The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-12
Must Not Entangle the Ad- ministratiOn With Any of
 the Local Issues
AGGRESSIVE FIGHT
 ALL ALONG THE LINE
Election of Democrats Will Be Urged Chiefly as an indorsement of the Present Administration
 and Its Work

Washington, October 1f.-(Special) On the eve of the general congressional engagement between the democrats and
 republicans. the administration has issued list of "don'ts'' for the flying squadron of cabinet officers and other high officials who will lead the move
 ment of offense. Among the warnings and prohibitions are the following; Don't get the administration entan- gled in any local issues.
 Don't mix the administration in of fensive manner in any faotional fights. Don't commit the administration on local option, prohibition or the liquor question in any way
 Don't commit the administration for or against woman suffrage.
 Don't make your personal, individual views on any of these questions appear as the views of the administration. All of which may be epitomized in two admonitions: Don't rush in where
 angels fear to tread" and Don't make a fool of yourself or the administra- ton" And on these two commandments hang the democratic laws and prophets. On the positive, the assertive and as- gressive line, the speakers will demand support of the administration by the voters through the continuance of a democratic majority in Congress. on the ground that the democrats not only have fulfilled their platform pledges but also have enacted an amount of ac- tually constructive Legislation never be- fore mi ie han in similar nprin1 of time. The tariff has been revised downward, the speakers will recall, with emphasis on the adverb; also. the country has been rescued from the clutches of Wall street" through the creation of the federal reserve system.
 Stress will be laid on the claim that grain and cotton standards legislation has been advanced, and trading in cot ton futures has been practically abol- ished, and also that a bill carrying $25,- 000,000 for good roads has been passed by the House and seems certain of passage by the Senate in the next ses- sion. All of which is calculated to ap peal to the agriculturist Anti-trust legislation has been enacted. as per promise, and the death blow has been administered to dollar diplomacy and a policy of mutual consideration and help" has been substituted
 The keynote of the campaign was struck in the democratic primary In President Wilson's home district, the Fourth of New Jersey, when Represent tative Allan B. Walsh based his cam paign solely on the platform, "indorse the President and help hold up his hands" And on that single platform he Is going before the people of the dis trict next month. But, the republicans have taken up this challenge and are waging a fight that is keeping Walsh in the betting to about even money.
 So, throughout the land the republf- cans are expected to accept this line of battle and to counter on right flank and left flank and center with a bonn bardment of criticism from rapidhre guns and ordnance of heaviest calibre. The democrats, however, appear to be well entrenched and do not propose to assume the defensive, but to maintain an aggressive attitude till the ballot boxes are closed.