Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-10-30
ENDORSE vii. SON.
SAYS JAMES NAY

kIcSSlOudl CiCStIOH Ou uSeooJ
November and should think
the people of the United States.
irrespective of previous party
utilization, would be glad to In
dorse the administration by sup
porting the Democratic uomi-
nees," said Representative James
Hay, of Madison County, Mon
day. Mr.. Hay is a candidate fol
reelection and is certain of the
result, but he is anxious that the
Democrats of the Seventh Dis.
trict come to the polls and cast
their 5allota next Tuesday, just
the same as if they thought the
contest would be close. He is
here on his biennial visit and
incidentally is taking up the
contest for the Harrisonburg
postmastership.
Mr.. Hay has been one of the
strongest and most consistent
supporters of President Wilson's
legislative program in the House
of Representatives. AS chair
main of the Committee on sMili-
tary Affairs, he has welded great
influence among the Democratic
majority. His record for at
tendance during the longest ses.
sions of Congressional adjourn
ment having been taken Satur-
day afternoons unexcelled by
any other member of Congress.
In discussing the proba BILE COM
plexion of the next House OF
Representatives, the members OF
which will be elected next week
Mr.. Hay said that he expected to
see a Democratic majority oil
sixty. He based his predictions
on information secured from mer
of all political faiths from vari'
QUA states. The Republicans,
he said, would regain many seats
which they lost in 1912 as re.
salt of the Bull Moose move
ment, which in many sections Ct
the country is "petering OUT
THE greatest achievement Of
the Sixty-third Congress. which
has just closed" Mr.. Hay told a
newspaper man, are the new
tariff law and the new Fedora
Reserve Bank, ETC." Both OF
these will work to the advantae {
of the people of the United
States in many ways.
"The repeal of the tolls ex-
emption clause of the Panama
Canal act at the instance of Pres
ident is an illustration of the
foresight and wisdom of Mr..
Wilson in his efforts to keep the
United States at peace. 1t is
particularly fortunate that the
repeal bill should have been pass
ed before the outbreak of the
European war, as it removes all
possibility of friction with one
of the nations engaged in that
great conflict.
"The Presidents policy as re-
garded Mexico has proven its
benefit to the nation. If we had
gone to war with Mexico, it
would have been necessary for
us TO place an army of 500, 900
men in the field and we would
have been engaged in guerilla
warfare for years before GU
southern neighbor would hav
been paci6ed. / should thinl |
that every mother and sister |
would be grateful to President |
Wilson for his conservatism and |
lumaneness, which has KEEP. |
these half a million young me,
i home instead of sending them
o Mexico where many of them
would have died of bullet wound.
,r of disease.
Mr.. Hay was of the opinion
hat one of the most important
legislative policies of the Presi-
emf is the conversion of the
atoms resoucces-the leasing
t coal lands in Alaska land the
tops taken to protect the water
over of the rivers of the coun-
,. These measures the House
Id disposed Of and the majority =
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