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synopsis of srm ii dixivi t; fr l> UV HON. V ? ' I \ I'll. or* no dmlo>.il I ,| \?h < n un?* Pure and I iidiliili d the Theme of Argument? Vmcrttu Mint Dcfrut Gcrman> (.> Save DemiH-rac) and I Uilt/ntlon. Sixteen \sars ago l Legan my first campaign for Congress in tin- old Cesjit Mouse at this place. 1 re? member that my appeal was m.ni? di reel to tl:.e voters of the county. 1 waa then a mere boy. but the syatoa thetlc hearts of the clttsenshlp tnls generous county reuched out to ms and took me in. and during all the intervening time I have f< westteg and ready friends among you. I come to you today, ripened with tpe experience of the years that hsvs passed since my first meeting el h you. 1 come to you at the most momentou.4 period in the tide of Hose; 1 come to you to discuss with you the it ost tremendous problem that ever confronted a free people. 1 beg you to listen to me as I try calmly and without passion to pre? sent the American side of this ques? tion. I am glad to have the opportunity of presenting such an lisue to the people of the county which claims th? df.st of the Immortal ?.. n. Sunder. I am glad to dlscuxs the American and sdmlnlstrstlon side of Ods question with the titlsenship of the Gamecock Ccunty of South r irolti a There may have been different among you before war between Ihh country and Germany began, but I sfr.ee April Cth I know, because I know the people of this county. ? *e dt'Terences have been I ? said forgotten in the American spirit which Inspires the heart and thrill* 4he hope of every man. wVm.aa and eh Id in thin great audience. Then copper-heads, no slackers, m p# ople In this county. Then an? few of this kind In any county in South Can Una and when the truth Is known there will be fewer, and I premise you that if God gives me the physical strength, the truth shall b known, the world, the nah, and the <1e>"tl to the contrary. afly people on both sides of my family came from Germany, In the early stages of this war what sympa? thies I dared have, v ere probably pro-German. I tried to be neu? tral. I followed the ptogress of the war with studious attention. I be to study the Prussian philosophy. I tried, in my own mind, to apologia1 for and forgive certain Gorman atro? cities, but the more 1 apologise I forgave, the more, and. the these outr ige? grew. More than a year ago made up icy mind that the world would either have to whi| Germany, tr be whipped by her. th it nothing lesg than this would satlsf) the Prussian autocracy, and today, to paraphrase, the language of Dr. George B. Cromer. a most d 1st in gutshed and patriotic Carolinian of German descent. I speak to \ou no ss one of German ? \tiactlon. but as one made up of DP? per cent Ameri? can. I have not a scintilla of sympathy, or putifnee. with those whose for psreuts cune to il-s . aintr to es? cape the iron rule of Prusaianism. and who have raised their famih*.-, have prospered and grown fat un? der the protection of this flag. \vh > new feel they owe something to th I Fatherland This Is my Fatherla-.u'. Its strong arm protects OJBC lu ,n rights, and gives me asgejrance of life snd liberty. I owe nothing t ? Gsrmsny. my whole allegiance is for my country and my flag. I did not say in my speech In Co? lumbia the other night, so reported that the man who did not think th. I we had a right to go Into this war uiitntirnuiuuBtuniiiiBBiuttitttfttnnr We Grind lenses, examine the eyes iclcnt ideally and fit eye glasses perfectly. IM us wor!. for you We ha\e all prescription-) On file Broken lecses replac? ed promptly. Graduate Opto metrlst and Optl< tn in charge S W. As Thompson JEWELER I OFTCMETRIST ;i:mmr?i tinmifflwiwiitinrmtniti either had a white liver or was dis? loyal. What l did say was this: That whenever you found a man who spent all of his time criticism*- Kng land and our allies, apologi/lng all the trrhe for the conduct of Oer? ? 