The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-11-01
An Appeal to Democrats
of St. Francois County

There never time in the history of country
when Congress in harmony with the National Admnstra-
ton necessary than is at this crc uncture of
the great world for freedom from German autocratc
mihtarism and for enduring world peace
Republican members of Congress, in obedience to a
peng public opinion have voted for of President Will
sons measures, but they have in many ways shown
lack of sympathy with the ADMINISTRATIONS chief aims
This feeling the stress of political campaign has broken
out in revolt by the recognized leaders of the Repub
party chief of whom Senator Lodge Col
dore Roosevelt.
These leaders and other prominent Repubi-
can politicians and newspapers following their antagonisitc
utterances, doing all they dscred the Admins
raton and to epudiae the fourteen principles so clearly
set forth by President Wilson the which German
force and brutality must submit These fourteen principles
have been for nearly year. since their first utterance
quahedy accepted and approved by the American people
and the statesmen of the allied nations with whom we are
associated in the There has been any question
as to their cearness vrity and justice until Senator
Lodge within fortnight began to pick imaginary flaws
them and Colonel Roosevelt in characteristic opposition
everything that doesn't emanae from his fuctfyng bran
has been trying to torture these principles into meanings
which no would attribute to them.
Senator Lodge imagines he in the third principle
which calls for "the removal of economic barriers
establishment of equality Of trade conditions among all
nations subtle conspiracy for world free trade the bogey
OF all Republicans and true to his Massachusetts provincial
ism and proteerng protection ideas throws fit of hyster
les President Wilson has taken the trouble assure all
who might be misled by such po subteruge that the
tnfd principle In no way ntertewh the economic pol
icy of nation but that any tariff high low adopted
by nation, should apply all its dealings with other
nations without discrimination in favor of against any
particular nation.
Colonel Roosevelt, controlled always by high pressure
emotionalsm rather than calm reasoning whose natural
bent destructive rather than constructive tries to read
sinister meanings into certain words phrases that
as remote the poles practice that might be tolerated in
pettifoggng lawyer before jury in brawl case
All of which is attempt to dscredt President Wilson's
Administration in the minds of the people, for purely pot-
cal effect in the partisan hope of eectng Republican
gress.
The Republicans making great protestations that
they would help the President in his With
such leaders Lodge and Roosevelt, and lot more like
hem in tendency of not in ability what sort of harmony
with support of the Administration could be expected
from Republican Congress?
President Wilson better than any man in the coun-
try how he has been bagred and hampered by certain
pubcan in the Congress- less than by these later
sinister assaults upon his principles and aims and he
has taken the American people openly into his confidence
an appeal to them to elect Congress that will be in har
mony with his Administration and against it, He has
been bitterly criticised for this openness too ex
posure of the subtle scheme to slip Republican
gress under the guse of loyalty vigorous prosecution
of the war to an unconditional surrender" -.@
The election of Republican Congress would be
taken the world reputation of President Wilson's
Administration and its aims. would disturb allies
who have approved his in all particulars nothing
else would; it would nfuse modcum of hope the
that America weakening and might probably the
OF putting successful conclusion of the and peace far
ther away.
have no personal to grind apology to Offer in
making this appeal to the Democrats of ST. Francois county,
as for more than thirty have been newer of wood
and drawer of water worker for and with them in this
county, but a deeply interested in this matter and am
therefore pleading with Democrat to uphold the Pres
dents hands at this critical uncure that he encourage
every Democrat in his neghborhood to get election
day and vote the full Democratic tcketStae Congresson
al District and County The county organizations of the
party Let that old St Francois county rolls up the
largest Democratic vote in its history for the whole ticket
and thus show unqualified approval of President Wilson
and his wise and aggressive the worlds
freedom and enduring peace Let all do bit by
getting every Democrat out to vote
Yours for Wilson, Victory and Peace,
THEO. D. FISHER.