Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-22
STONECLASHESWITH
PENROSEANDLODGE:
CALLS T.R.SEDITIOUS

parage this Congress and the present
administration, to excite a wider
feeling of discomfort and lack of
confidence, and to spread the poison
of this impression broadcast. Plain
ly this sort of movement is afoot."
AS proof of his charges which,
Senator Stone said, he presented
deliberately and regretfully," the
Republicans are "harping" on al
legged administrative blunders and
stalking their political fortunes upon
their criticisms.
Attacks Penrose
First present the honorable Boise
Penrose," Senator Stone continued,
who, as a great leader of the fore
most Republican state, very proper
ly occupies the front seat in the
Republican national sanhedrin."
Citing alleged statements of Sem
ator Penrose that the Republican
leaders were planning to demand an
accounting of the conduct of thew
Senator Stone said that Senator PEN
roses Justification for his partisan
outburst was over appointment of
the Democratic grocerymen in Penn
sylvania and q Democratic farmer
in Indiana and federal explosives in
spectors.
Senator Penrose," he said,
appointments by the Governor of
Pennsylvania of Republicans on
war committees"
OF the Pennsylvania committee
members, Mr.. Stone said, 800 were
Republicans and only fourteen Dem
ocrats.
Turning to Chairman Wilcox, of
the Republican National Committee,
the Missouri Senator said, before he
introduced his star witness" he
would cite the statement made to
the press by Mr.. Wilcox regarding
the incompetence of the Democrat
ic party and it's effect on coming
Congressional elections. He said
meeting of the Republican leaders
had been called at st. Louis on Feb
ruary IL to inaugurate a winter
cam Daign.
Colonel Roosevelt has engaged a
hall in st. Louis to make a war
tee meeting" Senator Stone contin-
ued.
Assails Roosevelt
81 now introduce my star witness
Theodore Roosevelt himself
whorl L characterize as the most
seditious man of consequence IN
America. The heart of this man is
afiame with inordinate ambition and
he runs amuck. His chief thought
is not to help the Government, but
always of Roosevelt. Almost every
day this man speaks in bitter and
contemptuous disparagement of the
President and his majority members
of this Congress. Every week for
long time he has been and still is
publishing under contract for
money consideration-thin of it,
fo- money--villainous screeds in the
Kansas City Star-attacking the
President and the Government.
reproduced in numerous important
Whatever may be said
of the papers reproducing these dis
loyal utterances, the Kansas City
Star is chiefly responsible"
Citing criticisms from Mr.. Roose-
velt's editorials, Senator Stone con-
tinued:
For example. Roosevelt de-
the President and the Gov
ernment in terms that would sub
ject almost any other citizen to ar
rest-yet his utterances, which 1
say would be denounced as treason
able If made by others, are widely
published without even official pro-
test.
II have quoted these utterances of
Roosevelt, first, to show that his
vaunted claim, self-advertised, of a
superior brand of patriotism is
empty and, secondly, to inquire why
Roosevelt may say things with i'm
punity which a citizen of lesser con-
sequence dare not even repeat with
out danger of indictment for disloy-
atty"
He did not question the right of
Congress to make the inquiries but
rather their purpose and publicity
given to national difficulties.
81 cannot believe" he said, that
W world-wide advertisement of alleged
even if ultimately true, is necessary
to bring about administrative re-
forms. I doubt the wisdom of wide
open Investigations into almost every
thing that might be made the subject
of criticism of the administration.
II do not mean that administrative
errors should be concealed from our
people. OF course mistakes have been
made by the Government-doubtle
many and grave mistakes. In the
circumstances that was inevitable,
bul Is II necessary 1Or us TO btanO
on a house'op and proclaim these
with a loud voice to the
whole world?
Considering everything" Mr.. Stone
asserted, "the achievements of this
Congress of administration signals a
degree of marked success without
parallel in the worlds history" I'm
due publicity given present mistakes,
he said, had advertised the nations
weakness to the enemy.
"The time for Haunting them is
past" he continued. This is the
time for universal national sympathy
and solidarity. My appeal now is to
my colleagues on this side to stand
firmly against influences calculated to
mislead us, and I appeal to my coll
leagues on the other side of this
chamber to thrust back the evident
rising tide of partisanship.
The Republican leaders purpose, he
reiterated, is to elect a Congress out
of harmony with the President.
Quotes Billy Sunday
"What would happen to the Wilson
administration II the Republican party
should have control of the next Com
gress?" he asked. "If were to adopt
the use of Billy Sunday classics,
the President would have a hell of a
time"
In concluding. the Missouri Senator
presented statistics of what he terms
xyara nartiaan annointm ants ~ .to . q