The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-30
MAKES APPEAL
TO YOUNG men
President Wilson Sounds Call
for Them to Join Demo
cratic Party at Fall
Election.
POINTS TO HIS RECORD
No War, Bigger Pay and Increased
Opportunities Are the Facts
Before the Country
Now.
[By Robert j. Bender, United Press
STAFF Corresnondent

TBy Robert j. Bender, United Press
Staff Correspondent
AsBURY PARK. N. j.. Sept. 30
President Wilson late today will
sound a call to the young men of the
country to join the democratic party.
In a speech at Shadow Lawn, to
be delivered to 1000 representatives
of the Young Mems League OF Demo
cratic Clubs, the president will clear
ly define what he believes are the
real issues Of the campaign. Upon
these issues and the administration's
record in handling them, he will base
his appeal for substantial support
from that voting element represent
ing the rising business man of the
land.
The United Press is able to outline
authoritatively and in detail on what
bases the president believes he should
be returned to Office.
I He holds that since the administra-
ton of Abraham Lincoln the republi-
can party has been provincial. 1t
has, flguratively speaking. believed
in closing up America and having a
good time inside.
on the other hand, the democratic
party, the president will attempt to
show. has looked outside the house IN
which the United States is enclosed
has seen there the tremendous
world trade awaiting at our doors
and has acted to properly meet that
market. BY implication, If not by
direct interrogation, the president
may be expected in his addresses Of
the next few weeks to ask the re-
publican candidate what he would
do In case Of his election. to change
the foundations already laid for this
trade.
The president believes he has
established a policy Of international
intercourse, any change In which
might prove Of vital consequence to
the future peace of the nation. BY
Implication, If rot directly, he may be
expected soon to question the repub-
lican nominee as to what changes his
party would make in the foreign
policy.
In the presidents opinion his ad-
ministration is an open book re-
curing no exploitation because 1t
speaks for itself. He believes, how
ever, that the people, if they are
asked to denounce his policies, are
entitled to specific information from
Hughes as to what the republican
party would do should it be placed
in power-what would be Its definite
changes in the tariff; what would be
its policy toward Mexico; how would
it act in the Mexican embroglio and
what would it do with the Adamson
eight hour law.
Not what would the republican
party have done, but what would 1t
suggest doing now, is what the ,presi-
dent will ask. Until these answers
are given, the president may be ex-
pected merely to explain what he
hopes his administration may accom-
plish through it's acts-not to dwell at
length on the achievements them
selves. The attitude of the admins
tration toward business has been one
of assistance and the result unprece'
dented prosperity. the president
means to show.
No war, bigger pay, and increased
opportunities are the facts before the
country now, he believes-and he will
put it up to his political opponents
to show how they would change this