The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-07-20
CHAIRMAN HAYS HEARD
IN A STIRRING ADDRESS

Saratoga, n. Y, July 1s.-The re-
publican party today supports every
possible means to win the war now"
demands a peace with victory and
never peace by compromise, and
stands for sane preparation now for
the solution of after the war problems.
VIII H. Hays, chairman of the repub-
lican national convention, said today
in addressing the delegates to New
York states unofficial republican state
convention, meeting here.
Just returned from a coast to coast
tour of the country, and optimistic of
Republican success this fall, Mr.. Hays
gave win-the-war talk and in witness
of what his party was doing in Wash
ington he said that for all members
of both houses Of congress present
and voting on all war measures, the
republicans have furnished rs per
cent and the democrats "A per cent of
the total war support.
THE republican party stands today
for three things:
First, to use every possible means
to win the war now.
Second for a peace with victory
and never peace by compromise bar
gaining of principles which would vio-
late American rights. interests and
honor, and make OF our sacrifice
sacrilege to be made again by our
grandchildren.
Third, for a sane preparation now
for a solution of the problems immeas-
urab1e in their complexity and magni-
tude which will come after the war.
We are as unprepared for peace as
we were for war. Every country ex-
cept America is preparing for peace.
9.-N- t-@s~ flF,
once again will bind up the wounds of
war. which will renew our prosperity.
which will administer the affairs of
this government on a sound business
basis and which will enlarge our
strength at home and abroad. With
all our power we will strive to prevent
the further spread of the soeialistic
tendencies of the times toward federal
ownership of all the creation and dis
tribution OF wealth as a panacca for
all the real and fancied Ills OF society
and set this nations feet once more
firmly on the path of progress and
along ways which liberty and order
must ever guard and preserve
"Our candidates will be, and the
party pledges that they shall be. men
who are supremacy pro-American, be-
lieving in one flag and one people for
TINS country, men VINO Will give iii TOT
the most vigorous prosecution of the
war. and who will strive for peace with
victory and never traffic in princi-
pies. They will be men who, while
we make certain forever the right OF
free government In the world will not
forget that we have republic to pre-
serve in this country: that we are "A
representative government from end
to end-not a bolshevik syncopation:
that while there is absolutely nothing
in this country which we will not take
and use for necessary war purposes.
such takings shall be for war purposes
only, and that when the war is over
we will restore private properties
taken for war purposes to their own
ers. and that a successful political
partys objective is a record perform
ance of a sacred contractual oblga-
ton.
"a republican congress means war
congress which will be a warrant OF |
its own performance and a guarantee
of complete fulhllment by every de |
partment of the government. Every |
republican vote cast is another nail in |
the kaiser's coffin, every republican /
elected Is another stone /
piled on his tomb