1 mi\. ami tie- Central powers, ami j never having a word of commenda? tion for the conduct of his own gov? ernment, that such a man either had a white liver or was disloyal to his lountry. and I repeat that declaration I emphasize it. 1 want to say another thing, and it that the man who feels a greater love for the German Hag than he feels for the Stars and Stripes, who t't ls that he owes more to Germany i! m lm <h?es to the l'nlted State? of America, whose heart thrills more at the sight of the German Hag than at the sight of the Stars and Stripes, is a double dyed traitor, lie is a trai? tor to Germany, because he is not in the German trenches lighting for tht Hag he loves; he is a traitor to this country, because his disloyal heart is tbbing in the back th*i brave Amer ca boys In khaki. I have voted many mill! m dollar! th s past cm mess tor - arious war purposes. I would gladly vote many million more to t'urmsh free transportation for stich Americans into the German line where the\ belong. The most important session of any Ive bod] in all the history of the world has just come to a e|os< In its deliberation, party lim ~ \\me submerged in the true Ameri ean spirit, and the historic center aisle was forgotten in the fervor ?l patriotic zeal. Members fo all par tits struck hands upon the altar of their country ai d swore to svrve her without thought of stilish personal or party advantage. Congress rose to the supreme test of patriotism and ered not. We have provided the men and the money which will break the back of Prussian mili? tarism and smash into smithereens German Kultur and the German philosophy that might makes right. Neither any member of congress, nor that silent, patient, peace-lov? ing man In the White House, carry? ing unflinchingly, and with undaunt? ed courage, the burdens and hope of 110,000,000 million people, desired war. President Wilson did not ask. nor did congress declare war upon the Importe] German government. The war resolution, so called, only recited the fact that Germany had been for the past two and a-half years, and was then, and seemed de? termined to continue to make war upon the Cnited States. Do the fact justify the conclusion of the presl dint-and the conrfress? War may be defined to be the un? lawful destructi on by one nation ot the property, ights. and lives of another, or an assault upon these Mas the conduct of Germany toward this government and Its Olt|seni brought her within this definition 7 What are the facts? During the past three years Ger? many has eommitted every possible outrage upon this government. First. She had tilUd our lam with splOOi with Ohlol headquarter. In HernstorlT's embassy in Washing? ton. Seeond: She has intrigued with MeXlCO and undertaken lQ do so with Japan in the hope of having tin Mexican greasers un lcr German o!ti 00n attaek our Southern border witi i bribe of Texas, Arizona, and N'ew MOXlCO if they should win. while tin powerful Japanese were to take our Western coast. The Zinmerman let 1 ter will Ko down In history as om ol the most pertldious a? ts ever un? dertaken to bo perpetrated by om friendly nation against another. Tbl ? e She b'e\V Up. it HOW (lc \ i lops, our munition f ictories, our bridges, and undertook to stir up la? bor troubles, and lUOdSt dOd in many li i na es. The I. W. W. Is nothing more nor less than Germany's or ganlSOd attempt to break down tin sirenuth of this goveri meet Poor! sin- undertook to turn loa the negroes of the South upon tht un suspecting whites. Murder, rape, an ' . si crime conceivable was in her p sgram of undermining the otahlllty and strength of the Cnited States. Five: She undertook to assume the ri^ht of controlling the seas ami of saying to us when, how and when the ships of a free nation, carryiiu the products of the labor, and like? wise the lives, of a free people, should go. Six: She sent to the bottom of the OCOaa II ships carrying the Amen e can Hag. and sent to the POttOnilSSt d ?ep, 22T? American citizens. Seven Her Well known dream 0 world dominion stood and stands a: a constant monOOS 10 fTOS people t)\ erywlu re, The contest is one be tV.een the l>einoern<\ of America VC the Autoorec] of Germany* The Herman philosophy is. thai Prussian' Is n cannot grow so long as Ameri canlSin continues t ? expand. It i , fight ot systems, America will eon* tint to be free, If Oho wins, or slave |l he loses. I refill believe that President W\\ un pas be<-n rhosen of nod to snatch Die bleeding form ot olvIHgsUon and democracy from beneath tile iron heel of the German dream of World dominion. May God help us to help him in bJs task. Some nay we have no cause for en? tering this war. The commander-in chief of the army and navy, the overwhelming vote of both branches of congress, the president's cabinet. thought differently, it is a sjgnifi OOAt fact that only five men in the house south of Mason ami Dlxon line voted against the proposition of de? claring that Germany was making war against us. There were only si\ senators in the tot 1 membership of that body who voted to the contrary, and one of these at this moment is being tried by his colleagues for se? ditious utterances. It is the duty of the government to protect its citizens in the enjoyment of their right, liberty, and the pur? suit of their happiness. It is the pur? pose for which our government was formed, it is the aim of all govern? ments. If I am not to be protected In my rights, I should not be called upon to pay taxes and support the government. We are lighting this war as a guarantee to our humblest citizen that wherever the American Hag floats, there he has a guarantee to look after his interest and to eee that his rights are protected, and. as well, respected. The sea has alwavs been recog? nized as an International highway, free to all who had the means to travel. In 1812, more than a hun? dred years ago, England challenged our right to the seas. Wc answered her by whipping her. In 1S1T?, the Algerian pirates challenged the right and Decatur bombarded Tripoli. Ger? many challenges that right today when we are the most powerful na? tion in the world, and our response to her will be just the same kind Ol licking, except a good deal worse, than those we have given to other nations who have challenged us on this proposition. International law provides that in the capture of belligerent vessels, much les neutrals, due observance must be shown with ..egard to the life of the crew. The law provides seizure and search, and then safety for those on board. The llrst glimpse this country had of Germany's ruth Icssness, of her doctrine of might over right, came when the great pas? senger ship, the Lusitanla with 2,000 souls on board, more than half of whom perished in watery graves, 137 of whom Were Americans, was struck by a German submarine. The pres? ident, through Secretary Bryan, is? sued his famous ultimatum to Ger many that a recurrence of such a catastrophe, would cause 'he United States to hold that Government to a strict accountability. German> promised to be good, and admitted her error, and In December 11? 1 gave us the solemn promise that linen would - not be sunk without warniio and without the safety of the lives of non-combatants. But in the next <iU days four or live more ships Wert BUnh ami again we protested, but o.. the Slat of January, 1917, German) not died us that she would prevent al navigation including vessels of both belligerents and neutrals in the an. around Kuglaml, Fiance and Italy. comprising I|000,A0Q square miles o*. the ocean, She told us we might send s. many ships a week from certain port: to certain ports. We told her sin might step to Hades, that we had ; right to travel the ocean, whenever v. herever, ami in whatever di e pleased us. The submarine is a ra w Implement of murder. It is physically impos sihle for her to operate in accordance with the laws of nature. It cannot provide for the safety of those oi hoard. It must send them to the hot torn of the sea. whether they bt guilty or innocent, whether the shl] On which they sail carries contra band or non-contraband of war. i cannot wait for seizure and search it i inst strike lie deadly blow as thief in the night. It Is the ocean': assassin. It murders babies in theii mother's arms. Germany claims the right to use thle awful weapoi against us. against < ur citlsons win are pursuing their legltl nute business she claims this right because Ens land has blockaded her. England') i>io( kadi Is legitimate, Back In the fateful days of th Sixties, when we of the South wen struggling In desperation, we wen blockaded. but Admiral Bapha? Slmmes, In his remarkable career h destroying Northern commerce, re speeted the code <>f war and refuse, to descend to the level of an ordin?r en pirate, what a contrast hetwec I him and Von Tirpitz? You remember the days <>c 191 when the price of cotton fell froi I.; cents to r, cents per pound. Vo know why? H was because shlppinj wan broken down and the sea wn pract Ically closed. The area which Germany has plot .?.I to us is so large that four-lifth of the commerce of the South. K cotton, corn, meat, etc, must u> through it to tin*I a foreign market and unless it can lind a foreign mat mm I kot it becomes a drug upon the mar? ket and its value is nothing. There are 71 thousand cotton mill operatives in South Carolina whose daily bread depends upon the run? ning of the mill. If you close thesseas against the manufactured product, these people