The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-10-30
Wilson's Request
Stirs Republicans

Baltimore, Nd, Oct. 3G-The re-
quest of President Wilson to the peo-
pie of the country to return Demo
cratic Congress to Washington at the
election next week has proved YER
table bombshel1 to the Republicans.
AS stated in your correspondent
letters from time to time since last
spring, the Republicans were waglng
a gum-shoe campaign to carry the
next Congress and were hoping to
win a majority by their statements
that they were all back of the Presl-
dent Mr.. Wilson does not believe
that they will be back of him in the
next Congress, should they have a
majority, and therefore he asks the
voters to take no chances, but TO
elect Democrats, who will be back OF
him at all hazards, and to make the
Democratic administration success
beyond all doubt. As a result, all
those who favor the Presidents con-
duct of the wal and the civil affairs
of the country are expected to go to
tho polls and vote for the Democratic
nominees on next Tuesday Luke
warm and Indifferent citizens who
have forgotten all about their politi-
cal duties during the recent excite
ment over the great events OF the
war, are thus reminded, that in the
end. the voters in this country are
the real source of all power, and that
in the end the people must decide all
public questions at the polls. EXecu-
tives may come and may go, may
have their day of power in the ad-
ninistration of the government, but
the final source of all power OF ad-
ninistration, of management of civil
and military affairs of settling ques-
lions of war and peace, is the people,
as expressed by their votes at the
polls. The defeat of the Democratic
party at the election next week
would. therefore, be rightly consider
ed a blow at the prestige and au-
thority of the Democratic President,
and as a vote of lack of confidence
in Mr.. Wilson's administration of all
public affairs Up to this time the
Republicans have been trying to fool
the people on the real issues Of the
campaign. They have been hiding
their plans behind their supposed
loyalty to the President, but Mr..
Wilson's published statements Of
last week, and the hysterical rep0A
and attacks on him, called forth by
what he has said, have completely
unmasked them, and laid bare their
plans to the PEOPLE. The election
next week will therefore show wheth-
er the people OF the country approve
and endorse the administration, or
whether they prefer to have things
managed in a different way, and by
other hands. The result is already
evident on all sides by a strengthen
ing of the lines of those who favor
the President, and a call to active
work of all those citizens who believe
that the administration has done
what is right, and is entitled to
vote of approval by the people, and
the election of a Congress pledged
beyond any manner of doubt to back
up the President in carrying out the
plans which have been so successful
up to the present time. No matter
what may be our personal opinion OF
the several candidates for Congress,
to be voted for next Tuesday, the
Presidents manifesto puts the issue
so far above the question of personal
likes or dislikes that all those who
really believe he should be sustained
in his work, are in duty bound to
vote for the Democratic nominees.
The issue has been narrowed down
so that it is really a vote for or
against Mr.. Wilson. IL We approve