Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1922-03-23
Noti1inn MercenarY or Mean.


There was nothing petty or mean
or mercenary in the spirit that caused
US to enter the war. Ours was not
war for conquest or glory. Our action
was inspired by the highest patriot
ism. The ark of liberty was endan-
gered. The institutions OF the repub-
lie were threatened. We fought that
liberty might continue as an active
principle; that democracy might sur
vive The people Of the nation Went
whOle-heartedly into the war. | thank
God that tie spirit of the patriots OF
1776 still lived in the people oI the ma
ton in 1917; that there was the same
| love of liberty, home and country, the
same Willingness to sacrifice even lie
itself in their defense.
Mo Braver Soldiers Ever Marched.
No Drawer soldier ever marched 10
war than the American soldier in the
world war Though unframed in war
fare, he had intelligence, a patriotic
spirit. the power of initiative, a coUr
age that made him forget that he had
ever heard the name death and made
him turn terror into sport. When our
! boys stepped upon the soil of Europe,
William of Berlin saw the same mys-
teriOus characters that BelShaZZar
saw at Babylon. His doom was sealed.
In vain did he implOre the shades of
Bismark and Won Moltke for help. lie
| was taught by the soldiers OF this ma
tiOn a lesson that has been true since
civilization wrote it's first part in his
tory, that no one nation shall ever D9
allowed to dominate the earth We
owe a debt of gratitude to these mag
nificGnt young nren that we can never
repay.
But we can never forget the efforts
of the women in this dreadful time.
In innumerable ways their hands
found employment. In many acts or
self-denial, their love Of country met
the test of sacrifice without murmur
or complaint. Among the wounded
over there they were ever present to
comfort, sOOthe and help. At home
their hands were busy, though their
hearts were heavy. In the lonely hours
of the long nights, at many fireside
/ in the homeland, they reinforced our
cannon at the front with an unshaken
trust in God; and upon bended knee,
they assaulted the gates OF Heaven
with prayer until Jehovah's lightninGs
were unloosed and victory was
achieved.
/ | have referred to the work of the
women in time of war. At this time
when there are battles of peace TO be
/ fought-battles just as important as
those of war-I have no doubt that
the good women of the state will be
found Just as ready to do their share
in the fight against the enemies of
good government and good morals.
Good women are always patriotic
deeply patriotic, thank God. Thay
have great respect for the higher
/ ideals of life, and, having less contact
than men with the rOugher side OF
life, it is perhaps true that they are
more attracted by and more attached
to those principles of democracy that
give promise of lifting governmental
affairs to higher plane. They have
always been a steadying ana uplifting
influence; and l am sure that influ-
ence will grow stronger with the COM
/ ing OF d larger opportunity to take
1 part in the affairs of state.
/ Critics Within the Party.
/ Going back to the subject of critics
within the Democratic party. Some
/ evenly regret that they purchased Lib
erty Bonds. In this connection, | want
to call your attention to the fact that
! during InS JIlu0 Ol Wal Tie OOCldllSIS
/ in their national convention at ST.
/ Louis declared: I'VE pledge ourselves
to oppose any attempt to issue bonds
To say the least of it, this was moral
treason to the United States. That
convention was dominated by men like
Victor Berger, who were openly SYM
pathizing with Germany. Yoa can
have no patience with any man who
expresses regret that he did not fail
to support his government; who says
that he regrets that he did not keep
his money in his pocket and allow our
4 gallant soldiers, perhaps your own
boy, to suffer for the want of food aud
/ clothing, or allow them to be butch
cred on the fields of France because
they were Islarmed. If such senti-
ment had been expressed in your pres
ence while your son was in the army,
it would have been unhealthy for the
man who said it; and l feel sure that
you resent it now.
One of the results of the constant
criticism and complaint by the dis
/ gruntled Democrats, who might be
more properly called assistant Re
/ publicans, was that very large vote
4 was cast in Mississippi at the 1926
election for the Republican candi
dates. Men who had been lifelong
Democrats voted for Harding Why
was this! The answer is easily given
Men whom they had followed and wor
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