The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-05-10

ing The newspapers of the land have passed them along
and everybody who has become to the
lof the crisis is at work with might and main.
Both before and since war was declared there was
pretty general sentiment among the people that the Pres
dent should call into his cabinet the biggest and brainies
men in the nation regardless OF politics. as Lincoln did
when he gave the war portfolio to Stanton Democrat
who had been in Buchanans cabinet The President has
been given loyal support from the Republican side
of Congress than from his own but he has not seen
put his cabinet in state of preparedness for war;
has there been change of opinion among the people
The should do So The most capable man he soud find to
put at the head of the state or war department man
whose experience in both departments under former adj
lministratons commanded the attention OF the whole
world has just been commissioned to 60 on foreign
mission. Ehu Root can do great service for Russia
but he could do greater service for the United States
if he were seated at Mr.. Wilson's council table
With the nation now pungng headlong in prepared
ness campaign which was urged year ago. one place
which shows up to be in the most urgent need OF
cleaning is Congress itself and in both branches
Before the preceding Congress adjourned, March q,
and since the present Congress assembled April IN spe
cia session the most vigorous opposition to the Presi
dent has eanated from members OF MS own party at
the head Of important committees.
Senator Stone of Missouri chairman of the Senate
committee foreign relations; Representative Kitchin
of North Carolina chairman OF the House ways and means
committee the most important of all the committees of
that body Representative Dent of Alabama chairman of
the House military committee; these and others who)
might be cited opposing the President, furnish con-
elusive why at least the important committees in
both branches of Congress should be reoganzed and
of broad craftsmanship who in harmony with the
President every for prosecuting vigorous and
successful placed in these high stations of response
bility
When Congress assembled, with its party lines sol
evenly balanced parsanshp dominated the choice for
speaker although it known to everybody in and out
of Washington that Champ Clark is not in harmony with
the man who defeated him for the presidential nomna
ton in 1912 Within the month Speaker Clark than
once has openly opposed the Presidents plans.
While the nation at large setting it's house in order
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be in motion at Washington.
This is time for petty politics. If the President is
to be harassed by Democratic politicians let the Demo-
Gratis and Republicans of both branches who put loyalty
and patriotism above partsanshp get together and
organize the House and also the committees of the House
and Senate on a nonpartisan basis and put men whom
the nation trust in the places of obstructonsts.
Time is too precious, war is too costly and the risk
is too great to let few small caber politicians play
politics while the nation is fighting for its preservation
and the peace of the world-Herald-R Republican.