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Peacetime Patriotism. Patriotism, li?:e the love of < ?or parent, is inborn. Like the of child for parent, too, patrio ?fiares into white heat at a hin insult to the beloved birthl -Again the comparison holds true, .as in the preoccupation of youl -child is often inconsiderate of needs and seeming indifferent the love y earnings of. the- par just .90 the average citizen, absoi in iiis individual interests seem"* times of peace utterly oblivioui dbe claims of his community or country. Our distionaries declare patriot io be "the passion which aims serve one's country and to mainl its laws and institutions." That i -a passion which clenches the fist the first threat of external meddl or internal strife is obvious, .should it not bc: just as irresistible ieep the muscles faut in the p emotion of national prosperity tween scraps? isn't that maintena; .clause in the above definition weighty as the service clause? For uately our glorious boys of 1 American Expeditionary Force de it so, or they would not have promptly welded themselves intp 1 -American Legion, that bulwark saf?ty against anarchy and agaii .every tendency toward national ( ?cadence and disintegration. The trouble with many of ps w . .-stayed at home and \Vorked a: prayed with all our strength of bo -.and soul while our soldiers foug "out a world's emancipation, is, th now, in this critical time of rea justment we minimize our person relation to our government. President Wilson gave the key ? the solution of present probler ^away back in our neutrality day when, warning of the danger of ra? interference, he reminded us th; one citizen had precipitated that org ?of bloodshed. He then went on to ss that the man who lives a sober, pu poseful life in the interest of tl common good is a truer patriot tha lie who would glory to die for tl ? country which his personal indiscn lion had plunged into war. , This government of ours rests U] on the bed-rock of individual r< . sponsibility. The spirit of tm Americanism develops from the un self-respect to family pride, fro) fEanvuy pride to community ambitioi rfrom community ambition to stal l?oyalty and from state loyalty i national patriotism. A government modelled by repr< .tentatives of its citizenship, electe with an eye single to the furtheranc of-civil and religious liberty an ?zealous in the impartial exercise c justice between man and man is th .aim and the claim of the America Republic. Such a government natui .ally tends to foster a saner patrio ism than is possible to citizens c European nations, whose love c country is more a love of sacred tn ditions and a pride in ancient glor iban a spontaneous tenderness bor of gratitude for personal privilege and blessings. And yet, in this good land wher the citizen is responsible for the law before he is responsible to then -crime is rampant. Only last Sunda . a minister declared in one of our pu pits that an adjoining county to our had more homicides last year tha were in the whole of Scotland. Anc judging: by Greenwood county's de plorable record of the past fe\ weeks, our sister county has nothin; on us in the way of a crime record How far are you and I responsibl if or this inconsistent patriotism .Just so far as we by the unrighteou .or unwise exercise of our individua vote fail to represent ourselves b; righteous law makers, law interpre ters and law executors. Well ma; Whittier exclaim: '"The crowning fact, the kindliest ac Of freedom is the freeman's vote.' .It is the lack of appreciation oi the sacredness of the vote that ha: dragged American politics into thf .znire of dishonor. The Italian whe when asked, "For what did yoi vote?" replied "For two dolla'," is- ? type of the citizenship upon which de volves the responsibility of having -frustrated the effectiveness of the whole scheme of American legisla tion. Another type upon whom more ?contumely rests is the native born - citizen who is too busy pushing his business, his pen or his plough to :spare time for looking into the claims of candidates or noticing social con ' ditions. Still another reprehensible type of citizens is the spasmodic' pa triot who sleeps soundly between crises, awakening on the eve of elec tion just in time, to be violently agi tated over impending disaster. In vain he rasps his throat and dislocates bis wrists striving to hoist into office the honorable, capable candidate who while he "slumbered and slept" has been (rut-matched by an unscrupu ioas trickster. Shall these types of voters be du plicated among the newly enfran-j chised women of our land? Undoubt edly they will be unless American, women awake to the consciousness of their need of enlightenment, and concern themselves sincerely about the new responsibility which con fronts them. If we love our country, cur state, our Greenwood, and our own four walls, we must league our selves for intelligently dealing with issues as they arise. The Greenwood League of Women Voters aspires to be a training school for service in and for our community and country. We are in the beginner's class, most of us, but if a sincere desire for knowledge be speaks success we will be prepared for helpfulness as? the need develops, It is earnestly hoped that every woman in Greenwood town and county who can attend may be pres ent at the meeting Thursday after noon at four o'clock in the Library. Mrs.. E. S^Moorer, Pub. Chm. " Greenwood League of Women Voters. Not long ago something happened in the City by the Sea that was per haps for Charleston more unusual than for any other section of our state. The women were notified that the books were opened for registra tion for the approaching city elec tion, but they put off the "evil day" along with scores of men, and when they suddenly aroused, or were aroused by interested women, to the need for their ballot on some impor tant measures, that^unusual thing took place. Women so crowded - the registra tion booth that some of the more de termined ones stood in line from early morn to. dewy eve for three days before they got what they came for. Some people blamed the con gestion on officials and some blamed the women for waiting for the last minute when there had been plenty time to get their certificates leisurely and comfortably. Did you laugh when you read the above paragraph? Well, what about your town? You are expecting an election some time, are you not? To come a little closer, what about you? Have you registered? Have you of fered to tend your neighbor's baby while she does, or better still, have you offered to get hers for her? The books at your county seat are opened every first Monday. You can do a neighborly service by getting the certificates for your neighbors who find it inconvenient to come to town, and you can push up the delin quents in your neighborhood. There was a time when our hands were tied, and all we had was influ ence. We did double duty with that. Now since w? have gotten the ballot don't, stop working your influence over time if need be. We demonstrated to the country that if our hands were tied, our feet were free for action by the immense amount and vigorousness of our kick ing. There is no more cause for kick ing. Don't kick, go and register and be ready to vote when the time comes, and tell other people what you are going to do and why. Do not vote for men, vote for measures. Or ganize and push a League of Women Voters in your community and study your local needs as well as state and national. You are a drone in the hive until you register. You are disfranchising yourself and nobody is to blame. Reg ister and be ready, you may live to regret it if you do not. You may consider it no concern of yours how an election goes in your town and refuse to take any respon sibility to yourself, but your Vote may decide an election-such things have happened. Your vote can put in a good man, and defeat a bad one. The lack of your vote may defeat a good man and turn the election to a bad one. You can not shirk this duty with out evil results. You can git, at home and embroider a daisy and decide an election in favor of a demogogue, or you can go out and vote for a statesman. Which are you going to do? E. A. D. YOUR PRESCRIPTION . BUSINESS Is solicited by us. We carry a full stock of fresh drugs and carefully compound pre scriptions. We also carry a large stock of confectionery, sta tionery, peri um?ry and toilet articles or all kinds. Large assortment to select from. Our stock of fancy gro ceries is always complete and we can fill your orders with the best of everything. Your patronage solicit?e!. Mitchell & Cantelou . Pharmacy Abbe ville-Green wood Mu tual Insurance Asso ciation.. ORGANIZED 1892. Property* Insurred $17,226,000. WRITE OR CALL on the under signed for any information you may desire about car plan pf insurance. 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