Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-05-08

world will not be safe for women and
girls. To meet and overcome this
we've gone to war We never de-
clared war. Resolutions don't win
wars. When the compulsory military
service went into effect there was a
good chance to go straight or follow
the yellow dog trail. Did your con-
gresham go straight? These veter-
ans, who are the best on earth, know
that the best way to raise an army is
to pass a law that will treat them all
alike. 1 know all about the training
these boys are receiving; / have lived
in the camps of all the divisions Of
the army There never has been nor
r. ever will be better army when it is
finally whipped into shape This
amy will be 100 per cent perfect and
they know they are right. It's going
to take men, time and money and will
put a pail across the hearthstOnes of
many of us We've got to see it
through in order that future boys and
girls will not have to meet a worse
enemy than orr boys and girls have
to meet. The soldier is better man
than | am. Their are about 100000
now in the Hell On the western front
and more going, right from 10 Davies
county as the boys who left today
have gone The soldiers are entitled
to have the civilian uncover for them.
Some men see only an opportunity
to make money. Any man who makes
fortune out Of this situation had
better hide There is another breed
that see only political advantage.
There are more disloyal than is GOOD
for us but not as many as the yellow
dog politicians think. Now that you
people have been so kind as to offer
me so much I'm going to take advan-
tage of all the credit | got. If you
have any yellow dog politicians in 10
Daviess county, paste 'em one for me,
won't you? (the crowd unanimously
signified it would) THANK you. The
Germans are taught that all German
Americans will stand by Germany
and they made up their minds that
all the Swedes were all crooked
What do you think of it? | believe
will accept that nomination. I'd like
to test it out in Illinois just to see If
| the Germans and Swedes would vote
for me or for yellow dog politicians.
! There would be but one plank in their
platform-the United States. There
used to be number of pacifists in Ill
inois, though they are not Dragging
about it any more. Remember one
Vallendingham in Illinois. I've been
looking for a daddy who would name
his boy after him. Haven't found one.
Make this your rule of life-Every-
thing being equal as to candidates,
be for the man who is right on the
war question. Why? There is day
coming when our ships will be COM
ing home, and by the way, say good
/ bye to your boy at home, don't go to
the dock to see him off. On these
ships coming back will be what is
left of the military units; some from
10 Daviess county won't be there. l
wish men of at least 81 could at least
volunteer. I'd take them up to 60.
You can't burglarize your way in. 1t
is necessary for boys to have plenty
Of training to meet successfully the
quick and clever Germans. [ have
here a letter from a cOmrade OF an
aviator who was accidently killed
lover there" to the mother of the one
who was killed. I will read it. |
have read it over at least one hun
dred times. There is something aw-
fully human about this letter. (The
letter told of the comrade sending
home the deceased's belongings, etc.,
and telling the mother what a fine
boy her son had been, what brave
lad he had been. Judge Lands did
not say who the letter referred to ex-
cept that the name Andy was men
toned and perhaps there are some in
Galena who knew to whom the letter
bore reference)
Back the Fighting Men.
We've got to help each other to give
full measure of strength behind the
soldier. 1t is easier for us to be
slackers than the man in uniform
Mn Gan oct AWAY with il He can't