The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-10-30
CRITICS LICK CONSISTENCY.
TuAULTY PRODUCES UTTER.
ANGES OF RsPEBLICANS.

TuMULTY PRODUCES UTTER.
ANCES OF REPUBLICANS.
Roosevelt, Lodge and Others Called for
Victory at Polls at Close of Spanish
War. :
Washington, Oct. Secretary
Tu1nulsy tonight made public letter
he has written at President Wilson's
direction to the Cuyahoga County Re-
publican committee sat Cleveland,
Ohio, in which he replies to protests
against President wilson's appeal to
the country to return a Democratic
congress by recalling quotations from
utterances by Colonel Roosevelt,
Former President Ha rrison, Senators
Lodge and Penrose, and Former Sen
ator Foraker in-the campaign Of 1898
at the close OF the Spanish war.
The: Cuyahoga County committee
teIegraphed the White House taking
issue with. the presidents statement,
Secretary TumultFs writing at the
presidents direction, simply COM
mended the statements he quoted
and also various editorials appearing
at the time in leading Republican
newspapers to the committees con-
sideration without comment.
The first zauotation was from Col.
Roosevelt, identified as Republican
candidate for governor Of New York
in 1885,:
Remember that whether you will
it or. not, your votes this year will
be viewed by the nations. Of Europe
from one standpoint only. They Will
draw no fine distinctions. A refusal
to sustain the president this year will.
in their eyes, be read as a refusal to
sustain the wal. and to sustain the ef-
forts of our peace commission to se-
cure the fruits Of war. Such refusal
NAV not inconceivably bring about a
rupture OF; the peace negotiations. It
Will give. heart to- our defeated antag
onists; il. will make possible ths in,
reference of those doubtful neutral
nations who in this struggle have
wished uszin. 1:~
You ..oui5 get the benefits Of the
victories. Of Grant and Sherman only
|by reeleeting Lincoln and we will
gain less than we ought from the war
il the administration tsssn not sustain
ed at these elections. =
From Former President Harrison,
pleading orthe election Of Repub?
Ncan gress:
the word goes forth that the
people Of the United States are
standing solidiy behind the president
THE task of. the peace commissioners
will be easy, but tf there is break
FL the ranks If the Democrats score
telling victory, If Democratic sena--
tors, congressman and governors are
elected Spain will see in-feSa glean
OF hope; she will take fresh hope
and renewal of hestilities, more wal
tmay be necessary to secure to Us
what we have already won.
| From Senator Locge:'tBut there II
one question. on which wish to say
| a few words and that seems to me
| to override all others. It is whether
! we sshalI stand by the administrator
fand the president at this tnnctnre. i
we give a victory to his political op
ponents, we say not only to the United
States, but we say to the world, W.
say. to the Spanish commissioners II
Paris, that the people OF the Vnitee
States repudiate It's result and repu
idiate the man who has led yictoEiou
Ian the war andis owsleading us bac'
/ to peace-Wiiliam Mckinley" y:
From Senator Penrose:: I'm his re
cent speeches the, president has ap
pealed not TO partisan but to nat
I ienal spirit. = Ee wants Pennsyl
I rania to remain the keystone Stat
4 for the Republican party. It Is dim
iicut to overestimate the supreme I'm
4 portance Of sustaining the presiden
Of the United States and the Repub
4 tlican party at the present critical crl
4 sis In eur foreign relations.
From Senator Foraker: The wa
II came while a Republican, administra
Il ! don was na power and must now. b
tlatettled by, that administration. d
: believe any fais minded Demo
af world question the fitness OF tn
pubIican party for the; discharge g
4ssduty, but, however It Inight E
Lf,erwise 81 the work is already In, tn
ands of President Mckinley. Whs
wants iss the sshppor eta Reput
lreass OF rep'resen tatiFes: 'ss
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