are without homes, with? out bread, without opportunity to educate their children. No class of people will be more directly affected than will the mill operative of South Carolina, lie must lind an outlet for his labor and that means an open sea. There is complaint that our boys have to go to France. It is no fur? ther, as an outgrowth of modern in? vention, from Sumter to Paris than it was in 1800 from Sumter to Bull Run. These old grey haired Confederate soldiers did not complain that they had to leave their homes, and their boys are not going to do it, and their boys do not thank the demagogues for complaining for them. The French soldier, that saved the patriot army when this young na? tion was struggling for its liberty, did not complain to come to us. We are going to pay our debt to France with interest doubly compounded. We are going to lift the awful menace of Prussianism from over her, and Per shing is to be to her in this her aw? ful ordeal what LaFayCtte was to us in ours. They say it is a Wall Street war. It is a lie. They say that Wilson brought on the war. That is a He. Did Wilson and Wall Street outrage Belgium7 Did Wilson and Wall Street blow up the munition factories all Over this country? Did Wilson and Wall Street write the Zimmerman note? Did they till our land with spies? Did Wilson and Wall Street plant bombs in our very capitol? Did Wilson and Wall Stret send the Dusi Canla with her freight of souls into the depths of the deep? This accu? sation is a miserable German lie. and the hearts of those who repeat and circulate it to the unthinking, are as black in disloyalty as was the heart of Benedict Arnold. There are those who say that American should not travel on these ships and in the danger zone. Am I to cease to travel on the Coast Bin? because the Southern is at trouble with it? We are in the war. There is no half way ground upon which men can stand. The time for criticism is past. We are either for or against our country. The day of hyphenism is no more. / We must win this war for the vin? dication of our own rights, and that the world may be made safe for democracy. We can win it only by giving to the government our whok hearted support. Money will not win it. Men will not win it. Food will rot win it. These are all necessar> parti of the machine. We can win it only with these and the completest loyalty to the purposes of the gov? ernment. The nation faces the supremest test. Your boys are going to th< front to light for the civilisatloi which trembles in the balance. W? who remain at home must make oui sacrifice, little as it Is in comparison with theirs. Hundreds of thousands of brav?, and true boys are mobilising in theii camps throughout the country prep* aratory to entering the trenches be yond the waters to tight and to dit that this nation, "the land of th(' free and the home of the brave," shall not perish from the face of tin arth forever. They are going to light and die to avenge the deaths oi our fathers, brothers, mothers, wive^ and babies. They .are going to light ind die in France that this free land )f ours may not in the mar future ?suffer the horrows of Belgium and Northern France. They are going to tight and die In France because it It better that they tight there than that ?vo permit the enemy to land her? upon our own soil. They are goin? o tight and .die in France that thr ?ver threatening menace of Prussian nilitarlsm and German supermanisn to the peace of the world may b< .rushed beyond possibility of resur red ion. Our prayers and benedictions g< irlth them, but these are not sufli lent to arm, equip, munition, feed ind cloth them. The cost of war i: daggering to the imagination. It akes money to win victories, and tin rovernment has no money except lUCh as it gets through taxes, three ind indirect, or such as it can bor ow from its citizens. Cue of th. hingS that we are here for today b o say to you that your government In need of money with which t< onduct the war. and with whic h ii ?art to supply the needs of our al es In this conflict. We have passe tax bill which will raise over tw? llllon dollars, but II nccesary thai he government borrow from you in ddltlon |5,000,000#000. The allot nenl for South Carolina is lifted ii 111 Ion dollars, it is n bagatelle ?ompaied to the we .uh and re ourcei of this state. Never In th? llstOry Of the Slate has there been ucb prosperity. Every otic Is get T ting rich except those living on a sal? ary fixed by law. The