The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-05-09

III
all the nations are being punished
but out of this supreme agony new
nations strong in youth and energy
l Will arise and not even in German,
can destroy the spirit of freedom.
believe that out of this war will com,
great brotherhood of nations
There is Il deep significance in the
appointment of an army composed OF
the Flower of the troops from the AL
lied nations. The ideal which found
expression in the worlds peace con-
gress at the Hague failed of it's i'm
mediate purpose, because of the lack
or some concentrated power to pro-
tect the weak against the strong.
When this war is over it will find
a great army commanded by Gen.
Foch which will represent all the
nations; it will find the council of
versailles composed of the wisest
statesmen from all the nations. 1t
was the supreme wisdom of Wood
row Wilson which gave us his council
with an armed force to back it, Here
is the machinery developed by ne
cessity Ito hold fretful realm in
nations shall meet in the parliament
OF man. the federation of the world"
In one hundred years from TODAY
when the history of this war is be-
ing written and the eyes of men are
not dimmed by the carnage and
smoke OF battle. it will be realized
that this action of President Wilson
Is the most important in it's effect
on the future of mankind of any one
thing that has occurred since the
crucifixion of Christ 1t was an in
spiration from on high. as much so
as any message ever delivered to
the children of Israel through the
mouth of Moses or Samuel. look
with dread on the effect of a politi-
cal system which in the midst of
this great crisis will deprive us of
the wisdom of our greatest prophet |
we have with wonderful adaptibili-
W broken the political dogma en-
braced in Washington's farewell ad
dress and the Monroe doctrine. If
'hls war goes on the wisest thing
that the people of the United States
"'n q" Is. Tor the time at least, to
refuse To be hampered by the Gus
'"n OF not clecting an executive for
Il third term. Woodrow Wilson was
elected the last time not by the Dem :
ocratic party but by the uprising of
the people which carried nearly ev-
cry state. believe that if the
Democratic party will meet in it's ma I
tional convention and adopt plat
form with just one single plank in
it, Woodrow WILSON,, that the COM :
mon sense of the people of this !
country will assert itself as it did in !
?l6. There is a great deal of !
truth in the saying never swap !
horses crossing a stream" Conscrip-
tion is becoming popular in this
government. President Wilson is con-
scripting our boys to fight the Ger
mans and think we ought to con-
script him to tell them how to do II. |!
This war can only be won by a
great statesman. combining the ideal
ism of "a Kenensky, with the prac-
teal wisdom of Bismark OUR
school teacher president is filling
this role. He is something more
,
he is spokesman for Democracy the !
world over. He is the only man to
whom all the nations listen He will
De needed when the terms of peace
are to be settled. and We owe IL duty
to the balance of the world. Ir
every great movement. the ideal of
man is always embodied in human
form.
Woodrow Wilson is the embodi-
ln"nt or Democracy. the Kaiser of
militarism. just as was Washington
of the revolution and Luther of the
reformation
There is no middle ground The
eyes OF the world are turned on
Wilson as the exponent of Democ- !
Iacy. No man is to be trusted who
talks patriotism and in his heart
hates Wilson. He cannot strike Will /
son and not strike the cause for
which he stands. My friends. | say let
us make the test in South Carolina
am willing to stand or fall with
Woodrow Wilson.
There has come down the ages,
the spectacle OF Negro iddling while
Rome vas burning. Our men are
dying on the battle fields of France:
"" world Is on fire with fever of
lust and hate. What do our petty
n"rs"nal and facrional politics
amount ~ compared with the great
issnes at stake. I would rather die
'.,an remain safe at home to take
of the sit"dtion to make
money or win Cheap political glory !
out of the blood of our youth and