The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-21
STONE ATTACKS
ROOSEvELT;"IS
KAISER'S PAL"
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But l especially protest against
and denounce the effort put forward
under the guise of patriotism to
disparage this congress and the pres
ent administration, to excite wider
feeling of discomfort and lack of con-
hdence, and to spread the poison of
this impression broadcast. Plainly
this sort of movement is afoot."
AS proof of his charges which.
Senator Stone said, he presented
deliberately and regretfully,' the
Republicans are "harping' on. alleged
administrative blunders and stalking
their political fortunes on their criti-
cisms.
First I present the Honorable
Boise Penrose," Senator Stone con-
tinued, who. as a great leader of the
foremost Republican state, very prop
erly occupies the front seat in the
Republican national sanhedrin."
Referring to Mr.. Penrose's an
nouncement, declaring that the Re-
publican leaders were planning 10
demand an accounting of the war,
Mr.. Stone said that Senator Penrose's
justification for his partisan outbd rst
was over appointment of the Demo-
cratic grocerymen in Pennsylvania
and a Democratic farmer in Indiana
as federal explosive inspectors.
Senator Penrose,' he said, seems
to have forgotten partisan appoint
ments by the governor of Pennsylva-
mia of Republicans on war commit
tees"
OF the Pennsylvania committee
members Mr.. Stone said, 80 were Re
publicans and only IA Democrats.
Turning to Chairman Wilcox of the
Republican national committee, the
Missouri senator said, before he in
troduced his "star Witness that he
would cite the statement made to the
press by Mr.. Wilcox regarding the in
competence of the Democratic party
and its effect on coming congressional
elections. He said meeting of the
Republican leaders had been called in
st. Louis on Feb. IL to inaugurate a
winter campaign.
''Col. Roosevelt has engaged a hall
in st. Louis to make a war speech
the day before the committee meet
ing" said Senator Stone.
Il no Wintroduce my star witness
Theodore Roosevelt himself-whom I
| characterize as the most seditious man
| of consequence in America" he con-
tinued. 1.-THE heart of this man is
aflame with inordinate ambition and
he runs amuck. His chief thought is
not to help the government but al
ways of Roosevelt. Almost every day
this man speaks in bitter and con-
temptuous disparagement of the pres
ident and his majority members of
this congress. Every week for long
time he has been and still is publish
ing under contract for money con-
sideration-think of it, for money
villainous screeds in the Kansas City
Star-attacking the president and the
government. These Roosevelt con-
tributions are reproduced in numerous
important papers. Whatever may be
said Of the papers, reproducing these
disloyal uttterances, the Kansas City
Star is chiefly responsible
Citing criticisms from Mr. Roose-
velt's editorials, Senator Stone con-
tinued:
For example, Roosevelt denounces
the president and the government in
terms that would subject almost any
other citizen to arrest-yet his utter
ances which I say would be denounced
as reasonable if made by others, are
widely published without even official
protest.
Il have quoted these uttterances of
Roosevelt, first to show that his
Wanted claim, self advertised, of a
superior brand of patriotism, is empty
and, second, to inquire why Roosevelt
may say things with impunity that a
citizen of less consequence dare not
even repeat without danger of indict-
: ment for dis1oyalty."
AT this point the senator made his
reference to Roosevelt as an aid tC
} the kaiser and then turned to the
congressional war investigations. He
did not question the right of congress
, to make the inquiries, but rather their
purpose and publicity given to ma
tional difficulties.
| 81 cannot believe he said thai
- worldwide advertisement of alleged
) deficiencies in our war activities, ever
if ultimately found true, is necessary
to bring about administrative reforms
: 1 doubt the wisdom of wide open in.
vestigations into almost what nigh
e be made the subject of criticism o.
e the administration.
i 'I do not mean that administrative
!. errors should be concealed from on,
= people. Of course mistakes have beer
n made by the vernment-doubtles|
many grave mistakes. In the circum
t stances that was inevitable, but is i
necessary for US to stand on a house
1ai1
a loud voice to the whole world?"
Considering everything, Mr.. ston
ASSERTED that the achievements o
this congress and the administrator
'signalizes a degree of marked sue
cess without parallel in the world
history Undue publicity given t
u present mistakes, he said, had adver
n tised the nations weakness to tn
N enemy.
'sThe time for Haunting them i
past" he continued. '"This is tn
= time for unanimous national sympath
h and solidarity. My appeal now is t
" NV colleagues on this side to stan
/ firmly against influences calculated
~ mislead US. and I appeal to my col
20 leagues on the other side of thi
chamber to thrust back the evidsr
70 rising tide Of partisanship."
- The Republican leaders purpos,
~ he reiterated, is to elect a congress
out of harmony with the President
What would happen to the Nilso
y administration if the Republica
% party should have control of the ne5
. congress- he asked?" he asked. O..
s. I were to adopt the use of Billy Sur
day classics, the President woul
III have a hell of a time"
K In concluding the Missouri Sena