The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-03-28
LENR00T SAYS
HE IS AS LOYAL
AS PRESIDENT
Wisconsin Candidate for Senate
Asserts Wilson is No More
Patriotic Than He
PREDICTS A BIG MAJORITY

E!odgeville. !. is. March 2S.--Con-
st essmau Irvine l.. Lenroot. in a
speech here last night predicted his ell
ection to the United States senate
next Tuesday by $4,000 majority. Mr.
lenroot who is the republican candi-
date said that everywhere democrats
are assuring him they cannot support
Joseph e. Davies, the democratic can
didate, because of the character of his
campaign. Mr.. Lenroot referred to
President Wilson's position prior to
our declaration of war; and said that
if he (Lenroot) were disloyal, then
President Wilson was disloyal.
canouflage War, Charge.
"Iu the desperate attempt 10 make
his democratic war instead of an
American war, Vice President Mar
shall has been sent into the state to
insult our citizenship and attack the
loyalty of the republican party said
Mr.. Lenroot. He said in his Madison
s1eech Tuesday night, that to save
Wisconsin to the union, Mr.. Davies
must be elected This SANDER upon
the peoples Of Wisconsin should be
ltSSAtCu W CNCiy lJydl IlLAACll AS
CARELESS Of party. Wisconsin is Loyal
and the republican party Of the state
is loyal. Republicans Of Wisconsin are
periodically supporting the war, and
to now insult them as Vice President
Marshall does is monstrous. This at
tack has absolutely insured my cleo
ton. Everywhere l go democrats are
informing me that they can no longer
support Mr.. Davies, because Of the
character of his campaign. Next Tues
dav the voters of Wisconsin will by
$4,000 majority tell these democratic
leaders that they cannot for party adj
vantage attack the patriotism and
good name Of the state Of Wisconsin,
censures Democratic Methods
"Mr. Davies and his democratic
committe have, during the entire cam
paign, attempted to put the stamp Of
disloyalty upon the republican party
for their own political advantage,
They are trying to make it appear
sin with its normal majority of sew
enty five thousand is disloyal. For
their own selfish political purposes
they are trying to injure the good
name and reputation Of a majority Of
the people of Wisconsin, for they
charge that the republican party has
nominated disloyal candidate. The
republican party Of Wisconsin is re-
sponsible for my nomination, and if
am disloyal, the, republican party Of
Wisconsin approves Of disloyalty. In
making this hypocritical claim they
point to certain acts and speeches Of
mine before we entered the war, moth
ing since. EE# @#g.
Points to Wilson's Speeches
'As to these acts and speeches. I
have no apology to make to- any man
under the sun, but do have this to
say-that if before the war l was dis
loyal, then President Wilson too was
disloyal Three months before we
the war l did not say that
the European war must end by peace
victory President Wilson
said that Three days after the sink
Ing of the Lusitania did not say we
we're too proud to fight" 1t was presi-
lent Wilson who said that. On the
eighteenth day of aJnuary, 1916 I did
rot say that was inclined to think
hat Germany had a right to sink bel
igerent merchant ships without warn !
ng.' It was President Wilson who said
lat Five weeks before we entered
be war did not say that armed netl
rality in my opinion be sufficient to
rotect American rights upon the
cas-, nor did then say that I was .
OF contemplaing war or any steps /,
let ,:'igI't lead TO it. 1t was President ..
wilson who said that did not on ;;
lay 81. 1916. say ythe with the caus-
$ and objects Of the European war
re are not concerned" It was Presi- ,
ent Wilson who said that.
No Criticism Of Wilson.
Although President Wilson made
lese statements prior to the war no
ne can tr1lthfuly claim that he had
- llsA D
e AMERICAN people at heart. A1-I
g., nft