The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-31
CANDIDATES Of
G. 0. P. TO Be 100
PER CENT LOYAL
All Party Candidates Will be
Wholly Pro-American, Hays
Promises Editors.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Aug. 31.-As
the guest of honor at the meeting OF
the Indiana Republican editors Friday.
VIII Fl. Hays, chairman of the national
Republican committee. guaranteed
that the party's candidates this year
shall be 100 per cent Americans, who
will spurn the support OF any disloyal
votes. He said:
I'VE guarantee that our candidates
shall be men who are supremely pro-
American, believing in one flag and
one people for this country. who will
repudiate every vote not wholly loyal
and denounce any support not wholly
patriotic, and who will give the coun-
try's all for the winning Of the war
and a conclusive peace.
II hope and trust that the Demo
cratic party will work by the same
token. And again urge that there be
no contest in this country this fall
between any individual or any politi-
cal parties as to anything that tuoches
the war except that contest who best
ca nserve, who most can give. / chal-
lenge the opposition to do more; /
dare them to do less"
Sympathy for Goodrich.
Governor Goodrich was to have ad-
dressed the editors, but he was I'M
able to be present on account OF his
automobile accident. The association
adopted resolutions expressing its
sympathy for him.
Chairman Wasmuth, of the state
Committee, spoke, claiming that the
Republicans have made better show
ing In support of war measures in
congress than the Democrats. He de-
clared that in the readjustment CON-
ing after the war the country will
need strong protective tariff. to
which the Republicans are pledged.
He told the editors that the outlook is
bright for Republican success.
Chairman Hays deplored the ten
dency OF one party to claim that 1t is
more patriotic than the other. He
said that such tactics do not hurt
politically but react against support
OF the country. Let not political par
ties spend their time accusing each
other of disloyalty when both are
loyal" he said. He called for a prep
aration for after-war problems and de-
plored the "Socialistic tendencies Of
the present Government"
All Sections Loyal.
mere is no geography, political or
physical, in the patriotism of this
country. Democrats and Republicans
alike love the flag and are ready to-
Gether to die for it. l attribute to the
membership of the Democratic party
in hits country the same high patriotic
motives and loyal hearts which we
claim for ourselves.
This is no time for little things.
All the organized diabolical forces of a.
scientifically trained brutality are at
the throat Of this country. And we ap-
peal to all patriots, whatever their
politics, to aid us in every way posi-
BILE in our efforts to require that parti-
sanship be kept out of the war man
agement and all war activities.
While every first-class Power in
Europe Is preparing for the problems,
industrial, economic and social, which
will come after the war, the United
States alone does nothing. We de-
clare against this fallacious 'watchful
waiting" A greater shame than any
OF the past will presently be upon us
II this new failure continues, and we
propose to prevent the continued rid
Ing Of our ship Of state in these dold-
runs. We will put her nose into the
open sea, with the signal full steam
ahead"