The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-07-18
Attitude of the Republican P arty...Will
H. Hays Tells What 1t Will Be in Con-
gressional Elections---No Reliance on
Partisan Attacks,

Orchard Barry in New York Times.
Will IL. Hays. to paraphrase re.
mark of Lincoln about one of the
commanding politicians of his day, is
"a mighty little ear of corn, but he
talks big Mr.. Hays weight is under
1870 pounds, stands about 5 feet 8, anc
Is 80 years old. He is a middle west
ern country lawyer from Sullivan
Ind, AMI in the nature of things, con-
sidering his youth and his profession
was not known widely outside of his
native state until the republican ma
tional committee recently chose him
as its chairman.
Now, the gentleman from Indiana
is with us, in an office on Fifth ave-
nue., in the shadow of the public Al
brary. where he is engaged in the job
of directing political interests shrd
Of directing political contests in ABS
nation, and in weaving a mantle of
policy which at the proper time may
envelope the republican presidential
candidate in 1920.
In response to a number of ques-
tons a few days ago, Mr.. Hays re-
yealed himself and the present aims
Of the republican party directly and
incisively. In western parlance. "he
is a two-gun fighter and shoots from
the hip" With never doubt. never
a hesitation, never an equiyocation,
over the national program, like shut
tie through a loom. For a man &C.
cupying what is ordinarily supposed to
he a gum shoe" office, he is curiously
the exponent of shirt sleeve" dplo-
macy.
Republican Program.
"The republican program is very
simple" said Mr. Hays. 1T can all
DE placed under three general heads:
% Win the war, and win it now.
ca Let us have peace. but only with
victory. (3) Let us begin instantly
a broad, careful, preparation for after
the war. We are as little prepared
for peace today as we were for war
eighteen months ago. Let us be fore
warned neutrality-suspicious.
first for war to the hilt, and then,
Just as adequately, for a victorious
peace"
How is this radically different
from the program of the democrats p
was asked.
at tops Them" was the answer.
"At the present time the minority
party is in the position of standing
behind the majority party urging it
t. go faster, strongly, more certainly.
The republicans are going to travel
the second mile; we shall -Herod
Eerod. Whenever the democrats call
Victory we shout it twice. If they
ever lag or doubt or hesitate, we shall
be there, instantly ready, to carry
en- Every action of the republican
party, in every possible connection, in
every district, every state, every
nook and Granny of the nation, Is to
lie determined solely by how we can
add most to the sum total of war
good.
The Peoples War.
ical party. 1t is the peoples war, the
war of the American nation, and we
appeal to every patriot, whatever his
politics, to aid us in keeping partisan
politics out of the war management.
We call upon all men and women to
support the government, without
thought OF party. And we denounce
criticism of public officials, high or
low, if the criticism is inspired by
r:alice partisanship or disloyalty If
the present administration is not do
irg the utmost possible to win the
war, If it has two horses to carry the
load and is keeping one in the stable.
that fact will become unmistakable in
due time We shall not anticipate
tS ellS. we w IlOt pIopooC " puiiN
on investigations, determinations, or
criticisms. This is no time for little
things. The world is afire. The re-
publican party Is constructive, has
always been constructive party and
will remain so. expect to devote
the coming two years of my life to
securing the success of the republic
can party, but I would not devote
that precious time merely to obtain
q party success. essential as l con-
slider that achievement to be. I am
dedicating my energies, my time, my
thought, all that / possess, to the tri-
umph of America, to the winning OF
the war, to the primary of the ma
ton"
There, Mr. Hays, is the question
that puzzles many minds today. You
say in one breath that you want no
politics in the war; and yet that you
are bending every effort to elect re-
publicans. How do you reconcile
those two positions",
Il mean there must be no politics
in the war; but am far from mean
ing no politics during the war. 1t is
l. AL-A N