Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-28
fight, HAYS TELLS
HIS PARTY IN REPLY
Republican Chairman Says
4. President Forces 1t to
Such Action.

NEW YORK, October 2s.-win H.
tiona1 committee, has made public
here a statement in which he replies
in behalf of his party to President
Wilson's appeal to the nation to re-
turn a democratic Congress. In his
statement Mr.. Hays says:
president Wilson has questioned
the motives and fidelity of your rep
resentatives in Congress. He has
thereby impunged their loyalty and
. denied their patriotism. His challenge
=. - to you who elected those repre-
aentatives. You owe it to them, to
tho honor Of your great party and to
Tpur own: self-respect to meet that
= challenge squarely, not only as repub-
1icanS, but as Americans. I, as your
chairman, call upon you to do 1t.
Mr.. Wilson accords the republicans
no credit whatever for having sup
ported the war measures proposed
by his administration, although they
have done SO with greater unanimity
than the members of his own party.
Despite that fact, he accuses them
Of having tried to usurp his proper
functions.
Calls It Insult.
at no time and in no way have
they tried to take control of the war
out Of his hands. The President
You know 1t A more ungracious,
more unjust. more wanton, more
Inendacious accusation was never
made by the most reckless stump
orator. much less by a President Of
tbs United States. for partisan pur-
&c, -
every loyal republican in Congress.
but to every loyal republican in the
Land
1T fully merits the resentment
which rightfully and surely will find
expression at the polls.
MI. Wilson grudgingly admits that
me republicans have been 'pro-war.'
Then why does he demand their de-
1eet! Because they are still pro-war?
Hardly that. No. 1t is because they
victory; because they do not believe
lasting peace can be obtained through
negotiation; because they consider
that U. S. stands for unconditional
States and Uncle Sam The demo-
cratic Congress does not. Mr.. Wilson
does not. There is the issue clear as
the MONDAY sun. The country will
decide.
Wants Rubber Stamps"
mr.: Wilson wants only rubber
Eress. He says SO. No one knows it
better than democratic congressman.
He calls for the defeat of pro-war
republicans and the election of anti
IL no longer satisfied to be one branch
OF the government, as provided by the
Constitution. Republican congress-
men must be defeated and democratic
sieid fn as Th. .h e ev THn
1y his idea-the idea of an autocrat
calling himself the servant. but bid
ding for the mastery Of this great
free people.
Republicans In Congress have
seemed to him good enough when
they assented. as they did assent with
highest patriotism and sometimes
against their best judgment, to his
proposals. Republicans at home have
seemed to him good enough to send
fully a million Of their sons into hat
tie, to furnish at least half Of the
Army and far moro than half Of the
money for winning Of the war. But
to have a voice in the settlsment Of
the war.
wants Just Two Thfugs.7
cBut Mr.. Wilson's real purpose has
netting to do with the conduct of the
war. He has had that from the be-
ginning. has it now. and nobody
dreams of interfering with his con.
troll. He wants just two things. One
Is full power to settle the war pre-.
etsely as he and his sole, unelected
Unappointed, unconfirmed personal ad.
wiser may determine. The other is full
power as the 'unembarrassed spokes.
man in affairs at home as he actually
demands in his statement. to recon.
sRuct in peace times the great indus
trial affairs of the nation in the same
way, in unimpeded conformity with
whatever socialistic doctrines, what.
ever unlimited government-owners
notions, whatever hazy whimps may
happen to possess him at the time, blu,
first and above all with absolute COM
nitment to free trade with all the
world, thus giving to Germany out Of
hand the fruits of a victory greater
than she could win by fighting hun
drsd years A republican Congress
Will never assent to that Do you
want q Congress that will7 Germany
does, 80
INT. Wilson forces the republican
party to lie down or fight I say
fight! Answer with your votesi
'Ar. Wilson is for unconditional sur
Tender-yes for the unconditional sur