The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-09-09
THE PEOPLE KNOW

President Wilson Will make swing around the
states His speech of acceptance made at his
mer home and may be supplemented from time to time
by Appropriate short addresses These will enable the
people to keep in sufficiently close touch with his views
upon issues that may arise plans that may be de-
vised conditions that may develop.
This plan of campaigning is in keeping with the
lofty dignity of his high office. Besides the great
masses of the people of the country already ia
miiar with the achievements of his administration
their and their already developed results
For four years he has been the central figure of
American politics. The fierce light of publicity all that
while has beaten him and his Publicity has
been given to his utterance to his Decd If
he has made bunders. the people have had their
abundant opportunity to know and to consider them.
If he has been guilty of Inconsistencies he avowed
them and they we'll his avowas have been given
to the world If he has rendered loyal and unceasng
service, that has been shown.
If he has taken seriously and with all his energy
to the sacred task entrusted to him four ago.
voters know it, If he has burned midnight oil in his
study Of the tremendous and unforeseen problems
which have confronted him they have confronted
no other President that, too, is known.
If he has at times differed with his party leaders,
the public has been promptly advised. he has kept
the aith the public knows it. If he has shown patience
and tact and craftsmanship speeches from him are
needed to enighten the country.
If he has been hold when boidness was demanded,
diplomatic when greater results could be secured by
diplomacy than by impetuosty they are to decide
the coming contest know it.
If he has kept the country out of war, the TRACE
dies OF which no man could overestmate, they know it.
If he has fortified the country by a vast scheme
Of preparedness they know it.
IT he maintained his countrys honor, unsuled and
above reproach and it's respect acknowledged by the
world, they know it.
If he has been calous to the attacks of political
enemies of captous critics for self or party advance
men they know it.
If he has shown his and the countrys SYM
pathies with those who must suffer the raging
conflicts that holding civilization in state of
amazed horror, they know it.
II he wishes unfair advantage to come to his
people from the calamtes those of other lands
they know it.
IT he has brought to his country out of these dire
conditions such prosperity nation in all his
tory has achieved they know by the legislation
he has espoused he has helped all classes of our
pie, those who labor and those who loaf has given
equality in all honest endeavor to the former and stim
lus to energy to the latter, they know it.
II the nation today is ralying lotier ideals than
ever before successfully appealed to it, they know it,
Therefore, and in all confidence Of vote of an
proVa by the country he is resting his case upon his
Deeds the character he has shown, the policies he has
advocated and will leave the words to those who
are his opponents in this campaign.