Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-02
WHY REPUBLICAN CONGRESS SHOULD BE ELECTED

Theodore Roosevelt and William H, Taft have issued joint appeal for election of a republican majority in congress. The statement was said to be the first ever composed and signed by two former presidents Of the United States.
 The appeal follows:
 we approach this subject as Ameri- cans and only as Americans. When this war broke out, we would have welcomed action by the president
 which would have eliminated all ques- tions of party politics. It would have l enabled us all to stand behind him to l the end, without regard to anything excet national considerations. Instead 1 of this, partisan liLea have been strict ! ly drawn from the first and now the president announces that only demo- erats can be entrusted with future ! power, only those democrats who do | his will. Because of this reflection on other patriotic Americans we appeal 1 for fair play.
 "The next congress will serve from March 4, 1919, to March 4, 1921. in 1 that period:
 First, the war must be fought to
 unconditional surrender, unless this is achieved before.
 I l must be settled.
 Third, the democratic administra- l tion. after expending billions of treas uFe and exercising more absolute pow CT than any administration in our history, must give an account of its | stewardship.
 Fourth the change from war con- ditions to peace must be brought about with the least disturbance, and the
 work of reconstruction must he broad ly begun.
 "A republican congress will be much
 better qualified than one controlled by
 democrats to aid the country ir
 adopting the measures needed for these
 four great tasks.
 1 First, even as minority party the
 republicans made the winning of the war possible by passing the origina draft bill. Without this, we could no have trained and landed the two million
 of men now in France As a minority
 party, the republicans forced upon ;
 reluctant president and secretary O.
 war after an injurious delay of foul months the amended draft act, with
 out which we could not put two mil :; lions more at the front next July. Tn, speaker, the leader and the chairman of the military committee of the demo cratic house opposed the original draf ) with all the vigor possible It wa 7 saved and so our countfy's cause wa saved by tho republican minority. l, Second tAe new senate must ap prove, by two thirds vote, the term of peace. Those terms should be set . tied not by one man only. It is one f man control we are fighting in thi 2 war to suppress. If the peace treat is to be useful in the future. it mus ] be approved by the great body of tn ] American people. The president ha ? indicated a willingness to make
 peace by negotiation. He has not de 5 manded. as she might have done i r three lines. that which the America P people demanT, an unconditional sur o render. His eXchanee of notes wit : Germany has caused a deep concer il ! among our people lest he by his par f 1 leying with her concede her a peac s around a council table instead Of ;. sentence from a court. The If point Q which the president and Germany as z sume that they have already agree S iupon are so general and vague the 7 such peace would be no treaty at al $ but only a protocol to an inte<minab