traffic on your roads and streets has never been so great. A few more years like this and the people of the State will be out of debt. Hank deposits art piling up. The banks in fact are becoming poor with over deposits. You who May at home, and all of us cannot go, are to enjoy the blessings of these riches, while the boys are standing In the trenches deep in mud and blood fac ! ing a rain of lead that you may en jjoy these things. They ask only that ! you do your share, that you con? tribute your sacrifice in providing money with which to make them as comfortable and secure as possible, while they are offering up their very lives for their country's sake, for your sake, for the sak* of your chil? dren and your children's children, that you and they may continue to be i free, may continue to live in peace and quletetude and prosperity. Their's is the supreme sacrifice, yours is small in comparison with it. Will you make it? They are making theirs. Then buy a liberty Bond. The other thing that your govern? ment asks you to do is to help feed your army and navy, your non-pro? ducing civilian population, and th'* j armies and navies, and civilan popu? lations of your allies, who up to this time have born the brunt of the con? test. You are not asked either to go hungry or even to stint yourselves. There 4s yet no necessity for such extreme. Y'ou are only asked to con? serve, to save, to prevent waste, in the consumption of those things that are essential to the very lives of our sol? diers at the front. Victories have never been won by hungry men. Bread in this conflict takes equal rank in, importance with bullets. The Until victory will come to that combination of nations which shows a prepond? erance of food and clothing, if w can continue to feed our army and navy, and do our share in feeding the armies and navies of cur allies, the victory is as certainly ours as the morning sun shall rise, but if an\ - thing shall happen which shall ma? terially reduce the food supply of our allies, then the victory is in doubt, certainly the war geratly pro? longed. Each biscuit sent to Europe may mean and in a relative way will mean an American boy kept out of the trenches. I am more or less familiar with th'-, world's food situation, and there is a tremendous shortage both with the Central powers, and with the entente who are now actually engaged. There has been a loss since th? war began of 55,000,000 head of cattale, some f>0-odd million head of hogs, and 30 odd million head of sheep. The four things in the way of foodstuffs In which the world faces almost a fam? ine arc, bread, meats, fats, and su? gar. Through the Food Control Act, congress has undertaken to drive out of business the speculator, gambler, hoarder and greedy cormorant, and by regulation to prevent these leech? es from preying upon the people. 1 have confidence In the success of that measure. It will not meet every ex? pectation of it, but it will Stabilize i prices, and in a large measure drive out of existence those who would take advantage of suffering human? ity. But all things can not be accom? plished by law. The people are not ready for it, nor has the necessity acme, and I trust it may never conic, when the stringent regulations con? trolling the consumption of food |.i all of the warring nations across th? water. Germany more so than any, shall have to be put into force in thia country. More can be accomplished in food production and conservation by voluntary action upon the part ol patriotic people than by law. Our ap? peal to you today is that you volun teer, save every ounce of foodstuffs that you possibly can save without actually stinting yourselves. The kitchen waste of this country is esti? mated to approximate a tremendous sum of $700,000,000 annually. This waste converted into bread would go a long way in feeding our boys. We must especially conserve oar flour, and to that end we should learn to eat more corn bread. We ought tc do this anyhow, because it is the best bread there is and the most health? ful, hut we should especially do it because flour is absolutely necessar> in the composition of war bread, and meal is entirely unsuited to it. Th? patriotic, Self-sacrifice, and effor(t. o! our splendid womanhood are here called upon. After all, in all wars. In every age, it has been the woman be? hind the flag whose smiles, whos* toll, whose sacrifices, have won th? victories at the front. She. Cod hies her. needs only to have her