The sun., 1918-10-12
.SLUR AT PATRIOTISM
AROUSES G. 0. P. IRE
Democrats Playing With Dan
gerous Bomb, Sears Gives
Warning.

This is a dangerous bomb TO play
with" declared J. H. Sears, chairman OF
the Whitman white book committee, yes
terday, referring to the effort Of Judge
J. Augustus Kellogg to make 1t appear
that the Republicans are not so patriotic
as the Democrats and "are obstruct!ng
the progress Of the war"
ITO charge Republicans in this State
or its Executive with lack of patriotism
is very serious step" said Mr..
Sears. Let US make the matter clear.
AS the Governor says in the White Book
after having detailed what his admins
tration did for preparedness and the
winning of the war. No political party
has any monopoly on patriotism. The
issue in this State is: Mr.. and Mrs.
Voter. are you behind the Federal Ad-
ministration heart and soul in this war
and against Tammany, or are you be-
hind the Administration and for Tam
many?'
at is a clear and clean issue. Let us
keep II clean"
Mrs. Arthur I. I.ivermore, chairman
Of the women's campaign committee OF
the Republican State Committee, said
yesterday that reports received would
seem TO indicate that at least 20 per
cent. of the women of the State want
Gov. Whitman reelected.
Choice of Women.
Letters received" declared Mrs. Liv-
ermore, show that the women voters
will exercise the right Of franchise now
that It has been given to them. They
believe the Governor Is sound on all
questions Of the day. He has vigorously
opposed any attempt to render ineffec-
tive the labor laws OF the State as they
apply to the women and girl workers.
He has acted as all women believe he
should on all other public questions af-
fecting the home and the welfare OF
men, women and children.
The women. however, must remem-
Der that they must register in order to
vote on election day"
''Tammany Is trying to capture New
York State, as IL has captured New
York city" declared William H. Ander-
son. State superintendent of the Anti
Saloon League. In an address at the
temperance anniversary Of the Genesee
annual conference OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church yesterday. cit has
been called an organized appetite in
view OF its wet alliance it is equally an
organized thirst Its candidate for
Governor. who processes great devotion
to the rights of the people. Is run
ming on platform which declares for a
bogus so-called referendum on ratifica-
tion OF tho national prohibition amend
ment which would have no binding ef-
feet
'Cheerfully conceding Mr.. Smiths
personal loyalty, the fact remains that
his success means to put the brewery
hackers of Germany in control Of the
Government OF the Empire State"
Gives Smiths Record.
Mr.. Anderson then gave a synopsis
OF what he said was the record of Mr..
Smith in the Legislature, which is being
published to-day In The American Is
sue. the organ OF the league This
record says that the Democratic candi-
date voted against various measures ex-
tending local option 10 cities and en-
powering the people to settle the liquor
question in 1907. 1910, 1911, 1912, 1914
and 1915. As Speaker In 1913 he killed
all such legislation by appointing eight
Tammany men out of thirteen on the
Excise Committee, II declares.
Other statements as to President
Smiths record in the Legislature were
made for the purpose of showing him
as consistent friend OF the liquor traf-
fic. Reports OF the Citizens Union for
some of the years he was In Albany are
quoted as criticising his activities.