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Show I I " ' " 1 M Ell ijl America Has Been True and Will 1 1 II Be True To Her War Presidents! I II Was It Necessary to Support President Lincoln Was It Important jo Stand by McKinley in I I I in Prosecuting file Civil War and Conckding Prosecuting the Spanish-American War and I . I a Siccesstul Peace? Concluding a Successful Peace? 1 1 : I Recall, when he was criticised by a delegation of cong ress who were Theodoe Roosevelt said concerning the election of congressmen in I I If I opposing him, his comparison of his situation with that of Blondon walkxng . & s S B I a tight rope across Niagara carrying all the wealth of these men. ; . . ... ' B ii H "Would you," said he,, "when certain death waited on a single false step, . ' "Remember, that whether you will or not, your votes this year will be, ft ffi f8 . ' would you cry out 'Blondon, stoop a little more! Go a little faster ! Slow up! ' - viewed by the nations of Europe from one standpoint only. They will draw . H ffl 1 ' Lean more to the North! Lean a little more to the South!' No, you would . .'...r , no fine distinctions. A refusal to sustain the war and to sustain the efforts & M si f . keep your mouth shut." ' ..- of our peace commission to secure the fruits of war. . ... It will give j W I -Now, we are doing the best we can We have just as big V heart to our defeated antagonists. P I m - a job on hand as was ever entrusted to moral hands to manage. 1 he Uovern- i I H ment is carrvine an immense weight, so cdon't badger it. Keep silent' and we " . . ' ML 3 v m. ls. carrins And when Ex-President Benjamin Harrison said concerning the same 9 IB) fp will get you sare across. i ( " , il I When General Ulysses S. Grant saidconcerning the support given the ; election ... 1 1 g President at that time "If the word goes forth that ths people of the United States are stand- ft ill' "It's a victorv worth more to the country than a battle won ;' . , , , D ., , , c , . . ... , g $w a , - r , , T . i i . iji -j xi- l 1 u;r " mS solidly behind the rresident, the task or the peace commissioners will be - Hi Bull m and when President Lincoln himself said, after the people had given hirr , ., . , , . ' , ., , pn ... B In II Su "AltAL x 7 y easy, but it there is a break in the ranks ir the Democrats score a telling . H Rffl ..j j j,now my heart my gratitude is free from any taint of personal - , . : victory if Democratic senators, congressmen, and governors are elected ft triumph. I do not impugn the motives of any one opposed to me. It is no i. Spain will see in it a gleam of hope; she will take fresh hope, and a renewal H j pleasure to me to triumph over any one, but I give thanks to the Almighty for , . H j) 4 of hostilities, more war, may be necessary to secure to us what we have j J M this evidence of the people's resolution to stand by free government and the . already won." H 1 j , - , rights of humanity." , . " ' " Yes, It Was Vitally Necessary. , 7 ' Yes, We Think It Was Important Then I' When, as Bainbridge Colby truly said And when one of our liberal Republican dailies editorially says: j "Providence, which has always bsen kind to the United States, has again, i-JI merican idealism is the controlling factor in the present war. ' B ; "1 in this time of need, given us a great American to lead us in the paths oF-t'K " ; - Qur men are not over the ocean fighting for spoils and revenge, but to make S fi ; ' honor. We do not want to chide him. We want to help him. We do not pro- . S J . pose to surround him with critics, but rather with loyal supporters. He" .' the world safe for democracy. . . . The outcome depends entirely upon ffl needs, God knows, our help. The country is resolved to have it." , the backing Pesident Wilson will receive when the test comes." g j WILL' YOU REBUKE THE PRESIDENT OR WILL YOU SUPPORT HIM? A failure to return a loyal Democratic congress will hamper the P'resi- jj 1 83 'dent, weaken his in fluence with our Allies and give encouragement to our enemies. THIS IS JUST AS TRUE IN 1918 AS IT WAS IN 1864 AND IN ,1898. ' 1 1 I . ' GOOD CITIZENS HAVE ALWAYS SUPPORTED OUR WAR PRESIDENTS, REGARDLESS OF POLITICS. . 11 1 President Wtlscro, Utah Will Not Fail You Now! j : W. R. WALLACE, Chairman paid Advertisement R. B. THURMAN, Secretary j - " " " ' " " ' ' M Head the Classified Ads. Head the Classified Ada. t Read tho. Classified Ads. Read tho Classified Ads. Read the Classified Ads. a Read the Classified Ads. - k Read the Classified Ads. j Read the Classified Ads, v jj |