The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-11-02
ROLLING THE WATERS

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ROLLING THE WATERS
Two years ago the Democrats hid be-
hind pacifist campaign cry, when the
Republicans were endeavoring to arouse
the country to the needs Of measures Of
/, defense. Henry Ford spent q million
dollars in lntile effort to smooth the
: troubled waters of the world. In the
meantime, war has come to our own
shores and Henry and the Democrats
have reformed.
Frantic efforts have been made to sad
die on the Republicans the Democrat
stigma Of 1916 In word the Democrats
have endeavored to swap Positions with,
out consulting the Republican party.
Failing in this the Democrat party open
ed an assault on the citizenship rights of
the American people. They told you your
commander in chief desired you to vote
the Democratic ticket straight.
Three states resented the insinuation
which was cast in Democrat Advertising
by electing Republicans to office. Presi-
dent Wilson was called to the defense Of
the insiduous campaign. Briefly he told
you that you could share in the stern
tasks Of the battlefield. in the sacrifices
attending the demand for conservation
of fOodstuffs and wearing apparel and
in the obligations of raising finances for
the war.
Your political beliefs could not inter-
fere with these things and by the spirit
OF the American people we swear that
they have not. But the President, con-
foming to an insistent demand Of his par
ty, told you you could not elect Repub.
lican without hampering the war. Now
comes SECRETARY Of the Navy Daniels
with statement designed to shift the
burden Of the blunder. He departs from
the lines of the Democrat campaign long
enough to substitute leader for COM
nander.
He seeks to hide the administration be-
hind the fire the Democrats Hndled by
telling you that the Republicans started
the blaze. He tells you the Republicans
sought monopoly on the war, when all
they did was protest against q Democrat
ic monopoly, when all they asked was the
right to participate in the war, not as
Republicans but as Americans. It Is the
samer Democrat trick that was practiced
when the Democrat party attempted to
relinquish title to the slogan of 1916.
Mr.. Daniels is unmindful of the record
Of the last Congress when he seeks to at
tribute to the Republican party the mo-
: tives that were born in Democrat leader
ship. He is unmindful Of the fact that on
the vote on the measure for raising an
army, the Republicans with minority
cast more votes for the measure than the
Democrats. He forgets that while the
Democrats have had at least ten more
votes in Congress than the Republicans,
on eight of the war measures, including
both man power bills the Republicans
cast more votes than the Democrats He
forgets that in the twenty-six war meas
ures not single Republican vote was re-
corded against them. He forgets that on
the bond bills and the revenue bills the
republicans recorded greater percentage
in favor of the measures than the Demo-
Gratis.
The people are not to be deceived by
this clatter. No Republican will claim
that he did this for the Democrat party
or tor Mr.. Wilson. Everyone Of them
will claim that as representative Of the
American people he has stood foremost