The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-09-20
TUMULTY STUNG
Hayes Makes Prompt and Vigorous
Reply

Hayes Makes Prompt and Vigorous
Reply
New York, Sept. 12.-That Chair
man Will H. Hays, of the Republican
National Committee, means what he
says when he says the Republican
party is not indulging in any "back
stairs" politics to win the coming con-
gressional elections, but is conducting
campaign that is free from subter-
fuge, is evidenced by letter he to-
day sent to Joseph P. Tumulty, Sec
retary to President Wilson.
The letter was written in reply to
telegram Secretary Tumulty sent
September 18th to Chairman Hays at
his Indianapolis address. 1t was an
inquiry regarding the versacity of a
newspaper report of remarks Chair
man Hays was alleged to have made
al conference of Republican state
chairman held in Chicago on Labor
Day. Immediately upon sending the
telegram Secretary Tumulty gave it
to the newspapers, before Mr.. Hays
had received it.
At that time Chairman Hays was
in Washington, at hotel, within a
few blocks of the White House. He
was first apprised of Secretary Tu-
multy's telegram by reading of it in
the Washington newspapers. With
out waiting for the telegram to be re-
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called up Secretary Tumulty and ask
ed that copy of the telegram be
sent to him in Washington. Upon re-
ceipt of the copy Chairman Hays is
sued the following reply:
Washington, D. c.,
September IL, 1918.
Hon. Joseph P Tumulty,
White House,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Mr.. Tumulty:
! have your telegram. On Septem-
ber End in Chicago, l attended a meet
ing of the Association of Republican
State Chairmen called by its president
and attended by fifteen of such chair
men. At that meeting l made re-
marks referring in a general way to
the length to which Democratic lead
ers are going in their efforts to con-
troll the Senate and House, and also as
to the irrevocable stand of the Re-
publican party for vigorous prosecu-
tion Of the war and against an incon-
elusive peace.
l did not use the words quoted in
your telegram. What / said then,
which / now reaffirm and which I
shall continue to declare, was substan-
tally as follows:
First, as to the means resorted to
by certain Democratic leaders to get
votes, l said:
"In the special election in Wiscon-
sin, the Democratic machine leaders
published advertisements, undenied
since by them, addressed to the SOL
diers at Camp Grant, as follows:
"To the Wisconsin Soldiers at Camp
Grant: Tuesday, April second, you are
entitled to vote for United States
Senator from Wisconsin to succeed
Senator Paul o. Husting. President
Wilson, your Commander in Chief, de-
sires all loyal Americans to vote for
Joseph E. Davies for United States
Senator. Davies election means joy
at Washington and gloom at Berlin.
Davies defeat means gloom at Wash
ington and joy at Berlin
81 regard this as an infamous pros
titution of all patriotic proprieties and
the grossest violation of the plainest
civil duty, worthy of the severest con-
demnation of all Americans. In this
crisis, when all patriots are striving
to bring to the aid of the country's
cause every resource in men and ma
terial, when thousands of Republican
and Democratic boys are dying, side
ty side, when both political parties are
loyal, such conduct is immeasurably
rcpresensible. From such action it is
evident, and / regret to say it, that
these Democratic leaders will go to
any length to carry the Senate and
House. Such unpatriotic efforts to
use the war for partisan purposes
must fail Such inevitable failure was
indicated by the Wisconsin result, it
was further shown in the Michigan
primary, and it will be conclusively
proven in the Maine election next
week. The American people will not
tolerate it. This is the war of no po-
litical party. This is the peoples war,
and we demand that the war be kept
out of partisan politics and that par
tisanship be kept ont of the war. And
what we ask from the party in power
we irrevocably pledge for ourselves"
Second, as to the Imperative neces-
sity Of vigorous prosecution OF the
war and conclusive peace only, and
the need of Republican congress to
that end, and in connection. with
discussion Of the candidacy of Mr..
Ford in the Republican primary in
Michigan and his statement as to why
he became a candidate, and while re-
viewing the service Republicans In
congress rendered the major war
measures which were opposed by the
no,,o oora tic leaders Chairman Dent of