Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-07-10
travelling in Europe, and in. SAM
tarium he met an insane man who con-

tarium he met an insane man who con-
stantly uttered these words, 81 saved
myself, save myself" And he inquir-
ed of the authorities what it all meant,
and they told him that this man was
also in that same Chicago fire, and he
had escaped by running over the bod
les Of other people. One man gave all
and he found more life. The other
man thought he saved his life and he
lost it. And so say that we, the
American nation, that we were born
for this very hour We came into be-
ing for this purpose and we who es-
capped from autocracy and found free
dom and liberty we should stand to-
gether at this hour when all the fore.
es of evil and of darkness have
leagued themselves together for final
last effort to crush out democracy and
liberty. l say that we should stand
together and win the day. We have
nothing to fear. We did not go into
this war for land, nor do we want one
dollar back of all the billions that
we are spending nor do we want glory,
but we do want to stop that plumber,
that murder and stop those atrocities,
that reaching out for power and do
minion for once and all the time.
/ have word for those fathers and
mothers who have sent their boys to
the training camps and to the front,
and say to you,, "Let not your heart
be troubled, be not afraid, You can
not lose that. soldiers love for his
country and your trust in God will be
a life preserver to that boy. He can
not lose Be grateful that you have a
boy to give for such cause, and If
he should not return, he cannot lose
for his star will shine ever brighter
and brighter with a glory all its own.
Be strong and courageous, fear not
nor be dismayed for the emperor OF
Germany nor all the multitudes that
are with him. There are more with
us than with him. With him there is
an arm of flesh, but with us is the
Lord, our God, who will help us and
fight our battles. All the world shall
know that God saveth not with sub
marines, nor cannon, nor poison gass-
es, and he will deliver them into our
hands. Remember Valley Forge,
where defeat was turned into victory.
Remember the battle of the Marine,
where there were only $4,000 British
soldiers and the French, and where it
has been said that the German soldiers
could walk right through them. What
was it that stopped the German sol
diers? 1t was not the English and
French soldiers alone. 1t was the
soldiers and the French and English
nations driven to desperation in their
extremity driven against the wall, cry
ing out to the living God, and the Ger
man soldiers were stopped. So we
have nothing to fear, for it is the
principle that we stand for and the
German steam roller will not break
| through.
Let us dedicate ourselves to this
sacred cause, for no more are we
measured by our wealth, nor what
we have, nor what Ee say, but by
what we have done and are doing
for our country Let us strip our
selves of all that makes for pride,
greed and selfishness, of all that is
mean and base, and let more no.
Bile spirit work within us. Let us
so live that we may be worthy of
the victory to be achieved. In this
hour of great trial, let us live and
sacrifice for liberty and humanity as
others have done in time past. Let us
prove ourselves worthy of those who
have gone forth from among us to
fight, to suffer and sacrifice for lib
erty, SO when they return, we can say
with them, 1--WE also were in it, we al
so did our full duty"
/ will close with the presidents
words:
"FOr such cause we can dedicate
our lives and our fortunes, everything
we are and everything that we have,
with the pride Of those who know that
the day has come in which America
IS privileged to spend her blood and
her might for the principle that gave
her birth, happiness and the peace
that she has treasured. God help her.
She can do no other"
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