Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-10-19
FIGHT IS ON IN FULL
SWING FOR CONTROL OF
BOTH HOUSES CONGRESS


OF Roosevelt and Harrison related to
condition similar TO that existing at
the present time.
The following are the facts:
Both Roosevelt and Harrison hao
entirely in the mind the Philippine re-
volt, peace with Spain having been
made on August 6, preceding the cleo
ton in November
The republicans, although in n mi
nority in both house ana senate, have
given unstintcd support to every war
policy asked by President Wilson. In
many cases, particularly where the
raising of our armies was al stake, the
republicans have been the leaders in
support of President Wilson. At no
time have they attempted to cripple
the administration by refusing to vote
revenues asked by the administration
leaders to finance the prosecution Of
the war
Democrats Fight War Revenues.
In striking contrast to this patriotic
support of a national administration in
time of foreign war is the record made
by the democratic party during the
Spanish-American war when the
$600,000,0 900 war revenue bond bill
ask by the Mckinley administration
to supply finances to prosecute the
Spanish American war came up for
passage in June, 1898. Only six demz
ocrats out of a total of 1870 in the
house of representatives were suffi-
ciently patriotic to place country
above party and vote for this war rev.
cnue measure, The democratic record
in the senate was not far different, as
out of thirty-four democratic senators
only seven cast partisan lines aside
and voted Cor the bill that was nee
essary to provide war funds. 1t is of
further interest to note that of the six
democrats in the house Of representa-
tives who were patriotic enough tot
place country above party, five we're
from the north. Representative Young,
Of Virginia, was the only southern
democrat to support the Spanish
American war revenue bill.
Not content with opposing the pas
sage of the war revenue bill, the dem
ocratic leaders in the house launched
a bitter attack upon the six members
of their party who had been broad
enough to stand behind their country.
The leader CT the six democrats whol
placed country above party at that
critical time was Representative Amos
J. Cummings of New York. On May
3, 1898, Champ Clark, representing
then, as now, the ninth Missouri dis
trict, arose and in a speech attacking
the Spanish American war revenuet
measure. turned toward Representa-
tive Cummings and said;
"lf it were not for my personal afr
lection for the gentleman from New
York, ! would inaugurate movement
among the democrats in this and theI
other end of the capitol to read outl
of the democratic party, by name, ev-
cry man on this floor who voted forI
the bond bill the other day. Cen
une democrats do not propose that
such action shall be charged to them
The Congressional Record shows
that this sentiment was greeted by
applause on the Democratic side"
Lewis Tired of Patriotism"
Onsthe same day, in a very bitter
attack upon the Spanish-American |
war revenue bill and other war mea-
sures which had passed the Republi- |
can Congress, Mr.. J. Hamilton Lewis, |
then a member of the House, said:
"I have listened too often. Mr.. |
Speaker, to the constant cry of pat
riotism' as the reason for leg,slating
measure after measure here.
On this side of the House there arises, !
now and then, as did my friend from
New York, the distinguished and
honorable gentleman, Amos Cum
mings, who advised this assembly that
he put his country before his party
and under that cry certain gentlemen
on this floor, under his leadership,
calling themselves Democrats found !
It agreeable to support the measure
(war bond issues) mortgaging the
generation and their children yet un-
porn. For myself, ! am tired of
his constant prating cry of patriot
SIN, which is ever invoked on the
1oor of this House every time there
S an attempt to commit a constitu-
ional wrong When has it
,ome to be a familiar truth that in
rider to he a Democrat n man must
sither rise above, or sink beneath,
lis party? ! say that with the true
Democrat there can be no such cry
Is My country before my party
With him, the cry must be MY coun- l.
ry and my party for without my
'arty I would not have any coun-
ry."
Mr., ]. Hamilton Lewis, who since
las been elevated to the position of
United states senator by the Demo-
ratio party, and is recognized as a
pokeSman OF the Administration on
he floor of the Senate is now a can
idato for reelection to the United
tates Senate from the State of Hi
OILS.
In response to the bitter attacks
pen him by Congressman Clark and
leWiS (now Speaker Clark and u. s.
enator Lewis) Congressman Cun-
lngs said: I
He Representative ]. Hamilton
ewis) asks above which party does
atriotism rise. 1t rises, Mr.. Speak
r, above both parties. AS war
lie United States, not because II was
policy, not because It was