The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-07-11
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TO Elect 10y Al
WAR CONGRESS-
National Security League An
nounces Nation Wide Nom
Partisan Participation in
Fall Elections.

all ELECTIONS.
Active participation by it in the Con.
gressional campaigns, which will short.
~ commence throughout the country,
has been announced by the Nationalsl
Security League. The League declares
that unusual measures must be taken
to insure the election this fall of n
Congress which will srand miiitantly
behind the carrying OF the war to
decisive victory.
The entire force of the Leagues 2S1
branches and its memberships of over
100000 patriotic American citizens will
be thrown into this campaign. The
creation Of support of the movement
outside the League will also be un-
dertaken by means of an active propa-
ganda among the leading citizens of
every state in the Union, irrespective /
of party.
Eiihu Root Takes Lead.
Elihu Root, who is Honorary Presi-
dent Of the National Security League
at the recent Annual Meeting of the
organization laid particular emphasis
port of the Government In It's eff
forts for the aggressive prosecution of
the war and the consequent impor7s
tance of this years Congressional elec-
tions. The matter was then taken up
by the National Executive Committee
of the League and the campaign decid-
ed upon at a meeting attended by Al
ton B. Parker, who is Honorary Vice
President of the Security League:
james w. Gerard, former United
States Ambassador to Germany, one of
I the Leagues Vice Presidents; S. Stan
wood Menken, President of the
League; Lawrence II. Abbott of the
| Outlook, and other prominent men,
The League for National Unity and
other great national organizations
have already indorse,i tl,es movement, !,
| The leading newspapers of the country
| ere also expressing thcir approval.
| Tie following are Il few Of the fa-s
| sorable editorial comments which are
| appearing in all PARIS Of the country:
EDITORIAL spprcval.
Wiiliamsport (Pa) sun: "trhe Ma.
'cnal Security Leagues effort will
ot;c voters"
Springfield (Mass.) Union: This
idea is sound and emInently worthy of
serious attention."
Dcs Moines Qa.) Tribune Here in
Iowa we may well emulate this exam
pie which will lead to victory for
.Ancricanism regardless of party desig-
nation"
Saginaw (1ich) News: This cam
iiaiGn will have strong and growing
following all over The country"
Helena (AIont) Independent: "Ameri-
leans upon whom party lines rest light
IS and many who are strong for their
party will find reasons for colnmentla-
ton of the plan of the National Sc
rurity League"
$4,000 Letters.
The Leagues campaign will be con.
Quoted by committee headed by
Charles D. Orth, Il prominent New
York commission merchant This com
lnittee, as preliminary sep. has laid
The matter before $4,000 leading citi.
|ens in all parts Of the country and OF
ull political beliefs In the following let
ter:
THE conduct of the war and, in
fact, the very future of America are
dependent not only upon the election
of a War Congress that will enact nee.
cssary laws, but upon the presence in
the National Legislature of men of
vision, ability and broad experience,
who are the best qualified OF our citi.
zenship to correctly solve the great in.
ternal and international questions
which will come before the next Con.
gress.
"Grave Duty"
"The National Security League pur
Suant to unanimous action of it's FIX.
ccutive Committee, has taken upon it.
self the grave duty of impressing
these matters upon you and asking you
to pledge your service for prompt ac
tion to prevent di.aster which might
follow the election of incompetent OF
disloyal men to Congress This can
be prevented through definite and con.
certed action on the part of loyal citi
zens, who are in the vast majority.
Neglect and Indifference may prove ia.
tai.
"The remedy is for every one to as
sumo the personal obligation of speak.
| ing with or writing without delay to
political leaders, newspaper men and
others who form public opinion in
their Congressional Districts Make
thenssraalize sharply that the need of
the nation is the election Of men of alb.
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