Mohave County miner., 1916-08-26
POLITICAL
 SHAKE UP
 F0RET0LD

The mailbag of the president of the United States contains at all times documents of rare human interest. Since President Wilson's renomina- ton the volume of his mail has in- creased tremendously. From all parts of the country men and women write to him telling him that he is right and assuring him that the thinking people are with him.
 At the request of Robert w. Wool ley, director of publicity of the Demo- cratic national committee, the 'presi- dents secretary, MT. Humility, collect ed folio of such correspondence, typi- cal of the expressions that are coming daily in the presidents mailbag. With the express permission of the writers, some of these letters have been given out at Democratic national headquar- ters in New York for publication.
 Ohio Republican for Wilson
 John L. Sullivan, editor and man ager of the Evening Leader and the St. Mary Argus of St. Marys, Ohio, wrote to the president on July 16 as follows:
 "Sir-It may be of some interest to you to know that all of the so-called "Prodigal Sons" who left their fathers house-the Republican party-in 1912 and identified themselves with the Progressive party, have not returned to receive the parental blessing.
 "In that memorable year I was nominated by exclamation as the Re publican candidate for secretary of state. A few weeks later l was nomi- mated for the same position by the state progressive convention. with drew from the Republican ticket, and chose what believed to be the better part. To my mind the Republican party had reached a point where it represented the very antithesis of pro- gressive principles, and, after the lapse of four years, fail to see any thing in the leadershiup or platform of the party indicating return to it's earlier traditions. 1 am, therefore, going to do something this year that I . have never done before since I reached my maturity my vote for the Democratic candidate for president of the United States.
 "It is incomprehensible to me how a real Progressive can do otherwise than vote for your reelection. You have done more to restore and apply the principle of popular rule than any president since the days of Thomas Jefferson. That influence has done more than all things else toward do- ing away with the necessity of third party in this country, and it is the secret of why the Progressive party has lost its vitality.
 q for one am not deceived by the hypocritical pretentions of the Repub- lican party that it has been regenerat- ed. It is the same old party of spe- cial privilege and it can no more con ceal its identity than the Ethiopian can change his color or the leopard it's spots. Therefore, the real Progress sive, the Progressive whose vision, whose ideals, comprehend something better and higher and nobler than mere partisan reward and political { provender, will seek shelter with the , party that represents the better stand ; ards of government-the Democratic party. i
 q am for you without mental reser- l vation or apology, and I have much confidence in the good sense and dis ( judgment of the American l people to predict your triumphant re- ! election. Very truly yours, ii
 JOHN L. SULLIVAN" '