The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1918-04-13
ADDRESS TO coLoREo PEOPLE ~
THg MOST PROMINENT
coLoREp CITIZENS
OF LOUISIANA
tn the Coforcd People Of louisiana

ia every pBhAiiAt vas the hlkhfFl COCO
of our people. aud having been ap.
pointed and duly authorized by the
Hon. = II Saunders, State Director Of
| the National Nar.SayiHgs Committee
to cooperate with his Office Ia the sale
Of Thrift Stamps and War Savings
Stamps, thereby promoting the success
of the undertaking in Louisiana, rely.
ing upon your loyalty In this great
crisis In our country's history and
with abiding faith In your devotion 90
duty and confidence In your ability
and willingness to go over the top" IN
matter so vitality related as this Is to
the winning of the war by cur country
and its Allies, do most earnestly and
respectfully urge upon your attention
the following.
tsl All questions as to the necessity
fer cor wisdom Of going 10 war having
been definitely settled by our President
and his advisers. are therefore matters
Of history We must now deal with
facts end not simply with theories.
o. The present and future are the
first considerations that claim our
attention
| tcl Our interests are collective, but
they are also racial aud individual They
are indissolubly wrapped up In the is.
sues Of this war II the United States
and her Allies win, 1t will be- Ia Ga
important sense, our victory aud will
herald the dawn Of 8 new day If the
enemy win, It viii be-, IN 81 vital sense.
QUA loss. aud will betoken the approach
of another long night Of gloom
(dl We want you to see this matter
from the point Of view that your ihdi.
yidual, personal attitude aud activity
must aud will help 10 win this var or
lose H. You can not be aeulral You
can not say as PLATE Il wash ms
hands OF this matter" To assume an
attitude Of Indifference, or even Of pas.
sye sympathy, is to give comfort and
help to the enemy lie that rs not for
as il against us
How eau sc help In many ways.
Here are some Of them Conserve
speech. BE careful to utter no word
calculated 70 beget mischief
2 Conserve food Do not waste -four
meal, sugar meat, OF other staples
3 Conserve fuel. Burn no more wood,
coal gas or en than comfort and safety
require
t Conserve time aud energy Let
ach and every one find some useful.
gainfui employment and do some cor.
stueliye work. putting ia full time
s. Conserve money Let each one save
Bis or her money and buy Thrift Stamps
aud NarsavinRs Stamps By so doing
they develop seIfrelianl independent
manhood aud womanhood become a
creditor Of the Government and Gre q
deadly missile at the enemy
There are two grand armies on the
side Of the Entente Allies that ls to
say. on cur side. One of these armies
is made up OF our sons and brothers.
aud husbands and cousins and friends
Who have gone OF who viii soon go to
the front But they eau hot fight with.
out guns aud munitions They mist be-
fed aud clothed and shod tn the
trenches They must be- provided for
when sick or wounded or dying and
oh. how many there viii be IN this
number
Little home comforts viii remind
them OF sweethearts and wives and sis.
ters and mothers who constantly think
Of and pray for their loved eRes over
there
They need the wholesome. moral en-.
yironment OF the Y. NJ. G 4 TO soften
the asperltles Of life at the front In
this cruel war And the patriot soul
that signs Itself out on the battlefield
amid the boom Of cannon aud the
carnage and hell of war, gill need
spiritual administration
To provide these is the grateful task
Of the army at home Every boy aud
girl who is too young, every man and
woman who is too old. and every one
Who for any other reason may not SO
to the front can and should enlist tn
the army az home win YOU
Our fathers left US a proud heritage
Of taithfulness, patriotism and valor
but for the first time In our history We
are called upon 10 help furnish the
siuews Of war Shall We be less faith
ful. patriotic and ValoraHs2 y thou
sand times MOI