ever ought to be,
rejected with disdain. Opposition,
therefore, becomes . matter Of nsess.
city. and that opposition Involves
expense.
at remains only to provide men
and money, and to make that pro-
vision az early ~ possible. for the old
adass that he who gives early doubles
thereby HE sIft,' can never be more
spplIeabis than on the present eeea.
sion. For whatever may be the DIFF.
ferent opinions Of different men. all
must agree that the only way to 70.
cure peace 10 to be prepared for war"
Our Fathers Influence.
As II to conclude the argument that
We, of today, should heed tho wisdom
Of our forefathers. that other great
American, Abraham Lincoln. said:
II do not mean to say We arc bound
to follow implicitly in whatever our
fathers did. To do SO would be to dis
card all the lights OF current export
encs-to reject all progress. all i'm.
provement What I do say Is that u
We would suppisnt the opinions and
policy Of our fathers In any ease, We
should do % upon evidence % con-
elusive, and argument % clear that
even their great authority. fairly cor
sidsrsa end weighed. cannot stand"
With these words Of great Ameri.
cans fresh in the mind who can say
that the subscribing. and moreover,
the over.subscribfns Of the Third Lib.
erty Losn u not the most important
thing in ali America today.