The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-04-12

The final patriotic massmeeting be-
fore the third Liberty loan drive
which was staged at the high school
gymnasium Thursday evening, was
one of the biggest patriotic demon
strations ever seen in Watertown. A
monster parade headed by the Jackies
naval band traversed the principal
streets before the meeting In the line
or march were representatives of all
the civic socities, unions, Krieger
Vere1n, city council and Home Guards.
the latter having the place of honor
in the parade. The fire truck hand
somely decorated led the procession,
while thousands of people lined the
sidewalks. The big auditorium of the
high school gymnasium was unable to
accommodate the people and many
were turned away.
Mayor Charles Mulberger presided
and introduced the speaker, Senator
Roy P. Wilcox of Eau Claire. After
the meeting many stayed and enjoyed
a dancing party arranged for all who
desired to participate. The Weber
Stube orchestra furnished the inspira-
ton.
Senator Wilcox Speaks.
Senator Wilcox delivered an impress
sive and greatly appreciated loyalty
speech He made a decided hit with
the large audience. He alluded to the
patriotism manifested here by mer-
chants through their closing their
places of business during the speech.
i have come to discuss a few of the
things near and dear to u.s." said the
speaker.
Throughout the world today to the
discerning eyes of a philosopher there
Is an increasing demand being mani
feSted-the growth of a desire for
freedom and the right by the people
for voice in the government" he
continued
He spoke for democracy, citing our
own fair country as an example that
from the inception of the United States
she has been foremost in the BATTLE
for liberty, the enhancement of the in
dlvldual and not the exaltation of the
few. The cornerstone of our liberty
dates from the inception of the con-
stitutiOn
As a result of believing in freedom
and the right to representation the
first bloody battle came to our fore
fathers in 1875 when thirteen states.
which now number forty-eight. fought
that they might be forever free and not
be made to pay taxes without being
entitled to representation. 1.-The war of
1875 was fought purely on an abstract
principle. Through eight long years
these patriots fought and conclusive
ly demonstrated to the world that we
shall always give the man who paws
taxes here voice in the government"
said the speaker
In 1872 the second war for indie
pendence was fought 1t was fought to
demonstrate to the world, that man
who is an American or a naturalized
citizen shall not be molested no mat
ter where he may be and that he is
just as safe on the high seas as if he
were on the glorious sail of liberty"
the speaker declared
I'm 1851 was fought the third bat
tie for liberty, four million shackles
were stricken from the hands of
slaves by Lincoln that a better fabric
might be made in this government.
The real cause of this war was the
fact that in the United States there
had grown up two schools of political
thought The South believed that any
state could break away from the
others at any time. In the North it
was said no state could sever it's bonds
from the other without the consent of
all the states. This war conclusively
demonstrated that the United States
is one and inseparable, now and for
ever the speaker declared
THE war Of 1894 with Spain show
ed clearly that the trend of thought
was against autocracy and that we
here in the United States no longer
could stand for oppression and sub
jugation of a people on the western
hemisphere" he said
To-day we are called upon to keep