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Show SOMETIMES THEY DISAGREE Those who have sons on tho border will npproclate tlio following wolds of cno of the most distinguished Democratic Demo-cratic senators moro than any ono ulso, but in nny cent thoy are strong words -and will bo taken notice of by all Americans. It shows conclusively that . Into President Wlbon usually molds the Democratic members of Congress to sono his own sweet will, yet sometimes thoy disagree. Tho Senator says: War; yes, In war wo should take chances;' In war wo are ready to sacrifice anything for our country; but lu .1 tlmo of profound pcaco shall wo mako the mother and tho father of this country sacrifice tho boy to make a policeman on a border or a unit In n regiment Uint may never bo used? I have had letters already In reference refer-ence to this matter, appealing letters from good men nnd good women, where tho recruiting sergeant met t their boy In tho streets of tho coun-I coun-I try town nnd persuaded him In ninr-Hal ninr-Hal glory to go with him to tho re-I re-I i'1'iiltlng camp; nnd when the father I and mother heard of It the shackles ! of the power of tho United States .government were about that boy's wrists, and no power can take him nwny from tlio government for soven I long years If tho government seeks 10 hold him. Ho may havo been tho pride of tho family, the only child. IIo may have bad a college education and opportunity before him to build up n life that nray be useful to tho nation and J ho country. You tear him nwny at school ago for sevon years' enlistment It you put him In the regular reg-ular army three years with the colors col-ors nnd four years In the reservo, which may bo seven years continuous continu-ous service. You take hi in away In the cry period of llfo when ho should Imvo the opportunity for a higher education ed-ucation mui destroy it. There may ho boys w-ho can well go nut at that time; llioro may bo boys who can bettor go than stny nt homo; nut Congress In Its great power says that It will stay hero nnd Judgo of tho llfo of thoso hoys Instead of leaving leav-ing It to tho parent nnd tho guardian to dctcrmlno whether It is hotter for that boy to lead a llfo In tho nrmy or whether It Is better for him to go I to college nnd pursuo tho course that tho family thinks should bo outlined for him. |