The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-14
SENATOR SCOTT SEES
VICTORY

In another column Of The 1ntelIScn-
Ser to-day appears a very interesting in
NorvIev with ex-senator n B. Scott
Hfr Scott ia one of the old line protec-
Saye tariff Republicans. He believes in
khe traditions and principles and pa
s1riotis1n OF the Republican party He
HeIieves that the party. IN its MEMBER
Hhfp, includes q major proportion OF the
Aest business experience and the best
texec11tive capacity OF the country. He
believes that in this hcar OF great
stress. tho patriotic votsrs'of the oonn-
1tzy win demand the return TO the power
afh the houses OF Congress. at:least. OF
fhepszblicans Of trted loyalty and o1-
Derienc,.
a. Senator sScott points out with great
t$oree that. the Republican members OK
{Eongress have made record I'M
:taralelled in the history Of this country.
,anti for that matter. unparalleled In the
}nitory Of this war. In Franco Great
britain and Italy. party lines have been
|Miped out by the formation Of coalition
ministries. embracing the leading T1etn-
:bers of all parties. No single great
.tarty in those countries has sought to
,absorb for itself all the places Of power
,nnd responsibility and to prescribe mil
Lions Of men Of opposite political faith
AN elements have been welcomed into
,their government tor IN" successful
clarifying on Of the war.
!, In the Emitted States. on the other
hand, one party placed in power BY a
spolitical. accident. headed by an eNecn-
ttiye whose election was won on the as
sumption that he would keep tho country
sput Of war. has sought to make the
carrying on Of the war a private poltt-
tal proposition In the fact OF partisan
Ship as narrow as it vas untustided. Re
publican members OF Congress have dis
played a patriotic loyalty unsurpassed
in the records Of this Republic They
have not been whipped into line. They
'haye swept into line enthusiastically and
. Haanfhhcus1y. Indeed. they have often
staken the reinS OF leadership out Of the
hands Of the Democrats who have slack
sSned and taltered- and have carried
through successfully great measures
that have enabled America to organize
sAer fighting strength Republicans put
tA.e selective draft law through the House
Harry Affairs failed. Eepublicans like
Dodge. Of Massachusetts,. aud Ga1ltnger.
:of New hampshire. $ood like rocks for
q vigorous var policy. when democrats
like Stone. Of Missouri and Vardanan.
.Sf Mississippi. were doing all In their
hoover to hamper the war progrn1n. The
ikspuolioan states are bearing the flnnn-
3Sial burden OF this war. and Republican
iSusiness men, are carrying on the great
Industries that supply the materials for
;1ur armies. 1t would be an unpleasant
lend ungracious thing to dig back into
!Sld history and picture the attitude Of
democratic Congressman during the war
with Spain or during the Civil War. It
us enough tp say that, compared with
the minority party in those days. the
Skepublican record shines bright With
l)atriottsm and loyalty and sacrifice,
!. AS Senator Scott we'll said, the A1neri-
can people are committed TO this war.
ifncidst sentiment has died out and the
Republican party. the sturdiest party OF
io1alty in America, will receive from thc.
ibeople Of this country. in the election in
November. the power to organize u Con-
rress that will carry the war 70 a Splen-
did conclusion