New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-10-31
VIEW
OF WILSON'S APPEAL
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Connecticut Senator Claims TO
Find Many Flaws In President
Especial to the Herald.)

State Central committee at Hartford
Yesterday a statement concerning the
presidents appeal Tor the election of
g. democratic, congress. e..
ON May 81, 1918, the president,
addressing the congress of the United
States in joint session assembled in
the hall of the house of representa-
tives, said:
Politics is adjourned The cleo
ton will 80, to those who think least
of 1t; to those who go to the con
p'stituencies without explanations or
excuses, with plain record of duty
faithfully and disinterestedly per-
formed. 1, for one, am always con-
hdent that the people of this country
will give thief whe
will give just verdict upon the serv-
Ice of themen who act forthn when
disguise or conceal them. There is no
danger of deceit now An intense and
b pttiless light beats upon every
man and every action in this tragic
plot of war that is now upoa the
stage"
Now with the five months after this
statement the president of the
United States repudiates his advice to
congress. Instead of relying upon his
statement that the elections will go to
those who think least of it he has
hurled into the Official arena a bigoted
partisan appeal which makes it i'm
possible for the people to think any
thing but politics until after the cleo
tons are over. The president stated
that the elections would go to those
who go to the constituencies without
explanations or excuses, with a plain
record OF duty faithfully and disinter-
> estedly performed. Now he appeals
Ia the country to defeat such men If
they happen to be republicans The
president stated that .'he is always
confident that the people of this
country will give a just verdict upon
the service Of the men who act for
them when the facts are such that no
man can disguise or conceal them
OF course the president was correct in
that statement, but now lie asks each
constituency not to give a just verdict
upon the service or its representative
In congress based Upon his services.
but asks them in every instance to
defeate that faithful servant if he
faprcJs to - q republican. He nov
demands the election of q congress
democratic In both branches He an
Smounees the unity Of command is :
IS necessary now in civil action as it +!
is upon the field of battle. He is not
content with his constitutional DOW
ers as president of the United States
and as commando in chief
60 the army and navy He insists
That he shall be obeyed as commander
in chief of the congress of the United
States! He is not satisfied with the
absolute control of the executive
branch of the government He insists
upon domino ting the Legislative
branch also If no other reason
existed for prohibiting further CORES
pondence with the Imperial German
Chancellor the attitude of the presi-
lent and his method of conveying his
wishes of his countrymea would suf-
ice. In effect the presid ent's -propo-
sitfon is that until March 4, 1921,
his present term of office, all the
electors of this country, unless they
happen to be democrats, are to be
p1aced under political disabilities, so
TAR as their eligibility for membership |
in congress is concerned.
The Republicans compose at least
half, and probably much more than |
half, of the population of the coun-
try. They have subscribed for the |
larger portion of the Liberty Bonds;
they pay the major portion of the !!
staggering taxes necessitated by the !
war; they compose at least one-half |
Of our army and navy; and yet the !
President of the United States makes /
open proclamation to the country .
that no matter how loyal they are not |
matter how much they have sacri- !
feed, no matter what their ability to
help win the war. no person of the
Republican faith must be elected to
Congress during his term of office.
Every other country which is in a
death grapple with Prussianism is
forming non-partisan, coalition cabi-
nets and utilizing all the brains, all
the patriotism and all the enthusiasm
Of all the people in the one over
whelming issue of winning the war
and obtaining q victorious and en-
Gurinl. peace.
The President asks that he be al +
lowed TO continue to be your unern-
barrassed spokesman. in affairs at
homo and abroad and earnestly begs
that the people express themselves
unmistaka bly, to that effect by return
ing q Dem ocratic majority TO both the
Senate and the House of Representa-
lives. What Mr.. Wilson means by be-
ing ar 'unem barrassed spokesman in
affairs at home and abroad is that he
shall be allowed to do both at home
and abroad exactly as he pleses.. In
his opinion the Congress of the Unit
ed States is an Embarrassment I'M
less upon every single occasion, upon
each matter that may arise, either at
home or abroad, each member of
Congress thinks exactly as he thinks
and votes as he is ordered
Are the se1f-respecting independ-
int Freemen of Connecticut, while /