Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-25
President Begs Nation to
le in Democratic Party
in Power.
FEARS DIVISION
OF LEADERSHIP
Declares Administration Must Hs.c
Full Support OF Both Houses in Ma.
tionaI Crisis-Passin3 Of Consres-
siorai Control to Republicans Might
Appear as Reputation Of President.

! Washington, oct e5.-President VIII
son today issued an appeal 10 the pec-
pie to return democratic congress Il.
Che November elections il they ap-
prove of HIS course in the critical
period
Return of q republican majority In
either house of congress the president
said, would be certainly Incorporated
ON the other side Of the water "as
repudiation OF my leadership"
, The president said he would accept
the country's verdict without cavii, but
that If 1t was adverse the power to ad-
minister the great trust assigned to
him would be seriously impaired.
! Text Of Presidents Appeal.
! Following is the presidents appeal
My fellow countIy1nen: The. con-
! sressional elections are at hand. They
occur in the most critical time our
country has ever faced or Is likely TO
face in our time. II You have approved
of my leadership and wish me to con.
tinue to be your unembarrasscd spokes-
man in affairs at home and abroad, |
/ earnestly beg that you will express
! yourselves enthusiastically TO that effect
by returning a deInocratic majority to
both tho senate and house q repre-
| sentatives.
! Il am your. servant and wall accNpt
! your Judgment without oAvil. but the
great trust assigned me would bs
seriously impaired should your 3udg-
mcnt be adverse. and mus 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.
Fears Division OF Leadsrship.
81 have no thought OF stfggestinS
that any political party Is paramount
in matters Of patriotism. / feel too
deeply the sacrifices made In this war
by all our citizens irrespective or party
affiliations to harhor such an idea.
mean that only the difficulties OF our
present task are Of n sort that makes
1t imperative that the nation should
give undivided support to the govern
ment and that n republican congress
would divide the leadership.
The leaders OF the minority IN thc
present congress have been pro-war
but they have been antl-administra-
ton At almost every turn they nave
sought to take the choice of policy and
the conduct OF the war out OF my
hands and put it under the control OF
Observation-Disclosures OF their own choos-
ing.
This Is no time either for divided
council or for divided leadership. unity
Of command is as necessary now IN
civil action as 1t IS upon the held oi
battle. If the control OF the house
and senate should be taken away from
the party in power an opposing ma
iorlty could assume control or ieSisia-
ton and oblige all action to be taken
amid contest and obstruction.
Effect on Foreign Opinion.
"The return Of republican ma
iority to either house OF congress
would moreover be interpretntiye OH
tbc other side OF the water as re-
pudiation Of my leadership Spokcs-
mon OF the republican party are urE-
ing YOU to elect republican congress
in order to support ana back up the
president but even should In this they
convince some inorsiuiOus pafsei.
they would impose on no one on the
other side. II ls understood there
that the republicans desire not SO
much to support the president as 70
control him
The peoples Of the allied countries
with whom We are associated. are
quite familiar with the Significance
OF elections. They would find II dini-
cult to believe that the people OF the
limited States had chosen to support
their president by ciecting TO the
congress- n majority controlled by
those who arc, In fact. not In SYM
pathy with the attitude and action OF
the administration.
Appeal 10 Not psrsonal
~ need not tell you. my fellow
countrymen. that I am sslsinx yonf
support not only for my own sake or
for the sake OF political party, but
for the sake Of the nation itself IN
order that It's inward unity OF pur-
nose may be evidence to all the world.
! In ordinary times would moi feel A.
liberty TO make such an appeal to you.A
Il, ordinary times divided policies cast
DO endured But these are not ordi-
nary times.
III in these critical days It Is your
wish to sustain me beg that you will
say so in way In which II will not
be possible to misnnderstand either.
here at home or among our associates
on the other side Of TIM sea. | sub
4 nit my difficulties and my hopes to.
\ you. 81
Woodrow Wilson.
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