Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-25

Senator Penrose declared Private Ern
est l.. Snyder at Camp Taylor. nea
Louisville. Ky. had been sentenced {,
ten years at hard labor and dishonor
ably discharged for ''rillifying III,
president and objecting to the draf
law. Nothing has occurred in Russi:
OF a greater outrage"
Senator Stones address. carefully
prepared. the first Of political signiti'
canoe made in congress since the
United States entered the war; and
regarded as the forerunner Of bitter
partisan strife. eXcoriorated partisan
ship in the war. Besides Colonel
Roosevelt. the Missouri senator nam
I'd Chairman Wilcox Of the Republi
can national committee and Senator
Penrose among Republican leaders rs
his witnesses" TO the political plot he
alleged. Investigations by congress OF
war operations, Senator Stone also de-
clared, have almost entirely been
launched by Republicans and adroitly
villainous Serseds.
Citing statements OF the Republican
leaders regarding the political plans,
and editorials of Colonel Roosevelt.
which. he said. are ''villainous
screeds." published for money, Sena-
tor Stone declared:
"On my responsibility as a senator
charge that since our entrance into
the war Roosevelt, By his attacks OH
the government. has been menace
and obstruction to the successful pros
ecution Of the war.
The only possible effect Of these
widely published utterances OF this
man." said Senator Stone, has been
as they were designed To be. to dis
credit and bring the present govern
mcnt into public disfavor and weaken
its hold on popular confidence. That
seems to he the Roosevcltian standard
OF patriotism
Similar utterances made BY less
powerful citizens. Senator Stone as
serted. would subject them to prose-
cution for disloyalty.
"Of all men," the Missouri senator
continued. Roosevelt Is most respon-
sible for what he denounces. He does
his work cunningly. In the front OF
his propaganda he throws decep-
tive political camoufiage. ] charge
that Theodore Roosevelt. whether
willingly or out Of sheer madness
| do not KNOWS the most potent
agent the kaiser has in America
I cannot escape the belief that this
exec ptional colonel, who has played
so many games Of Questional politics
Is now playing another game Of his
particular brand for a very great
stake"
The Republican plans he cited
Senator Stone said. have been "ad.
roitly directed"
--MaTry II not an RePubTTcah seHd
tors" he asserted, "are acting II
manifest concert. with dominant Re
publican leaders throughout th'
country to make politics out of th'
war"
AS proof Of Republican partisan
plans Senator Stone declared tina
there Is no need ito try to fool each
other or to fool the country" ant
declared that congressional inresti
cations Of the war proposed by Re
publicans were significant.
There are various elements Of dis
content in the country. The natura
disposition Of these discontented ele
ments will be to strike blindly at tn
party in power. Therefore. in a way
Republicans ally themselves will
these discordant elements OF unrest.
But / especially protest agains
and denounce the effort put forwar'
under the guise Of patriotism to dis
parage this congress and the presen
administration, to excite wider feel
ing of discomfort and lack Of conf
dence, and to spread the poison o
this impression broadcast. Plainl!
this sort OF movement is afoot."
AS proof of his charges which
senator Stone said, he presented de
liberately and regretfully." the Re
publicans are "harping" on allege'
administrative blunders and stakin
their political fortunes upon thei
criticisms.
First, l present the Honorabl
Boise Penrose." Senator Stone con
tinued, who. as a great leader Of tn
foremost Republican state. yer
properly occupies the front seat o.
the Republican national sanhedrin."
Citing alleged statements Of Sena
tor Penrose that the Republican lead
ers were planning to demand an &C
counting Of the conduct Of the wal
Senator Stone said that Senator Pen
roses justification for his partisan
outburst was over appointment OF
| Democratic groceryman in Pennsyl
yania and a Democratic farmer In In
diana as Federal explosives inspectors
Turning to Chairman Wilcox Of tn
Republican national committee. tn
Missouri senator said before he In
troduced his star witness" he woul'
cite the statements made to the pres
by Mr. Wilcox regarding the incom
petence Of the Democratic party an
its effect on coming congressiona
elections. He said a meeting Of tn
Republican leaders had been called a
st. Louis on February IL to inaugu
rate a winter campaign.
To Make War Speech.
Colonel Roosevelt has engaged
hall in st. Louis to make war speecI
the day before the committee meet
Ing" Senator Stone continued.
81 now introduce my star witness
Theodore Roosevelt himself-whom
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