The sun., 1918-10-31
CABINET COMES
j TO DEFENCE OF
WILSON'S PLEA
Secretaries Lane and Red
field Seek to Justify Ad-
ministrations Demand.
REPUBLICANS SEE GAIN
Cutlery Against Presidents
Appeal Grows in Strength,
They Assert.
Special. pespateh to TEE srx.


WASHINGTON, Oct 30.--Two more OF
the RESIDENTS official family gave out
statements tonight approving his course
in appealing to the country to return a
Democratic majority in both houses.
Secretary Lane Of the Interior Depart
ment and Secretary Of Commerce Red
nsld made known their positions.
Republican leaders say in these and
previous supporting statements from
close advisers OF the President indlca-
tons Of highly perturbed state of
mind in the White House. They as
serted that IL the Democrats had con-
idence in the situation supporting
statements Of this character would have
been unnecessary. On the other hand
extreme confidence prevails at the White
House and 1t was said that letters and
kilograms approving the Presidents
course are pouring In from all quarters,
many OF the writers claiming to have
been lifelong Republicans"
Secretary Lanes statement was most
notable for the inclusion of the belief
that "the Democratic party should and
must take the lead iDIthe evolution of
more intensely socialized life" The
Republicans accepted this as meaning
that a most highly centralized and pa
ternalistic government was intended to
he effected through continued Democratic
ascendancy In national affairs.
Secretary Lane said:
Plain Talk for the Kaiser.
AT the head of our State is the man
whom the world looks to for guidance
in this contest. To back him to the
limit and enable him to look the Kaiser
w hat hA
science OF the world commands is our
duty irrespective OF party. He must not
be discredited, weakened or worried by
any apparent hesitation on the part Of
the people to generously support him.
'The Kaiser knows that he Is a Demo-
crat. and those who have been loyal to
him as the exponent of the nations will
should be sent to Congress that they
may prosecute the war and lead in the
great period of reconstruction that is to
follow period in which larger con-
sideration must be given to the needs
ana rights Of those who suffer the handi-
cap of poverty or ignorance than ever
before
I'VE must have the impulse of SYM
pathy for the struggles for those who
are fighting their way up. and this must
be controlled by steady brain which
will not sacrifice fibre to sentimentality.
ne DcflOCrbNlC anu must
take the lead in the evolution Of a more
intensely socialized life. 1t has the right
sympathies and II has the sympathetic
and balanced leadership"
Secretary Redheld's pronouncement
declared that Ordinary common sense
requires the election OF Congress (both
houses) in political sympathy with the
Administration.
Mr.. RedheId's views.
The Republicans" said Mr.. Redield.
advance no cogent reason for a change
in the political complexion of Congress-
They profess enthusiasm to push the
war along. and this very enthusiasm
and pushing the Democratic Congress Is
showing and doing They do not ex-
plain the gain to the country by sub
stituting party antagonism for party
sympathy. TEy have tried hard to pick
flaws here shd there in the great ac-
compIishment but the magnitude and
quality of the achievement have made
laughab BILE their policy of pin pricks."
In the higher councils OF the Repub-
lican party there is a growing confidence
of a nationwide success in the elections
of next Tuesday. The Republicans are
frankly jubilant over the situation. They
say the reaction which they predicted
would follow the Presidents elimination
OF his course of note writing by his
mote" to his fellow countrymen" is
waxing hourly in its intensity.
See Wave of DisapprovaI.
They assert that the crest of the wave
Of popular disapproval of the injection
Of partisanship in the present political
campaign has not even yet reached Its
height. Their reports from all over tho
country from political leaders and plain
citizens indicate that the resentment is
increasing and spreading. I'M the East
they say the reaction was prompt. the
response OF the citizens Of Republican al
legiance instantaneous.
The Republicans a week ago were. con-
ndent OF gaining here and there seat
in the Senate and of reducing the present
Democratic majority of eight nearly, II
not quite. to the vanishing point. Now
they are expressing the assurance that
the trend means a Republican Senate as
well as a Republican House. They were
modest in the claims OF overturning by
a narrow margin the present slender
Democratic plurality in the House. Now
they are preparing their minds for a
jubilation over victory of wide scope
and of a House dominating by big
working Republican majority.
"UncIe Joe" Enters Lists.
Uncle Joe Cannon, old time vince
horse OF the Republican political chariot
took n hand in the partisan squabble
tonight. taking Joseph p. rTumulty
the Presidents secretary, to task fol
misrepresentiA2 the utterances of Pres
ident Mckinley in 1898. To prove his
point Uncle Joe" quoted the entire
paragraph from which Mr.. Tumulty
had quoted just a little in his effort &c
show that Mckinley himself furnished
ample precedent for the Presidents