Charlevoix county herald., 1918-09-20
AMER|CANISM WILL
BE SUPREME ISSUE
IN STATE ELECTION
PAclFIsM DOES NOT APPEAL TO
ELECTORS OF A STATE TEEN
ING WITH PATRIOTISM.
REPUBLICANS OF STATE LOYAL
Michigan Leaders Have Brought
State In First Ranks In Every
thing to Win-the-War.

the ordinary political campaign, IN
that the single issue of pure, uncom-
promising, one hundred per cent Am
ericanism overshadows everything
else in world at war, Michigan Re
publicans are facing toward the No
vember election OF 1918 with solid
front and supreme confidence.
Their confidence is based on the
real accomplishments OF the past year
and half-accomplishIne that
have placed Michigan in an enviabie
position OF leadership among the
states at time when the wnoie ma
ton Is striving TO 40 its utmost IN
every win-tne-war enort Michigan
proud rank has been won b. It's ener-
getic hepuDncan state Otncials and
the RepuDucans OF the state are
standing BACK OF them now in militant
ioyaity.
facInsm has been crushed in the
primary campaign anu no effort "
dodge il as an Issue can succeed Ii
an electorate that has SPOKEN vita
such vigorous determination as has
that OF michigan Repubiicanism. 1ne
primary vote Is an evidence or the
election vote that viii put pacinsm 10
rest for the period Of the war
1t was Michigan Republican legis-
lature that electrified the whole Un.-
ted States at the very outset OF the
war by voting an appropriation OF i've
million dollars with which to pre-
pare Michigan soldiers and Michigan
war aid without delay. 1t was a Re
publican governor, assisted ably by
other Republican state officials, who
promptly got under way the work OF
war preparedness board, organized
farm drive for more crops, and back
ed up effectively Red Cross and other
war aid enterprises. The wide scope
Of their work and its instant effective
ness, brought official recognition and
glowing praise from the national al
ministration at Washington to Michi-
gan. The work here was held up u
other states as an example of what
they might accomplish.
lines on which all states might work.
Michigan became a leader also an
liberty loan drives and patriotic sub
scriptions, the spirit of its state
leaders and the patriotic temper of its
people blending perfectly to accomp-
lish the pri1eful results that were
achieved. Now Michigan's satisfaction
with its able and patriotic leaders
will have its chance of expression at
the polls in November. That it will
be expressed forcibly and completely
there is no doubt.
Albert K. Sleeper, war governor of
Michigan, has been given a unaLim-
Gus denomination by the Republicans
of the state He is the first executive
since the primary law was establish
ed to have such an honor. Lieut..
Gov Luren ID. Dickinson also has
been endorsed With an unopposed re-
nomination and the Republican ticket
at the November election will form
a list of tried and true public ser.
wants.
The primary campaign has furnish
ed the Republican party with a can
didate for United States senator
whose nomination has been acclaimed
throughout the entire land Other
states have keen interest In the
who make the nations laws and who
above all will have the deciding voice
In the making of a treaty Of peace.
The nation already knows Command
er Truman H. Newberry and has full
confidence In him. His sweeping no.
mination by the Republicans of his
home state has been greeted nation
ally as a victory for Americanism anu
Michigan Republicans are being con-
gratulated everywhere on their choice.
Commander Newberry has been a
national figure ever since the Spanish
American war, when the naval re-
serves which he had helped to organ.
lie few years previously did such
splendid work His own service on
the Yosemite won him fame and his
call later to be assistant secretary of
the navy met national approval. That
his work In 1.-The navy department
caused him to be elevated to a posi-.
ton In the Roosevelt cabinet was
proof plentiful to the country of its
effectiveness. His present service as
commander in the third naval district,
together with the service of his twin
sons in the army and navy, has only
emphasized to the country at large
that he is the real American manner
of man whom all wish to see partici-
pate in the country's most important
councils at this critical period of the
nations career.
With such ticket as the Republi.
can party has this year, and with
such national attention and approva.
as never was known at any time In
the past, II is but natural sequel
that the party is facing the Novem-
her election with such conAdanca