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WILL MATERIALISM INCREASE?

What will be the effect of the great conflict upon the inner life of the peoples affected? Will the oldtime ideals and aspirations for something above and beyond w’hat earth can give survive or will the world be engulfed in a wave of (materialism that shall undo and nullify the efforts of the seers and prophets of the ages? Wars among Christian nations are as fatal to the higher life < f the people affected as is apostacy to the community. The failure of a people to live up to the highest of their ideals, spreads in other peoples a contempt for those ideals. Will this be —the outcome of the present conflict?

We for one do not believe it will. We do not believe it, for the reason that the world—or at least the greater part of it—is today fighting maerialism in its most dangerous form. We insist that in those responsible for this war, the 'higher life- is a negative quantity, or at best so dwarfed and warped by false views of life as to be entirely overshadowed by the baser nature. The world has pretty well arrived at a definite knowledge of the fact that William of Germany is the source and inspiration of the conflict. True he was aided and abetted by kindred spirits, but those spirits were powerless without his word. ■ What, then, is the nature o’ Kaiser William? First, he is a monarch who throughout his whole reign has insisted that he rules by divine right. So ruling, he, in. his. ©pinion, can do no wrong. His j rights are to him bounded and tircumacribed only by his own desires.! That those desires relate to his own i

glory and that of his close follow-j ing, there can be no doubt. The masses of the German people have been dazzled by the glittering display of militarism and the bright promises held out to them in the event of victory, but the radiance of those visions is fading, and soon they will pass away, leaving the German people to face the coldly material fact of defeat. Fortunate will they be when if they can grasp the full extent of the unworthiness of the cause in which they have been fighting. But among the allied, peoples the knowledge that they are fighting to preserve the highest and noblest phases of life, takes deeper root as the conflict progresses. Their victory must be. they fully realize, a victory over materialism, and materialism of the crashest kind. They have no dreams of world empire—simply a consuming desire to live their own lives according to their highest lights.We believe that when the smoke of the conflict shall have passed, the world, shocked and horrified at the results of materialism, will decree that never again shall it prevail, and that mankind shall be free to pursue its way onward and upward to the great destiny awaiting it.

THE PEOPLE, ALWAYS RIGHT

It has been the conviction of the greatest statesman of all ages and all countries that one could safely trust to the decision of the majority of the people on any question that affected t|em. The public mind and conscience is nicely attuned to the public welfare and seldom goes astray. Given a free hand in the working out of their destiny, no people would ever come to grief. It is only when self-seek-ing and deceitful leaders becloud issues for their own selfish purposes that the people are seduced.

So much preliminary to the as- ■ section that the American people—the great, sober, reasoning majority—are right today. Without fuss and feathers they have decreed a : course of action that shall preserve phe national weal and the national honor, and they are not likely to be lightly turned from that course. “Vox populi, vox Dei,’’ never had a more direct application than to i t'he attitude of the American peoi pie in the present world crisis. Be- ' ing, then, the supreme power, the ! voice of the people should not only ■ have, but exercise, supreme author- ! ity. This we are failing to do. Our government is putting forth most herculean efforts to pilot the ship of state through the troubled waters, but they are hampered on , every hand by those who, from a , self interest that exceeds their loyI alty, persist in throwing every obstruction possible in the way. This should not be, must not be. The lives of the thousands of young men who .have responded to their country’s call must not be jeopardized by the Judas at home. It is time that the great loyal majority demand that the voice of the objector and obstructionist be si-lenced-—if ■ not one way, then another. There is something crooked about

a “conscience” that, persists in arraying itself against the national conscience. Such a “conscience - ’ is the creature of many and varied influences, none of which make for the best interests of American life. It is time the reactionary were silenced. The people have spoken, and their verdict should be final. The traitor to his country should feel that country’s displeasure in no light degree. , ■ ■

