| Show I For FOl l' l You ou to Decide Decile t officeholders in ill the tho safely safety zone zono are arc I D agreed that thal J President Wilson lson has acted wi wisely cly in in demanding the lie perpetuation of Democrat politics They violation of the tho inherent rights S can cnn see sec in his action no of American citizenship because it enhances their int int in- in in- in t d rights President W Wilson l oll has cemented their affections with the lure of or new dividends i on loyalty 1 When however we leave leac the realm of personal I profit we find a n different atmosphere LO Loyal 31 DemoI Demo Demo- I are fearful lest the flue President has committed a monumental blun blunder er There are in ill the lie ranks of the i Democrat party men who still hold the rights of thet the lie t people inviolable They cannot without sonic some sacrifice of ol C their political view reconcile the autocratic order to the spirit of or th the American people I Wo Vo need not declare that the unwarranted interference inter inter- ference of President Wilson in the tie 1918 congressional J I elections is resented IJ by men IDen of different political faiths The Republican who has hns bought hought bonds to the i limit and i en freely of the tile dearest things in ill his hi life cannot reconcile the ungratefulness of the tue demand to i the noble cause ause of the United States Plainly we wc arc are arca a n as divided p people where we we were firmly united before the Presidents President's g edict was issued S The strength th that we have 11 0 given i the he President in inthis inthis inthis this crisis the power which has been delivered to 10 himin him himin in in the tile interest of military efficiency has been heen abused If it has not been heen used against us as American citizens certain it is th that t it jt has been delivered ere to the Democrat without our consent In itself this constitutes a brea breach h of the faith of these people who have ha made I sacrifices and anel accepted hardships when reason argued otherwise As 5 we have said before the American people peo- peo S plo pie are ale prepared to give gi their last shirt that this war 1 may be won with wi honor THE TUE SPIRIT IS THE TIlE GiFT GiFTS GiFTA OF A LOYAL PEOPLE TO THE TifE NATION NATIO IT LOVES S The President has IJas been the holder of this great trust nn and he c cannot assign it to a political al party without without without with- with I out inviting a a. protest from the people Americans holding different political views from those of the theis President are not to be kept out of war by this poI po- po I t. t is trick an any more than they were kept out of coni con con- ii i filet Diet by the deceiving g slogan slog of These men are lloyal i loyal and ready to give gi their all that liberty may live s They rhey will vill not accept an any movement mo to east cast them ns aside de I an any more than they will will si sign a proxy on their political I f thought NOTHING SHORT ShOuT OF OJ A VICTORIOUS I PRUSSIA IS CAN ROB HOB THESE MEN EN OF OP TIlE THE RIGHTS AND THE TUE LIBERTIES WHICH ARE PARAMOUNT IOU T 1 IN TIlTS TIllS WAR ATI i The voice oice of th tile the American n people is sounded at the lie f polls for it is is there that we ice get the free thought of a aI af I f nation The Tile effort to guide gude this thought h by autocratic Ii s demand cannot succeed It would be far better that ve we become political outcasts than that w we deliver this t H nation to R R. political politic l party which b by its t S lb p has proved pro its ts unworthiness BETTER THAT C WE E BE DENIED THE fUg RIGHT HIGHT TO P PARTICIPATE ATE IN IX f THIS WAR V AR THAN TIL THAT WE YE BE DENIED TIlE THE I RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE L IN TIllS THIS GOVERN GOVERN- l The Thc discussion which has bias followed the I J 3 ident's edict is IS not ot a political battle for the order J t drives at the fundamental principles of or this t go govern govern- rn- rn j The rhe order is a declaration that tho the American voter oter cannot think for him himself The discussion is aI a aj j I struggle le between autocratic desire and th the thu inherent i rights of t the c people r We r e cannot concede the justice of ol the order without i conceding that the right of suffrage is the private tc property of the party Part in power The fhe voter must decide de- de l cide cide for himself he must consider tho evidence and t weigh el h tho results If he believes s in autocratic autocrat c govern govern- Dent Blent he lie can can support the order freely If ho maintains f r his trust in m n tho the rights of the people he must resent the theS S J interference THE rHE O ONLY LY DAJ DANGER GEn BEFORE THE TIlE AMERICAN AJ PEOPLE IS 8 THAT THEY fUEY WILL VILL BOW Y I TO fO THIS AUTOCRATIC DEMAND AS THE CH GELI GERMAN GEL GER- Hf H- H I f MAN PEOPLE BOWED TO THE WILL OF OP Till THE J S i KAISER WHEN lIE HE SENT TIIE THEM TO WAR AVAR r AR M bI |
