Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-01
CONTINUE ATTACK
ON THE PRES'!1:t:NT
Roosevelt and Taft Issue Call to
Country to Elect Repub- (
lican Congress. {
FORMER FOES NOW FRIENDS
Name of Titular Head of Repub-
lican Party, Charles E. Hughes.
Not on Paper.
IBy Associated Press. !

Roosevelt and William II. Taft issued
here to-day Joint appeal fSr election
OF u Republics majority iu Congress.
Seated a a table In the Union League
Club they prepared the statement and
discussed old times while il was being
typed. The appeal follows!
we approach this subject as Amer
ieans lean and only as Americans. When
welcomed action by the Pres :dent which
you'd have eliminated al questions
ased p1f Us ali tS stand n wSsil ayS him
the end. without regard 10 anvthins
e eSeept h, PatioSnal consideration. lns,ead
drawn from the iirs: :,..:. now the
fresi2ent announces that only Demo-
crais can be entrusted with future
do his Will Because OF this renection
OH other patriotic Americans. we ap-
peal .s1n for ndai fair play ,,.,,,
March :: 1919, TO March 4. 1921 Il:
that period:
uncopdit:onsl: surrender, unless this Is
achieved before.
Second. the terms of world peace
Third. the Democratic adminis,ra-
tion, after expending billions OF treas
'ure and exercising more. absolute
power than any administration I'm our
history; must give an account OF its
Fourth. the change from war con
dition to peace must be brough, about
with the ieas; disturbance and the
work Of reconstruct ion must be broad
ly begun.
THINKS G. o. y. CONGRESS-
ONLY ONE FIT TO LEAD
~ Republican Congress Will be much
peter uualined than one controlled uy
democrats, TO atu tne country in adopt
ing the measures needed Tor these fou:
5iSat tasks:
'rirsl. even as a minority party tho
itepuplicanS made the winning o., the
I, var possible Dy passing the orginal
drat Dill. Without this we coulu not
have trained ana landed the 1000 900
OF men now In france. AS minority
re.uctnn, President and Secretary or
War, after an Injurious delay OF tour
months, the amended draft act, with
out which we could not put two more
millions ut the front oy next July. The
speaker, the leader and the chairman
OF me Military committee off the Dem
with all the Sigor possible. IL was
saved and SO our country's cause was
saved by the Republican minority
Second, the new Senate must -ap-
prove, by two-thirds vote. the terms
or peace. Those terms should be set
onn, cled no not by one man. 1t is oneman
suppress IL the peace treaty is TO
p ne usefpi IN the future. j, must he APP
lean people The Presilen, resi-. n 'Rs has AMei indi-
Gated a Willingness to make peace by
nesotiaton He has not deman ndeI as
which. the American people demand.
an unconditional surrender. His ca
change OF notes With Germans has
pie lest he may by his parieying with
council table instead OF sentence
which the President and Germany as
sumo that they have already agreed
upon upon are so general and vague tha,
la
al, out only protocol to an inter
mtnable discussion. The President is
SSitnout S,1 tnai power TO bind the United
though his language does not suggest
Il. still less has he power 10 Bind
ous eh noble lilies, We do no, know thst
may justly demand, or do not concede
IF9revh,ng For whn ,hay iney may may justly Withhold
owe our allies the highest good faith
II is of capital Importance, therefore.
mat mat we should now elect a Senate
interpret and enforce the will OF the
Anne Iican people in the matter OF this
world peace and not merely submit
Nor can the attitude Of the House
or Representatives be ignored in this
peace. Every Affirmative obligation
treaty must be performed by the House
as part of the Congress
DECLARE MAJORITY
sUBSERVIENT no PRESIDENT
The present Democratic majority in
Will OF the President in every respect
except when critical issues in the con-
duct t OF the war have been involved.
The PRESIDENT has not hesitated pub
licly to discipline those OF his party
who have disagreed with him and the
nass, lesson has had its effect: new Dem
thus chastened. will offer no opposition
y his will They will not he consulted
in the future more than in the past.
In a Democratie Congress the Amer;-
can people will not have the service
OF an independent, courageous. coz -ordi-
mo,5c,a nass orsnsh Si of the TO
not safe to entrust TO one man such
unlimited power. 1t is not in accord
with Th,td the ,tr trsaisioTS Of the repubis
his admIntstrati6n. Sin hundred and nd
or' TO ss mens for aHafion hnio were given
without single limitation as 10 the
manner Es4 or e method OF its expenditure.
money: The debts which have been
created by this war, the people will be
a'i,ns. They have right to Know how
these enormous sums have been eX-
pended Only Republican Congress
VIII have the courage to enact de-
tailed and accurate story of that stew
ardship.
MUST PLACE IN POWER
INDEPENDENT BODY
Fourth, the work of reconstruction
must nor be done by one man, or finally
formulated according to his academic
theories and Ideals. The President ~as
not elected when such issues we're be-
fore the people. His mandate of power
was not given in the light OF the mo-
mcntou3 questions which viii soon
force themselves for solution. lie was
elected as a peace President and be-
cause he had kept us out of war
Tie American people should therefore
blace In the branch OF the government
charged constitutionally with adopting
policies OF reconstruction. a Congress
which will not register the will OF one
man. but, fresh from the people. Will
enact the will Of the people.
we earnestly deprecate extending
the unified uncontrolled leadershin OF
-chief 10 the making
OF a permanent treaty OF peace or TO
the framing Of those measures Of re-
e"nstruction which must seriously af.
eect the happiness and prosperity OF
tnG American people for a centurY.- Wn