The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1918-06-20
BUY THE STAMPS
From Columbia Record:

from columbia RECORD:
More than a year ago the cry was
raised by that faction in South Caro-
lima politics which now, with all the
embroidery of hypocrisy masquerades
as the Reform party, that this war in
which we are engaged is a erich,
mans war" The meaning of that
phrase, or its intent, being that it is
war in which the poor were to be
sacrificed for the benefit of the rich
Any catch-penny phrase will delude
some of the people, according as the
mass of the people are wise or un-
wise. We don't hear the cry so much
nowadays; the reformers have turned
professional patriots as they were al
ways professional politicians. Which
reminds us that one of the most not
able saying of DIR. Samuel johnson
was Patriotism is the last refuge of
a scoundel." When all other devices
fail him he rallies to the flag and dis
honors it by his frenzied professions
of loyalty.
The events of the past year have
sown the knowledge broadcast that
this is poor mans war; that it is a
war waged in righteousness and in
that "holy wrath" which elevates war
out of the sphere Of mere slaughter,
for the preservation of the liberties
of the plain people of the world. 1t
is the poor mans war and it is the
poor mans priceless privilege to sup
port it and to maintain it to the end
with all the means that are at his dis
posal.
| No better opportunity has ever
been given the man of modeate
means to support his government
than is accorded by the investment of
his savings in War Savings Stamps.
Great sums of money have been de.
livered over to the government for
war uses through sales of Liberty
bonds, but many people could not
buy Liberty bonds. The saving of
a hundred or even fifty dollars in a
lump sum is such problem to many
thousands of men that they are fear
full about assuming the obligation to
buy bonds. But the saving of a
dollar here and a dollar there is re-
latively simple, and the aggregate OF
such savings will run up into millions
of dollars in South Carolina in very
short time
The people of South Carolina have
established wonderful record in the
three Liberty loan campaigns and in
the last Red Cross campaign, but
they have not yet declared themselves
in the purchase of War Savings
Stamps. The state is at the foot OF
the column. We are not wanting ir
patriotism of the value of thrift. An
adequate investment in War Savings
Stamps, however, is needed to round
us out into the full measure of citi
zenship demanded by this war.
The rich men of France have done
their duty, as have the rich men oi
all the allies. But it is the glory Of
France in this war, as it was in he,
last war with Prussia, that the pea
!, SAINT and the man of small means pro
vided the bulk of the riches needed
Tor war purposes. The French ma
ton long ago provided methods b,
which all of her people could invest
/. in national securities of small demo
limitations, and upon this foundation
has been built up the proverbial thrift
tiness of the French. Upon this foun
dation, likewise, has been built up tn,
intimate relationship between tn,
government and the people of tha
wonderful nation.
Our own government has now pro
vided even a better, more easily ac
CURED investment than the French
bonds, in the War Savings Stamps. L
is not only the duty of every mar
who can, rich or poor, but it is hi
opportunity and privilege, to bu,
them.