American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-10-29
Leaders Of Both Parties Appeal to Country.
Republican Senate and House Leaders
Make Reply.

measures than the Democratic ma
jority was able to do. What is the
record Of the senate? On 81 roll calls
or war measures between April 6,
1917, and the Goth of May, 1918, the
votes cast by Republicans in favor of
such measures we're 70 per cent,
while only 81 per cent of the votes
cast on the Democratic side were in
favor Of such measures. Those were
the presidents own measures.
Does that record look as if we
had hampered him? The Republican
party in congress has supported the
administration policies since the wal
with a unanimity and an absence Of
criticism unprecedented in party his
tory.
Put North and South on Same Basis.
There are some domestic questions
where we should undoubtedly differ
from the course pursued by the ad-
ministration. We should not, for ex-
ample, fix a price on the farmers
wheat and leave the planters cotton
untouched. Another domestic ques-
ton in which the Republican party
believes t%horouhgly in economic prep
aration for the coming of peace and
they are clearly of the poinion that
the congress of the United States
should not be excluded from that
great task.
This is no the presidents personal
war. This Is not the war Of congress-.
II is not the war Of the Democratic or
the Republican party II is the war of
the American people. II is more. II
Is the war OF the United States, Of the
allied powers, Of the civilized world
against the barbarism OF Germany. In
this great burden and responsibility
the Republican party, representing
mort than half the citizenship Of the
country. demands its rightful share.
"If the Republican party Is entrust-
ed with power in either or both houses
they will do everything possible to
drive forward the war and hasten the
day OF victory. The president speaks
OF the necessity of telling the plain
truth. That the Republican party in
control Of congress would do for they
have no friends to shield. And they
Will do more. They will give all the
money to the last dollar necessary to
sustain our armies and our fleets, but
they will check the waste now going
on OF the money given by the most
generous people on the face OF the
earth.
Allies Sure of Republicans.
THE pesident speaks of the effect
OF the election abroad. He a v there
they understand the meaning OF cleo
lions. They do, and they will know
that II the Republicans have a ma
iCrity in congress-. the war will be
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before. They are quite aware that
the power OF the senate is equal to
that OF the president in the
nation OF peace by treaty.
They will know that the Republl-
can party stands for a victorius peace
and the overthrow of Prussian mill
tarism. That knowledge will not de-
press the spirit OF our allies or en-
courage the government of Germany.
THE Republican party believes that
the question of surrender should be
left for Marshal Foch, to the generals
and to the armies in the field. When
they report Germany has laid down
her arms the United States and the
allies should then propose their terms
VIII that knowledge cause detection
to those who are fighting with us?
All the world knows that the Repub-
lean party is opposed to negotiations
and discussions carried in diplomatic
notes addressed to the German gov
eminent. The Republican party stands
for unconditional surrender. There is
no Republican creed so short that
there is not room in II for those two
words"
(Signed)
HENRY CABOT LODGE:
REED SMOOT. Chairman
Republican senatorial lcommittee:
FREDERICK II. GILLETT;
SIMEON D.. TESS. Chairman