THE USES OF ADVERSITY

Nothing is truer than that continued and sustained prosperitv will enervate and undermine the physical, mental and moral stamina of any people. The human animal is all too prone to over-indulge in the good things of life. Put a man on his mettle to wrest existence from a reluctant world, and in the effort every fiber of his being is necessarily developed to the uttermost, and he emerges an invincible specimen of the fighter. So with nations. Given all that heart can wish, and left to revel unhindered in the indulgence of that plenty, the national fiber must inevitably deteriorate. Any crisis that jars men out of their ease cannot fail to work good that people. With no disposition to minimize the evils of the present conflict, yet we are bound to realize that the world is waking

up to a view of life that it had well-nigh lost. Life is a struggle, and when struggling ceases decay sets in. When the smoke of the present; conflict has cleared away and the world takes stock of results, we wIITbe found to have learned many valuable lessons. One great loss is inevitable —that of heroic lives that must of necessity be sacrificed. This is deplorable. -Yet these lives will have been given in the most glorious of causes—the renewing and vitalizing of the life of the nations. From the dawn of history to the present day, sybarites and sensualists have professed to deride and scoff at the scriptural virtues of renunciation and self-sacrifice. Yet the decree remains as unalterable today as when enunciated by the Man of Gallilee that “whosoever loseth his life shall find it.” We of America have not yet touched the edge of real renunciation. We have given only of a superabundance. It is when the giving assumes the nature of sacrifice that the real good to the people will be realized. Shall we, then, pray that it come not to us? We repeat, the sacrifice of life is deplorable, and we would it could be averted. There is but one greater calamity that could befall us, that is that we should fail to measure up to the opportunity now knocking at our door.

THE EGG SPECULATORS

Justice is reputed to be blind, but sometimes strikes so truly we are inclined to credit hre with Argus eyes. For some time now the government has been beseiged to include eggs in the soldiers’ rations, and it now comes to light that the parties so intensely interested in the boys are the cold storage men. Accustomed as they are to “retire ing" large quantities of eggs during the laying season, this year they miscalculated the supply, and now .they are caught with warehouses full and an almost normal supply still coming from the farms. Now they stand to lose heavily unless benevolent Uncle Sam can be persuaded to come to their relief. Uncle should relieve them by peremptorily ordering their stock thrown on the general market, and let the people once more make the acquaintance of the fruit.

EDITORIAL PARAGRAPHS

Every time the German crown prince loses a battle, . the kaiser takes a fresh grip on his “divine right.” ‘ ■ . • About the greatest achievement of the Liberty loan campaign was its signal victory over General Apathy. The average hotel or restaurant boarder is convinced that this thing called “food conservation" can be mighty easily overdone. Why all this comment on the loss of the colonel’s eye? It should be remembered that sight is not the colonel’s long suit, anyway. What has become of the oldfashioned woman who used to think she never could get a gown out of less than sixteen yards of cloth? The most uncomfortable fellow we know of these days is the fellow with a political speech in his system and hunting for an opportunity to unload. ■ ■ • ft , ■ ■ The kaiser of Germany and the sultan of turkey, working together, ought to cook up a very promising dish of “kultur" for the nations of the world.

THE TWICE-A-WEEK DEMOCRAT

The su>ltan of turkey now wears .the Hohenzollern star. Indicating, evidently, that he has passed a creditable examination in German “kultur.” - i To Bernstorff: Seven billion dollars war loan. And you might mention to your yiaster that t'hei-e are many more billions where these came from. I With £80,000,000 subscribed to the new Liberty loan by the sol-j dier boys, it would seem that the Sammies are willing to back their fighting with their dollars. J Shoes which the government ' furnishes the soldiers at a cost of $4.65 a pair, costs the civilian $9. to $lO a pair. There’s a reason, , and it should interest the govern- , ment. i “Me and Got und Mahomet,’’ is j the way the Louisville Courier- ■ Journal puts it. Sort of <a new I trinity, but let us hope not so [powerful as the one it would seek ( | to supercede. | The answer to the sinking of the transport Antilles in this country i 'was a $5,000,000,000 war loan.' Germany is doing her best to bring ; out all the latent patriotism of the American people. . | Not to be outdone by the women ;in conserving clothing material, the ( men will now abolish vests. Well, • it isn’t fair that the women should , make all the sacrifices in this direc-

tion, even if they are voluntary. Next time you hear a wise guy ranting about the huge profits the farmer is coining, remind him that there are several million acres of idle land in this little old countrv and some of it would be tickled to death to yield its treasures to HIM. Characters writers and others should cut out the “By Heck” and “By Ned” stuff when referring to the efforts of the ruralist toward the gentle accomplishment of profanity. The average countryman of this day would blush with shame at such feeble efforts. If our writers would get out and mingle with the real farmers of the land they would find them possessed, when so inclined, with a vocabulary of cuss words warranted to do justice to the 'most strenuous occasion.

