The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-10-31
PRESIDENT VII SONS APPEAL FOR A
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS
MY Fellow Countrymen:

"My Fellow Countrymen:
THE congressional elections at hand. They
in the most critical period country faced
10 likely to face in time If you have approved Of
my leadership and wish continue be your
barrassed spokesman in affairs home and abroad,
earnestly beg that you will express yourselves unmstak
ably to that effect by returning Democratic majority
to both the senate and house of representatives
II am your servant and will accept your judgment
without cav but to administer the great trust
assigned me by the constitution would be seriously i'm
paired should judgment be averse and must frank
y tell you So because critical issues depend upon
your verdict No scruple of taste must in grim times like
these be allowed to stand the way Of speaking the plain
truth
II have thought Of Suggesting that any political
party is paramount in matters Of patriotism feel
deeply the sacrifices which have been made in this war
by all citizens irrespective of party affiliations
Dor such idea. only that the difficulties and
decaces Of present task Of that makes it
imperavey necessary that the nation should give its
undivided support to the government under unified
leadership and that Republican congress would divide
the leadership.
The leaders of the minority in the present congress
have unquestonaby been pro.war but they have been
pro-war but they have been anti administration At al
most every turn since entered the they have
sought to take the choice of policy and the conduct Of the
war out of hands and put it under the control Of in
strumentaites of their own choosing
This time either for divided council or for divd-
ed leadership. Unity Of command is necessary in
civil action it upon the field Of battle If the control
Of the house and the should be taken away from
the party now in power opposing majority could
sumo control of legislation and obige all action to be
taken amidst contest and obstruction.
The return of q Republican majority to either house
of the congress would be interpretive the
other side Of the water reputation of my leadership
Spokesman of the Republican party urging that to
elect Republican congress order to back up and sup
port the president but they should in this impose
upon creduOu voters this side of the they
would impose the other side. 1t is well
derstoOd there we'll here that the Republican lead
desire not much to support the president to
control him.
The peoples Of the allied countries with whom
associated against Germany quite familiar with the
significance Of elections They would find it very diff
cut believe that the of the United States had
chosen support their president by eecng the
gress majority controlled by those who in fact
in sympathy with the attitude and action of the admins
trstion.
81 need not tell my fellow countrymen that am
asking your support for sake for the sake
Of political party but for the sake of the nation itself
in order that its inward unity Of purpose be evident
to all the world In ordinary times would not feel at
liberty to make such appeal to you In ordinary times
divided councils be endure dwithout hurt
to the country. But these are not ordinary times.
"f in these critical days it is your wish sustain
with undivided minds beg that you will say in way
in which it will be possible misunderstand either
here ct home among associates the other side
of the submit my difficulties and my hopes you
WOODROW WILSON"