Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-09-25
To the People of Edgeheld
County.

Your Government now comes to
YOU again and asks you to lend 1t
some of your money upon what will
be called the Fourth Liberty Loan
Bonds. You are asked to lend your
Government this money because your
Government needs it to buy food,
clothing, ammunition, guns, ships,
and every army equipment for your
boys who are fighting for humanity,
for liberty, for democracy and against
autocracy, for Christianity, and for
the maintenance of our freedom and
liberty here in u own country for
which our fathers fought so glorious
ly. Our boys at the front are placing
their lives in jeopardy, offering to
sacrifice their existence for our lib
critics and freedom. from the domi-
nation of the brutal Hun. Shall we
fail to back them with u last dol
lar if necessary? No, No, No, the an
swer comes from every section of our
country, from every section of our
state, from every section of our coun-
ty. We have demonstrated u 10y
atty and our patriotism in the cam
paigns for the preceding bond issues.
Edgefeld county has gone on the
Honor Roll in the last campaign, and
let us repeat this act of patriotism
again for the Fourth Liberty Loan.
l beg that every man, woman and
child here at home join the legion Of
the Fourth Liberty Loan and back up
our dear boys who are fighting our
battles over there. This is the only
way we can help them make u
fight. No sacrifice Of u means
we could make would be too much
for us to do, even if we were giving
this money without any return ex-
cept the maintenance of freedom
and liberty from the domination OF
the Hun for our country and for our
Allies. But we are not giving one
cent. Our Government is only asking
us to lend it our money, and receive
interest for the loan of it. And for
what purpose are we lending it? We
are lending it to protect, defend and
preserve our w rights, and receive
interest also for the loan.
1 say that no man is too poor to
come to the aid of his Government
in securing this loan. You may think
that you need your money for OTHER
purposes, but no other purpose is
so sacred, so necessary as your boys
and your Government. These bonds
will bring you money any day at any
bank in our country. These bonds
are the best security you car offer
at your bank for money. We desire
everybody to buy bonds this time.
The point has been made and correct
" that in our Southern section a
smaller per cent of u people have
bought bonds than in the North and
West. Let US change this fact in the
Fourth Liberty Loan Campaign. Let
us show to the world the figures that
as large per cent of u people are
backing up our Government as in any
other section of u country.
You can not roll back the senti-
ment. 1t is sweeping over our country
from center to circumference, know
ing no section or difference that,
"The man who does not buy Liberty
Bonds according to his means IS a
Stacker"
I appeal to the people of Edsefield
county to respond to this call liberal
". See that your name is written on
this roll of honor. Back up your boys
on the battle front as they are stand
ing up for America. They have es-
tablished the record that Americans
do not know how to retreat, and have
insured the whole of the Allies with
this spirit, until our armies are drlV-
ing. the Huns back towards the Rhine.
Let us show the same spirit here at
home. When. our Government asks
US to lend it some of our money, let
us offer it all to our Government. Let
us show to the world that we are the
greatest people on the face of the
earth, which | know that we are. Let
everybody subscribe to the Fourth
Liberty Loan. Meet the sales commit
tees in your section and do your duty.
Z PADGETT. Chairman