Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-28
Monday, October %, 1918.
Most Dangerous Problem at Hand

Most Dangerous Problem at Hand
President Wilson, by executive
proclamation, has reconvened pol
itics. II was long months ago that
ne adjourned politics"-for Republic
cans that the war might be more
successfully prosecuted-by Republi-
cans. Vow he has removed the pro-
rogue and made the opening ad-
dress -al;e; Republicans had cam
celled conventions, called or political
meetings and devoted themselves to
putting over the bond loan and to
making his demands on Congress
possible where his own party had
failed or opposed him.
Tho President says:
The return OF a Republican ma
iority to either house Of the Con-
gress would, moreover. be interpreta-
tive on the other side Of the water As
a reputation Of my leadership.
The American people are not elect
ing a Congress for any nation or
group, "on the other side of the
water" and, as a matter Of fact, they
don't care a rap what other peoples
think OF their support or non-sup-
port Of man or party. Americans
are measuring their corn in their own
half busheL They are not asking the
advice or approval Of anybody "over
there" as to whom they shall elect.
They are quite competent to man
age their own affairs and they are
not making governments for the looks
Of the thing In other countries.
1t is enough for the people ION the
other side of the water" that we
have saved them from humiliation
and oppression-and 1t was neither
all Democratic sons or the Democrat
ic party that did it,
Does the President wish Europe to
think that only Democratic sons of
America are over there?
Does our President intend to con-
vey to the unthinking that Republi-
can voters are not standing behind
and supporting with everything they
have on earth. their sons over there
Would the President have only
b Democratic sons enlisted or drafted
into the army because he must have
an undivided" army to settle this
greatest Of all problems?
Again the President says:
'Spokesmen Of the Republican par
" are urging you to elect q Repub-
lican Congress in order to back UP
and support the President. but even
II
some credulous voters on this side OF
the water they would impose on no
one on the other side. 1t is we'll I'M
derstood there. as we'll as here, that
the Republican leaders desire not 30
much to support the President as 10
control him.
And again why is the President or
the American people concerned by
- whether or not the people ION the
other side Of the water" are i'm
posed upon" or not imposed upon by
cur claims or our elections? Has
the Presidents voluminous corre-
respondence with Europe, since we
became NOT too proud to fight" OBJ
sessed him with the idea that Eu-
rope is to figure in our government in
the future
Republican sons are good enough
to night and die for the safety OF
coming generations, for the principles
20 ably enunciated by President Will
son. Republican statesmen are good
enough to make the Presidents war
policies possible when his own party
failed ANONYMOUSLY to arise to the
patriotic heights necessary. Republi-
can business and professional men
have given their time and capital to
promote the war plans Of the ad-
ministration. have they no right to
share the government responsibility
because our President wants full and
absolute power:
The records Of Congress for two
years are flled with evidence Of ex-
- ecutive dependence upon Republican
leaders. and Of Democratic Congress
. sionai leaders opposition that would