Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 100, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 March 1918 — A BADGE OF HONOR [ARTICLE]

A BADGE OF HONOR

A Liberty loan button is a badge of honor. Rightfully obtained it marks the wearer as one who has performed a distinct, definite service to the country. Not all can fight; not all can work directly for the government; but in buying a Liberty loan bond, or a War Savings stamp, every American renders some service to the nation. It has been put within the reach and power of every citizen to aid the United States financially; it is a poor American who withholds support from the government, from our soldiers and sailors fronting death on battlefields and oceans. Iron crosses to German soldiers, and diamond orders exchanged be T tween Turkish and German sovereigns may be but the honors of atrocity. But a (Liberty loan button, simple as it is, signifies a patriotic duty done and is an insignia of honor.