Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-12

Is not life unless with II goes liberty.
We are therefore up against tie real
thing. We must win or we must be
cOntented to he slaves, deSpoied NJ
our houses. our lands, our stocks, our
bonds, our mortgages and our money,
! am not graduate Of the Wharton
School OF Finance. learned my fnnn.
cinl system from the Indiana official
who felt that he had been faithful
public servant when he made a report
in his liducary capacity which simply
showed that the money was all paid In
and all paid out. But with blood In
my veins. not drop of which on either
side Of the house has landed on this
soil since l1T6. my idea Of what con.
stitutes America In not extent OF terri.
tory. nor vast resources. nor unlimited
power. II is rather that America |.
the land Of opportunity and obligation
Of chance 10 get on In the world hon.
eStly II you know how to get on, and
~ the duty to see to II TINT You do not
ny On nnkind hand upon the chanca
and opportunity OF any other striving
son of God.
Sacrifices Necessary.
Yes. wv are up against the real
thing, and the only question Is, regard
less Of your race. your faith, your sta
ton In life, are you willing to face II
like people who are worthy to be free1
WIN you hoard your money and take
your chance that providence Will wiz
this tight for you and save 1t from The
Golfers of the German emplrei Or VIII
you 60 in partnership with your gov.
ernmenl and win It certainly. although
your incomes may thereby be lessened.
The latter think Is the course of con
duet for the wise and patriott man.
There lived In my town In Indiana a
man who FOR 40 yenrs had been n
pillar In one OF the prominent
churches. Une dry he left II and
joined another. Upon being asked
what he thought of his new church, he
said It was just as good as the old one
ath a little cheaper. That, ! think,
ought to be the attitude OF mind at the
present time To be little poorer at
the close Of this war, and yet to feel
that your children and your children's
children are safe from the incursion Of
ambitious and bloodthirsty men Is just
MS good rs to take q chance on Heaven
winning this war for people who are
willing TO win Il for themselves. and
will be. In my opinion, good deal
cheaper.
To help finance this war Is not only
duty. but II Is a great privilege.
Heretofore you have been political
stockholders In this republic. Some OF
the evils OF our politics have arisen
from the fact that the interest is pure
~ political and not financial. Now
you have n chance to become finan-
cial stakeholder In your country, The
war of course will be financed, II need
be. by the very rich Of the country. but
It ought not to be, In the interests OF
the good of the country. for the debt
some time must be paid, and II you
VIII al take as many shares as you
can In this financial company OF yours
II will tend to prudence and economy
In the administration of public affairs
In the future. 1t will lessen your
taxes, and you nno your children as
you pny them will feel that you are
helping to pay yourselves rather than
helping to pay persons who you be-
lieve have unjustly prOiited out Of the
necessities OF this war. You can pre-
vent anybody getting an undue fin0n
cial advantage ont Of the Indebtedness
which this people must contract, II
you will do your best. II YOU will not
do your best, and prefer to keep FOL
needless luyurles your little earnings
justice and fair dealing suggest that
you do not complain II the rich take
the obligations OF your government
No man has right to srowl when ht
has had an equal chance with his fel
low men Put up or shut up.
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