Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-10-16
DRURY TALKS
ON SITUATION
Third District Should Send
Congressman Who Is in
Harmony With Wilson
IS BUT ONE ISSUE
Third District Cannot A.
ford to Repudiate Pol
icies of Administration

TACOMA, Oct. 13.-"Unless we
elect congressman in this district
who is in harmony with the admins
tration, man who is helping to build
up instead of tear down, the clock
will stand still in Southwestern Wash
ington for the coming two years, as
it has stood still during the past two
years"
In these words Charles Drury,, Dem
ocratic candidate for congressman, at
a meeting held at the Mason library
last night characterized the political
situation in this district and summed
up the significance of the coming
election to the commercial interests
and prosperity of the Southwest. The
meeting was notable in that it was
the first Democratic ward meeting of
the campaign and also in the en-
thusiasm displayed. by those pres
ent.
Mr.. Drury opened his speech with
a powerful endorsement of the Will.
son administration. It's legislation
and the policies it has enunciated
were forcefully sanctioned by the
speaker.
There is really but one issue in
this campaign" declared Mr.. Drury,
"and that is the supreme issue of
supporting President Wilson and his
constructive legislation. The elec-
tion of a republican congressman by
any congressional district at this time
is reputation by that district of
Wilson's policies, Wilson's legisla-
tion and Wilson, the Statesman.
mo other president the United
States has had has in the short space
of eighteen months made such a rec
ord of achievement in the passage of
remedial and creative legislation as
has Woodrow Wilson during the eigh-
teen months he has been president.
The record speaks for itself and is
one of the brightest pages in the his
tory of this nation. The issue today
in this district is, shall we endorse
these policies, this legislation. by
electing a congressman who will go
down to Washington and support the
man who is behind and responsible
for them, or shall the people Of this
district repudiate this legislation and
declare themselves against the man
who inspired such policies by re-elect-
ing Congressman Albert Johnson, who,
for the past eighteen months, has
been fighting Wilson and Wilson's pol
icies, who is today in Washington
making this same fight against Will
son and Wilson's legislation, and who
will continue in the same antagonistic
rut so long as he continues congress
man.
For the past two years this dis
trict has gotten absolutely nothing
from Washington. Our congressman
there has been paid for his time but
has done nothing.
"Is this good politics? Is it good
business? Would any man, CONNER
cial house or business the world over
send representative back to act for
= it where he had been a proven failure
for two years?
ETbic r,1octinn Of fho
of the administration rises above par
ty lines. The crisis that has existed
in the worlds politics for the past
year has resulted in every act of ev-
cry nation or people being carefully
scrutinized, by every other nation and
people And here is where Wilson has
done this nation his grandest serv-
ice. He has secured the passage OF
more legislation affecting our inter-
ests, and has enunciated more pub
lie and international policies direct
ly affecting our relations with other
nations than has been accomplished
in any generation prior to his advent
This legislation mas Deen so generous,
so inclusive of all rights of inter-
ests affected that it has placed the
United States on the most friendly
and fraternal relations it has ever
stood on with every foreign power
under the heavens.
Now, if in the coming election,
congressman antagonistic to the pres
ident and his measures are elected
those nations will assume these for
eign policies of the administration are
repudiated by the people. and do not
represent the will Of the collective
mind Of Americans.
"Twenty-seven peace treaties have
been concluded by the Wilson admin
istrafion with az MANY countries prac-