South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-26
Democratic National Chair
man Says Tide Has Been
Running Toward PreSi-
dent All the Time.
EXPECTS GAINS IN THE
HOUSE AND THE SENATE
Must Make Victory So EN-
phatiC There viii be No
Question As to Peoples
Approval of Policies.
BY VANCE c. MCCORMICK.

Chairman OF the DcihoNiA'ie va
tionaI Committee, written Tor the
international News Service)
NEW YORK. oct %. - ia less
than two weeks the patriotic men
and women of the United states
will vote a laundering endorsement
Of Woodrow Wilson and his admin
istration and will re-elect demo-
cratic senate and house of repre-
sentatives. j mention women, be-
cause in the states where they enjoy
suffrage my reports indicate that "a
large majority of them have joined
with the meu TO roll up an unpre-
cedented popular plurality for the
president. They will share the
glory OF the victory, FOR even states
within they have not the right OF
suffrage we have daily evidence or
the influence they WELD in sustain
ing the president.
There has been much talk in the
last 10 days or two weeks about
"the turning Of the tide toward VIII
son" II il my view that the So
called tide has been running toward
Wilson all the while, and that what
the people are pleased 20 denominate
the turning OF the tide is only
visible manifestation OF the strong
undercurrent that has been moving
Wilsonward ever since the St. Louis
convention.
Result Never I'm Doubt.
To be sure there. has been develop
ments and disclosures that have
tended to bring this undercurrent TO
the surface. but it is my candid
judgment that the result has never
been in doubt IN saying this I
don't underestimate the value Of
the work that the friends and sup
pcrters OF the presidency and demo-
cratic. progressive and independence
ORGANIZATIONS have rendered in this
campaign and will render up to the
closing OF the polls on election day.
The activity Of this legion of loyal
men and women has been OF I'm
estinable value I'm combating the
onslaughts of the opposition and
disproung their absurd claims and
charges.
do not wish 20 be misunder-
stood as being confident / am
not deceived as TO the value of
eternal vigilance. nor the work OF
unremitting labor. am not in
sensible of the methods and char
actor OF the campaign of the opposi-
tor While ] scarcely could DE
more confident OF anything than
am OF Pres't Wilson's reelection 7
am appreciatiVe Of the Importance
OF keeping up the fight.
Must ~ T,mphatfr
We must make the victory all the
more emphatic and must swell the
popular plurality through the land
and in the electoral college. We
must and will re-elect congress inI
thorough sympathy with the presi-
dent. 10 cooperate I'm carrying for
ward and prepetrating the great
accomplishment for the peace and
prosperity Of the nation. We must
make the result so decisive that
there can be no question as 20 the
esteem in which Americans hold the
president and the democratic con-
Cress which has sustained. nor any
doubt as 10 the reputation Of the
conflicting and contradictory ele-
ments composing the opposition
congress viii be democratic In both
branches Sen. salisbury Of Della
ware. in charge OF the democratic
senatorial compaign and Rep. Frank
r. Doremus. chairman OF the demo
cratic congressional compaign com
mlttee. have given me assurances
that convince me that the democrats
VIII make substantial gains in the
house and senate. The senatorial
and congressional Committs es have
worked In close cooperation with the
national committee and I am per
sonauv familiar with the conditions
on which they predicate their op-
-imistic reports as so the complexion
of the next congress.
KNOWS situation.
A. chairman OF the democratic
national committee. i am in touch
constantly and almost continually
with every feature and phase or the
campaign from the Atlantic 20 the
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