Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-27
Can Help Himself, His Boy and
His Country by Buying
Z Liberty Bonds.
We MUST ALL 90 OUR BEST
Scores Of Thlnos We Can Do Without
Which Seem Necessities and Vet
Ar Really Luxuries - Get
into the Fight.
sy EDWARD BOX.


Each time new Liberty loan is an
nounced We should hail 1t with pleas
ure. For years we have used the
phrase "as good as 4 government
bond" as indicating the safest invest
ment possible, but before the war 1t
was impossible for the average in.
weston to secure a government bond.
Periodically an issue was made, but 1t
was so quickly subscribed for by the
bankers that the small investor had
little chance. Now we all have a
chance. and chance at all that we
can afford to buy.
It will, Of course. be argued BY some
when the fourth Liberty loan is an
nounced that they have not as yet
paid for the third loan bonds for which
they subscribed. That may be- true,
but that Is no reason why We should
fail to subscribe again. Before the
nfth loan can be issued we will have
paid for the third loan bonds and be-
gun paying for the fourth loan bonds
that We subscribed for. Thus IL We
60 on we viii have distinct part In
each loan, have each month put aside
sum for the best investment on
earth, have acquired the steady habit
Of saving. and when the last loan Is
announced and we shall have taken
part Of that and paid for II, We shall
find ourselves in possession Of col
lection of bonds that will make US
proud Of the share we took In the war
and have comfortable NEST egg" in
the bargain
Must Do Our Best.
Never. really, was there such
stimulant given US to do without the
nonessential and save. Not only 10 It |
saving for our boys and helping them
to fight. but It 10 saving for them when |
they come home and saving for our
selves. Is there, In Imagination, a
prouder parent than that father or
mother. who when his or her boy |
comes home from serving bis country. |
can open drawer and pull out neat
little package Of Liberty loan bonds!
That is wi tive msen by keeping the |
homefres burning" by backing up
our boys" by doing out bit" The
only point IL that we should change |
the latter to doing our best" We've |
done our "bit' in the past loans In
this fourth loan we should do our
"best." We want to be able to show |
our boy bond or two or three In each |
loan: not have him ask: "Oh. didn't
you get In on the fourthT
It Isn't ~ II we con't do It. We can.
II we will only set our minds to the
Job Of real saving. There are scores Of |
things we can do without which seem |
necessities and yet are really Injuries.
Our boys "over there" are doing with |
out them and Offering their lives be-
sides. We are not asked for the latter.
All we are asked to do II TO do without |
here something and there something, |
and BY doing this We are patriots!
And all the time while We are ad-
judged patriots We are investing our |
money In the safest thing on earth and |
getting 4 good interest on II In the
bargain. Frankly, can you beat it,"
II IL something to ask man to give |
money. without 4 return. and be
patriot. But in these Liberty loans all |
the government asks that man shall |
loan is his money, safely guarded and |
at good interest, and still he u \ !
patriot.
Must Lend or Be Taxed.
Another point we must remember, |
taking this whole matter simply on
an economic basis: That the more Of
these Liberty bonds we buy the less |
taxes we will have to pay. The gov
eminent must have the money to keep
up the war and feed and clothe our
boys. This year 1t needs about $24 Co.,
100000. This amount II must got from
the people. And II the people won't |
loan In bonds, It must take In taxes
Hence, the more we loan the less we
will have to give.
It's all q question: Of saving, saving.
saving-and never was there better
time to begin than now with the Lib
erty loan bonds AZ an attraction. The
man who has no ready money with
which TO buy the bonds II the very
man that the government wants above
all other classes Of men to loan 1t his
money: his money saved here with a
dollar and there with quarter. It is
the finest kind of money to give to our
country: the money that we save by
some act OF self-denial. It isn't the
money that we have In the bank that
we want to draw out and buy Liberty
bonds with; It Ii the money that next
winter We can save, month by month.
That is really helping your boy "over
there" helping the government to
.s.en him vnrm and at. and. incidental