Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-28
WILSON PLAYS
POLITICS SAYS
CHAIRMAN HAYS
Republican National Chair
man Severely Criticises
President in New York

New York.-President Wilson and
other members of the Democratic
party were criticised by VIII H.
Hays, chairman of the Re-
publican National Committee, for
playing politics while saying that
politics was adjourned" 1t was in
the monthly meeting of the Repub-
lican county committee, where Mr.
Hays was enthusiastically received.
Previously he had dined with the
members of the executive committee
at the Republican Club.
The county committee revised its
rules so as to give women full par
ticipation in the organization here
after.
Our Democratic friends say that
politics is adjourned said Mr..
Hays. "At the same time they have
been busy in every way possible in
playing politics. Look at Wisconsin
ed the election of Finley Gray in
Wisconsin Congressional district.
Yet the records show that Finley
Gray voted for the McLemore reso-
luton.
i. ''In the recent Lenroot campaign
Nthe Vice-President of the United
States went to Wisconsin and made
partisan speeches. The power of
the Democratic Administration was
brought to bear against Lenroot and
in the face of all the odds that could
be piled up against him he was
triumphantly elected by a plurality
of $1,000"
Every one knows there will be
political activity" added Mr.. Hays.
THE Democratic party has been
busy with its political activity for
months, but l insist that all this po-
litical activity must be open, ack-
nowledged and of a character and
on a plan that needs no subterfuge.
The province of a political com
mittee is to elect candidates, not
select them. The duty of the party's
membership always, and this year
above all other times, is to look to
the quality of our candidates. These
men will be trusted with the solu-
tion of problems of war and of re-
construction absolutely immeasur-
able in their magnitude and com
plexity; and they must be worthy
First of all our candidates must
be men who are supremely pro-Am-
erican, men who will give our all
for the most vigorous prosecution OF
the war, and who will strive ire
vocably for peace with victory and
never a peace by compromise bar
gaining of principles.
Next our candidates must be
men of the highest ideals, with Vis-
ion of the country's mission, with
the highest sense of justice for all
men, and with a knowledge of af-
fairs and with experience commens-
urate with their responsibilities. We
are as unprepared for peace as we
were for war. And our candidates
must be forward stepping as well as
forward looking men,"
Again indirectly recalling the
Presidential declaration of Politics
is adjourned" the speaker said;
What we want in this country
is not less politics. but more at
tention to politics. 1 have no use
or too good to take a part in the
actual politics of his community.
have no use for those SNUG indi-
viduals who sit with their hands
folded and expect governmental
things to be right when they do
nothing whatever in the bearing of
burdens in any effort to help make
them so.
IF we want better candidates,
and consequently better government
we can have them, but never if we
are not interested in politics. Abb
raham Lincoln was reasonably well
thought of, and from the date of
his majority until his death he was
never too busy or too good to take
a part in politics. Let us get more
men and women of character unset
fishly interested in politics, and the
consequent good government is GER
tain"