The Alaska daily empire., 1918-08-14
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM" "

In several Congressional districts in the Eastern States Republicans have endorsed Democrats TOT re- election to Congress, and Democrats nave ehoorseu Republicans in others In two states the Democra'e have endorsed Republican United States senators LOT re-ectfon and in State, at least, the Democrats have entered Republican for the Democratic nom inaion for Senator evident, therefore, that by no means all the Republicans are "ConstrucuVe Cri'- ics" In fact many of the people being criticised are Republicans, because early in the war game Repup
 cans taken into the constructive war work oi the Administration in numbers almost or quite as great Democrats.
 Last winter when the Constructive Critics start ed the the Administration, and Col Roose- welt made the famous trip to Washington to speed up the war and it was proposed to reorganlze the Presidents Cabinet him, the Republican members of the House of Representatives had a conference and at the conference the speed up reorganization plan voted down, 75 to "A. This vote was taken when Col Rooseelt in the city, and when no less a than the present Senator Lenroot of Wisconsin leading the reorganization movement as far as the House concerned
 Another significant thing is that about the time the "Constructive Critics got busy again, the Re- publican House leader MT Gett of Massachusetts one the ablest in Congress, asked for unani- to have printed in the record the Mount Vernon speech of President Wilson, and he referred the President in speech delivered in support of request, "the ideal spokesman for the Ameri- people,
 The trouble with the Constructive Criticism has been that it is hostile, and originated rather from destructive than constructive It is unfortunate that Chairman Hayes of the Republican National Committee has announced his intention at this time to endeavor to elect a Congress the basis of Constructive Criticism" It is being resented by many American newspapers Re- publican well Democratic, because outside of this country, at least criticism is criticism. Con structye Criticism just is helpful to en- iva Cr Srnt of tha tOnip in Berlin and Vienna is cheering to us and our allies
 There can be no doubt but that the country agrees and believe many of the Republican leaders will agree-that at the present time it would not be good policy for the American people to retire Congress, a majority which belongs the political party the President and to put in it's stead Con gress elected platform of Constructive criticism Other countries have recognized the dangers that would follow such course. Great Britain has sus- pended her Constitution, and will not have elec- tion until after the war
 The folly of Constructive Criticism dem onstrated by the Democrats S64 when they ated Gen. Mcclellan, patriotic citizen and one thor oughly devoted to the of the Union. to run against President Lincoln platform of "Construc- tive Criticism. It is not strange that while the peo- pie the United States pretty generally believed that the war should have been ended in a victory the Union long before November 1864, great majority of them voted for the reelection of President Lincoln and against the Constructive Criticism" candidate.
 The Empire believes, aside from all partisan ques- tions that the next Congress should be Democratic but ii believes that it should be American first of al and elected platforms that give President Wilson 100 per cent. endorsements rather than 50 cent criticism believes that every Democrat who stood loyaily behind the President that is candidate for re-eecied should be reelected. and believes that every Republican who has stood squarely behind the President including the fine Republican House leader. Mir Gillet of Massachusetts. that is candidate for reelection. should be sent back to Congress. does