Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-03-23
ARE REPUBLICANS SOLE UPHoLDERs OF NATIONAL
HONOR?

That Anti sentiment being nauguraed by Root
Roosevelt Lodge and few others, critcizng Presden
Wilson to create campaign issue does not receive whole
hearted support from the Republican rank and file is nd
Gated by the recent vote in Congress the armed merchantmen
question.
Republican congressman curse President Wilson for his
conduct of foreign affairs and for not taking position that
would virtually have meant with Germany in the
the sinking of the Lustana let alone questions that have
arisen that time When the question up whether
the President should have support in his demand that the lives
of Americans merchant ships be safeguarde large
Der of Republicans either by of determined opposition
to the President to embarass him. by of fear Of the
anger of German constituents their DISTRICTS which latter
fear influenced Democratic opponents boh voted against
the policy
makersRoO Lodge Roosevelt and the prominent of
the opposition David Lawrence in the New York Post
is very nicely, thus
Congress believes that the American people will
not sanction unless American territory is actually
invaded the President is to be permitted to conduct
the nations foreign affairs with the inhibition imprest
his mind and as for domestic politics. the Republi-
much at ever
The writer recaptuating the VOTE 102 Republicans
in the house opposed to the President and SO standing by
Democrats against and 1872 for puts this question:
''Can the Republican party go before the people
as the party true to Amercanism the party that would
vigorously assert American rights With what grace
the ideas in Mr.. Roots speech be repeated now,
1T is asked everywhere for certainly the Republican
party strongest card in denouncing the Wilson ad-
mlnlstration was it's withdrawal of protection from
Americans resident in Mexico by warning them out of
that revoutiontorn country7 The Republicans can
not in the same breath condemn the Democrats for
spinelessness in Mexico when at the very time the
Democratic President sought to show firm hand
against Germay, the majority of Republicans tried to
embarass him by joining Democratic insurgency.
1.-The whole business proves what a poor issue
the question OF foreign policy will make for the Re-
publlcans. Out of the chaos Of two weeks, clearly
President Wilson the beneficiary, for he has
successfully dared Congress to repudiate him, and
has, unwittingly perhaps divided the Republican
party or a fundamental principle of American rights
The matter successfully concluded in affirming the
quests OF the President has interesting sides the out
come and in the incidents connected with same and probab
the more striking of these suggested above Another
one which IS suggested is the fact that Republicans Boah
the Chief have loudly denounced imagined spirit of the
president to dictate to Congress in matters of pure legislative
not executive import The habtua inconsistency of the
TOR illustrated IN the fact that in the stand taken by vo
ne himself put himself record debating matters of pure
executive import The New York Sun states it as follows
The principles of nonnterfence with the Executive in the
performance of its function with respect of diplomatic negotia
tons was upheld by the House of Representatives