The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-11-01
DANGEROUS DAYS
Woodrow Wilson Issues a Stir.
ring Appeal to His Fellow
Countrymen
He Asks American People to Stand
by His Side Until Peace 10 Restored
to the Earth-He Pleads for
Support That He May not
Falter or Fan

Washington, Oct. 25. Presider
Wilson today issued an appeal to tn
people to return a Democratic cor
gress In the November elections if the
approve Of his course In this critica
period.
Return of a Republican majority t
either house Of the congress, the pres
dent said, "would be certainly inter
preted on the other side of the waite
as reputation of my leadership"
| The president said he would accep
the country's verdict without cavil bu
that If it was adverse, the power tt
administer the great trust assigned tt
him would be seriously impaired.
Following Is the presidents appeal
"My fellow countrymen:
1.-THE congressional elections are at
hand, They occur in the most critical
period our country has ever faced or
is likely to face in our time. If you
have approved of my leadership and
wish me to continue to be your un-
embarrassed spokesman in affairs at
home and abroad, I earnestly beg mat
you will express yourselves ugrlis-
takably to that effect by returning a
Democratic majority to both the SEN
ate and house Of representatives.
PUT IN PLAIN WORDS.
IT am. your servant and will ac-
eept your judgment without cavil.
but my power to administer the
great trust assigned me by the con-
stitution woifid be seriously i'm
paired should your judgment be
adverse and l must frankly tell
you so because so many critical
issues depend upon your verdict.
No scruple Of taste must in grim
times like these be allowed to
stand in the way of speaking the
plain truth.
Il have no thought Of suggesting
that any political party is paramount
in matters Of patriotism. I feel too
deeply the sacrifices which have been
made in this war by all our citizens
irrespective Of party affiliations to
harbor such an idea. I mean only that
the difficulties and delicacies of our
present task are Of a sort that makes
It imperatively necessary that the ma
ton should give its undivided supportc
to the government under the united
leadership and that Republican coz !
gress would divide the leadership. |
1.-THE leaders of the minority in thi 1
present congress have unquestionablI
been pro-war, but they have been ant
At almost every tur =
since we entered the war they havI
sought to take the choice of polic..L
and the conduct of the war out of M %
hands and put 1t under the control l
of their own choosinl
This is no time either for un- oi
divided oounciI or for divided lead IS
ership. Unity of command is as N
necessary now In civil action as L M
Is upon the fields OF battle.
control of the house and the sens 'e
should be taken away from es
party now in power an oppos SCI
majority could assume control Co
legislation and oblige all actiOS A.,
be taken amid contest and obs< "'
ton.
SEEKING TO CONTROL WIN. Tn
1.-THE return of Republication Jei
ty to either house of the 9ress MO
would, moreover, be interph on S-L
The other side of the water . re-
oudiation Of my leadership. ,kes-
~ of the Republican party 1rg- qua
Nc Won, 20 elect Republican gress mas
n order to back up and sTt the 'he
resident, deg even If theyuld In tur
his impose NfQn someeduious mo
oters upon this side of tlfter they VIM
would impose on no ohefhe other oii'
;do r. 9, -o,, undersS there as ing
veil as here that the ReRah lead ms
RS desire not so much t@port the 'iia'
resident as to control hir 't'iis
''The peoples Of the aleountries sise'
nth whom we are assoc against iaCl
Germany are quite familvitn the eaAe
ignificance Of elections. y would corp
ind 1t very difficult to- Eve that TO
he voters of the UniteStes had the
hosep TO support their Adent oy he S
lecttng to the congress majority ever
ontrsf1ed by those VIE not IN the
act in sympathy with Il ltude ana f1rtl
ction OF the administr< -
FOR THE SAKE OF AfiQN ! !,
II need not tell y4 IeiioW al
countrymen, that al Hig your .''u
support not for my OK OF 1or is On
the sake Of q politka put and
for the sake Of the user IN ganiz
order that its inwafy OF pur- a,,,o,,
pose may be evidP an tne
world. In ordinary l would poare
not feel at liberty IKE such of ths
m appeal to youx ordinary make
times divided coun&h De en- Iv;ner
dured without peri nurt 70
the country. But re not or as an
dtnary times. loyal
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