The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-10-24
ELECT NONE BUT LoYALIsTs
American People Cannot Afford to
Discredit President and Tie His
Hands at This Stage of
Game
Editor Leon Reporter:

| feel called upon to enter an
earnest and emphatic protest against
the knocking campaign now being
| carried on by the republican con
gressiOnal committee in their effort
to elect republican congress The
boiler plate matter being sent out
by this organization is very nearly
sufficient to brand them as disloyal-
lists. | would think they would learn
something sometime as it was pre-
cisely such methods as this that cost
| Charles e. Hughes the presidency in
1916.
The American people must speed
| lily wake up to the fact that this is
not the time to elect a republican
congress. To do so would be slap
| in the face to President Wilson and
would be interpreted by the kaiser
and his bloody hords as repudia-
ton of the presidents conduct Of the
I cause foY rejoicing and more encour-
agement than anything that could
happen. Therefore loyal Am orleans
cannot and will not do it.
Wilson's conduct of the war, his
masterful craftsmanship and dip
Iomacy, is the wonder and admira-
ton Of the world. All our allies re
world has ever produced. Not a
note of faultfnding and discord do
we hear except from the republicans
who would like to control the next
congress. They alone are rocking
the boat" and would spill the
beans in order to crafty their Ions
ing to again get control of this gov
That they will fail Of their par
pose is as sure as anything that is
still in the future can well be- In
my judgment there will be the most
Overwhelming democratic majority
in the next congress that has ever
The voters of the eighth congress
sional district have their duty to
perform in this matter. To do their
part they must cast their votes for
Hon. b. Fulton Rice to represent
them in the halls of congress: Mr.
Rice has sacrificed his ambition to
become lawyer and has given his
ming of the war, the one supreme
job the American people have on
hands in this year of grace, 1918. A
vote for Fulton Rice will be vote
Of confidence OF our illustrious pres
ident. Congress should be unani.-
mously democratic this year. A
vote for Mr. Rice's opponent would
be regarded as lack of confidence
in the president. Every man in uni
form and in the service Of his coun-
try should cass their ballot for their
comrade, ID. Fulton Rice. The vote
of every father or brother Of a boy
in the trenches should be cast for
Rice
President Wilson has given the
word democracy new meaning. 1t
now really and truly means the rule
of the people The word democracy
is now ringing around the world.
All the allied countries in this great
struggle are clamoring for it,, Mil
lions of the subjects of the kaiser
are demanding it. The republican
party is now out of power because
they departed too far from the teach
ings and tenents of democracy
Shall we return them to power at
this crisis.
The voters Of the eighth district
must answer this question by cast
ing their ballots for D. Fulton Rice
In no other way can they prove to
the world that the district is 100
per cent loyal. President Wilson is
the Commander in Chief of the army
that is fighting in France against
autocracy and to make the world
safe for democracy. d. Fulton Rice
has enlisted in this great cause and
is every ready to obey the voice OF
his commander. Cast your vote for
Rice and thus prove your loyalty to
and confidence in both. When you
20 to the polls on the 5th Of Novem-
Der prove by your vote that you are
100 per cent loyal by backing up
President Wilson with a congress
| that is steadfastly with and for him.
T. w. Killion.