The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-10-31
Roosevelt and Taft
Make Joint Appeal
For c.. o. p. Victory

~ NfhfiitAiffN lfhth nav ~
proved by the great body NJ tee AM
eriCau people h president has in
dictated 10 Willingness To- make u peace
by negotiation lie has not demand
ed. ass ne might have done in three
lines that which the American people
JemAnd. AN unconditional surrender
Ills exchange OF notes with GERMANY
has caused a deep concern among our
people lest ne may by hts p%arleyiug
with her. concedo her a peace around
81 council table instead of a sentence
from a court. The fourteen points
vhich the president and Germany as
sumo that they have already agreed
upon are so general and vague that
uch q peace would he no treaty ut all,
hut only a protocol 10 an interminable
discussion, The president Is Without
final power 10 bind the United states
TO those fourteen points. although his
language does not suggest IL. still less
has he power to M our noble allies.
We do not know hat these points in
clude all that our allies muy Justly de.
mand. or do not cOncede something
they may justly withhold. For what
they have doDc Tor Us. we " our al
lies the highest good faith.
II IN OF capital importance that We
should nov elect a senste which shail
De Independent enough Co interpret
and enforce the will Of the American
people in the matter OF this world
peace and not merely submit 20 the
uncontrolled will Of Mr. Wilson
Nor can the attitude uf the house
oi Representatives he ignored in this
peace. Very affirmative obligation
binding the United States I'm that trcH-
Is must be performed by the house as
part ~ the congress. The present
democratic majority 600 the huus. has
I...r. aftFAarNf.uF ia IN. WNlI of the
president in every respect except when
critical issues la the conduct Of the
war have been Involved The presi-
dent mas not hcsitatcd publicly To- dis
cipline those Of his party who have
disagreed with hin n ,hc lesson has
had its effect \ new democratic CON
prcss with its old leaders thus cha-
tened, viii offer no opposition 10 his
Will. In "a democratic congress the
American people will not have That
service ~ ar independent, courageous
coordinate branch Of the government
90 moderate Mr.. Wilson'S uncontrolled
viii II ~ not SAFE 10 cntrust % one
man such unlimited power ~ Is not
~ accord with the traditions OF the
republic.
Tho republicans voted without oh.
lection billions To- be expended by this
administration. Six hundred and forts
millions Tor aviation were given ~ the
executive To build airplancs without %
single limitation ns 10 tho % or
method Of its expenditure 4 senate
committee has deplorcd tho vast" n
failure in tho use Of that money The
debts which have been created by this
war. the people Will Toe paying To- IN"
third and fourth generation. They
have q right to nov how these CnpI
nous sums have been expended
only a republican congress VIII
have the courage 20 exact a detailed
and accurate story OF that steward
ship
The work ~ reconstruction must
not Ice done los one man. OF finally
formulated according To his academic
theories and ideals. The prcsidcu'
was not elected when such issues were
before the peopl" It's mandate "
mower was not given Ia tho light % tn
Iuumcutous questions which VIII SCOT
force thcmselN as Tor solution He WI
elected az a peace president and Zoe
cause he had kept us out Of war tn
American people should Therefore
place ia the branch of the goVctumcu
charged constituttonaliy with adoption
ct policies OF reconstruction, d con
press which will not register the wiI
ct one man, but fresh from the p,upl
VIII enact the will of the people
We earnestly deprecate r~Nt'uolul
the unified uncontrolled leadership Cd
a commander In chief TO the making
of a permanent treaty ~ peace cor q
the framing Of those measures uf rr
construction which must seriously az
feet the happiness and prosperity a
the American people for a century "
urge all Americans, who are Amer.
cans first. to vote for a republict
tOnEress.