The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-10-13

had become indeed ana IN LfuJn q
friend of mankind. And on the other
hand you have a party which cannot
avow its purpose, which cannot bring
it's elements together, which cannot
except by processes of which we do not
approve, achieve anything at all.
"What would happen if the Republi-
can party should succeed on the sew
enth of November If / were a lead
err OF that party / would be afraid
to get elected. l would know that
nothing but futility and disappoint-
ment awaited me. Because oddly
enough the old distinct definitions Of
purpose comes from, the collateral
branches of the family. The only ar
ticulate voice, very articulate voice,
processes opinions and purposes at
which the rest in private SILVER and
demur. When the whole country is
clamoring for definition, it is legi-
innate to take it where you can get
it, and the definitions are backed by
certain things that have already hap
pened in our politics.
zone branch of that party, the col
lateral branch. to which have just re-
ferred, backed as a candidate for the
United States Senate in the State of
New York a man whose avowed posi-
ton in respect of international affairs
was unneutral and whose intention
was, if he became a member Of that
great council upon an international
affair at Washington, to promote the
interests of one side in the present
war in Europe.
Therefore, we are warranted in be-
Iieving that if the Republican party
should succeed, one very large branch
of il would insist upon what its lead
er has insisted upon, a complete re-
versal of policy; and in view of the
support that the candidate | have re-
ferred to in New York received, THAT
REVERSAL OF POLICY CAN ON
LY BE A REVERSAL FROM PEACE
TO WAR.
If they do not engage in such re-
versal of policy they may expect war
in their own ranks. These voluble
and vociferous insurgent forces which
have so long rendered the life Of Re-
publicans almost impossible would
certainly begin new Instruction.
There would be new raids upon Re-
publican majorities, such as their ter
ritories and assets seem constantly
exposed to, and it would be impossi-
Bile not to bring about such breach
as would lead to utter confusion in
the counsels of the nation, because
there are other elements in that par
ty which are looking exactly in the
opposite direction, whose, sympathies
and intentions are in the sharpest con-
trast with those that have men
toned.
He Attacks Old Guard.
"And then, back of all, quiet, self
confident, knowing the game better
than anybody else, sit the men who
really have the organization and con-
troll of the Republican party in their
possession-the Old Guard, the men
who at any rate afford us this adj
vantage Of controversy; we know
where to find them. They are always
in the same place. They always in
tend the same thing. They always
have the same--I was about to say
ideals, but | will not misuse hand
some word-the same conception of
what politics is for, and who know,
to make well known quotation Eek
actly what they want
"These gentlemen were in control
of the last Republican convention at
Chicago. These gentlemen made all
the choices that were made by that
convention. They wrote all that the
s.f
mending itself to the confidence of
the people. They, amidst the confus-
ion of counsel, will be the only ones
who can concert action and the only
ones who will know how to carry it
through. So that the choice enables
us to eliminate the active and vocal
parts of this party and realize that
we are in a contest with the silent and
secret parts of it! FL.
"Now we know the alliances Of
those gentlemen, we know that they
intend nothing but control to their
own advantage and that the people of
the United States when they inter
vene in their affairs are regarded as
guilty of impertinence. | have not
been far from these gentlemen.
have known exactly what they are
going to do every time there was any
thing to do and have known that the
purpose, whether they realized it or
not--for l am not here to impeach
any mans haracter-whethe they
knew it or not, their purpose was to
control for the maintenance and ag-
grandizement of certain special in
terests.
A Sinister Combination"
"The United States has now to
choose whether it will have a gov
eminent for the people or a govern
ment for tie special interests. The
mask is off; it always was transpar-
ent. 1t never reached below the lips
and you could see the cynical smile
underneath, blaze of righteous pa
triotism in the eye. but cynical
hardness about the lips. They want
possession of the government. They
want control of the treasury of the
United States. They want direction
Of the business of the United States
They want determination of the for
eign connections and policies of the
United States. They want possess
sion of the legislation of the United
States in order that the comfortable
partnerships four years ago broken