Ripley County democrat., 1918-07-12
DID NOT TRY TO INFLUENCE
PRESIDENT NOT TO DE.
GLAZE WAR.
PEACE ONLY WITH EUNoR
Has Supported Every Movement Look
Ing to Vindication Of Ameri-
can Arms In Fight
for Liberty.

'NhV iui MS b4sldtute > 70 lne NNSbhBe
to President Wilson asking the eAecu
tive to maintain peace with honor, Il
possible, hut declaring his willingness
to abide b. the Presidents decision,
The Senator says:
my attention has been called to an
attack made upon nc in the 81. Louis
Star, the personal organ OF my orno
nent. both in its news and editorial
solumns, based upon telegram dated
March 5, 1917, addressed to the Presl
dent Of the Un'ts9 States ard signed
- me, along wlth number o. other
citizens of SC. Louis. An attack upon
the Amerieanism Of myself or any
other candidate i'll becomes ne yspa-
per with the record as recently made
by the st. Louis Star This so.called
independent st. louis newspaper in
the st. Louis city campaign Of 1917,
upon the very day that President vii
son asked Congress for a declaration
Of waf aga'nst Germany, declared it.
self openly ard strongly against viii
liam G Connect the Democratic can.
didate for Mayor Of the city OF St.
Louis, who was running upon q plat.
form Of loyalty and Anlericansam and
was supported on that platform by the
st. Louis Republic and the st. Louis
Post-Dspatch.
"If the Star makes that attack in
good faith as a professed servant OF
the public and believes that the send
ing Of that telegram units me from
serving my state in The Senate, why
did 1t not serve the interests OF the
public by attaching me when my aD
pointment was Under consideration by
the Goyernc-7 It had in its files then
the salue information It displays in
bold headlines now. II WINS under the
same obligation to serve the public
then That Il rests under now. If that
Telegram disquallfics .-e n1rv it dis
qualified re ,hen. But, instCpd Of Ge.
nouEeps me- as impossible as It
does nov, IL carried favorat s edi
torial colnrnept upon my appointment
Why tho sudden chaugo 81 front7 Tha
answer is plain The repertoriai and
cd i,grial columns d!9 not at tha, me
speak responsive 10 The ca.npign
maragenent that fellows hit upon
this reprint with lha inpu1ent and
insoiefL request tAGt Withdraw from
the race. And, further. tte Star know
thon md Knows now that ny record OF
loyaity TO the president and to the
couatry was uuimpeachable by fair
ena honest means qae Star knew
ihcn and knows now that to question
my Americanism because or that tele-
grgp was dlshorest and unfair.
What is that telegram? It was ad
dressed to the President, whom | had
followed from the time OF his first
nomination through The campaign Of
1919, supporting him upon the plat
form and at the polls; during the four
years Of his first term and in the cam
paign Of 1915 supporting him again
upon the stump and at the polls. i
supported the President when, at the
,utbceak Of the EuropeGn war, he
souaselel of the American people the
neutrality | supported him
when he demanded of the helligerents
hat tley respect the rights OF Alneri.
,an citizens. supported him at those
,riticAl times when with unequaled
,atience lie lab0red to keep the United
States out OF The conflict and al those
lines When he sought for the United |
Staten peace with honor and re 'pect !
or American rights.
y Supported The President when he
demanded ef Congress the passage Of
he ermed ship bill, and lad / been In
he Senate at that time would haye /
'oted Tor the bill | stood with him
VIII he demanded The defeat OF the
dcLemore resolution. and had beon
il the Congress at this time / would
lave voted against that resolution.
vas with him when, early IN 1917. be j
skea tAe beliigerent nations to state
heir peace terms with view OF
ringing an end to the conflict and
lpally, when he called upon Congress
Or the declaration Of war against
'eflnaiiy. and had been In the Unit
d States Senate at that time | would
ave voted for the declaration of war.
sSince the declaration both as Unit.
4 States Senator and as 4 private cit-
ZEN, ! have continued to stand by the
resident, and have given the utmost
. Tie support Or hts adnlinisEratIop
I'd of tlo measures he has advopatst