Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 163, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 July 1918 — HAS ANSWERED EVERY CALL [ARTICLE]

HAS ANSWERED EVERY CALL

JASPER COUNTY HAS MET ' EVERY DEMAND IN MEN AND *MONEY. This -county has sent a large number of volunteers to the army and navy.. Every quota of selectmen has been filled on a 100 per cent basis. Jasper county was the banner county of the state" in subscription to the Third Liberty Loan. It has met its quota in all Red Cross, Young Mens’ Christian Association and Knights of Columbus drives. We have been proud of our record and most of us have a desire that no blot may be made upon the escutcheon so long kept bright and clean. That there is some danger that blemish may come to Jasper county’s fair name is evinced by the fact* that some are questioning the right of the government to call a certain number of selectmen at a given time into the service. The patriotic spirit of Jasper county people says to the government that your commands shall be obeyed and not questioned. However, F. E. Babcock, in the last meeting of the Jasper county council of defense, being one of the very few meetings he has attended, raised a terrible howl about the fact that we were asked to send seventy selectmen to Camp Taylor on Tuesday, July 23rd. The indignant remarks of Mr. Babcock were injected into the proceedings of the meeting after Dr. E. N_. Loy had made a frank open statement of the doings of the local conscription board and had invited the closest inspection of their work and the co-operation of the county council. Mr. Babcock, would have the people of this county block the efficient efforts, which is now being made to spur up the sending of soldiers to France that they may stand by those who are now so effectively serving humanity in its efforts to destroy tyranny and oppression. He objects strenuously to Jasper county filling her quota of seventy men, because for some reason, which he has no way of knowing why, is the number of our allotment for July 23rd. This objection can have but one effect in this county and that is to enemy age discontent and opposition to government rules and regulations. This must be as serious an offense as to object to the council endorsing some strictly political partisan matter or finding fault with a bishop who says that he loves his ‘country, but that he loves his sectarian church denomination more or to be.diseleased with the fellow who would eelittle the patriotism of Theodore Roosevelt, the world’s ideal patriot. The editor of the Republican finds limself unable to thrill with patriotic emotion every time the name of Woodrow Wilson is mentioned, but he has every respect in the world for the president of the United and in his humble and weak way -is anxious to obey every demand made by his government without asking why. Wheff the proper time comes and the question of who shall occupy the presidential chair is before the coun-! try, good and sufficient reasons will: be given by a great majority of the people of this country why that person should not be the present incumbent. Until that time we desire to co-operate with the powers that be in order that the great task in jvhich we are now engaged may be done as efficiently and as quickly as possible.