The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-10-17
REPUBLICAN TICKET
FOR CONGRESS
Frederick N. Zihlman
OF ALLEGANY COUNTY
THE REPUBLICAN DECLARATION

In an eloquent and characteristic ad-
dress, Mr.. Will Hays, the dynamic chair
man of the Republican national COM
mittee, delivered on Thursday at Grand
Rapids, he sounded again the keynote
of the Republican policy.
The Republican party" he declared,
''says to the country-STAND BY THE
WAR. And in this declaration of pur-
pose is included the slogan which the
Democratic party seems to have adopt
ed, Stand by the President a duty
which Republicans have assumed as a
matter of course as to all that the great
office implies. 1t includes far more
than this; it includes, Stand by every
public official, high or low, measured by
the thoroughness with which that public
official stands by the war; stand by the
government; stand by this country
stand by our allies; stand by our soldiers
in France; stand by every effort Tor war
saving 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
Senator Lodge; stand by the war aims
of this country to vindicste American
rights, interests. and honor, to forever
end the intolerable arrogance of that
scientifically trained brutality, to for
ever end Prussianism in the world and
the oppression which it typifes, and
make certain forever the inability of
militarism, German or otherwise, again
to disturb the peace of the world; stand
against an inconclusive peace, and stand
for peace with victory
IAN this we say-Stand by the war,
and for this purpose we dedicate the
last of our blood and our treasure :"
Every K, publican leader, every Re-
publican newspaper. every Republican
voter will applaud that declaration and
stand by 1t to the end. AS Mr.. Hays in
another passage says: There is no
geography, political or physical, in the
patriotism of this country" We can
confidently rely upon our brother Ameri-
cans of the Democratic party member
ship. Each party has weaklngs and
false prophets, but they do rot represent
the hundred millions of loyal Ameri-
cans v hose sons are fighting gloriously
for the country's name and the worlds
cause, and whose every effort is bent
today upon the winning of victory.
But Republicans are proud Of the
record of their leaders and of their
representatives in congress, and in
such part of the government activities
as they have been permitted to direct
and assist. And they justly resent the
attempt of Democratic politicians to
cast the shadow of dlsloyalty upon
party which was born to fight for true
Americanism and for all its days as in
this present crisis has kept step with
the flag and marched to the music of
the union; which in every crisis has
been the strong bulwark of American
pride and greatness.
Mr.. Hays has done we'll to challenge
the insincerity of these tactics of IN
scrupulous politics and Republicans
everywhere will welcome the issue and
go gladly to the people on the record of
their party leaders.
There has never been a time when
Republican leadership in the nation has
been more deserving of confidence or
more needed in the high councils of the
natl n. There has meyer been time
ween Republicans might uphold the
mig; ty traditions of their party or stand
more resolutely upon its principles in
full faith that they will work benefi-
Gently and potentlY for the we'll being of
the people. the strong protection of
American institutions, and the further
ance of our national influence through
out the world.