The Republican journal., 1918-08-22
# Will H. Hays

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chairman of Republican Ma
''''''' '.,r,;ttes, Delivered at Bangor
Evening, August 18th.
'' f every one OF us today
sinssstSine HI else is chores"
"eYery' Of America is about to be
mission =. sometime in the mind of
Inighty ,hot !. could vision and exc
spirit ,ns ,,nnssntal establishment based
eoyeT Hibarty and freedom of the
rigeTsai '95' Ia succeed, that it should
duo sllG'' should struggle against
thai save itself, and grow
odds .5o- 1,,l 70 out and save the
3l1 'oD o>y. all he holy truths and
40" Fr,ueht together the Con-
sss '' are about fully to func-
| .nters Of this Republic in
bsf ..' .>periment they were
ttd q. ,Ac wsest men of the time,
te5 air vet they continued
h Nv - with the vision that
Eng ,aere should be created
mo- accident. The hand
IN f-. been in the making.
t '0s opposition that all men
o.5 -tr9Jed by the tears and
d mes, it continued firm
% mi .at desperate Revolu-
stood the shocks OF that
' lar unril today our shores
ne stepping stones of free
ttq very offspring of JUS
0l as. au INSPIRATION to men
cHD''. wing IN an epoch in all
DAY Sf'E.,fs time All of Europe is
f0ns " ",sdentea conflict, drunk with
aar'' a' '.5erontest had reached a point
aa- .re hung in the balance land
,.lr Np die it hang in the balance)
s He Interference of this coun-
flG y +. nlre motives and unselflsh
Ti1 ,,y b., this country going into
lJr'.s ,5 vi thst conflict, can the
w. I h. saved. eply to US is it given
w.. ". sudauce to go and rescue
U0- msphlnd. Now, if this
l-5, 3,o. hal and this country will
t5su .0e nISsion of America will
s.sr s.-oaiashed.
gVay, believed we will win
--7ow Ne know it. At four
10 Nh. morning of the first day
s-,- nae advancing we proved
y. "A American soldiers beat the gun.
.,t.raea then and since estab-
.s,ans ans question the certainty
o-5f4ssHa that America would
,rrs matter Of getting our men
.a,o5-s there in sufficient number
,t, @ ,ar-ast line, and giving here
,.~.rg pport necessary to make
h, ancuonlng of our armies.
sac business here.
!. 1.f of America is now about to
r. r. IS ume for heroism, not
!. These ,.torles proved our power,
frs- wlI strike and blood will flow,
i,-s must be no weakening In this
III tst is in the past so now all
irj aoaea without thought of per-
nre.t party affiliations or self
h. Trl give to the country's cause
3s,pv-a limatIess support that has
lam .rogress thus far possible. We
| o4r and we have tried to serve,
\ h 1ofa la wing and serving is be-
IN ssn uce2 What is sacrifice
+6Dls kt this are at stake?
\ President wrote a declaration of
'wsn, Of lAis country. | think it
Man C1s~.a for the freedom of the
magnificent, wonderful lnstru-
a 5ot forget, however, that
Men victory and this moment
|taas Prussian Army, the great
EIsf, s.tahiishment in the history
&sga1 nat victory will be ours;
EAva the war, but it will not win
Mmoue SNUG individuals in this
hF, @st with their hands folded
a#aa wake up some morning and
hra over. Wrong, woefully,
Fa-, wong This war will not be
lA l- ieSources of this country
tan. material have been taxed to
ha ps.tI5 atom. 1t may take five
b twmMuoas of men and a hundred
M d dollars We might Just as
al.eagaEi men and women, pre-
G a kind of conflict. This
Pg9a u4ght before for thirty
M- Ha man that does not recog-
1' -s>jtes, the dangers of the
Fay eihr ignorant of what is 60
% about Ina, or is wilfully trying
1Gs " must make it an indlvid-
aatItf as % every action, what will
Fns-. and aiiect on the sum total
eEd gool ~ this we do and that
sHu t5
ad that tbe ilrst purpose of every
kNWM tla war and win it now: to
and TO stand for peace with VIC
MH moi peace by compromised
saas Of principles, and l urge
@ possible that most careful at
be gwen for the preparation now
aat manner for the great problems
'OAsTlcton The responsibility
tests Oh men and women of the
!vace substance and character of
measured by the strength of those
1s II you.
WI VIA the war abroad, we must have
VIII nave ABSOLUTE unity at home.
We must have that political unity
SHOWS to the world that in this
Gcie u one issue and one pul-
~ winch all others are subordinated,
". w. is to WIN the war.
~ ,a'S out one side to the question of
H. ~ ana On That side absolutely sup
~ We country's cause shall stand
@l'rcal party and every member
Hl political party entitled to any
y saall0n Whatsoever.
1, VIII always be politics in this
y we are nation of political
Neare lighting in France today
.4 S certain That men shall forever
h 'g!J to govern themselves, and
n "lS country where we have that
s sudii exercise it now and always.