The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1918-11-01
LET THE RECORD BE CLEAR.

Al no Time pFOQuCluS IHS IoO-
ulated records, Republican lead
er have asserted and continue to
assert that Republican Represen-
tatives and Senators have enab-
led the President to put through
his war program despite alleged
Democratic opposition. THE
main opposition to his war polio
les has come from within his own
party" has been their slogan.
Nothing could be further from
the truth, but there is an old say
ing anent a lie oft repeated.
Republican leaders have contin-
ued their misrepresentation un-
til, where the facts are not
known, there is danger of there
acceptance in lieu of the truth.
The facts are these:
80 Republican and only 16 Dem
ocratic Congressman voted a.
gainst war, and 3 Republican and
3 Democratic Senators.
103 Republican and only 81 Dem
ocratic Congressman voted a
gainst killing the McLemore res
olution; and IL Republican and 2
Democratic Senators voted a.
gainst killing the Gore resolution.
76 Republican and only AZ Dem
ocratic Congressman voted to
nullify the Armed Nutrality act
by favoring the Cooper amend
ment to prevent American shids
carrying war supplies from arm
ing; and the LaFollette (Rep-
ublican) fiibuster killed the Arm
ed Neutrality act in the Senate.
81 Republican and only 9 Dem
ocratic Congressman voted a.
gainst the Espionage Act; and
5 Republican and only 1 Dem
ocratic Senator voted against it.
100 Republican and only 9
Democratic Congressman voted
against the Shipping Board bill;
and Fl Republican and no Dem
ocatic Senators voted against it.
1873 Republican and only 2
Democratic Congressman voted
against the Armor Plated plant
measure; and % Republican and
no Democratic Senators voted
against it.
The foregoing are the elemen-
tai, or fundamental, war meas
ures, with a few exceptions.
These exceptions include the two
war revenue bills, for 1917 and
1913. The bill was opposed by
1872 Republican Congressman and
80 Republican Senators, and 4
Democratic Congressman The
1918 war revenue bill was oppos-
ed by 76 Republican Congress-
men and 4 Senator, and by no
Democrats.
No Democats voted against the
Telegraph Control bill, A Re-
publican Congressman and 16 Re-
publican Senators did so. The
Railroad Control bill was opposed
by 4 Republican Congressman and
2 Democrats; in the Senate Is
Republican and l Democrat voted
for a Republican substitute for
measure.
None of these details are off
cred by Republican leaders to
substantiate their assertions that
Republican have helped, and
Democrats have hindered, the
President.
Suffice it to say that the Re-
publican charge that Democrats
have deserted, and Republicans
reinforced, the President in the
prosecution of the war is manu-
featured of whole cloth. They
can offer no record of votes to
prove their statements. Nor can
they gainsay the testimony Of
the Congressional Record, from
which all the votes listed above
are taken. With no issue upon
which to base their Congress-
lonal campaign, they have boldly
attempted theft in broad day.
light. They have raised a cloud
of camoufage in front of the
facts, and endeavored to steal
credit for the prosecution of the
war.
Such larceny, however, can not
sue coed even momentarily, with
the record clear in the public eye.