Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-09-16
PRESIDENT LAUDS
CONGRESS- WORK;
ASKS SUPPORT
Nation Aided by important LeqiS-
iatiOn.
SEES PROSPERITY FOR ALL
Questions Which Plagued Business
With Doubt and Uncertainty Are
Out of Way-War Crisis Bars
Speech-Making Tour

Washington, Sept President Will
son in reply to a letter received from
Representative Frank E. Doremus, re-
questing the president to consider
speech-making tour in behalf of Demo
cratic congressman, said that as much
as he would like to aid the Democratic
party he must decline leaving his desk
in view of the unloOked-for interna-
tional situation and that every patri-
otic man ought ito stay on his job un-
til the crisis has passed and ought to
stay where his job can best be done.
The letters exchanged by the presi-
dent and Representative Doremus are
as follows:
The presidents letter to Representa-
tive Doremus:
September 4, 1914
MY Dear Mr.. Dorenlus: | have
read your letter of September l with
keen appreciation of it's 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, 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-
structive program has been carried
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, if 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 it's in
dorsement at the autumn elections.
Nation at Peace With Whole World.
1--WE could go to the country with a
very sincere appeal in which there
need be no pretense or boast of any
kind but a plain statement of things
actually accomplished which ought to
be and l 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 irrespons-
bic criticism out of the way thought
fully settled and disposed of; the APP
parent antagonism between govern
ment and business cleared away and
brought to an end with the plain reck-
Oning accomplished; the path for sure
footed adjustment clear ahead Of us,
pros nerity certain to come by means
which all can approve and applaud.
Moreover, there IS q program of
smother kind ahead Of us to which it is
inspiriting to lock forward-a program
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 cur merchant marine with all that
that means in the development and
diversification of our foreign COM
merce and the systematic conserva-
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.
fI,ot -
do these things readily enough if the
country will give US it's 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 l may
have the privilege of calling the atten-
ton of my fel'ow-countrymen to the
fine and unselfish service which has
been rendered them by their present
representatives, ready at all times to
respond to any appeal which spoke
convincingly 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 his job can
best be done. We must do whatever
is necessary and forego whatever is
necessary to keep us in close and ac-
tive concert in order to relieve in
ovorv NoaaihIo waV tho ctrocc oud
strain put upon our people during the
continuance of the present extraordi-
nary conditions. My Job, now know,
can be done best only If devote my
whole thought and attention to it and