G.W. Koontz letter to Champ Clark - April 17, 1917
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Personal Woodstock, [Virginia] April 17, [1917] Hon. Champ Clark Member Congress of the U.S. My dear Sir; I write to congratulate you on the gallant stand you have taken vs. the World wide War, I am a Democrat from the shoulder but I am not behind Mr. [Woodrow] Wilson, in his policies of intanglement with Forgien Nations, Let every body read President [James] Monroe’s Message to Congress, of [December] 2nd 1823, and it will convince any man that Mr. [Woodrow] Wilson is wrong; He will find the people are not behind him. I say fight it out on your line, if it takes all summer. Your very truly GW Koontz, Ex Confed
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| Title | G.W. Koontz letter to Champ Clark - April 17, 1917 |
| Creator | Koontz, G. W. |
| Source | Koontz, G. W. Letter to Champ Clark. 17 April 1917. Clark, Champ (1850-1921) and Bennett Champ (1890-1954), Papers, 1853-1973. C0666. The State Historical Society of Missouri, Columbia, MO. |
| Description | In this April 17, 1917, letter to Champ Clark, G.W. Koontz discussed his support for Clark's anti-war stance. Clark, a long-time resident of Bowling Green, Missouri, was a politician in the Democratic Party. He served as a representative of Missouri from 1893 to 1895 and from 1897 to 1921. From 1911 to 1919 he served as the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. |
| Subject LCSH | Clark, Champ, 1850-1921; World War, 1914-1918--Political aspects--United States |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I |
| Site Accession Number | C0666 |
| Contributing Institution | The State Historical Society of Missouri |
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| Date Original | April 17, 1917 |
| Language | English |