Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 July 1918 — VOTE AS YOU SHOOT. [ARTICLE]

VOTE AS YOU SHOOT.

Following the days of the late unpleasantness between the ft dea, and reaching up to within very recent time, it was no uncommon thing to hear the expression, “Vote as you shot.’’ It was ample enough to know that 'a candidate was of “our kind.” Policies counted for very little except as tuey related to the (treat Question. This custom ha<J one vtry noticeable effect—it. served to keep alive a burning loyalty to the cause that was fought for. Today, the old Unionist and the old Confederate are equally proud of their re-spect-ive records. The time has come when we— North, South, East- and West—need to adopt the old slogan, only in a modified form. Let its “vote as we shoot.” All cannot shoot. Possibly there are some who cannot give much, and some who can serve but little. But every qualified American Citizen can vote, and the elections ' are drawing near. Leaders, state and

national, are to be chosen. It is vitally important that in this choosing no mistakes be made. There is but one vital issue in the .world today—the crushing and utter annihilating of kaiserism with all its i hellishness and all the unspeakable [ policies it stands for. Let us not bear the shame of sending to our legislative halls afiy man ’ whose complete loyalty is in the slightest degree questionable. The great gravity of the situation demands that, if need be, we subordinate every other interest to fhis one supreme demand—utter, unquestioned loyalty to the country and her cause. ' Let us vote as we shoot—vote to free the world from the great octopus of Hunisni: vote to give liberty to the down-trodden of earths millions, an to enthrone rigfat and justice and universal peace. But let us remember, in casting our ballots, that there is but one way to accomplish these objects—fisht to a complete and glorious victory*. Our heroic lads will do the shooting*. Let every American vote back up a bullet. \ , . .