Show PATRIOTS when the war savings thrift stamp campaign was launched find and the committees made their first visits one good man in this city was disappointed with the showing made by his district so he went forth before turning in his report and purchased one hundred doers dollars worth of baby ba by bonds more on his own account when this made his second visit tile the result was again disappointing arid lie he again invested a hundred dollars for himself in thrift stamps he did the same thing again in march making an even three hundred dollars which he ha has loaned to uncle sam on the war savings account this same gentleman has purchased heavily of the first second and third liberty loans and lie he is just an ordinary farmer and fruit grower wholly unable to invest the amount he be has spent thus tar far but he laconically declared the difference if IE a man does go bankrupt in assisting the government govern met to win this war ills his patriotism is costing him very little at that another gentleman of this community invested heavily in all the liberty loans and is ig still investing in thrift stamps he bought five hundred dollars worth of third liberty bonds and a day or two later bought another five hundred dollars month ile he then rp reported ported to the campaign committee that if it thought that he ought to do more lie he is ready to purchase another thousand dollars worth of bonds there are other equally commendable cases which have come to light during the campaign for these government loans and these are the individuals divi duals who are the real patriot patriots 3 among those who stay at home A good many men haxe have argued that it they bought liberty bonds they the would have to bor borrow rov the money an and pay eight per cent while the government Is only paying four and a quarter per cent what of it on a thousand dollar investment the man who borrows the money Is only paying forty dollars a year for his patriotism other men are otterina ottering ott off ering cring their lives let this thought find an abiding place in your heart it if germany wins this war it will not be a matter ot of choice as to where you will borrow money to buy bonds it will simply mean that the kaiser will collect it if it takes the shirt ott off your back A liberty bond means a good many bullets to shoot huns with would you rather buy the bullets now or wait and pay indemnity to tile the kalser kaiser |