The Springdale news., 1914-09-11
FIRST OF ALL
 AN AMERICAN
President Wilson's High Sense of Duty Will Not Permit Him to Engage in Political Campaign.

GuS age LII OlltlCdl SdAPd1S Il.
 No finer or more patriotic ut terances ever came from a public servant than Is contained in the following letter by President Will son. The President was appealed to by Frank E. Doremus of Mich igan, chairman of the National Democratic Congressional Com mittee, to make speeches in be- half of the Democratic ticket i'll Iowa, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Maine and other states, but in times like these he says 1t is the duty of every man 10 stay on the job. President Wilson is, first of all, an American and can rise above partisan politics when the interests of the country are involved. The letter is worthy the reading of all and will arouse a feeling of pride i'll the heart of every American citizen. IL IS Us follows
 Text of the Letter
 My Dear Mr.. Dofe1aus- have read your letter of Septem- Der l, with keen appreciation of it's importance It appeals to ne, as the leader of the party now in power, with peculiar force ane persuasiveness. The close of very extraordinary session of Con gfess k at hand, which has, l ven ture To say. been more fruitful in important legislation of per manenf usefulness to the country than any session of Congress within the memory of the active public=men oi.our generation.
 s' X great constructive program has been carried through. for which the country long has wait ed, and has been carried through with the approval artl support of judicious men of all parties: and we have abundant reason to congratulate ourselves upon the record that has been made dur ing the busy seventeen months we have devoted to our great leg islative task. Certainly, in ordi nary circumstances. if We were free to disengage ourselves for the purpose, we would be warrant ed in now directing our energies to a great campaign in support Of an appeal to the country 10 give us the encouragement of its ln dorsement at the autumn elec- tionS
 Programme Ahead of Us
 We could go 10 the country with very sincere appeal in which there need be no pretense Or boast of any kind, but a plain statement of things actually ae- complished, which ought 10 be anf 1 think. would be entirely con ylncing It Is a record which shows us at peace with all the world the questions which plagued business with doubt and uncertainty and irresponsible criticism out of the way, thought fully settled and disposed of the apparent antagonism between government and business cleared away and brought to an end with the plain recoining accomplished; ; the path for sure-footed adjust ment clear ahead of us; prosper lty certain to come by means which all can approve and ap- plaud.
 = Moreover, there is a pro gramme of another kind ahead of Us, to which 1t is inspiriting 10 look forward-a programme free from debate except as to the best means by which to accomplish what all desire. The great ques- tlons immediately ahead of us the the building up of our mer- chant marine, with all that that means in the development and dlverslfieation of our foreign commerce and the systematic conservation and economic use of much talked about but little act ed upon. There are other great pieces of constructive legislation waiting to be done to which we could turn without any contro- versy except, as l have said, as to the best ways of doing them.
 believe that ways can be