du? | pointed out to her to do it. The nation is called upon to nte< its BUpremesl test. Democracy is a stake. The future of eivilizatin trembles in the balance. Military an tocracy must be crushed that last in; >eaee mav conn to the world. Aim upon each and every one of us toda\ there rests a. solemn obligation to Olli country, and the Special obligation i buy bonds. Save bread, stand to sether. TUE ?ED (mORS DINNER. A Successful and Profitable Enterprise for Benefit of Saniter Cliapter. The dinner Saturday for the bene? fit of lied Cross headquarters, Mrs. A. C. Phelps, chairman, chairmen of dinner, Mrs. Perry Moses and Mrs. Horace Harby, was one of the ' most successful affairs- of the kind ever had in Sumter. It began at 1 o'clock, by 3 everything had been eold, 524 persons had been dined and numbers turned away. The price of their tickets was refunded a num? ber of persons who came too late to be served; some generously refused to receive back their money. The headquarters- committee is very grateful to all those who work? ed to such good purpose, the com? mittees who had the work in charge, those who contributed the raw ma? terial, those who cooked it, those who j prepared the building, loaned it and furnished it. the ticket sellers and the newspapers that so kit dly carried no? tices to the public. All these com? bined to make the results worth whjle and their efforts ar* appreciated. The total amount t; ken in was $4 05.80. So much vas contributed that the expenses of the dinner amounted to only $37.$?. The chapter hes therefore on hand $368.24 with which to purchase sapplies to turn into comforts for the men who will represent our nation \t the front. This chapter is not merely a town affair as it has- auxiliaries throughout the county that get supplies from the same headquarters and so the coun? ty did its share too towurds the din? ner Some out-of-town contributions were: AVedgefield Auxiliary: A home cured ham, $6.05 cash. Salern: Through Mr. Dabbs: 2 fowls, 1 bushel sweet potatoes-, 1 home cured ham (Mr. Drunson), ^tur? nips, 1 pound butter. 1 dozen eggs. Tirdal, through Mrs. \V. H. Cuttino, $3.00 cash. Mr. and Mrs, W L. Saunders, 1 home cured ham, 1 bushel potatoes. Mr. Am D. Harby, 1 bushel sweet potatoes.*. Mr. S. A. Harvin, 1 bushel sweet potatoes. Mrs. .1. L?. Irby, 1 bushel sweet po? tatoes. Mrs. Scott DuBos', 1 home cured ham, 1 bushel swee. potatoes. Mr. J. M. Kolb, 1 home cured ham. Mr. C. H. Jacksor. 1 bushel sweet potatoeo. Mrs. 3. R. Flud. 1 turkey. Some of the assistance in town came from: Mrs. Lee Scarborough, 1 ham. Mr. tm D. Jennings, 1 ham. Mrs. R. D. Lee, ham and cake. Mrs. Thomas Wilson, ham and 1 peck white potatoes. \ Boston Candy K?chen, 6 gallons ice crec.m. Sibert's Drug Store, 2 gallons ice cream. DeDorme's Pharmacy, 2 gallons ice cream. Mitchell's Drug Store, 2 gallons ice cream. Sumter Gas- Co., work and fixtures loaned. W. H. Shelly and Son, furniture loaned. Geo. H. Hurst, furniture loaned. Moran and Co., china loaned. Mrs. A. M. Bogin. nlver loaned. Mr. Perry Moses, store loaned. All those who rendered assistance and gave supplies are too numerous to mention, but the committees have record of them and remember them kindly. Some of the contributions listed above were not used in the din? ner, but all stich wore sold and the procccim from the sales went to de? fray necessary expenses. There were some pots and pans whose owners were not at hand when the sttre was closed after the din? ner, so these articles were left with Moran and Co., to be called for. New York, Oct. *4.?The first ra? tion went into efft -t here when the retail stores throughout the city re? stricted the sale of sugar to two to live pounds to a customer, at ten or eleven cents, according to \he pa - tariotis n of the retailer. Washington. Oct. 24.?B. B. Cos sett, of Anderten, has been appoint? ed f ate fuel a V.nmistrator of South I arolina. Petrograd, Oct. 24.?The newspa? pers state that Premier Kerensky will probably relinquish the post of com mander-in-chief of all the armies to On. Boukhonian at the end of this week. Washington, Och 24.?The law Which makes the national capitol dry November 1st. has been Upheld by tin- local Supreme Court, Which dismissed the suits of liquor dealers. Atlanta, Oct. 24.--Ten German sail? ors, who w? r?' Interned at Fort Mc Pherson, escaped from the barbed wire stockade last night. They es? caped through a taitttei Which it is bettered they htfd worked on for treeks,