Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-10-17
A REPUBLICAN CONGRESS-
MEANS LOYALTY TO AMERICA

The campaign to make Iowa over
into a democratic state is being di-
rected from the shadow of the White
House by William ID. Jameson,
whose last political stunt in Iowa
was savage onslaught on Wilson to-
keep him from being nominated for
president. But here is the latest war.
cry Billy" has just sent to Iowa:
THE election of a Republican con-
gress in November would be source
of comfort and citation to the kaiser
and his cohorts
Which is another way of saying
that one who votes the republican
ticket is a traitor and that Iowa
should be branded as disloyal be-
cause it has solid republican dele
CATION in congress.
Let's see what it would mean to
have a republican congress.
A republican house would have as
chairman of the all-powerful military
affairs committee, Mr.. Kahn, of Cal
iforna, succeeding Mr.. Dent, of Ala
bama, who opposed the draft law and
the declaration of war and who has
bitterly fought many proposals by the
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the war. Mr.. Kahn successfully led
the fight for the draft law after Dent
repudiated it. What would the
kaiser think about the change?
Then there is the big ways and
means committee. Kitchin of North
Carolina would continue as chair
man under the democrats and as
floor leader of his party. He opposed
the war, voted against the draft law
and the declaration of war. In re-
publican house Fordney, of Michi
gan, will become chairman. He voted
for war and for the draft.
A democratic congress would con-
tinue as speaker, Champ Clark, who
opposed the draft law and stated
that conscript was no better than
a convict. A republican speaker will
be one who Loyalty supported all the
war measures and whose American
ism is 100 per cent pure.
The appropriations committee au-
thorizes the spending of billions of
the money of the people, Sherley, of
Kentucky, a southern democrat, is
chairman now: republican con-
gress would designate Cillett, of
Ma ch2sctts. Which would he most
likely to deal rightly with the ma
tional finances?
Another southern democrat, Webb.
OF North Carolina, is chairman of
the judiciary committee. He failed
to vote on the resolution declaring
war against the Hun His republican
successor will be Volstead. of Mime
sofa, staunch supporter of all war
measures. Good swap.
Do the people want that the des-
TIMES of the American navy soon to
be the most powerful in the world.
shall be controlled by Padgett, OF
Tennessee. another southern demo-
crat, long known as little navy
man" or by Thos. S. Butler. of Penn
sylvania. an ardent "big navy man"
and supporter of all war measures.
The election of republican con-
gress in November" means certain
retirement from important commit
tee chairmanships these:
Clark, of Florida, chairman public
buildings and grounds, who voted
against the draft;
Johnson, of Kentucky. District of
Columbia committee. opposed the
draft;
Moon, of Tennessee. postoffice
committee, opposed the draft;
Pou, of Alabama, chairman rules
committee, opposed the draft;
Small, of North Carolina, chairman
rivers and harbors, opposed the
draft;
Heflin, of Alabama, self-appointed
spokesman for the White House
Though the president has not veri-
fled it,, opposed the draft;
All democrats, all from the solid
SOUTH Would the kaiser rejoice
over the changes suggested? Does
William correctly interpret Will
helms view? No; a republican con-
gress means loyalty to America and
everything American.