Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1898-09-14
THE ISSUE WILL BE MET.
Republicans Are wiiiinE To- stand
ON rhcir Record Made I'm
the War.


The democrats, who have ALREADY
begun in several states TO make an is.
sue OF the war. will bc promptly met
by the republican congressional COM
mittcc with the democratic record in
congress when that body was trvinr
to prepare for such emergcncics aS
have arisen. The Washington Times.
the only democratic newspaper. al the
capital, on June % published a leading
editorial. Ia which Il said:
Since the outbreak OF the SPANISH war
they Che dcmocrst1 have committed about
every error possible. giving a grudelng
support 20 the various imperative meas
urcs which followed the original appronria.
ton OF S5o.ooo.ooo for the national defense,
they lined themselves up almost soiidiy
against the war-rcVtnuc biIl aud capped
the climax last "Wednesday by casting the
bulk OF their votes Ia opposition 20 the an.
neNaNou 81 Hawaii a contamination de.
Notedly desired hy two-thirds majority
IN both houses OF conErcss and four-nftha
OF the American people. without regard TO
party.
The result was plain. what was tn
tended 20 be, and what was originally. a
purely American war has dcgencratcd IN
thc eyes OF the country into a republican
war with all that that impilcs
The republican president stands bcfore
the world to-day as one pursuing pa
riotic poicy in the teeth OF uuswcrviuE
democratic opposition. when victory
comes 20 him and Spain n humblcd
Ia the dust when Americas possessions
are enriched by the addition OF Hawaii. the
Philippines. Puerto Rice and perhaps the
canartcr. Mr.. Mckinley can rise and truth
fully says This ls my work mine aud tho
republican partS's As We saved the Union
in 1861, go now do ", glorify 70 with Vie
tory. ours The triumph, ours the spolls
including majority ia the new house OF
cprCscutativts' And the people on the
Sth OF November viii say Amen.
This WAS true. and IL was left FOR
democratic organ 10 declare n true.
The record will bear IL out, aud since
democrats are in their state platforms
trying to make the war "a political is-
sue, che republican committee viii al-
ccpt the gage of battle and go TO the
Congressional Record for facts.
it will be shown that the democrats
voted against the war revenue bill and
against the annexation OF Hawaii.
aud that democrats. in the closing
hours ~ congress. prevented consider
alton of number of bills which would
have enabled the army 60 be better
cared for. They prevented by the oh
lection of McMillin. OF Tennessee. and
Underwood. OF Alabama, consideration
OF bill 10 organize hospital corps
for the navy. They also prevented. by
the same means, consideration OF "a
number OF bills reported unanimously
from the committee on military af-
fairs relating 90 the conduct OF the
war and the Improvement Of army ia
cilitics.
More than this. Congressman Hull.
chairman OF the committee ON milf
tary affairs, in the last hours of the
session offered resolution that the
committee ON military affairs be al
lowed TO sit during the ad iournmen; OF
congress and make such Investigations
Of all army organization as might Ice
considered necessary. and be ready 10
report TO the house when Il rcasscm-
bled in December I'm reply 10 ques-
tions, Mr.. Hull said that the committee
would be expected TO incur no expense
for the government, and that. though
they might have TO visit the army and
the camps, the members would he cN-
pected 10 pas their own expenses.
The democrats objected 10 the con
sidcrntion OF this resolution at time
when no bill or resolution could re.
ceiVc consideration except by unaui,
nous consent. TWAS, OF course. never
adopted. Had Il been adopted that
committee might now be at work IN
obedience to democratic and mug
wump clamor for an Investigation by
congress. The republican leaders here
and the administration have had no
1esire 10 make the war partisan affair
and claim the whole credit for the re-
publican administration and the re.
publican party. But since the demo.
Gratis in several states have followed
the clamor OF the yellow press. rene.
gade republican and democratic. and
have made the war political issue, as
did the copperheads in 1862, the repub.
lean committee will accept IL as an
issue. not by defending the admins
tration in the conduct OF the war. for
that speaks for itself in the victories
and new possessions Of the United
States. but in showing that the demo.
Gratis in congress gave 'Rrudging sup
port 60 various imperative measures"
and opposed others while IL defeated
number by refusing unanimous con
sent for consideration when that was
the onry method Of getting them be-
fore the house.
The republicans are ready 60 accept
the issue that this was republican
war and that republicans compelled
the freedom Of Cuba. the cession Of
Puerto Rico. and the annexation ~
Hawaii and the Philippines. They are
also ready 10 accept all responsibility
for the conduct Of the war and the
smallest percentage Of losses ever
known in a war which has humblcd 70
nation and won such great results
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