The Ordway new era., 1918-09-20
Hays Answer to
Secretary Tunulty

sent by Mr.. Hays recently to Mr.. Tu.
multy. private secretary to the Presi-
dent, replying to charge made by Tu-
multy that Hays had said the Demo
cratic leaders at Washington would
even end the war with any kind OF a
compromise II that would insure con-
tinuance of the Democratic party In
power:"
washington. d. c. Sept. II.
Hon Joseph p Tumuity.
white House, Washington. d. c.
Dear Mr.. Tumulty-I have your
telegram. On Sept. 2. In Chicago, l
attended a meeting OF tht Association
of Republican State Chairmen.
called by its president, and attended
by fifteen of such chairmen. At that
meeting | made remarks referring in
a general way to the length to which
Democratic leaders are going in their
efforts to control the Senate and
House. and also as to the irrevocable
stand of the Republican party for a
vigorous prosecution of the war and
against an inconclusive peace.
Denks Statements.
81 did not use the words quoted in
your telegram. What l said then,
which l now reaffirm, and which
shall continue to declare, was sub
stantially as follows:
First, as to the means resorted to
by certain Democratic leaders to get
votes, ! said:
In the special election in Wiscon-
sin, the Democratic machine leaders
Published advertisements. unuenied
s.nce by them, addressed to the SOL
aieis at Camp Grant as follows:
ITO the Wisconsin soldiers at Camp
Grant.
Tuesday. April 2.
"'You are entitled to vote for United
States senator from Wisconsin to sue
coed Seuator Paul o. Husting.
e President Wilson, your command
er-in-chief, desires all loyal Americans
To vote for Joseph Il. Davies for
Un.teu States senator.
" Davies election means Joy At
washington and gloom at Berlin.
Davies defeat means gloom at
Washln ton and Joy at Berlin
"A /. eard this as an Infamous pros
tl,ution of all patriotic proprieties and
tAo grussest violation OF the plainest
cnIi uuty, worthy of the severest CON
Z ...aation of ali Americans. In this
t..s.a. when all patriots are striving
to urlng to the aid of the countrys
C4use every resource in men and ma
t.rl.d, when thousands OF Republican
Ana Democratic boys are dying. side
by size. when both political parties are
Ilyai, such conduct is immeasurably
rep, ehensible.
From such action 1t is evident, and
regret to say it, that these Demo
cratlc leaders will go to any length
to carry the Senate and House. Such
unpatriotic efforts to use the war for
partisan purposes must fail. Such in
4 4, tl,..
Wisconsin result. 1t was further
SHOWN by the Michigan primary, and
1t will be conclusively proved in the
Maine election next week.
People Won't Tolerate It.
"The American people will not tol.
crate It, This is the war OF no polit
ical party. This is the peoples war.
and we demand that the war be kept
tisanship be kept out of the war. And
what we ask from the party In power
we irrevocabiy pledge for ourselves.
Second, as to the imperative ne
cessity Of "a vigorous prosecution OF
the war and a conclusive peace only,
and the need of Republican Con.
gress to that end, and in connection
with discussion of the candidacy OF
Mr.. Ford in the Republican primary
in Michigan and his statement as to
why he became a candidate, and while
reviewing the service Republicans in
Congress rendered the major war
measures, which were opposed by the
Democratic leaders. Chairman Dent Of
the military affairs committee, Floor
Leader Kitchin, chairman of the ways
and means committee, and Others,
said:
I've demand the most vigorous pros
ecution of the war and peace with
victory. A Republican Congress means
. war Congress. and we pledge our
candidates to be men who are SUI.
premely pro-American who will give
the country's all for the winning of the
war now. and who will stand irrevoca-
bly, against any peace based on a com.
promise Of principles which would VIC.
late American rights. interest and hon.
or. and make Of our sacrifice sacri.
Iege to be made again by our grand
children.
Wants Politics Open.
II hope and trust the Democratic
party will work by the same token.
Recognizing as we all do that there al
ways will be politics. am pleased to
advise you what l said to these Repub
lican state chairmen, because | insist
that our politics be open and aclsnowl
edged and on plane and of charac
ter that needs no subterfuge, and that
there be no political partisanship in
anything that touches the war.
Further. ! now take the opportun
ity to appeal to you directly and to the
Democratic organization, as / long age
did in my reply to Col. George Har
vey's letter. to Join with us in this ef
fort to keep partisanship out of the
war and the war out of partisan poll
tics.
This Is not time for little things
The world is on fire. Our duty to ouI
soldiers. measured by their marveloui