Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-12
Chairman Hays
Stands by Guns

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leans to vote for Joseph Il. Davies
for United States Senator.
Davies election means JOY at
Washington and gloom at Berlin.
Davies defeat means gloom at
Washington and joy at Berlin.
II regard this as an infamous pros
titution of all patriotic proprieties and
the grossest violation of the plainest
civil duty, worthy of the severest con-
demnation of all Americans. In this
crisis. when all patriots are striving to
bring to the aid of the country's cause,
every resource in men and material
when thousands of Republican and
Democratic boys are dying, side by
side, and when both political parties
are loyal, such conduct is immeasGr-
ably reprehensible.
From such actions 1t is evident, and
7 regret to say II. that these Demo
cratic leaders will go to any lengths
to carry the Senate and House. Such
onpatriotic efforts to use the war for
partisan purposes must fail Such in
eVitable failure was indicated by the
Wisconsin result 1t was further shown
in the Michigan primary. and 1t will be
conclusively proven in the Maine election
next week. The American people will
not tolerate II. This Is the war of no
political party. This is the peoples war,
and we demand tina tthe war be kept
out of partisan politics and that parti-
| sanship be kept out of the war And
| what We ask from the party in power
we irrevocably pledge for ourserves.'
Republican Congress Necessary
Second, as to the ir perative neces.
| sity OF vigorous prosecution of the
war and a conclusive peace only, and
the need of Republican Congress to
| that end and in connection with a dis.
! cussion of the candidacy of Mr. Ford
in the Republican primar yir Michi-
gan and his statement as to why he be-
came candidate. and while "eviewing
the service Republicans in Congress rem
| dered the major war measures which
were opposed by the Democratic leaders
Chairman Dent of the Military Affairs
| ommittee: Floor Leader Kitchin, chair
man of the Ways and Means Commit
tee and others. l said:
| I'VE demand the most vigorous pros
ecution of the war and peace with
victory. A Republican Congress means
! a War Congress, and we pledge ouI
candidates to be men who are supremely
| pro American, who will give the coun
| try's all for the winning of the wal
now. and who will stand irrevocabl!
against any peace based on a compro
mise of principles which would violate
| American rights, interests and honor
and make of our sacrifice sacrilege t.
be made again by our grandchildren.
hope and trust the Democratic party vii
work by the same token
| Mr. Hays further appealed to th
| Democrats to keep partsanship out o
the war and the war out of partisan
politics.
Let not political parties spend thei
time accusing each other of disloyalt.
when both are loyal" he said.
Maine Election scares Democrats
1t is possible to trace this suddel
fare-up of politics to the Maine elec
ton. The result of that election show
cd the Democrats that they must figl
to retain Congress 1t taught the Re
publcans that even if polics has no
been adjourned n Washington t ha
been adjourned back where Republican
and Democrats look alike so long as the,
support the war. The disposition S. t
t Judge from the Name result, to vote a
usual The Democrats cannot look upo
voting as usual with complacency.
: The President. from whose mind poll
tics is never far removed. flashed int
action. The interchange between Nj
Tumulty and Mr.. Hays, which has turne
y to the advantage of Mr.. Hays, was tn
e result
:. This is not the end. The Maine cleo
n ton means great quicken!ng up O
I politics. 1t has put heart into the Re
publicans. who secretly feared the powe