Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-08-23
OPEN LETTER

Charles J. Thompson, Republican
Candidate For Representative IN
Congress From Fifth Ohio District.
Through the courtesy of the Repub-
lican press of the Fifth Congression-
al district, for which / thank the
publishers in advance, I wish, most re-
spectfully, to express my apprecia-
ton for generous and victorious sup
port accorded me at the primaries
August thirteenth.
The twenty of last January
I issued public statement announc-
ing my candidacy for member of con-
gress and stated plainly and unequiv-
ocally that if there was any one in
the Fifth district available for the
Republican nomination more aggress-
i've, constructively courageous, or
more independent in initiative than
myself, the people were called upon
to support such one before me.
Today | stand charged with re-
sponsibilty as nominee of the great
and glorious Republican party. l do
not owe the nomination to any boss
or set of bosses within the confines
of any county within the district d
IN the state. | entered into no COM
blnation and made no deals with any
conclave,. clique or cabal. l am Re-
publican; the peoples nominee with
out promise made or given-directly
or lndirectly-to any person or per-
yXyh afcnn
the district. L am a native of north
western Ohio and as such feel that
l can represent the glorious patriot
ism of this district and the gallant
men who have left the district to
fight the war. l feel that I can be
Of great and lasting service to my
people in the reconstruction period
after the war; for, | think and know
l have perception and sympathy for
the great principles upon which re-
construction must be based. I ask
and expect the support of all Repub-
licans throughout the district and by
virtue of my record as a Republi-
can have a right to ask and expect
it. Myself and other candidates in
this campaign will soon be forgot
ten as all men are forgotten, but if
you as Republicans do not do your
duty and continue to vote to return
northern Democrat to congress 20
be swallowed up and made politi-
cal nonentity by southern minority
which controls all the important COM
mittees and chairmanships of con-
gress and is spending without budget
control public monies, ninety per
centum of which is raised by the
north-that can never be forgotten
nor will the nation forgive it. Re
publicans, you are the ones upon
whom grave responsibility rests.
Stand by your principles and nomi-
nees, and thousands of thoughtful
and patriotic Democrats will aid and
assist you form a coalition whereby
the elephant may be put in complete
charge Of one end of Pennsylvania
avenue and thereby assist the over
burdened Democratic party to pull
the load. Republican men and Re.
publican money are being given free
ly to the war; why not, also, draft by
popular suffrage Republican brains
to assist the government in govern.
mental duties during momentous cri
; els and the tremendously important
events which are sure to follow in the
days after the war? Should not thu
great Republican party which wa.
, never a Stacker party, have a place
, in the sun-at Washington
t Republicans have given and will
continue to give, in Congress and ev
' erywhere,- loyal support to the admin
istration of President Wilson unit
Y complete victory shall have been ob
: talned over Germany and Austria an
: peace shall be secured on the term
t announced by the United States. Thes
e terms include the complete overthrow
e of autocracy and the establishment G
S democracy in all the world. This ma
n take three months, it may take 81
months, it may take three years.
e may take one million more Of tn
v flower of our manhood; it may tax
}, five millions of them. 1t may tax
Il five billions more OF our wealth;
v may take twenty billions more. Yer
n well, we have the money; we hav
It the men, and we have all the tin
u there is. Republicans will not IT
s. cede from continued support of OF
IS President because of the alliance b
e, tween Republicans and Democrats
le one in which-to quote a w1ttlcls
or of Parnell- -'the reciprocity Of feelin
is all on one side" NothwithstandiT
xt Republican concessions, the Dem
N cratic leaders continue to hang on
tn the Federal offices with the tenaci
e11 of a mastiff who clings to a root.
se With respect to Federal legisl
i 4bo eoyooo y,o1ioIy hos hoo7o MI
it sued. No Democratic national legl
lator has proposed to undo the wrol
at to our industries perpetrated by tt
I'd overthrow Of protection achieved
nd the Underwood tariff, although a re
ed toration of hundreds of millions
ne dollars annually to the Federal rev
II, nues and to that extent reduce tax
ton.
he Well, we can wait, and while wal
ts ing, let US not be guilty of the fol
nd of abandoning Republican principl
es or lessening the vitality and streng
ID of the Republican organization.
so goes without saying that any co
81. gresham or senator elected an
at where or Of any politics will suppo
n loyalty the war measures Of the n
tional administration. But it is n
in the least necessary for Repub
cans to help elect Democrats to sta
district or county or city offices. F
u. publicans, grave responsibility a
+. duty rests upon you one and all.
the name of the founders of the F
publican party; in the name of al
II glorious statesmen, soldiers and So
II ors of the past-Lincoln and Gre
of and Hayes and Harrison; the m:
cir tyred Garfield, and the martyred n
kinley; the militant Roosevelt and
as- lovable Mr.. Taft charge you
i'd do your duty. Redeem this party a