Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 April 1917 — EDITORIAL PARAGRAPHS [ARTICLE]

EDITORIAL PARAGRAPHS

Splash! We’re in it at last. Think twice before you speak. The words you think smart may sound silly to others. War is hell, but now that we are into' it we must do our best to make it hell for the other fellow. Your conscience, brother, will tell you when you are doing wrong —provided you have a conscience. The fellow who makes a practice of betting on torse races seldom finds other people betting on him. No, the nation is not slowly drifting toward universal military service. It is going at express speed. It takes Uncle Sam a long time to get started, but the old boy can raise a heap of duet when he finally shakes his legs.

Don’t worry volunteers will flock to the colors thicker than bees at swarming time. Free spuds and beans will do it. “Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown,’’ and from recent reports some heads are not very easy after the crown has been removed. St. Patrick banished the snakes from Ireland and was canonized. Nicholas banished the “snakes” from Russia and was ostracised. Something wrong somewhere.