Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-29
PRESIDENTS APPEAL
FOR RETURN OF DEMO.
CRATIC CONGRESS-.
SERVES NOTICE PEOPLE
WILL DEAL WITH HUNS
Points Out That Half Of Leaders OF
Presidents Own Party Opposed Him
When He Advocated War Measures
Republicans Put Thru consrsss
Many Of Wilson's ei'ls.

New York, Oct. es.-Col. Theodore
Roosevelt answering President Will
sons appeal for the return OF a demo-
cratic majority in congress, urged
voters of the nation, In an address
here last night to transfer control 10
republican leadership. Such an out
come of the election, he declared,
would assure our allies that America
is determined to speed up the war ana
insist on unconditional surrender OF
the enemy. and would serve notice on
Germany and her vassal states" that
they would have to deal henceforth
with the resolute and straightforward
soul Of the American people and not
merely with the obscure purposes ana
wavering will OF Mr.. Wilson"
Declaring that half the leaders OF
the presidents own party opposed him
when he had committed himself to
war measures" Mt. Roosevelt asserted
that heads OF the republican organiza-
ton in congress supported the ADMIN
istration when a declaration of war
was needed. when there was demand
for the draft when the army was sent
overseas. and when money was re-
quired by taxation or by loans.
The former president spoke at
meeting under the auspices OF the
republican club at Carnegie hall 10
advocate the election of the repuoh-
can state ticket here in New York ana
of the republican congressional ticket
thru the union"
Colonel Roosevelt said in part:
Politics Not Adjourned.
This meeting is held under peculiar
circumstances. II the president of the
United States is right in the appeal he
has lust made to the voters then you
and I. my hearers, have no right to
vote at this election or to discuss pub
lie questions while the war lasts. III
his appeal is justified only that fac
ton of the democratic party which
accept toward the president the rub
Der stamp attitude of complete serVl-
itv is entitled to control congress. ana
no man who Is a republican and no
man, whether republican or not. who
puts loyalty to the people ahead OF 10y
atty TO the servant of the people, Is
TO have a voice in determining the
greatest questions ever brought before
this nation.
I'm this election appeal which the
president has issued TO the voters OF
the country he states that he earnest
" begs' the voters to return a demo-
cratic majority to both the senate and
the house of representatives, and that
altho the leaders of the minority In
the present congress have unquestion-
ably been pro-war they have been anti
administration and that the return OF
a republican majority to either house
of congress would certainly be inter
nreted on the other side of the water as
a reputation of my president Will
son's] leadership.
This is an extraordinary document
II is an emphatic reputation and re-
yersal Of the presidents announce
ment of a few months ago that poll
tics is adjourned" 1t casts the gravest
doubt on the sincerity Of that an
nouncement; and indeed for the last
few months the democratic party or
ganization, acting with the support and
direction Of the presidents closest ad-
yisers. such as Messrs. Burleson and
Creel. has been working with naked
eagerness for partisan success and has
displayed a greedy unscrupulousness
as to methods and a complete sub
ordination Of national interest to par
| tisan welfare never before known in
our history during great war.
when this war broke out l, and
/ all those who believed as I did. cast
all thought of politics aside and put
ourselves unreservedly at the service
of the president. OF course If Mr..
Wilson had really meant to disregard
politics he would at once have con-
structed coalition, nonpartisan cab
met. calling the best men Of the nation
to the highest and most important
Offices under him, without regard to
politics. He did nothing Of the kind.
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