The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-10-04
MIlo1 FACES Dle QUESTION.
wus0N WRITES OF DECISION Al
HAND.

wusON WRITES OF DECISION AT
HAND.
ISooedent Asks lf Radical Changes Of
Ho1lcy snail b Madc Now--says
Hesos ara Good wiz Toward An Is
Re1Icy oe Nstion.
Long Branch. N. j.. Sept. 2s.--In
. msssass opening his campaign OF
letter writing President Wilson de-
cIa<sd tonight that "the question ia
ABOUT TO BE- determined whether we
aha1l keep the nation upon It's pres
sut terms of peace and good will with
The world or turn to radical changes
q policy which may alter the whole
'aepect Of the nations life."
1hA prssident wrote the letter to
u>ss LsonA L, IArrabee. president Of
the womsns Democratic :, club of
fprtIand. Ore. thanking her for
week being done In his behalf by the
esosnisation. E va
II ean not help having the feeling. /"
sala TIE presidents letter. that tho
, intsllissnt women Of Oregon need no
sueDsstion or Inclination from me Oh
g what are the real issues Of tho
pseeelt campaign or real concern that
weRea must have with those issues.
- : vssy sincere advocate OF the sx-
eenefon of the suffrage 70 women, II
ceras 20 me = very great dislsrvics
- o. cAuss that partinn uss should
- nade Of Il. particularly At a time
- critical - this. when the question
= aboet to b dstsrmipsd whether we
shan hsep the nation upon its pres
- terne of peace and good will
WA ths world or return to radical
ehanqoo Of policy which may alter
~ .sAels aspsct OF the nations life.
II another lsttsr to Howard q
illlams Of jackson. Miss.. express
~ ttgrst that ne can not attend the
4Aseel eonvsation OF the Young Mems
1shrss cluhp Of America at Jack
- a October 10 the president dc.
pnee1 that the future business ds-
veaebmsnt Of the country rests In An
touN3ai ana 'psouliar degree at pres
- the hands Of young business
'xAs probIsms OF the future in the
oel1 of bpsinsss are going to bs new
pre4Isms very larssly.' he wrote.
~or e1se old problems In O. new form.
= v1u need Imagination. vigor ana
coesgprlsa 10 deal vith them a they
eSl ~ dSalt with snd the youn.
(( 4 ~ sneff fAen snsuld hs prs-
tlvl y ttiit.d Ana puss
- : e. only tsk you to utter
Hgl'qs me and % assure the gsntlemsn
eesenbled ct my profound intereSt
- ths part they are to play in the
futurs DEVELOPMENT Of the great ma
tIsn We love-" ai5i N 'I'
M president made It clear axain
ep'hght that he has no intention 81
n'shiAs : campaign tour. II was re-
is<ratsd that all sp cschss made Sy
htp away from shadow Lawn will be
eseprs non-partisan organizations and
ssssrally speaking will be non-po-
utical in form.
In reply to an invitation to make
IN extra speech on one Of his MID
die Western trips. secret,lry Tumulty
wrots tonisht that no plans were be-
ans made for any rear platform
speechss BY the presldent. On these
trips the presidents private car win
b attached to regular trains ana
enly the regular stops VIII be made.
= suggestion has been made hero
shat Wilson day bs celebrated before
NE election In ali parts of the coun-
Try. the president to write q message
for the occasion. The plans are on,y
tentative. however. Today the pres
idsnt discussed political questions
with Miss Ida Tarbell. a magazine
writer and late this afternoon re-
cssvsd . sroup Of moving picture
operators who took him In various
posss.
KILLED BY HIS SON.