Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-10-13

husband and wife. That which makes
! you husband and that which make
you a wife is the relationship thai
constitutes the one the husband anc
the one the wife. / can't imagine
Robinson Grusoe living at all except
insofar as his relationship of the is
land was concerned, and with this
man Friday.
Now, what I affirm is this, that
America today in her relationship
whether we go into, the league OF
, whether we stay out, is international
Is trade, commerce national thing
something to be bounded on the NORTH
lby North America, on the south BY
South America, on the east by the
| Atlantic ocean and on the west by the
Pacific ocean? If the business wants
to preserve Americas nationality in
a business way can you find any one
who wants it done? But I grant you
it would be possible for US to make
enough to live on ourselves, we could
get along somehow or other. but who
does not know that trade is intelna-
tional? America is international by
virtue of the constitution of the world
in which we live; we cannot help our
selves. We cannot bound ourselves
to limits and boundaries and say
America is for herself first. and the
devil take the hindmost. For Gods
sake, does America want to live apart
from all the other nations of the
world in the matter of bearing her
share of the responsibilities Does
she want to be a Stacker and cow
ard? When we entered this war we
were told that America would lose
her soul if she does not enter this
war. [ remember a Canadian editor
came over and made US a speech in
the Seelbach. He had to be tactful.
He turned and said-I remember the
words of the Great Teacher, one
whom many of US recognize as the
Master of our souls, who said, He
that would save his life shall lose it, .
and I am wondering as the Canadian
editor said, whether America in seek
ing to save her life, and to maintain
her neutrality, and to stand aloof and
apart from the great struggle of hu-
manity, for civilization and liberty
and Righteousness to make this de-
cent place to live in-I am wondering
whether America is not in danger
through saving and protecting herself
or not America is in dan
ger of losing her soul, and over and
over again until we went into the war
the cry went up, ooh, America, if
you can save your SOul,' and what
is your soul but your moral ideals,
YOUR inspirations. your loyalty, your
faith, your moral courage? But we
got into this war, this great struggle,
and saved Americas soul, SO you
would be self-respecting and stand on
your feet We did go in, and we did
win this wal, not because these other
nations did not do their part, but we
came TO the scene at the psychological
moment. Now, are we going TO for
get our duty in the coming November
election, even granting that the bust
ness men suppose they are going to
protect their business in dhe best way
by voting against the league? Shall
We lose our souls for the sake of OUT
Material safety? Don't you know
What the issue, the real issue, is? Al
teT all, big business is afraid that the
Democratic party, which has been fS:
7orable to organized labor, is not GO
'ng to be less favorable, and that the
zig corporations, and the big bust
lesses. and the big industries of the
country may find themselves just a
little more hampered, more of the
oolshevist tendencies than heretofore
[ don't believe word of it, but even
granting that, for the safety of your
business, are you going to sacrifice
YOUR honor and forget your dead i?
What did these men fight for? Was
It to get large territory? You know
we don't want any indemnity, any ter
,itory. We are not going to get any
hing. What did we fight for? What
was it that pulled US out? What was
It that sent the two million men ove1'
the seas, led those men in the face OF
bullet fire, to dare on and go on until
in that great Ar@onne forest, un-
launted and refusing to be driven
back, they rushed on and on until the
vas the thing, sentiment? Yes, that
With the luminosity of star, but il
vas sentiment It was not anything
YOU could measure and weigh and
ouch and handle and feel. The thing
hat led these boys to go and the
hing that led America to stand back
# them was the sentiment to make |
he world safe for democracy, tic !
make the world a decent place to live |
n, which is the Interpretation of the !
var and was given to the lines b. |
lone other than this hated Woodrow !!
Wilson.
I heard a man from London say
shortly after the war that whatever
America might think, one thing was
the allies didn't know foI
What they were fighting until Wood |
ow Wilson came over there and told
hem, or rather his message told +
hem that they We're fighting for the !
of the honor of the !
yorld and make it secure. But they
ay it was all ideal. !
Are we going to forget our dead? !
Wy friends, as you go to the polls on
November 2 try to keep in mind those |
'ale faces that somewhere yonder arc
ooking up to the stars who fought !
lot that you might make hunderC .
'illionl dollars-f1ot that. Imagine
hose soldiers cry. Imagine the man
Who has to live and save his skin at /
III hazards and let courage and moral .
dealism go, and let Heaven go, and !,
ct God Almighty go if we can keep
'ur dollars. Think of the dead as if |
he soldier died without a wound, as