AGRICULTURAL NOTES

John Brown, an extensive farmer of Monon, spent Thursday and Friday of last week in the county in charge of a pork production cam-' paign as a representative of the government. The campaign, which was arranged by the Jasper County Better Farming association, was a decided success in bringing about a realization of the need of greater pork production and in explaining the government's attitude in the matter. “All evidence points to the fact that the war will continue for a long time. Those persons who state that the war will be over in a few months are simply sowing seeds ot discontent. “We do not realize the seriousness of the situation. The world is looking to us for large supplies of food during the war, and will continue to do so long after the war is over. “The first question for us to ask ourselves at this time, what can we do to help win? Every man, woman and child can do something. “Let us start doing right now. Thousands of our boys have answered the call. Many will never return. They are doing their part and we must do ours. “What can these boys do without our help’ As much depends upon us as upon them. Without proper equipment they can do nothing. The best equipped armies will

win. “One of the greatest needs is plenty of food. The American farmers can win or lose this war. The more we do at this time the more of our hoys we will save. We must forget the idea of profit. Should we lose our money will be valueless. It will take more than money to win. “We answered the call to the Red Cross. We answ-ered the call to the buying of Liberty bonds. A great many of us cannot contribute money, but we can show our patriotism just as much by doing what -we can in a great many other ways. “The call at this time is for an increase in pork production. This appeal is direct to the farmers of this county, we must answer the call. We are short over 5,500,000 hogs from last year and the demand is greater than ever before. Pork is the main army food. It can be produced more rapidly than any other meat product. “It is our patriotic duty to begin at once to prepare for an increase. Save more breeding stock. Take better care of it. Grow it to heavier weights. Raise two litters of pigs per year. If you cannot finish all you raise some one will buy them that can. “The landlords of this county should begin at once to (provide the tenants with material to use in preparing places to keep more hogs. If they do not have the breeding stock, help them get it, either by furnishing them the money, or helping them get it. “Neighbors must help one another. Take some chances, it is for a good cause. “Cities and towns that now prohibit the keeping of hogs within their limits, should permit the same. Enough hog food goes to waste in the cities and towns of Indiana to produce enough meat for thousands of people. Is it not

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much better to have the odor of a clean pig pen than the poison gas and powder of the kaiser? “You are taking no chances in answering this call. The government tells you that it will see that you profit by so doing. It has guaranteed a minimum price of $15.50 per hundredweight lor the present crop of hogs and thirteen times the price of a bushel of corn for pigs farrowed next spring, “These prices are extremely liberal especially as relates to next year’s crop of hogs and will appeal to the pocketbook of those who will not respond to patriotism. “For the sake of our boys that have gone, humanity and our country, America, let us do our best and do it now. And when the world war is over we will still remain the shining light of the world.”

THE KAISER'S DREAM

There’s a story current though strange it may seem Of the great Kaiser Bill and his wonderful dream. Being tired of the allies, he lay down in bed And among other things, he dreamed he was dead; And in a fine casket, lying in state, With a guard of brave Tommies, who mourned his fate. He was not long dead when he found to his cost That his soul, like his soldiers’, ere-long would be lost. On leaving this earth to heaven he went straight, On arriving there, he gave a knock at the gate. St. Peter looked out; then in voice loud and clear Said: “Try down below, Bill, you can’t get in here.” “Och,” said the kaiser, “I call that uncivil But a welcome I’ll get from my old friend the devil.’’ He turned on his heel and away he did go At the top of full speed to the region below. When he arrived there he was filled with dismay, For while standing outside he heard Old Nick say (to his imps) “Look here, boys, I’ll give you all warning I’m expecting the kaiser ’down here this morning, But don’t let him in, for to me it

is clear iHle is after my job and we want no scabs here; If once he gets in, there’ll he no end of quarrels. In fact, I’m afraid he’ll corrupt our good morals.” “Oh Satin, dear friend,” the kaiser then cried, “Excuse me for listening while waiting outside. If you don’t want me here then where can I go?” “By gosh,” said the devil, “I’m darned if I know.” “Oh, do let me in, I’m feeling quite cold And if you want money, I’ve plenty of gold. Let me sit in the corner, now you are my boss, Then I’ll decorate you with an iron cross. Thought I’d lick the allies, but found I could not.” “No, no,” said the devil, “most certainly not. I don’t allow folks here with riches or help, Here are sulphur and matches, make a hell for yourself.” He jumped from his bed in a shivering sweat And said: “That’s a dream I’ll never forget; That I yifon’t go to heaven, I know very well, But it’s really too awful to he kicked out of hell.” —Anon. Sale bills printed while you wait at The Democrat office.

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