Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-28
n of Wilmington and of Delaware
THE PRESIDENTS APPEAL.

Washington, Oct 26.-Following is the
text OF President Wilson's appeal % the
nation 10 support his Administration brthe
return Of a Democratic msiority TO Con
uess:
The following il the President appeal.
My fellow cnuntrymen: The con-
gressional elections are at hand They
occur in the most critical period our
country has ever faced or il likely 70 face
in our time IF you have approved Of
my leadership and wish me to continue
TO be your unembarrassed spokesman in
affairs at home and abroad | earnestly
beg that you will express yourselves
unristakably TO that effect by returning
Democratic majority TO both the Senate
and House Of Representatives
MUCH DEPENDS UPON ISSUE.
II am your servant and will accept
your judgment without cavl but nv
power to administer the great trust as
signed me by the constitution would be
seriously impaired should YOUR iudz-
ment be adverse and / must frankly tell
YOU so because so many critical issues
depend upon your verdict. No scruple
OF taste must Ia grim times ike 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 mat
ters Of patriotism / 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.
/ mean only that the difficulties and DEL
icacies of our present task are Of sort
that makes it imperatIvely necessary
that the nation should give It's undivided
support 70 the government under a UNI
fed leadership and that a Republican
congress would divide the leadership.
REPUBLICANS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
The leaders Of the minority in the
present Congress have unquestIonably
been pro-war, but they have been anti
administration. At almost every turn
since we entered the war they nave sought
TO take the choice OF policy and the con-
duct or the war out OF my hands ana put
10 under the control OF InstrumentalIties
OF their own choosing.
This Is no time either for divided
council or divided leadership. Unity
OF command Is as necessary now IN civil
action as it upon the field Of battle. IF the
control OF the House and the Senate
should De taken away from the party nov
IN power an opposing majority could
assume control OF legislation and oblIse
sll action 10 be taken amidst contest
and obstruction.
The return OF Republican maiory
20 either House Of the Congress, would,
moreover, be interpreted on the other
side OF the war as a reputation OF my
leadership.
REPUBLICANS SEEK To CONTROL WILSON.
''Spokesmen Of the Republican party
are urging YOU TO elect q Republican
Congress in order 20 back up and sup
port the President, but even If they should
IN this impose upon some creduIouS voters
on this side OF the water they would I'M
pose on no one on the other side. II IS
well understood there as we'll as here
that the Republican leaders desire not 30
much to support the President as to
control him.
The peoples Of the allied countries
sith whom We arc associated against
Germany are quite familiar with the
significance OF elections They would hnd
il very difficult 10 believe that the voters
of the United States had chosen 10 sup
port their President by electing the Con-
greSs majority controlled BY those who
are in fact in sympathy with the attitude
and action OF the administration
sPEAKs FOR NATIONS WELFARE
Il need not tell you, my fellow coun-
trymen, that | am asking your support
not for my own sake or for the sake ol q
political party, but for the sake Of the
nation itself in order that its inward unity
of purpose may be evident to alfthe world.
In ordinary times | would not feel st
liberty TO make such an appeal to you.
In ordinary times divided councils can
be endured without permanent hurt to
the country. But these are not ordinary
times.
IF in these critical says, it is your wish
to sustain me with undivided minds |
beg that you viii say so in way which
it will not be possible TO misunderstood
either here at home or among our as
sociates on the other side Of the sea. |
submit my difficulties and my hopes 10
80, WaoIro,,, YKyiTSa,,