The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-09-13

keep from making other folks sell as
things and work FOR us instead Of for
the government, and so that (2) the
things and the work that would be put
into products and efforts for our per-
sOnal use and enjoyment shall be com
PEELED TO turn TO the kinds of prod
ucts and work that the government
must have to win the war. Every dol
lar, every cent. that we spend for
something that we could go without
competes in the market with the gov
ernment, and by just so much impedes
the big cause.
Even II we saved the money and
buried II In the back yard We should
he helping the government. But there
is a better thing TO do with II. The
government must have money, in i'm
mense amounts. In order TO buy ma
terials and work. And we are asked
to lend il to the government for thar
purpose. in addition to what we pay
as taxes.
Bonds Are More Than Receipts.
The Liberty bonds are the receipts
which the government gives us for this
loan. BUT they are more than rN-
ceiptS: We get receipts for the taxes.
A Liberty bond Is not only the gov
ernmentS acknowledgement that you
have loaned the money; it is its prom
ise To pay ii back upon II certain, day.
and to pay you in the meanwhile, at
certain intervals, for the use OF the
money. All of the resources OF the
country in materials and the LABOR
of the pcople-Our own good iallh TO-
ward each other, our permanence as a
civilized uation-are pledged to the
payment of principal and interest in
strict accordance with the terms OF
the transaction as printed ON each
bond. There is not safer or more
valuable piece of paper in the world
When this war is over there Will be
only two kinds of folks in the United
States-those who did all they could
and gave all they could, and those who
didn't. Among those who didn't VIII
be the ones who tried to keep on using
and enjoying things and the work or
other people, as they used to do; those
VINO failed to do their utmost in the
way Of really useful work. and those
who demanded for themselves unnec-
essary things and labor which might
have been used for the purposes or
;,., n n fln
All You Can, Io the Measure.
Every man knows in his heart what
he can do and whether he is doing 1t.
He may be able to deceive the govern
ment; by lOud-mouthed professions OF
patriotism, saluting the flag, cheering
at meetings. and other noisy and CON
spicuOus displays he may deceive his
npirhbOrS but he cannot fool hlmSelr.
He knows whether he has done all he
could! And "all he cOuld'-honeStly'
on the level. every man the judge OF
his own effort in the squarest kind OF
dealing with his own soul in kind OF
Judgment day-that is the measure.
He is o poor creature who thinks OF
the Liberty bond sGlely as an invest
mept-a grudgiGg gift 10 HiS country,
With 4 string on it, But no one 1fTJ
be ashamed to lend to lie g6Iefh-
ment, UrcIe San will t@.e. wkat be
needs wiluout money return, in the
form of taxes, and we shall pay in will,
ingly, chez fully. We are doing a work
fof the future-the world will be
cleaner all better TO i've in for all
| time By T; son ef what We &re doing
! now; therefore 1t Is right that a part
of this burden should be met by those
who will rame after US and reap the
longtime iene1its.
In the finest spirit our young men
are going to the battle front to offer
their utmost. their very flesh and
blood, in unutterable toll and agony
| in doing what must be done there. they
| hone TO come back, but they are will
! ing to die there if that must be. Ana
/ thousands nf our best are doing just
that. In like answering spirit we VINO
stav at home must do our part-going
without things and making those we
have serve 10 the utmost-and through
this self-denial furnishing to the gov
ernment-your goyernment-which Is
taking care of our boys, the means to
get the enormous amounts of materials
and labor needed to take care of them
and to equip them for what they have
TO do.
This is the meaning Of the Liberty
bond.