The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1918-05-03
COBB COUNTY COMES
CLEAN WITH THE
LIBERTY LOAN
Enthusiastic Meeting Satur.
day Carries Us $4,000
Over the Top.

Few meetings for which men have
worked and made preparations ever
exceed their expectations as did the
rroat rally at the Court House on
saturday. Although the weather of
+5a morning hours had not been prom
ising. by the time for the arrival of
the Governor and Commissioner
BROWN. the crowd was sufficient to
immediately fill the Court House
completely, and even standing room
was at premium.
number of ladies of the surgical
dressings classes were present in the
working uniform of The Red Cross,
and as they came late, they refused
TO take seats offered by others and
stood around the walls during the
whole meeting. The Field Artillery
band furnished the music. The meet
ing was opened with a short prayer
by DR.. R. A. Ellwood.
Judge Morris introduced Commits
sioner ]. j. Brown who made strong
speech. and special plea to the
farmers present for both cooperation
with the government in the present
crisis in the matter of raising food
stuffs. and in the financial support
of the government by the purchase
of Liberty Bonds.
Mr.. Brown cautioned against the
slanting Of cotton TO the neglect of
sufficient food stuffs, and made the
prediction that the Empire State of
the South viii not be found wanting.
Judge Morris then presented Gov
ernor Dorsey with a few well chosen
remarks. The Governor showed some
trace of recent long hours of work
and care, by the lines in his face.
He at once began an earnest and
forceful argument for the support OF
our government. He reviewed the
causes leading up to this war, show
ing how it was impossible to retain
our freedom and honor and remain
at peace with the German autocra-
cy THE time has arrived when the
two distinct plans of state govern
ment must face each other in lie
and death struggle. 1t is Autocracy
versus Democracy. Our system is
embodied in the words of our Constr
tuition, We, the people, while IN
Germany it is 4, William, King OF
Prussia and Emperor Of Germany, do
grant unto my subjects.
Germany has profited by all her
wars and in this war her aim is to
make the conquered nations pay her
costs and profit.
In 1870 Germany took from France
billion of dollars indemnity, haV-
ing entered the. war at time when
France was unprepared. In this war
she has crushed little Belgium, a
weak neighbor with whom she had
no quarrel in order to get at the
throat of France, with whom she had
no cause for war.
Germany's aim is war contrlbu-
tons and she makes war for profit.
It is therefore necessary for our own
safety that she be not allowed to
profit in this war. We must fight
her now with the help of the allies
on the other side Of the Atlantic, or
, later fight her alone on our own side.
Mr.. Dorsey said he knew Cobb
. County would do her full duty and
that her farmers would do their part
The American farmer today is IN
better condition than any other on
the face of the earth. and he is not
ready to change our form of govern
ment for any other.
In speaking Of the Liberty Bonds
he said, ct is the 7Guty of all pa
triOtic Americans to sapport the gov
eminent financially in this crisis.
Every one who is able to do SO should
Ouy bonds. The man who has lived
under the protection of our laws and
enjoyed the benefits of our govern
ment, and even received unusual pro-
Its by reason of the necessities Great
ed by the war, and who yet refuses
10 support this government with his
finances, is a Stacker, and leave
It to you, when I call him skunk
Il am not dealing with him tender
IT,
and a skunk IS only good for one