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Show :EDIS0N AND FORD AIDING WILSONi New York, Oct. G. Thomas A. Edison Edi-son and Henry Ford conferred with Democratic National Chairman McCor- l mick today. They also lunched with I him and Secretary of the Navy Daniels. Dan-iels. The four talked for two hours about getting the wage-earners' vote for President Wilson. Chairman McCormick said: I "Both 3Ir. Edison and Mr. Ford gave valuable advice as to the organization of the independent voters. They promised prom-ised to co-operate with us in every way." Mr, Edison said: "Give the people the facts and it will be a "Wilson landslide. I have always al-ways been a Republican, but I put my country above party. In a world crisis, with the fate of America in the balance, bal-ance, I would take shame to myself If I did not put myself behind a man who has given us peace with honor, prosperity with justice and preparedness prepared-ness without militarism." Mr. Ford said: "Like Mr. Ford, I am a Republican. I cannot stay with a party that puts office-seeking first and America Inst. The president has saved the United States from the horrors and desolation of international war. His domestic policies have given new strength to legitimate enterprise, protected the worker, emancipated the children and destroyed the evils sapping the courage cour-age of America. He is a groat president presi-dent and tho greatest American. "Woodrow Wilson stands for America, Amer-ica, an undivided allegiance, for equal justice and lite welfare of the many. Against him are forces of rapacity, special privilege, eager to get back their loaded dice, the exploiters of children and greedy concessionaires. It is their millions against Americanism." |