The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-10-29
WILSOn IlIPJgIs
'L0IAI Of COP.
DECLARES HAYS
Republican National Chair
nan Replies to The
Appeal.
Answer WITH YOUR VOTES
Presidents Real Purpose is
To Become Sole Au-
thority. q

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NEW YORK, oct. 2s-wil1iam H.
Hires, Chairman Of the Republican
National Committee, made public
mere, . statement IN which he replied
behalf Of his party to President
lsor's appeal TO the nation to re-
turn Democratic Congress In his
atement Mr.. Hays said:
PRESIDENT Wilson has questioned
The motives and fidelity of your rep
resentaffYeS IN Congress He has
thereby 4mpugned their loyalty and
denied their patriotism. His ,schal-
lenge to you who elected those rep
resentatfYes. You owe it to them, it
the honor Of your great party and
q your own self respect to meet that
ehaIIenge squareIy, not only as Repub-
ieans but as Americans. I, as your
Chairman, cal upon you to do it.
e wilson accords the Republicans
40 credit whatever for having sup
ported the war measures proposed
his administration, although they
ARE done so with greater unanimity
than the members Of his own party.
Despite the fact, he accuses them Of
aaEing tried 20 usurp his proper func-
dous
al no time and in no way have
hey tried to take control of the war
ont oe his hands The President
Knows that The country knows 1t.
You know It A more ungSacious.
more unjust, more wanton, more
mendacious accusation was never
made by the most reckless stump
orator. mich less by President OF
me United States. for PARTISAN pur-
poses. It has an insult not only to
every loyal Republican In Congress.
but % every loyal Republican in the
land Il fully merits the resentment
which rightfuHy and surely will find
Expression at the polls.
Wilson grudgingly admits
that the Republicans have been pro
aEharLIly that No. it is because
they are for peace, though not with
out victory, because they do not be
ieFe lasting peace can be obtained
neg ohatton, because they
nsider that % s. stands for I'M
Conditional surrender as well as for
United States and Uncle Sam.
The Democratic Congress does not
III. wilson does not. There Is the
ssue9c1ear as the MONDAY sun Tne
county VIII decide
r. wilson wants only rubber
stamps, his rubber stamps, in Con-
fess. He says so. No one knows 1t
better than Democratic congressman.
calls Tor the defeat of the pro-war
RepublfcanS and the election OF anti
a Democrats. he, as the executive.
no longer satisfied to be one branch
the government as provided b
the Constitution. Republican con-
men must be defeated and Dem
Oefatic congressman must be- elected,
Is they would yield in every thing.
that Is evidently his idea-the idea
Of IN outocrat calling himself the
servant, but bidding for the mastery
q this great free people.
RepubIfcans In Congress have
seemed to him good enough when they
Sse1ted, as they did assent with
fgheSt patriotism and sometimes
agllnst their best JUDGMENT, to ms
Proposals Republicans at home have
seemed TO him good enough to send
fIly Loco, 600 Of their sons into battle
fo furnfsh ct least half Of the Army
ana far more than half OF the money
winning Of the war, but they are
not considered good enough to have
voice n the settlement Of the war.
But Mr.. wilson's real purpose has
nothing TO do with the conduct OF the
Ie has had that from the be-
riinE. has It now, and nobody
dreams OF interfering with his con-
troll fa wants just two things. One
1a power TO settle the war pre-
cIsely as he and his sole, unelected
disappointed. unconfirmed, personal
adviser may determine. The other Is
I'm power as the funembarrassed
su6esman of affairs at home" as he
actually demands In his statement to
reconstruct IN peace times the great
induStrial affairs Of the nation in the
iS way. in unmpeded conformity,
whatever sociIistic doctrine,
Whatever unlimited government-own-
n . notions, whatever hazy whims
la happen to possess him at the
tine but FIRST, above all, with ao-
6Ints commitment to free trade with
~ the world, thus giving to Germany
odt Of the hand OF fruits Of victory
Ten than she could win by fight
M 100 years A Republican Congress
never assent to that. Do you
ant q congress that Will? Germany
Wilson forces the Republican
party 70 Ne down or fight. say Tight
e. With your votes.
Mr. wilson IS for unconditional
s1Er5ndec? Surender-yeS, for the
u1conditfonal surrender to himself OF
the Republican party OF the country,
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