The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-09-03
LIVE LIKE MlSER
WORK LIKE HORSE
That Is What Every American
Must Do in Order That War
Shall Be Won.
DEMOCRACY BEING TESTED
Victory Over Teuton Despotism Mat
ter of Money and Each Patriot
Will Deny Himself All But
Necessities That it May
Be Achieved.
BY HERBERT QUICK.

IL mas become common saying that
democracy is inefficient. We have
often read that it takes a despotism
to do things.
The Germans believed that they
could win this war and conquer the
world for two reasons: first, because.
In spite of some things which look
democratic, the German empire is
despotism; and, second, because it is
the first despotism in the history of
the world which has reached a very
high point in general physical and
mental development They and many
people in the democratic countries be
lieved that they could win against the
democracies of the world.
Democracy, they said, wouldebe the
anvil; despotism the hammer.
Democracy would be the whale
despotism would be the swordfish.
Democracy would be the target
despotism the gun.
Democracy would be the deer
despotism the wolf.
Democracy the huge, unwieldy graz
ing animal; despotism the fish eater
with fangs and claws.
Surprises for Dsspotlsm,
The splendid resistance Of Belgium
and France. the magnificent rallying
OF Great Britain to the trumpet call,
and the intrepid decision of Italy to
join In resistance to the German at
tack, were the greatest surprises which
up to that time had ever been en-
countered by despot. Before the wal
had been going on for six months some
Of the wisest of the cold and cruel
minds Of Germany began to wonder
whether after all the democracies of
the world were not too strong to be
overcome
And then came the biggest surprise
Of the war. The greatest democracy
IF the world-the United States-slow-
ly began to realize that the whole
cause of freedom for the common man,
not only in Europe and in Asia, bu.
here In America, was at stake in this
war. Slowly the idea began to pene
trate the American mind that the
Vaccinations of Germany constitute 6
greater peril to this country than did
the issue fought out in the American
revolution or the decisive strife of our
own war between the states
America saw at last that If Germany
wins this war democracy will have
failed; not only the democracy of
European countries, but the democrac.,
Of the world. There would be moth
ing left for us through all the future
but losing fight against the most
erud and efficient despotism of all
time.
And finally, in spite of our own
peaceful history, in spite of our own
and German propaganda, and the
damnable plots of German spies, the
United States acted
The nation reached slowly for the
sword, drew II, and plunged with all
her mighty power into this dreadful
fray
And so, on some of the bloodies
battlefelds that ever desolated the soil
of any country, our splendid Ameri-
can soldiers are bearing the Stars
and Stripes to victory.
DEMOCRACY IS PROVING IT
SELF EFFICIENT.
They carry the Stars and Stripes to
victory alongside the flags of Grea'
Britain, France, Italy and a score o.
other nations, because they know that
they are fighting the old battle OF
right against wrong, of democracl
against despotism and that if they
lose, the whole history of the United
States becomes at once as If it never
had been.