The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-08-18
POLITICAL SHAKE UP FORE.
TOLD IN LETTERS

The mailbag of the President
of the United States contains at
all times documents of rare
human interest. Since President
Wilson denomination the volumn
of his mail has increased ire
mendousfy. 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.
Wooley, Director of Publicity of
the Democratic National Com
mittee, the Presidents Secretary,
Mr.. Tumulty, collected a folio of
such correspondence, typical of
the expr essions that are coming
daily in the Presidents mailbag.
With the express permission of
the writers, some of these letters
have been given out at Demo-
cratic National headquarters in
New York for publication.
John L. Sullivan, editor and
manager of the Evening Lead
er" and the St. Mary's Argus
of st. Marys, Ohio. wrote to the
President on July 16 as follows:
Sir:-It may be of some in
terest to you to known that all
of the socalled ''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 /
was nominated by reclamation
as the Republican candidate for
Secretary of State. A few
weeks later was nominated for
the same position by the State
Progressive convention. | with
drew from the Republican ticket,
: and chose what I believe to be
the better part. To my mind
the Republican party had reach
ed a point where it represented
the very antithesis of progress
i've principles, and, after the
lapse of four years, l fail to see
anything in the leadership or
platform of the party Indicating
a return to it's earlie1 traditions.
l am therefore, going to do
something this year that | have
never done before since | reach
Gu my maturity-cast my vote
for the Democratic candidate for
President of the United States.
1t is incomprehensible to me
how a real Progressive can do
otherwise than vote for your re-
election. You have done more
to restore and apply the principle
of popular rule than any Presi-
dent since the days of Thomas
Jefferson. That influence has
done more than all things else
towards doing away with the
necessity of a third party in this
country, and it is the secret of |
why the Progressive party has
lost it's vitality.
Il for one am not deceived by |
the hypocritical pretentions of |
the Republican party that it has
been regenerated. 1t is the
same old party Of special priv
lege and it can no more conceal
its identity than the Ethiopian |
can change his color or the
leopard its spots. Therefore, |
the Progressive, 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 standards Of government
the Democratic party.
Il am for you without mental |
reservation or apology, and II
have much confidence in the
good sense and discriminating
Judgment of the American people
to predict your triumphant re-
election.
very truly yours, 4
JOHN L. SULLIVAN"