The daily progressive-miner. [volume] (Ketchikan, Alaska) 1915-1919, 1918-10-28

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the PRESIDENTS.
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{. Saturdays Miner coztains the fol.
lowing. ''washi1Ston Get: 20. Rrssi.
dent wilson. last evening. issued an
appeal to the people to return dem.
ocratic congress II they approve his
course In this critical period. TO re-
turn republican majority to either
house Of Congress. the President says,
Would be certainly interpreted on
the other side OF the water "a q repud-
iation Of my leadership"
It seems utterly incomprehensibls
that PRESIDENT Wilson should. at this
time. make such an appeal after the
statement attributed to him that "Fol.
itics 3 adjourned during the war"
This war 10 being fought to insure
World democracy a. defined by Web
ster. not as practicsd by the Demo
cratic Machine Of Alaska. nor the I'm.
tied States. Had the President ap-
pealed to the Nation to- elect only true
patriots to Congress. regardless Of
their party Affiliations, it would have
shown sincerity In his statement of
adjourned politics. and would have
appealed to our National pride, as. well
a. . sympathetic endorsement from
our friends overseas, but to prosti-
tute the dignity OF his exalted posi-
ton by an appeal to the voters Of the
country to support democratic candi-
dates, Is unprecedented. in the con.
duct o: President of the United
States. President Hayes. during his
Amin.stration. called attention to the
gross abuses arising from the pernic-
ious political work Of government of.
flcials and laws were enacted to pre-.
vent it and. q civil service law urged
to secure greater efficiency IN the gov.
eminent service. by abolishing politi.
cal preferences. prohibiting political
activities among employees and con-
Quoting examinations to test the At.
ness Of applicants. The system was
extended and enlarged upon by Pres
ident Cleveland, who took pro-
nounced stand against "pernicious &C.
tivity IN politics" by federal oncials.
and every administration since, until
the present. has taken the same stand.
Any intelligent, fair.minded citizen
knows full we'll that justice Ia thwart-
Cd when Offices are bartered and sold
in payment Of political obligations.
The truth Of this report would
seem altogether absurd we're. It not
we'll Anown that fhe president has
heretofore playei. the politician BY
trying to influence state politics, not
ably. in Wisconsin and Michigan, with
all the charges possible to make
against the Republican Party. that Of
disloya,ty to our country cannot stand.
The party was born to save the Re.
public. which It did and, with tho ain.
lie exception Of the disgrace Of La
Toilette. the republican members Of
congress have s0lidly supported the
president in every contingency for the
winning Of this war. while many Of
hi fellow democratic weull Asve usa
ah Aslds II pernittAd. hut Political
ambition nov na.46sts itself and. h.
stead OF Datfiotie Americans. -hs wants
moro O. the Champ Clark, vardaman.
Stone and Kitchen type.
TO those who make = distinction be-
tween patfiotiN duty and. intriguing,
party politics this appeal has tho ap-
pearance Of . request that every
means possible ~ employed to elect
. democratic coagress this fall. which
ls sufacdent encouragement for the Of. !
fetal fierce to devote their time and
best efforts to the most approved dem.
ocrstic methods Of securing tho nee
sssary vote. This d an appeal to
psrtisa1ship not 1striotism.
Much greater ;1hinAs than mine will
pronounce just eIiticism Of this i'll.
dmsd and unratFlotic appeal Of our
president. a.fs-.-
N would saam fiat the rona;1tor Ia