The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-10-25
DANGEROUS DAYS.
Woodrow Wilson Issues a Stir
ring Appeal to His Fellow
Countrymen
He Asks American People to Stand
by His Side Until Peace Is Restored
to the Earth-He Pleads for
Support That He May not
Falter or Fail

Wilson today issued an appeal to tn
people to return a Democratic cor
gress in the November elections if the
approve Of his course in this critics
period.
Return Of a Republican majority t
either house Of the congress, the presi
dent said, would be certainly inter
preted on the other side of the waite
as a population of my leadership"
The president said he would accep
the country's verdict without cavil bu
that If 1t was adverse, the power tt
administer the great trust assigned tt
him would be seriously impaired.
Following is the presidents appeal
my fellow countrymen:
1.-THE congressional elections are at
hand. They occur in the most critical
period our country has ever faced or
is likely to face in our time. If you
have approved Of my leadership and
wish me to continue to be your I'M
embarrassed spokesman in affairs at
home and abroad, l earnestly beg that
you will express yourselves unmis-
takably to that effect by returning
Democratic majority to both the SEN
ate and house of representatives.
PUT IN PLAIN WORDS.
II am your servant and will ac-
cept your Judgment without cavil
but my power to administer the
great trust assigned me by the con-
stitution would be seriously i'm
paired should your Judgment be
adverse and | must frankly tell
you so because so many critical
issues depend upon your verdict.
No scruple of taste must in grim
times like these be allowed to
stand in the way of speaking the
plain truth.
Il have no thought of suggesting
that any political party is paramount
in matters of patriotism. I feel too
deeply the sacrifices which have been
made in this war by all our citizens
irrespective of party affiliations to
harbor such an idea. mean only that
the difficulties and delicacies of our
present task are of a sort that makes
1t imperatively necessary that the ma
ton should give its undivided support
to the government under the united
leadership and that q Republican con-
yress would divide the leadership.
'The leaders of the minority in the
present congress have unquestionably |
)een pro-war. but they have been anti |
administration. At almost every turn
;ince we entered the war they have
sought to take the choice of policy
Ind the conduct of the war out of my
lands and put it under the control Of
of their own choosing.
'Thls Is no time either for I'M
divided 1untl or for divided lead
ership. Unity of command is as
necessary now in civil action as 1t
Is upon the fields of battle. II
control Of the house and the senate
should be taken away from the
party now in power an opposing /:
majority could assume control of
legislation and oblige all action TO
be taken amid contest and obstruc-
ton.
SEEKING TO CONTROL WILSON.
"The return of Republican major- Z
y to either house of the congress 4
'ould, moreover, be interpreted on J
ne other side of the water as a re-
udiation OF my leadership. Spokes-
len of the Republican party are urg-
* you to elect Republican congress /
! order to back up and support the
but even if they should in I
lis impose upon some credulous {
oters upon this side of the water they Y
ould impose on no one on the other Q
de. 1t is well understood there as Il
ell as here that the Republican lead n
s desire not so much to support the t
'esident as to control him. t;
"The peoples of the allied countries S
It'll whom we are associated against r.
ermany are quite familiar with the t;
gnificance of elections. They would c.
I'D 1t very difficult to believe that tx
e voters of the United States had Il
osen to support their president by h
Getting to the congress a majority q,
ntrolled by those who are not in !,
ct in sympathy with the attitude and =
ton of the administration.
OR THE SAKE OF THE NATION. g
II need not tell you, my fellow III
that I am asking your al
support not for my own sake or for is
the sake Of political party, but a,
for the sake of the nation itself In :.
order that its inward unity of pur- 8
pose may be evident to all the az
world. In ordinary times / would be
not feel at liberty to make such of
IN appeal to you. In ordinary !,
lines divided counseIs can be en- -
iured without permanent hurt to ~
he country. But these are not or as
lfnary times. 10
II n these critical days II You
ID to sustain me with undivided NJ,
nds ~ that you will say SO in a
y which 1t will not be possible to
either here At home or
ong our aSsociates on the other side
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