Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-25
G. o. p. CHAIRMAN is
Confirmed from nape I

AeHhtuhtT tfbNU ffaNf
AS a slogan--"Stand by the President
To stand by the President in support
of all war measures il duty and priv
ilegc which Republicans have assumed
as q matter Of course, as 20 all that the
great Office implies, and IN the petfor-
nance Of which duty the Republican
party has functioncd far more fully and
efficiently than the Democratic party,
and in which course we will persist with
out waver or shadow of turning.
"Stand by the War includes far more;
il includes stand by the President i
includes stand by every public official,
high or low, measured by the thorough
ness with which the public official stands
by the war It includes stand by govern
ment; stand by this country, stand by
our allies every one; stand against orr
enemies in this war every one, stand by
our soldiers in France and the soldiers
Of our allies stand by every effort of
war saving and war giving ~ this country,
stand for the cause for which wc fight !,
stand by The "frreducible minimum u
peace terms, stand by the war aim Of
this country, which is tho unconditional
surrender Of Germany. that forever W.
may end Prussianism in ihc world and
the oppression which IL typihcs
all our thoughts and actions arc directed
Again and again We declare, 8s wc
have from the beginning that We stand
irrevocably for peace with victory only
Wedcmard an lmconditionalsu surrender, ,and
we cannot too loudly proclaim nor too Ger
tanly perform in orr determination IN
this direction From one end % the country
to the ether Republicans have demanded
continually peace with victory only
Doubly important is this at this very mo-
ment Today Republicans renew their
conservation - that end
MUST CONSIDER rEAcE
Now more significant daily becomes
our third proposition If preparation fnr
peace The next Congress viii be q rc-
construction Congress
I'VE must not forget for one moment
that the men VIC elect now will lso bo
the men who will vii - country's
course through the early reefs and shoals
of Reconstruction
Remember We are az unpreparcd
for peace az NC we're for war
When yeace comes, many millions ~
laborers instantly viii he affected by the
cancellation IF war orders and ne dis
bandrnent IF the armies
The myriad problems Of recorstruc-
ton press upon us for solution Some of
them no man can foreace, others are APP
parent TO all
We must not wait until the process
sion Of disasters has passed by
Republicans IN tho fnce of reconstruc-
ton, as always heretofore In the presence
Of vast constructive needs, viii antici-
pate every possible contingency of storm
and stress, will make ighf every con
partment Of the Ship of state, and doubly
insure its vovageinto the coming unknown
''Repubhcans cried aloud IN vain for
preparedness for war
Republicans now demand that the
Nation instantly prepare for peace
The next Congress will bear the great
burden to that end
"Iet nothing remain undorc which
can honestly be performed 70 make Re-
publican success certain
The country's war load is great Let
us hitch up both great political horses
10 pull It. And let rs bring TO the great
problems of reconstruction the brain
and heart Of the Republican party
Num on DELAWARE FIGHT
II was expected that Mr. laws would
hape something to say IN regard - the
political situation among Delaware Re-
pubhcans. When seen after rhe luncheon
he said that he was not c0nversant with
he local situation and that Il harmony
was lacking between different factions
he felt that the matter should be left TO
the Republican Committee the static 10
adjust
Speaking Of the outlook for a Repub-