Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-13

Iican party, including yourself and
| Senator Penrose, have been making
! tora ton Of the old political control
Of the nation. I have in mind your
obviously partisan statement in the
! New York Times OF short time ago,
our coming political activity is
| not to be lessened. On the contrary.
what we want in this country is not
| less politics. but more attention to
politics"
| Cites Phi1adslphia Speech.
\ Also I recall a recent speech you
made in Philadelphia, in which you.
said:
! I'VE will bring the government
back to the limitations and principles
of the Constitution in time Of peace
and esta bfisfi policies which will again
prosperity, administer the affairs OF
| the government with the greatest
economy. enlarge our strength at
home and abroad, prevent the further
| the times toward federal ownership
| Of all the creation and distribution Of
wealth as q panacea for all the real
and fancied ills of society, and put the
nations feet once more firmly on the
path of progress"
| 1 doubt whether the remarks which
I have quoted can be interpreted in
any way other than as an implied
| criticism of some of the necessary
! war policies Of the government. which
you claim the republican party. as
q minority. supported in Congress.
| and which, you plainly indicate, they
! would overturn II returned as a ma
jority in Congress. A similar political
speech by Senator Penrose OF Penn.
| sylvania makes this assumption of
| your meaning inevitable. He said:
| Il want to say to the republican
party: Keep it vigorous and virile
all through the United States, sue
! cessful whenever 1t can be success
chairman Of the national committee.
! we can secure a republican majoity
in the House of Representatives at
| Washington, 1 believe that we have
of the situation when it will be best
| to replace the democratic party for
military improvement and economical
efficiency. We are all pulling to-
gether in order to stop the war as
| soon as we possibly can stop it, and
all the people, by an overwhelming
vote. we viii vote the republican
party in control of the American peo-
pie; as the country has never pros
under republican control, Let US keep
up an efficient organization in Penn
sylvania and all through the United
States, and make successful repub-
every congressional district and at
the next presidential election. and en-
deavor to assure the election. Of re-
publican candidates."
Refers to Mr. Wickersham.
Even more partisan was the speech
of George W. Wickersham, formerly
Attorney General of the United States,
some weeks ago at a republican meet
ing at Lancaster, Pa. He was quoted
in the Lancaster Inte!ligencer as fol-
| lows:
see to it that you elect republican
congressman, congressman who will
President. Also see to 1t that the re-
publican congressman who acquiesced
| in what the President wanted in the
! last two years are retired" .
! I am afraid that your quoted
| speeches, the speech of Senator PEN
| cate all too plainly that some repub-
licans find it difficult to think outside
! the realm of politics. The vast body
| of republican voters, now standing
| with all democratic voters. stanchly
behind their government doubtless
will be interested In any statement
| you might care to make as to how
far you would go In repeating the
| laws which have made Americas par
| ticipation in the war so effective.
| The Presidents war aims have been
made the aims of all the nations light
| ing against the German government
These aims have been stated uneQuiv-
| ocally by the President upon num-
+! Der of occasions since the war began.
| Not merely the American people. oot
| aims, which assure force without
I stint until victory is achieved.
Obviously Partisan, He Says.
| It is only through the subtle insin-
! nations that characterize partisan
politics that these aims might be di-
| luted with any doubt. 1t Is quite oo-
viously partisan and gratuitous LOT
| you to refer to "the imperative neces-
sity Of a vigorous prosecution of the
war and a conclusive peace only. ana
| the need of q republican congress to
| that end" That this reference was
not an inadvertence Is shown by the
| chairman Of the republican national
congressional committee. wherein he
said:
Republican success will not only
of the war. but 1t win be q guarantee
| against compromise. and therefore,
an inconclusive peace, a peace with
out victory but an assurance OF
definite peace dictated by victory on
the field
These statements with reference to
an 'fnconclusive peace by yourself
and Mr.. Fess can be regarded either
in the light Of straw men raised up
introduce doubt into q decision which
the government has already an
neunced and upon whteh tina American
/ people are agreed. Very truly yours,
.s5,. JOSEPH P. TpMULTY.
RIvERDALE INVITES PUBLIC.