The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1918-08-10


would not be
worth mentioning # II were not for the
reflection that the American race
worships Success For generations II
has loaaIrd TO wealth. 40 matter how
I'll gotten, uud every man who achieves
power. Hy whatever devious ways, Is
secretly enytna and openly c0arted.
The ma iorIly of Americans sre easy
going indifferent, unldssllstie and NOT
very clever They ars also intensely
personal and only ask 10 be let alone,
Il Is possible that the mass, there
fore. unless It has real awakening,
would, provided the Germans, In the
remote event Of victory, were adrolt
enough 10 leave them a large amount
Of individual liberty, shrug their shout
ders aud say We'll, guess they must
b. right or they couldn't win out
NoGhius 10 do bat eome round Times
change anyhow"
Accountable prsapset"
This is at ahomlnahie prospect, but
Il Is 70 Soc faced our world, over here
IN the event ~ German domination
would he divided into two classes
meaH converts and proud IrreconcllR
hles for even IN this new aud COM
pesIte country there are enough men
and women with high ideals and In
violate souls to despIse 4 race with.
out q gleafl ~ spirituality, Of sports
manshlp, Of dereRcy and good man.
ners, IN whom cunning has taken the
place ~ Intelligence and that wins
only by driving lie millions Of cowsd
subordiaates 80 mathematical slaugh
ter one cannot even respect such
race enough to hate H. II il ss II one
had been attacked by herd 81 wild
snlmals from the Jungle Those that
escape being dsyouFed may al least
withdraw as far as possible, not re-
mould themselves into . sembIaaee Of
Nild beasts wEth>a lust FOR human Aesh.
"coek-sursness a BIufT'
haye not the faluiest notion that
the Germans viii via. All the proba
blllties are against It. Moreover. II
one projects his mind forward 1t ~ in-
conceivable that history can read that
way The general conditions OF the
world are not what they were IN the
T1fth Century Is 10 say, unless
the Idea grew Insidiously that II was
the destiny ~ the Gsrmanic race to
win aud rule she earth 10 ether words
that Il vas the destiny of Earth 10 re-
vert 70 The Flfth Century and begin
over again Il Is Incredible that such
thought should take possession Of
any educated mans mind, but the
trouble Is that oar famous land often.
siyel cock sureness IL only blur is
a race We are not really sure of our.
selves. We prove that by blIndly g..
reptlng the European made reputation
and besltatIng 70 create and come out
boldly for our own These Of % that
EhInk and have the power 10 visualize
the future must be Oh the alert every
moment 90 eountsract this tendency
Of an uucrystaIllEsd race Ia accept the
success Of might as q matter ~ course
and uneonseiously adapt Itself 10 the
Inevitable We must be- known a.
tie IRRECoNCiLABLES. and II w.
take a definite incorporating stand
there will be only one result-ths men
Of real courage who might otherwise
look upon q new future philosophical
Iy" Will rot only wake up under the
direct example, bar VIII be ashamed
10 be reckoBed as mere numbers IN
the great mass Of sheep Or convicts
There Is 80 such insIdious lowering II
morale threatened as this, because II
Is rot Of German, psClflst CT Socialist
origin II is born Of common human
weakness and national snabhery The
result will BE vast mass Of inertia,
and only party Of sleepless lrrecou'
eilsbles will combat and diBiDish H.