Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-01-22


were planning to demand an accounting
of the conduct of the war, Senator
stone said that Senator PenrOse's justi-
fication for his partisan outburst was
over appointment of a Democratic
groceryman in Pennsylvania and a DEM
ocratic farmer in Indiana as federal ex-
plosive inspectors.
Turning to Chairman WILCOX, of the
Republican national committee, the Mis-
souri, senator said, before he introduced
his star witness" he would cite the
statement made to the press by Mr.
Wilcox rgardinE the competence or the
Democratic party and it's effect on com
ing congressional elections. He SAID
meeting of the Republican LEADERS had
been called at st. Louis on February IL
to inaugurate a winter congress.
Colonel Roosevelt has engaged hall
in ST. Louis to make war speech the
day before the committee meeting
Senator Stone continued.
Il now introduce my star witness
Theodore Roosevelt himself-whom
characterize as the most seditious man
of consequence in America. The heart
of this man is aflame 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 disbursement of the
president and the majority members of
this congress. Every week fer lonG
time he has been and is still publish
ing Under contracts for money con-
sderation--think Of it, for money
villianous screeds in the Kansas City
Star-attacking the president and the
government. These Roosevelt contribu-
lions are reproduced in numerous i'm
portant newspapers. Whatever may be
said of sthe papers reproducing these
disloyal utterances, the Kansas City
Star is chiefly responsible"
Citing criticisms of Mr. Roosevelt's
editorials, Senator Stone continued:
Others would sc Arrested
For example, Roosevelt denounces
the president and the government in
terms that would subject almost any
other citizen to arreSt-yet his utter
ances which l say would be denounced
as reasonable if made by others, are
widely published without even Official.
protest
Il have quoted these utterances of
Roosevelt, first, to show that his
Wanted claim, self-advertised, Of a SUI
perior brand Of patriotism is empty.
anu, SGCOiINllSy 10 inquire why Roosevelt
may say things with impunity which 4
citizen of lesser consequence dare NOT
even repeat without danger of indict-
ment for disloyalty"
At this point the senator made his
reference to Roosevelt as an aid to the
kaiser, and then turned to the con-
gressional war Investigations. He did
not question the right of congress to
make the inquiries, but rather their
purpose and publicity given to national
difficulties
Il caRr OF believe" he said that
worldwide advertisement Of alleged de-
ficiencies in our war activities, even if
ultimately found true, IS necessary 20
bring about administrative reforms"
Considering everything, Mr. Stone as
serted that the achievements of this
congress and the administration sig
nalized degree Of marked success with
out parallel in the worlds history.
Undue 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 ma
tional sympathy and solidarity My ap-
peal now is to my COLLEAGUES on this
calculated to misl2ad us and I appeal to
my colleSues on The other side of this
chamber to thrust back the evident ris-
ing tide of craftsmanship"
The Republican Icdacrs' purpose, he
reiterated, is to elect q congress out Of
harmony with the president.
What would happen to the Wilson
administration if the Republican party
should have control OF the next con-
grcss?" he asked. eff I 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 termed
were partisan appointments of state war
committees, In New York he said. a
Republican governor appointed 50 Re
publiCans and three Democrats. while in
Ohio n Democratic governor named
eighteen Republicans and ten Democrats
In California the Republican governor
he asserted, named 90 Republicans and
1 Democrats. He gave the statistics 10
show, he asserted thS<10cmOcratic gov
ernors had been nou-part!san in their APP