Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-09-29
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Republican the "War Party"

Republican the "War Party"
W. W. Dswkins, In Tahlequah Sun.
On september y Name neld Its
election. In normal times few
years ago, 1t was said that as Maine
goes 50 goes the United States, That
was In the years of 1884 and 1886.
and IL proved itself to be the political
barometer for as Maine went in the
first week in September. 50 also the
United States went--repuOliCa
overwhelmingly. These. Of course,
are war times In which political as
well as all other features are
changed. 50 1t may be accepted as
immensely encouraging to republi-
cans To note the sweeping victory Of
their party in the biennial state and
congressional election. The whole
state went overwhelmingly republic
can. and II Maine overlooked giving
the republicans everything In siGnt
at Monday election 1t appears TO
have been an accident, and whatever
the democrats saved out OF the
wreck was not regarded as worth Il
place in the news items. -
Tn eslme reasons which induced
the republicans OF Maine 10 rally
to the support of their candidates
exist and have equal weight with re-
publicans OF every state in the union,
for the fundamental issue OF winning
the war and simultaneously holding
stcadtast to republican principles.
The Maine result is particularly
encouraging In view OF the fact that
politics Is supposed to he adjourned
und d, NoCracy Is taking advantage
OF every opportunity to ring the
changes on fictitious issue OF 10y
atty" without voting the democratic
tiCkCt
ON every conceivable occasion the
republicans have clearly demon
strated the fact that they are IN the
very forefront ot the loyal and pa
triotiC citizenship uf America which
stands behind the president in every
act TO bring the war to u victorious
conclusion,
The republican party has been the
war party" OF the present struggle
quite as emphatiCally as the party
which the rcublicans put in power
as all well know the democrats
have only the republicans to thank
and not themselves, that they are
at present in the control Of the gov
ernmcnt of the United States.
The republican party has never eX-
plotted the fact or attempted to
make political capital out OF it. on
the contrary. some republicans have
gone SO far as to he to the other eX-
trcme and In their cagerness to
prove the patriotism and nonparti-
sanship of the party, have even gone
so far as to spread more or less
harmful advice which, II followed,
would not augment the aid which
republicans have given and are Civ
ing today To all war activities. but
would merely continue in power the
present incumbent
1t does seem that the state OF
oklahoma has had enough OF one
party and especially after that party
has tried to keep the state perpet-
ually in control, never even giving
the other parties a chance to prove
what they may be able TO do and for
fear they may get by chance look
in at the capitol of this great state
they have tried to force every con-
Ceivable law upon the public to pre-
vent them from voting but one ticket
even to the 81 per cent law, which
was out of all reason in free re-
public. So Maine has shown the
trend of opinion among the rank
aud file Of that state. which is to
prosecute the war with all possible
vigor and with equal vigor carry on
the immemorial, irrepressible and
struggle with the polit-
lcal and economic principles OF de-
mOcraCy
There Is no more reason for the
republicans to cease work and vote
rs such than that Methodists or
l{aplists should close their churches
and cease their activities just be-
cause the president happens TO be a
Presbyterian. Religious issue is no
more in evidence than the political, |
and the republicans will be all the !
greater champions of every right |
eous principle for which the greatest |
country on earth -- Americas
for II they pull themselves |
together and work just as all should !
when they know they stand for what |
is right, knowing that Oklahoma |
should work to that end and help !
elect a republican congress and a !
complete state and county ticket. |