The Washington herald., 1918-10-31
MARSHALL And
CABINET KEEP
POT BOILING
War Is Forgotten, Politics
Adjourned and Every
body Writes Letters.
MUCH PAPER WASTED
Charges and Denials Made
As Politicians Line Up
for Battle.
MUCH PAPER WASTED

Vice President Marshall, in a
letter sent to Senator Gerry yes
terday, gave his endorsement to
the position taken by President
Wilson in appealing to the coun-
try for the election OF a Demo
cratic Congress.
81 have no other desire than to
see his wishes complied with by
the people of America" the Vice
President wrote.
Senator Gerry is chairman OF
the Democratic Senatorial Com
mittee, and Vice President Mar
shall wrote to him TO congratu-
late him upon the manner in which
he, as chairman OF that commit
tee, is striving to bring about the
election OF Senate and House
controlled by the Democrats.
National Politics stim.lated.
National politics, from the Demo-
cratic viewpoint. received the stimu-
lus last night of direct and strongly
worded appeals TO the nations cleo
torate of two more members of Prcsi-
dent Wilson's Cabinet
Secretary of the interior. Franklin
h. Lane, and Secretary of Commer &C.
William c. Redfield. each urged the
election of Senators and members Us
the House OF Representatives in ac-
cord with the President : policies n d
measures as an essential u,eaBS of
backing up the war administration.
Democratic lea1ers aCClai~Ied Sec
retary lanes statement as an eIo-
quent tribute to the President. as well
as a justificati m OF the Presidents s
course in the ca LTaigl. In I.art, Se
said: ..r.- ...
AT the head of our stale IA to
man whom the worl2 looks 20 for
guidance n this contest 70 back
him to the limit and enable him TO
look the Kaiser in the eye and tell
him what the conscience of the world
commands is our duty. irrespective of
party. He must not be discredited.
weakened or worried by an apparent
hesitation on the part of the people
TO generously support him"
Secretary Redfield strongly inti-
mated in his appeal to the voters that
the present party activities of the Re
publicans was trSceable to a desire
TO lay the foundation. for the next
presidential campaign.
Gerard Enters Arena.
Earlier in the day James W. Gerard.
former Ambassador to Germany is
tnfA a.,
fusal to sustain President Wilson
with a Democratic Congress would
convince Germany that the country
is not behind the President
Among other things, ex-Ambassa-
dor Gerard said:
Il know that Germans cannot un-
derstand our political system: that
If a Congress opposed to the Presi-
dent is elected they will believe again
what they believed before we dared
to war with them. that there Is in
the United States a great number OF
people favorable to the German cause
and opposed to the President and to
war.
81 am so sure of this that were
opposed to every other policy of the
President and were he my bitterest t
enemy, should nevertheless beg the
American people to support him at
this fateful moment
The Democratic National Commit
tee made public a copy of a letter
written to Senator Lodge. Republican
leader of the Senate, by Former
United States Senator II. C Hans
brough. who for eighteen years was
Republican member of the Senate
from North Dakota Former Senator
Hansbrough condemned partisan at
tacks on the President and asked for
undivided support of the Administra-
tions war program.
In his letter to Senator. Lodge
Former Senator Hansbrough wrote;
THE very last thing for the states
men of this age to forget is that the
war now going on had its inception
and has trailed its bloody course in
reaction"
Cannon Refutes Charges.
The Republican Congressional Com.
mittee made public yesterday a state-
ment by Former Speaker Cannon re.
futing the charge made by Secretary
Tumulty that President Mckinley
made partisan appeal in the Con-
with Spain.
Mr.. Cannon quoted from a number
of speeches delivered by Mckinley in
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