The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-01

can be entrusted with future power
and only those Democrats who 90
his will. Because of this reflection
on other patriotic Americans we ap-
peal for fair play.
Four Great Problems.
| The next congress VIII S"rv" from
March J. 1919. 10 March /. 1921. Ia that
per.nd F'.rst. tho war must nc fought
To- unconditional surrender. unless THIS
IS achieved before:
second. the terms Of world peace
! MUS l." settled
after cxp"ndInr millions If treasure and
exercising NOR" ahsolr;" power than
any administration in our history must
! give IN account "r its stewardship.
'luurih the chang" from war cnndl-
/ tirnS T." p''a"" must !"' hr"ushI '"'-t
with the least diS;u"han"" ana me WORK
Of reconstruction must he 'nroao'! ~
! gun. ..,,
"a Republican congress will II" mu'h
hc,,.r qualified than one controlled by
democrats to aid the country In adopt
ing ,hr measures needed for these four
crca; TASKS: even nS minority PhEtF
! ,hr Erpuhlicars mad" tn" winning or 'hc
war pusSih" Ivy passing the "rlslnal
dra:, hiE. Without this W" could not
hav. trained and landed IN" TWO mn
lion Of men now In France ~
II
unon = reluctant president and Sccr"-
| tory of war after mn injurious "'lly
| Of four months the amended uFail
oc. without which wn could not put
| two moro millions at IN" front -
July The speaker. the leader ahu ''s
chairman Of the military committee o.
| tho Democrats have opposed the Oh 'H''i.'
draft with MI the NiE"r p"SS'hIS' -
vas saved. and so our countrys cause
b.,
one Man Controlled obnoxios.
| "cecond tbc now senate must approve
IN. two-thirds vote the terms OF pH''c'.
THOSE terms should be settled not by ono
man only 1t Is onc man CoHlI"' ""
ore fighting in this war 10 suppress;
| "1t tho peace treaty is 10 be uSclui
IN the future. 1t must he nPPFoN'" ~
rho great body Of the American r,nr
Tho president has Indicated "''!.'E
ss IN mako n peace by negotiations
He has not demanded as he mhsht ma
don. in three lines. that which mo
AMERICAN people demand. An unconh-
tional surrender. His exchange or notes
| with Germany has caused n deep COT
Germ among out people lest he may oE
his parleylng with her. concedc hcT
neacs around council table lnS'c'.u
OF a sentence from court. Inc -
noints which tn. president and Germany
unon are so general and Vague that Such
ne,ce would BIO no treaty ut an, put
only n protocol to an intermtnabIe dis
cussion.
An rndspendent Congress.
The president Is without Hh" Dow
~ hind the United States To those -
noInis although his language. docs NOT
suggest It, Still less has ne power ~
hind our noble allies. we d. hHt Know
that these points ,nciuae nt a. mot nnt con.
cod, something they may justly WIN
hold, For what they have done i"r US
we owe our allies tho highest good ialth'
n Is of capital importance. therefore,
ibat we should elect a senate which
shnl be independent enough 10 inter
nrot and enforce thu will OF The Amer,
people in the mat S@Em EI i" 10 the Gum UNI
controlled will OF Mr.. Wilson.
Nor can the attitude Ct the house nt
REPRESENTATIVES, be ignored In this peace
Every affirmative obligation p!Lai,lk tne
United States In that treaty must be per
formed BY the house rs pnrt OF the cHh-
rrrSs. The present Democratic na3orlLy
in the house has been subserFlehl To- INC
will Of the president In every resp"S'
except when critical issues In the cor
dnrt Of the war have been involved; Inc
president has not hesitatcd publicly 10
disriplIne those Of his party VINO nave
disa Srcod with him and the lesson i mnS
had its effect. A new Democratic con,
rrrss with it's old leaders mus chAst"hcu
Eli orfar no opposition TO his will. They
| viii not be consulted In tho future. moro
than IN the past. In a DemoGfSo ' 80 coz,
grcss tho American people VII not nave
Tho service Of an Independent courage
Gus coordinate branch or inc EIEeTT,mI-
ment to moderate his uncontrolled VIII
II 10 not safe TO cntrust to one man suC!t
unlimited power. 1t Is not IN acC"Fo
rIth the tradition. OF the republic.
| Peace President
| ..TbIrd Republicans voted without oD-
Ia
Administration. Six hundred ana tnFi}
millions for aviation were given 10 oullu
airplanes without single nm inmate A.
senate committee has dcplored the Waste
and failure IN the use OF that money.
Tho debts which have been create" ny
this war. the people will DO paying 10
.he third and fourth generation. Ih"E
! havo a right to know how these ehor-
MONS sums have been spent. Only
Ropublfcan congress will have the c"ur-
age To cXnct detailed anu accurate
story of that, stewardship' s,-ro+,o,
must not be done by one man. or finally
formulated according To his acadcmfc
power was not given in the light OF the
| tnouontous questions which will soon
force themselves for solution. ne was
elected MS a peace president and hecauSc
can rcopln should, therefore. place IN the
branches Of the government charged
constitutionally with adopting r"hcl%1
Of reconstruction q congress which VIII
not register thn will of ono man. p,it
fresh from the people will enact the Will
Of the people
we earnestly deprecate extending the
unified uncontrolled leadership of A COM
mander in chief 20 the making or per
manent treaty Of pence or I" the irtinihS
of those measures or RECONSIDERATION
which must seriously affect III" hnrpi-
ness and prosperity Of the American
people for a century. We urge all a\iI''r-
leans. who are Americans ilrst. 20 vote
| for q Republican congress-.
HALLOWEEN PRANK OF BOYS
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