The Republican journal., 1918-04-25
his mouth. The breed is ea,ily d.t,c,.d

~ ~sS~1 - easily ucIeCte0.
there is commotion at Washington the,
shrug their shoulders, then hint tina,
everything is rotten with the Admins.
tration. If an incendiary burns suppi,
depot, they intimate that it is useless te
work against the German spy system.
Their talk and gestures are meant to dis.
courage and chill the efforts of patriotic
citizens. Such. make it hard for America
within her own gates. We even wonder
if this peculiar breed would not in the
night slip back the bolts and open, if the
enemy were actually pounding on the
outside of the gates. o friends rattle
snake is gentleman compared with the
stealthy copperheadl | have the utmost
respect for the native born German
whose sympathies are with the Father
land, but who respects and does no injury
to the American Institutions which feed,
clothe, and protect him and his. But for
the renegade who receives an education
from our schools, good wages from our
industries, the privilege of free mans
ballot, yet would secretly deliver it all to
the foe, there is no word of contempt
that can describe the meanness of his
soul What adjective can describe the
natural-born citizen, born of an Ameri-
that mothers milk: whose childhood was
protected by the fairest sweetest laws,
vet who now in his maturer years, whlS-
per against the land that made him free
and equal? Alas! a crop of modern
Benedict ArnoIds would make it hard for
for the land of their birth. 1t is your
solemn duty to make it mighty hard for
the modern Benedict Arnold who whis-
pers in your presence. Now is the time
out into the open and be counted. Smash
him-smack him-eXpose the whisperer
who would in his soul furl the flag before
the enemy The Liberty Loan Commit
tee asks this question: ''The American
boy is facing cold, storm, hunger, disease,
death, that American homes may be safe
from the threat of German arrogance
and brutality. He is enduring hardship
and danger willingly, without murmur,
that American liberty and justice may
endure. He is lighting, suffering, dying
for YOU What are you here at home in
the midst of peace and plenty, doing for
him? He is depending on you for food
and clothing. For shells, rifles, machine
guns, that can take him over the top for
victory" Thank God the boys expecta-
tons are not in vain; aye millions of men,,
women and children, have risen up and
are giving him the cheerful voice and
glad helping hand.
"But in this community are despicable
people who glide about whispering like
in the glades Hear them:
at is foolshness having our boys fight
abroad. Don't you know the boys are
not properly cared for. Our Government
should seek peace and let Europe settle
its own uuarrels We don't blame Ger
many for going to war. All this talk
a bout Germany is the hysteria of fana-
tics" These are specimens of the cop
per head whisperings within our gates.
D Americans your boys and your neigh
bors's boys are in the trenches putting
up an American fight for the American
home and flag; it is up to you to put up
stiff fight for the same flag at home. If
you are genuinely patriotic not froth and
you will utterly discard all
political and social affiliations and sub
timely supplement your boys fight, 1t IS
I'D to you to paralyze the viper's tongue
and bruise his head. Duty to the boy de-
nands it. If the Pacifist whispers 'rea-
son while selling goods either as mer-
chant or clerk, boycott him. If such
whisperer seeks admission to your social
circle or the hospitality of your home,
him or her. If these whisper
ers of treason, of false reports, of dis
of panic and distrust, con-
,inue their disloyal kissing: as patriot
with nerve, see to it that these vipers
are Gagged in Federal prison. America
with her back to the wall-her hands full
If fighting-depends on you to do your
share in getting rid of the pacitist rep
lies that swarm about her feet. The aim
If the Pacifist propaganda is to lessen
American effort and efficiency and to
hill all patriotic enthusiasm. 1t is up to
YOU men and women to lay the weight of
your scorn upon all individuals, whose
iisloyal suggestions are intended to break
Town the morale of the army and navy,
through the minds they poison among the
.elatives of the men in service. There
ore keep your eye on the local copper
lead, while your country is bravely
cushing out from the wall.
There Is Also the Fox Variety of Enmity
for Things Purely American.
German foxes wearing American skins
that is the skin only is American, the
whole mind is strictly pro-German, 1t is
easy to tell this brand of disloyalty which