The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-09-10
PRESIDENT LAUDS
CONGRESS- WORK
SEEKS SUPPORT
NATION AIDED BY IMPORTANT
LEGISLATION.
SEES PROSPERITY FOR ALL
Questions Which Plagued Business
With Doubt and Uncertainty Are
Out Of Way-War Crisis Bars
Speech Making Tour.

son in reply to letter received from
Representative Frank 4. Doremus, re-
questng the president TO consider a
spee'h-making tour In behalf OF Demo.
cratic congressman, said that as much
as he would like to aid the Democratic
par y he must decline leaving his desk
in view Of the unlooked-for interna.
tional situation and that every patri'
otc man ought Ito stay on his Job" un.
u the crisis has passed and ought TO
say where his job can best be done.
The letters exchanged by the presi
,lent and Representative Doremus art
AS follows:
The presidents letter to Representa-.
tive Doremus:
II September 4, 1914.
I my Dear Mr.. Doremus: have
read your letter OF September l with
a keen appreciation OF its Importance
1t appeals to me as the leader Of the
party now in power with peculiar force
and responsiveness. The close of a
very extraordinary session of congress
Is at hand which has, l venture to say,
been more fruitful in important legis.
lation Of permanent usefulness to the
country than any session OF congress
within the memory of the active public
men of our generation. A great con.
through for which the country has
long waited, and has been carried
through with the approval and support
OF judicious men Of all parties; and
we have abundant reason to congratu.
late ourselves upon the record that
has been made during the busy II
months we have devoted to our great
legislative task. Certainly in ordinary
circumstances, il we were free to dis.
engage ourselves for the purpose, we
would be warranted In now directing
our energies to a great campaign in
support OF an appeal to the country to
give us the encouragement OF its in.
dorsement at the autumn elections.
Nation at Peace With Whole World.
I'VE could go to the country with a
very sincere appeal in which there
need be no pretense or boast OF any
kind but plain statement Of things
actually accomplished which ought to
be and think would be entirely con.
vincing. 1t is record which shows
us at peace with all the world; the
questions which plagued business with
doubt and uncertainty and irresponsi-
BILE criticism out OF the way, thought.
fully settled and disposed OF; the ap-
parent antagonism between govern
ment and business cleared away and
brought to an end with the plain reck-
ouing accomplished; the path for sure
footed adjustment clear ahead OF us.
prosperity certain to come by means
which all can approve and applaud.
Moreover, there Is a program OF
another kind ahead OF us to which 1t is
inspiriting to look forwards progra m
free from debate except as to the best
means by which to accomplish what
all desire. The great questions imme.
diately ahead OF us are the building up
OF our merchant marine with all that
that means in the development and
diversification Of our foreign com.
merce and the Systematic conserva.
tion and economic use of our national
resources, subjects much talked about
but little acted upon. Here are other
great pieces OF constructive legislation
waiting to be done to which we could
turn without any controversy except,
as have said. as to the best WAYS Of
doing them.
Asks Nations Support.
u believe that ways can be found to
do these things readily enough IL the
country will give us its generous sup.
port and trust US to do them; and It
would have been a genuine pleasure to
me TO ask to be given again colleagues
such as have had in the two houses
OF congress during the present mem
orable session. ! trust that there will
be many occasions upon which ! may
have the privilege OF calling the atten.
ton OF my fellow-countrymen to the
fine and unselfsh service which has
been rendered them by their present
representatives, ready at all times to
respond to any appeal which spoke
conyincingly OF the public welfare.
But in vnew OF the unlooked.for In.
ternational situation our duty has
taken on an unexpected aspect. Every
patriotic man ought now to stay
on his job until the crisis is passed
and ought to stay where bis job can
best be done. We must do whatever
is necessary and forego whatever IL
necessary to keep US In close and &C.
tive concert in order to relieve 10
every possible way the stress and
strain put upon our people during the
continuance OF the present extraordi.
nary conditions. My job now know,
can be done best only II I devote my
whole thought and attention to 1t and
think OF nothing but the duties OF the
hour. am not at liberty and shall not
be, so far as | can see. to turn away
from those duties to undertake any
kind OF political canvass.
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