Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-11-01
Old Guard Tries To Buy Anti-Wil-
son Congress-.

The first gun was fred last Monday b!
the Democratic National Committee, which
gave out a caustic statement by Homer S
Cummings acting chairman of the com
mittee, charging that an 'insidious at
tempt is being made by selfish interest:
of the nation to get control of the Govern
ment through the election Of Republican
Congress in November" and asserting that
the country will be appalled, when it learns
of the money used for the purpose.
las the campaign progresses" said Mr.
Cummings, 1.-The purpose of the selfish and
reactionary interests of America becomes
more and more apparent. These interests
distrust and fear the President and have
no sympathy with the progressive meas
ures which have been enacted under his
leadership. They seek to tie the hands of
the President and control the machinery
Of the Government through the agency of
the Republican party.
THE stakes for which they are playing
are high and their resources are enormous.
The country will be appalled, when it learns
to what extent money is being used for
the purpose of electing Congress adverse
to the President.
IF 1t is profitable to spend $l78.000
United States Senate on the Republican
ticket in Michigan, what limit will the
imagination place upon corruption fund
which will be disbursed in the elections
throughout the countryH"
Mr.. Cummings said at recent meeting of
Kentucky Republicans at Louisville, Chair
man Hays, of the National Committee,
said two additional dollars from the party's
national fund would be provided for every
dollar the State Republicans raised, and
that later the State Republican commit
teeman promised an additional dollar.
The Kentucky Republicans decided to
raise $4,000. he said. indicating a fund
for use in the State Of 100000.
Letters said to have been sent to 1900
persons by the Republican National Com
mittee on May II. Mr.. Cummings added,
asked for individual contributions OF $1,000
each to the general campaign fund.
There is but one safe thing which the
independent and patriotic voter can do"
says Mr.. Cummings in his statement, land
that is to follow the leadership of Presi-
dent Wilson, not only for the purpose of
winning the war and securing an endur-
ing peace, but for the purpose of thwart-
ing the hidden forces which are seeking
to destroy him."
Commenting upon Mr.. Cummings as
sertiOns, the Democratic Committee says:
ut was with full realization of what
these hidden forces seek to accomplish,
say Democratic leaders, that the President
issued his appeal to voters to support the
Democratic ticket
"As indicating what Is behind the Re-
publican campaign to discredit the Presi-
dent and nullify his influence in shaping
policies after the war. the Democratic
National Committee has called attention
to an editorial appearing on September 28
in the The Voter and His Employer. pub
lished at Worcester, Mass. This journal
is generally understood to be supported by
certain manufacturing interests of New
England. The article in question violently
attacks the decision of the War Labor
Board in the Smith & Wesson case, and
declares that the manufacturers, who are
members Of that board. should have re-
signed Immediately when the President
decided to take over the Smith & Wesson
Company.
Ignoring the fact that William Howard
Taft, former Republican President of the
United States. is joint chairman of this
board created for the settlement Of indus
trial disputes. the editorial says that the
board. exclusive of the few manufacturers
on it, IS an American Federation of Labor
proposition, carefully guided by fedora
ton attorney. and If let 60 on with its
ultimate design will in time unonize all
manufacturing plants in the United States
doing war work
THE article concludes with frank ap-
peal to voters to tie the hands Of the
President and throw the War Labor Board
into the discard.
1.-The best way to Offset the present
tendency towards running the open shop,
continues the article, is for the manufac-
turers and union wage -earners to help
elect Republican Congress next Novem-
Der and put in twice as big fund for the
1918 election as was given in 1916 The
Democratic majority in the House and
Senate must be overcome first When this
is done the Presidents hands can be tied
and the War Labor Board relegated to the
rear and commission on industrial dis
putes elected by Congress-. which will give
non-union wage-earners and open-shop
employees a square deal
TUsULrY NEATLY QUOTES I. K.
Secretary Tumulty made public letter
he has written, at President Wilson's di-
rection. to the Cuyahoga County Republi-
can Committee at Cleveland, in which he
replies to protests against President viii
ooh uppSui W tuC NOuully " IctuIn u
Democratic Congress by recalling quota
tons from utterances by Colonel Roose-
welt. former President Harrison, Senators
Lodge and Penrose and former Senator For
aker in the campaign of 1898 at the close
Of the Spanish War
The Cuyahoga County Committee tele-
eraphed the White House taking issue with
the Presidents statement Secretary Tum-
ulty. writing at the Presidents direction,
simply commended the statements he quot
ed and also various editorials appearing
at the time in leading Republican news
papers to the committees consideration
without comment.
The first quotation was from Colonel
Roosevelt, identified as Republican can
didate for Governor Of New York, in 1898 /:
Remember that, whether you will or