The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-09-20
Folk Is Endorsed
by POst-D ispatC
Independent Newspaper Says Be st In
terests Of Country viii Be Cen.
served by His Success.

the vigorous prosecution Of the war
the Democrats and Republicans Of
Missouri stand together. That is for
tunate. It indicates complete harmony
among the people for the winning Of
the war.
It Is fortunate that the loyalty and
devotion to the war-winning policy Of
both candidates for the United States
Senate cannot be questioned, judge
Spencer has a fine record of war w ork,
a son at the front and a son in the
draft. He won't shoot the army in the
back. Former Gov. Folk, without SONS
to send into battle, is 100 per cent
American and is pledged to an I'm.
swerying support OF the Presidents
war policies.
There is a vital difference in the
platforms of the two parties and the
attitudes Of the candidates with regard
to war policy.
The Republicans ignore the war
work of President Wilson and his ad.
ministration. They have no opin ion
regarding it. They do not endorse a ny.
thing the President or his aids have
done.
We assure our Republican friends
that they are the only persons in the
civilized world who ignore the splendid
craftsmanship Of President Wilson in
shaping the war issues to the great
ends of human liberty and enduri III
peace, and who do not recognize t he
greatness Of his work, both in dire ct
ing and unifying the forces Of democ.
racy into a wal to the finish again st
military autocracy, or the value Of the
work of his administration in organIz-
ing the nation for war, despite the MI 5
takes incident to the gigantic task OF
turning a peaceful democracy into a
war machine within a year. The work
of the President and his administratio N
has turned the tide OF war and ha
fixed and secured the high goal of JUS
tice and liberty for the free peoples OF
the earth.
We believe that an overwhelming
majority Of the people, Republicans
and Democrats, endorse the main
work of the President and his admin
istration. We believe they recognize
a great preponderance Of good and OF
practical achievement over the bad
and the mistakes.
There is another question that en-
tiers into the contest between the two
parties and the two candidates. The
Wilson administration is the only in
strumentality we have by which we
can win the war, The President IS
not only the executive head Of the ma
ton, but he is the Commanders i'm Chief
Of the army and navy. If he fails
everything fails. If his work is
blocked everything is blocked. The
war will be won or lost under his lead
ership.
Which party will give him the bet
ter support-the opposition or his own
party? Which is likely to give him
harmonious and effective cooperation
in prosecution of the war-an opposi-
tion majority or a majority of his own
party in Congress?
We believe in a strong, intelligent.
critical opposition in Congress, but in
this war crisis would it be wise to put
the opposition in control Of Congress?
Would not partisanship be sure to
creep in and faint the counsels Of the
majority and block and hamper the
Presidents war policies and plans?
We want the Presidents hands held
up; we want his great policies and
sound war plans supported and pushed
to a victorious conclusion. Which
party, individually and as a whole, can
be depended upon to work with the
President? Need we answer? Is there
not a promise of craftsmanship in the
platform of the Republicans Of the
state?
We think that President Wilson
ought to have a working majority in
both houses of Congress to carry out
his plans and purposes. We think he
deserves a working majority. We
think a working Democratic majority
the logical condition of success.
Gov. Folk has made mistakes. He
is not faultless, but we believe he will
Fundamentally work with the war ad.
ministration and that he has the ca.
pacity to do good work. We believe
his election at this time would best
serve the interests of the nation in the
war crisis and the interests of the
: cause to which the American people
have devoted all that they have.-st.
Louis Post-Dispatch.