The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-27
"SAVE AND SERVE" IS KEYNOTE OF MADOO SPEECH

you are making yourselves better on by
adding 10 your wealth the amount that
War Means Sacrifice.
NOV, have referred tn those thlugH
merely because n IN important that
throughout The country We shall under
stand no We enter this second yont of
the war that We must not be- Ho self.
indulFent 40 We have been I'm the wear
luht past We must realize that We
really are IN this war, my fellow. roun.
tlmen, And that war docs mean sac.
rhlcts II does not only mean sacrifice
on the part VI the soldier Of tho sailor
VINO gives hih HE, or loses hin leg, or
,onch hhrk blinded by poisonous gas. or
MANNED forever pathetic aud trngir as
that may be-. fhsi IN not the only Kind
or sacrifice that the war entallH The
wives ot those mon who gn 10 tho front
lht lnhihtfH ~ thuko sous who had Ia
Die, ih children WhOshfo lett fAthrfleSs
w ihe WofldH-they are all serving tho
,olnls just NJ much ~ the men who
wear the uniform, and their suffering
IA. IN many respects. greater
We must learn In the second year OF
lho war ihnt We must not Indulge self
TO the extent that We have In the pasi
We must purify Our souls ana fortify or
souls fnf this great and mighty contcst
Nfhl,h ~ now proceeding upon tho bat,
lie ficldH NJ picpfdy
To Keep Prices Down
nhn we extent 10 which We do that,
fellow .ritlIenH. IN the extent to which
Mo are going 20 help ourselves: II IN
ihe extent 10 which we are going IN be
able 10 keep the general level OF prices
AZ n moro reasonable point. and tho cH-
tent 10 which you win be able 10 re-
spond Hs often aH the government calls
upoh you 10 respond In tho purchase Of
Lln'Ily bohdN
Ana nov That brings me ~ another
pWhl nhoui me Liberty bonds about
Nhi'h want 10 tax 10 you very frankly
hnu very sincerely ] have been told W
some peupl" mat lh' rate ~ interest on
LlocIlN bonds " too low, and, therefore,
We eou'd no, rely upon me palrip,i.m
pl ,ho American people 10 buy these
vsta -, i,,n,,, M XVII. u',ssu W u,NHo .no
In order that the bonds might sell more
readily. do moi bsllsvs. my friend.
that Ii 10 necessary 10 rails. an. rats oi
interest on the bonds In order 20 ssll
them, do not believe that the patrloti,m
OF America 10 sspres.ed In IN, rats a,
Interest on a oovsrnment bond. do not
believe that the American dollar ia A
fugitive and must he chased by high
intes OF Interest when the Royernment's
credit In hack OF them I vant 20 tell
YOU. fellow citizens. because this Ia YOUR
problem HA well aH mine. that N we do
not all take an Intelligent stand now. in
favor OF keaplnR the rate of interest on
hands stabIIlzed nt az peT
annum. unless we ARE willing TO make "A
flght 10 preseryo the goycrnment's credit
,pon that basis then n ia going 10 be
lie most unforiurnte thing thnt can
happen 10 the American people
We have got TO mike II clear TO every
man. 10 every woman. and 10 every
child who buys government bond that
while n may be true that they could In
vest their money In something else. that
would pny n larger return they can In
, est their money In nothing else that
IN 80 full Of blood and necessity RH a
J'nlted states government bond n we
do the wrong thing al this tlma II
comes back 10 YOU
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YOU Nre "ne "oNe'"",'"'
You have got 10 preserve the govern