The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1918-11-01
THE PRESIDENTS LETTER


m an open letter printed in another
column, the President asks the Ameri-
can people to elect Democratic Re-
representatives. to Congress He does
mot ask it for partisan purposes, but
tO prevent the impression being giyer
abroad that tn American people art
not w. favor VI fighting this war tc
finish along tha lines mapped out by
him 50 that our terrible trials may
n0t have to be endured again.
This action Of the President was
induced by cine constant and continual
attacks being made upon him and his
War policies by Republican leaders
and hy Roosevelt who has consistently
opposed and attacked the administra-
tiun since he was not allowed to 90
to France with VI crowd al unframed
men. And this Roosevelt, who now
condemns and attacks the President
im violent md surrilous language for
laying his trials before the people
and asking their judgment, who holds
INN MP as unworthy to the whole
world. iB the same Roosevelt, who
when running for Governor Of New
York right after his return from
Cuba said
sRemember that whether you will
@r mot, your vote this year will h.
viewed by the nations or Europe from
one standpoint only They will draw
nO fine distinctions. A refusal tO sus-
tain the President this year will, in
their eyes, be read as refusal to
sustain the war and to sustain the ef-
forts of our peace commission To Sc
cure the fruits of war"
Why should mot President Wilson
ask vote " confidence when we are
Mow in IA world wide war, An Al was inn
portant and right then, in skirmish
with baby power2 Can the voters
be misled By such hypocrisy?
And similar pleas and statements
were made On the same ground by
President Mckinley, former President
Harrison. Senator Lodge, Senator
Penrose, In fact BY all Republican
leaders What could b. more direct
than the language of former Presi-
dent Harrison who asserted that;
IF the Democrats score a telling
victory, if Tine Democratic Senator'S,
Congressmen and Governors are
eleGtad=$ Spain will see in id a gleam
w hope; she will take "a fresh hope,
and All renewal df hostfiiffes- more
war may be necessary tO secure III
what wa11aYe already won
Tfie truth ~ that the Republican
party does not want to- work har-
moniously with President Wilson, but
at this most critical time il trying to
play politics in order to elect Roose-
welt in 1920.
On January Sth the President de-
clared politics adjourned during
the war and Ifs reconstruction period.
He has lived up I'D hi declaration, but
the Republicans tS-king advantage of
the truce ~ proclaimed have been
burrowinE under him, trying to de-
stroy secretly all he was doing to Sc
cure permanent peace. IT, has stood
this for many months, stood the low
partisan attack made ON. him by
Roosevelt in Liberty Loan speeches,
stood the attacks or Lodge in the
Senate, until it became necessary for
him 10 lay the case before the people
Could he have done less?
M the Democratic candidates for
Congress are defeated will not Ger
many say that the American people
repudiate the way war has been
waged?
It has been directed by Democrat
ic President and the defeat Of his
party will b. construed as q defeat OF
the man most feared by the nations
with whom W. ere in deadly conflict
This must not be allowed This
war must b. won, quickly and de
cisively, and 40 encouragement given
Mne enemy ny the thought tnat we are
a divided country.
President Wilson is fighting for not
only us, but Tho peace loving civilized
people OF the world, and a more want
on ungracious and selfish attack has
never been made on a man than this
one against him The defeat or his
policies will turn back the forces of
righteousness and encourage the Mil
itary masters of Germany and her Al
Lies more than "a victory for their
armies in the field
TO vote for Republican candidate
will not help to win the war, but may
prolong IT, The Country can not take
any chances in so critical matter,
THE CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION.