South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-27
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STAED By THE PRESIDENT.

There is nothing new or startling in the PROPOSE
ton that an election in times inter
national significance. Foreign nations naturally
the president of the United States
in the midst of battle general dissatisfaction
policies the president. 1t makes
no difference how we may explain such defeat among
ourselves. We know that the nations the sea
will interpret the election of congress hostile to
Woodrow Wilson as reputation OF the leadership OF
Wilson. rejection of his plans and aims if not
the expression dissatisfaction with the one
thing we absolutely know-and no honest man himself
question 1.-THE election of congress hostile to
Woodrow Wilson will be accepted a triumph in Ber-
lin The German press will harp upon it. It will be fed
people proof that America is opposed TO the
American war on Germany.
this that in the history of this cOun-
Try has a congressional election in times gone
against the American leader in the white nous The
people have failed lay aside domestic teal
differences and to rise to the international duty
In 1898 were not engaged in war-the war was
won We faced the mightiest military machine
IN Europe. but the weakest And the demand made
people stand by the president in the cleo
tions of that autumn the peace commissioners
had not completed their work That demand was made
by practically all republican leaders of the country
1t was made by Benjamin Harrison
1t was by Theodore Roosevelt.
1t made by Sereo Payne.
And made insistenty by Sen Beverage.
The speeches of these of record. We have
previously quoted Harrison and Roosevelt Now let
of the speeches OF Mr. Beveridge in
1898. Take this from his Tomlinson hall speech de-
livered Sept. 1898:
In the only foreign war this country has
had in two generations. will you,
the republic. and the guardians of good
repute give the other nations Of the world to
understand that the American people do not
approve and ndorse the administration that
conducted il? These the questions that you
must answer the polls and / know how you
will answer them TIE thunder of the Ameri-
can guns at Santiago and Manila will find its
answer in the approval of the voters Of the
republic"
Fine Now let's bring that down to tire present hour
and how doests it read Here have it.
I'm the greatest war this country has ever
had will YOU, the voters of the republic and
the guardians of its good repute give the
other nations of the world 20 understand that
the American people do approve
iudorse the administration that conducted
and conducts it, These the questions that
YOU must answer at the polls and /
now YOU will answer them. The thunder of the
guns of Chateau Therry and NIihiel will
md its in the approval of the voters
of the republic
Also due.
And Mr. Beyerdge the utterer of fine things said
sor1ethne more IN that same speech Read carefully
nile II away read every day alopg with story
how the boys battling IN France, and act ac-
cordinEly
And the hrst question YOU must answer 10y
your vote whether YOU indorse that war
are tpld that an citizens and every plat
/ form indorse the war. and 1 admit with the
/ JOY of patriotism that this is
is only among ourselves. and are OF and
/ to ourselves takes
place the stage of the world with all earths
nations auditors. II the administra-
uon defeated the polls. viii England
believe that have accepted the results
the war. viii Germany that sleepess searcher
for new markets for her factories and FIELDS
and therefore the effective meddler
international comphcatons-wiu Germany be
discouraged from interfering with settle
ueut OF the war. n the administration Is