The Julesburg grit-advocate. (Julesburg, Colo.) 1907-1972, 1918-10-24
STAND BY THE WAR

publican National Committee in his
s.e - before the Michigan Republican
STATE convention recently sound
e3 the slogan of the Republican par
ty, Stand By the War" In doing so,
he caustically handled the efforts Of
the Democratic party to capitalize the
war and make partisan asset OF the
blood and treasure which all Amer
cans are spending. His speech Wa as
follows:
7 he Republican party says t. the
country, Stand by the War" And in
this declaration of purpose is incluI-
Ell the slogan which the Democratic
party seems to have adopted. ISLAND
by the President, "a duty which Re
publicans have assumed as matter
of course as to all that which the great
office implies. 1t includes far more
than this; it includes stand by every
public official. high OF low. measured
by the thoroughness with which that
public official stands by the war:
stand by this country: stand by our
Allies: stand by our soldiers in France.
stand by every effort for war-savlng
and giving in this country: stand by
the cause for which we fight: stand
by the irreducible minimum of peace
terms so splendidly enunciated by Sen
ator Lodge; stand by the war aims
of this country to vindicate American
rights, interests and honor, to forever
end the intolrrabie arrogance of sci
entifically trained brutality, 10 forever
end PruSsiarism in the world and the
oppression Hn.cn II typifies, and ma
certain forever the inability of mill
tarism. German or otherwise, again
70 disturb the peace Of the world,
stand against an inconclusive nerre
and stand for a peace with :. victory.
All this we say STAND BY III" Va
and for this purpose we dcdic;lt" the
last of our blood and or treasure.
g! hold in my hand pamphlet which
j. being calculated by the Democra re-
National Committee and signed by an
officer Of that committee. 1t is a let
ter dated Sept. Is. 1913. and in this
they say the election Of a Republican
Congress would be "a source of com
fort and citation to the kaiser and his
cohorts"
Against this unpatriotic conduct by
responsible political organization
protest not as a Republican, but as an
American.
Again say such statements do not
harm particularly the party against
which they are directed. On the con-
trary. perchance they call attention to
the strength of our candidates and the
weakness in many places of the oppo-
sition. We seek in vain to understand
the mental gymnastics of those who
can see comfort and citation to the
;aiser" in the election of Commander
Ncwberry as against Mr.. Ford. We
might inquire with propriety which
would give more comfort and citation
to the kaiser and his cohorts, the
election Of an announced pacifist for
service in war senate, the election of
d near-internationalis into a national
body, the election of a man who is
said to have spent thousands Of dol
lars on propaganda for peace at any
price after the slaughter Of innocent
men. women and children by Hunnish
hounds of hell, the election to the
same nosition of commander in the
American Navy already offering his
service and life, if necessary. and the
lives of his two sons. for his country's
cause This would be ludicrous were
it not so seriously unpatriotic.
"Shame on that political party that
would seek to make a political asset
out of the patriotic war spirit which
now inspires this nation. For shame
that political organization would put
party spirit above Americanism and
sacrifice patriotism to the meanest
spirit of partisanship-
at is an insult to every soldier in
France. 1t is an insult to every Re
publican home from which one of those
soldiers came. 1t is an insult to an
unsullicd record for patriotism of a
political party which is itself child
of patriotism, conceived when our ma
tons foundations trembled 1t is an
insult to Judgment and justice. to rea
son and righteousness And the cleo
torate Of this country will handle
properly the political party which in
the nations darkest hour would make
politics out of the most sacred trust
ever given to man"