Licking Valley courier., 1918-04-18
GUMPTION, ~Ha~
Which is plain Common Sense, in United States
language, without Educational Furbelows.
BY l.. Il. HOVERMALE.
Money or Liberty-Which?
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We who stay at home because we can not measure up
physically to the standard of the soldier and those who
stay at home because they can escape their duty little re-
aize what the boys cover there" giving for freedoms
cause No, will modify that by saying that those who
could go the front and won't have not felt that noble
spirit of patriotism that actuates the soldier who is ready
to die that freedom may live Those of who would go
if we could, and have willingly allowed our boys to go in
to the battle ne do realize what our soldier boys CIV
ing for sake Civilization is confronted by monster
human beings beset by Germans In the beginning
of the war Kplng differentiated between human beings
and Germans but required years for accept that
truth And since the proof of the bestiaty of the Ger
man so papable wonder that any American citizen
can fail to be filled with enthusiastic patriotism kind
of patriotism that is willing to make any sacrifice even to
the sacrifice of life and property to win the The
man who fails to buy Liberty Bonds because it would sim
convenience him financially has not the first idea of pa
triotsm. No good American can think of self now. We
must win the it takes all we have The man who
is sordid and selfish enough to try to pile up dollars for
himself now is traitor to his country and to the boys
over there" living each must have but he who lives
for profits recreant to the duty he to his flag
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Our boys cover there giving their lives that your
children may enjoy liberty and peace. What you CIV
ing? Are you dead to the feeling of patriotism that
you 60 your usual of life and never think
need? When of your family is sick do you stop to-
calculate whether not you able to send for docto
No. you send for doctor and then make arrangements
to paw country need IS just great yet you ignore
your duty and risk the failure of the nation to provide for
the boys who are so gaanty fighting for your freedom
You can buy Liberty Bonds the instament pan-pay
part down and the remainder in monthly nstalments 1t
may require sacrifce the doing without something
you want but you ought to feel better for the sacrifice
Of
are giving and then if your conscience will let you
withhold your support There some, of course, who
can not buy Liberty Bonds but who too poor to
buy War Saving Stamps which are just essential. AT
ter the Liberty Bond campaign is over am going to pub
lsh list of the of the buyers and the amounts
they purchased The public has right to this informa-
ton. The boys who come back will be entitled to know
who stood behind them while they rsked their lives for
them And again, who are in business that depends
upon the public for support will not be entitled to the pub
lies support if they fail to invest UP TO THE LIMIT of
their financial ability in Liberty Bonds, and mistake the
temper of the patriotism of Morgans citizens if they will
continue to patronze who refuse to support the boys
in the trenches and the government who niggardy
in their support No is entitled to the publcs sup
port who is financial Stacker" or who fails to back the
boys khaki with his money the extent that pnches
He who invests only 'what he can spare" in Liberty
Bonds is not proving his patriotism. Patriotism is showr
Dy Duylng WIen you can spare tne mOney-Wnen Cne
buying means actual sacrifice
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We apt to wroth at the activities of the spie
who within borders and want to hang them, bu
they hnderng the progress of the war more than th
man who withhods his financial support to the govern
ment. To blow up munton plant has the element o
crime the very act but the effect the progress of tn
war possibly not hurtul the withholding fnanca
support More than the waggng of the jaw is required
now. Lip service" will not suffice He who does moth
ing to help win the is truly enemy of his coun
try though his opposition active instead of passive
The time is passed when patriotic citizens ignore tn
lack of patriotism in the Indifferent American boys ar
in the thick of the most sangunary battle in the hstor
of the world, and ere this in print thousands of ther
will have sacrificed their lives for your sake This loss
life is inevitable, and it is what the boys are giving
protect you in your money-making.
The blood of these young martyrs to the cause of iii
ery cries out to you from the CORY fields of the strcke
France to sacrifice and back up their comrades who al
yet fighting for you.
Are you too selfish to respond to this appeal? The
buy Liberty Bonds sand buy more Liberty Bonds.