The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-07-20
N.Y. Taft's Speech.

SARATOGA SPRINGS y. Y. Iu'H
IA call Iy William llnwar! TAFT I"
;!Ir country L. elect this fall II l;"puhl
can Congress. which hc declared would
stimulate tn" Democratic President 10y
offering crnStruCtiv" criticism 81 III"
administrations action ana inhri'"n'
and by Legislation. "nlHrE" lii' Hh ION :
military preparations. wn~ issued hT
rhn former president. addressing III"
unofficial. Republican stat" convention
il'rr today.
E"i;"raiinG h'e advocacy Of nm army
-: 5.0nnhnh mon. Nj. TAFT '"ld tin
tn" great forces needed |" win I'll" war.
With Il r"n0cratir Congress. whiting
H." Presidents lend rather thhn r"-"r-
dinntinc with the executive. No. SAD.
TINS will not be accomplished Win lh''
,r1cn nIn"SS which * Imperative.
Whiln cunccdinr tho mast"riul ability
Of tn" president in Statlna: ia" count rN :
aims in Ia" war. MIR. Tat inserted nat
th,. administration has Not had ih''
same success in forming r:ar'ic"l war
pnIicioS. r." criticised ais" n" Ten
d.rlcv Of tn" administration -" allow
;,lrty cnnSid"r7ltiu ions u" much SWAY n
is Appointments 70 iui"r'HTt tasks.
and declared that 'rrliiirS ms no. been
adjourned" AZ Indicated by whi' i'''
t.,rru"d presidential int""i"r"nr" ~ tn"
party affairs ur WISCONSIN ana N'|"'-
Ean.
1T may be fairly said that tn" nd
ministra;ion has allowed party r"n>i8-
c-ati"ns. which ing rF'S!N NH"H'" INV,
entirely noutraliZcd. I" mi" -" Eu"h
ia its appointments 10 'mrnr'nu' tasks:
Moreover for 4 YEAR Il deprived iiS"'!
and tn" country "t IN" services If mos"
cruiu.rS nf business organization
Who's. achievements hav" N IA" past
:.dvancrd tho material resources ~ tn"
country to their present commanding
power. When mon "f This Kind w"r"
called to the aid IF tho administration.
they warr. given advisory functions. and
no actual control. Slowly tn" admins
tratiun has h"cu forced /" us" them.
Th" principle a, first obtained that mrn
rr success in any field ot private bust
ness were not |" hh trusted with real
authority In war pr"duc'l"n. rms
made the qualification for such posts in
many cases i lack "f experience" in tn"
fl.ld in which the aprortr"S were to
act Hard experience" has forced OK
captions 70 such pnralyz;mE rule u
eligibility and selection. The trimmed
capacity Of n" American people i~ ROW
finding IN opportunity for effective
operation in tn. real authority given L"
MrSSrS SchwHb. SI"tiimIuS. Ryan. Coo
lhalS and others: With Su"h m"n in
control. We can he confident OF a VOL
umn Of production IN ships arms. am
ruunition air planes and terminal iIcil-
tiles that will ansaZ" Iii" world.
"rhc Presidents messages and ad-
dresses have been great IN declaring uur
moral aims In the war They har" shown
clearly tho disint"rcSt"d artiLud" Of thu
american nation. They HAY" ;'aini"d,
with master hand. the w!rkctlnrSs II
our foe They hay" grandly promised
what we must not stay "ur hand. until
w" win. They have Cnnfui"d III" pro-
trncrS of cur enemies and $liff"I"d tho
morale Of our Allies.
In. framing rrit"tiral policies for car
rying out our high purposes. h"w"!"".
the administration has not achieved IN"
Same success. There Is always = halt
aud q hesitation in ad0pliiiS tn" n"C'%-
Sary course finally entered up"n.
"N-hiIr We w"r" iG.,Iiaiin" 10y iu"s~:rc''
in the fold of open diplomacy. with ~"
German and Austrian p""p''S. "Ir trans
I,Grtatinn nf troops was slow and in
small numbers and Gc"mct1 to vjndirntn
tho View of those who rnni"nicl that
ihc transfer or millions of Americans Ia
Frame in any reasonable timr MAS I'M
possible.
The lrmy apI'srcation hill "f lao.
winter WIS held u1 for NOR" than lw"