The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1918-10-29
THE PRESIDENT
AFTER Them
Quotes from Leading Republic
cans Showing That Divi-
sions Now Will
IURT THE COUNTRY

HURT THE COUNTRY
Lead the President After them
Washington, Oct. 2S.-President
Wilson replied today to the criticism
of the Republican managers regard
ing the third of the fourteen declara-
tions Of the peace terms as free
trade plank which by the removal Of
certain barriers meant no restric-
tions of free intercourse.
President Wilson explained this
phrase meant no restrictions Of free
trade intercourse and economic poll
cies, but only that whatever tariff
is high or low that any nation might
deem that it was applied to all for
eign nations. He made this explana-
tion in Letter to Senator Simmons
of North Carolina, chairman of the
Senate Finance Committee who wrote
him asking for a statement because
certain Republican leaders were at
tempting to make partisan use of bis
words.
Washington, Oct. 2S.-Secretary
Tumulty last night made public a
letter he has written at President
Wilson's direction to the Cuyahoga
county Republican committee n
Cleveland, Ohio, in which he replies
to protests against President vii.
sons appeal to the country to re.
turn a Democratic Congress BY re-
calling quotations from utterasces by
Colonel Roosevelt, former President
Harrison, Senator'S Lodge and Fen
rose and former Senator Foraker in
the campaign Of 1898 at the close
Of the Spanish War.
The Cuyahoga committee te1e-
graphed the White Houses. taking is-
sue with the Presidents statement.
Secretary Tumulty, writing at the
Presidents direction. simply COM
mended the statements he quoted and
tlso various editorial appearing at
he time In leading Republican news
'apers to the committees considers
lion without comment.
From Col. Roosevelt:
/ Remember that, whether you
will 1t or not, your votes this year
will be viewed b. the nations Of Eu-
,ope from one standpoint only. A re-
tusal to sustain the President this
year will, in their eyes. be read %
refusal to sustain the war and "a
sustain the efforts OF your peace COM
mission to secure the fruits Of war.
Such a refusal may not inconceiy-
ably bring about a rupture Of the
peace negotiations. 1t will ssxe
heart to our defeated antagonists; It
will make possible the interference
OF those doubtful neutral nations
who in this struggle have wished 10
ill.,"
You could not get the benefits OF
the victories of Grant and Sherman
only by re-electing Lincoln and ne
will gain less than we ought from
the war If the administration is not
sustained at these elections"
From former President Harrison.
pleading for the election of a Re-
publican Congress:
III the word goes forth that the
people of the United States are
standing solidly behind the Presi-
dent the task of the peace commts-..
sioners will be easy, but IL there ID
break in the ranksAif .the Demo-
Gratis score telling victory, 81 DEM
ocratic Senators, Congressmen and
Governors are elected-Spain win
see In 1t a CLEAN Of hope: she win
take fresh hope and a renewal OF
hostilities, more war may be neces-
sary to secure to US what we have Al
ready won.
From Senator Lodge:
But there is one question on
which l wish to say a few words
and that seems to me to override all
others. 1t is whether we shall stand
BY the administration and the Pres
ident at this junoture. II we give .
victory to his political opponests, ws
say to the world, We say to the
Spanish commissioners in Paris.
that the people Of the United statss
repuidate Its result and repsAiats
the man who has led victortoasly ~
wal, snd u now leading % hAok ~
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