The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-03-27
THE REPUBLICANS AND THE PRESIDENT

debate the Mcemorc resolution digcsted one finds
many why both Democrats and Republicans refused to walk
up bmdy and the will of the Wilson administration regard
of the the orders given Stand by the President
The average deceived with respect the attitude
American public men, There both parties who differ
regarding the degree of preparedness which the United States should
maintain and there those who differ to the policies and the
attitude which the United States should exercise toward the warning
nations of Europe but is not conceivable that American cit
en who has been given commission Senator Congressman
will prove TRAITOR to his country This term is
lightly used by seldom justly applied In real crisis American
citizen will vo for the kaiser and against the President of the
United States Not Mr. Bryan the high priest and
unpreparedness would hesitate take for his country in
time although he he considered almost ooary in his
present peace at any price campaign.
trouble standing by President Wilson Repre-
sentative Cooper said the other day that You can't stand by
who won't stand still who won't remain comparatively
stationary
may escaped and be forgotten by
President Wilson changed his mind about
ships Congressman Cooper read TO the House Representatives the
other day extract from diplomatic by President Wilson and
Secretary Lansing in which the disarmament of all merchant vessels
proposed to the allies. This note said in part
n proposing this formula basis of conditional declaration
by the begerent governments ito in the full conviction that
each government will consider primarily purposes
saving the lives of innocent people rather than the nsstcncc
doubtful rights which be denied account of conditions
and 81 should add that impressed with the
sonabeness that carrying any
in view of the character the submarine warfare and the defensive
weakness of undersea craft should be held auxiliary cruiser
and treated by neutral well as by bcgercm
and is seriously considering nstructng its official saccoIngy
These declarations of less than days Numerically
opposed the position the President takes that his defender
compelled to remain silent under the taunts of his critics
In view therefore of the vacatng policy of this administration
which has been of danger the and security
of the people, it wonder that members of the national House
and Senate prefer to choose their method of giving expression
20 the real sentiments of the people they represent
Regardless of hes things however the Republicans
to table the McenmOre SOutiOnthe Of them
had opposed it, the motion would have been lost
Every Republican and Democrat should have voted permit
the President proceed with the negotiations with Germany
and thus give notice to the world that there d
feences of opinion in America which
instant where the rights of American citizens involved and
be confessed that the and changing
state of mind of the present administration Washington indeed
sorey tried the patience of big places who would assist the
task of steering the country safely through these rouboS times
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