Woodrow Wilson to Edward A. Woods
Title
Woodrow Wilson to Edward A. Woods
Creator
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924
Identifier
WWP25432
Date
1918 November 8
Description
Woodrow Wilson tells his friend that they will just have to soldier on after disappointing election results.
Source
Library of Congress, Woodrow Wilson Papers
Publisher
Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum
Subject
United States--Politics and government--1913-1921
Contributor
Danna Faulds
Language
English
Provenance
Document scan was taken from Library of Congress microfilm reel of the Wilson Papers. WWPL volunteers transcribed the text.
Text
My dear Friend,
I had, as you may imagine, a bit of a pang in reading your letter of November 5th, because expectations so confidently expressed in it had not been realized, but you may be sure that my Scotch-Irish spirit has rallied from the disappointment of Tuesday. I realize that it will require all the more steadfastness and strength to withstand the efforts which the Republican leaders will undoubtedly make to embarrass my course to the utmost, but I accept the additional burden without demur, and comfort myself with the thought that splendid friends like yourself will at every turn of the critical business stand by me.
Cordially and sincerely yours,
[Woodrow Wilson]
Mr. Edward A. Woods,
Frick Building, Pittsburgh, Pa.
I had, as you may imagine, a bit of a pang in reading your letter of November 5th, because expectations so confidently expressed in it had not been realized, but you may be sure that my Scotch-Irish spirit has rallied from the disappointment of Tuesday. I realize that it will require all the more steadfastness and strength to withstand the efforts which the Republican leaders will undoubtedly make to embarrass my course to the utmost, but I accept the additional burden without demur, and comfort myself with the thought that splendid friends like yourself will at every turn of the critical business stand by me.
Cordially and sincerely yours,
[Woodrow Wilson]
Mr. Edward A. Woods,
Frick Building, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Original Format
Letter
To
Woods, Edward Augustus, 1865-1927
Files
Collection
Citation
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924, “Woodrow Wilson to Edward A. Woods,” 1918 November 8, WWP25432, World War I Letters, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.