South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-22
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JANUARY D. 1913.
MAKING POLITICS OUT OF CRITICISM OF
The GOVERNMENT IN THE WAR.


Sen. William J. stone Missourian who has to be
shown apparently has seen. This one of the little
group Of wful men, to whom Prest Wilson time
referred. having come TO his senses with actual
entrance of the United States into the world war
becoming of the strongest supporters of the
administration in congress. Different from Sen
Bob La Toilette. he gave up his pacfst-apparent
pro- erman-views. with the declaration of war. and
justified his American citizenship Democrat, yes, and
Ii Toilette. republican, also yes
Another difference between Stone and La Toilette
seems be that the former has returned to
his party and La Toilette has his
party over to him. may explain the
tion-or inertia--of the senate in failing act on
the council Of defense demands that La Toilette be
expelled. lie seems to have been forerunner-so~t
of John the Baptist-of what the entire republican
party was become. though ne acted more
honorable because less hypocritical pretense. Sen
stone touched the situation N his
senate Monday when discussing the senatorial in.
vestisatons. and the proposed war cabinet he
posed the political intrigue of the republicans in their
present congressional actions. and without mincins
matters gave few republican statesmen CD pieces
OF his mind. decidedly deserved
The senator of Missouri is right i'm this Up to the
time that war declared there was room for diff
ference OF opinion whether should get or
Keep out of it. but since then there has been room
but opiniou-that of a solid front. o the
war. this with politics eliminated on that point
regardless of party, stuck together pretty
well up the autumnal vacation but since then the
devil himself has been scarcely the rampage,
i'm the ranks OF the Germans. that when
Sen. stone home. he got a lesson con-
stituents that did him good the republicans found
popular satisfaction with the commander-in-chief
and his conduct of the war, rather dishearening TO
future republican prospects. and so. %
turning Washington, intent upon cooperating i'm the
future execution of the popular will the plan formu
lated by seeking to create dissatisfac-
ton, and there YOU have all there the congress
sionaI Investigations and war cabinet propositions
is the all the way from Theodore Roosevelt
dOwn-or up-through the halls of congress- as Sen
stone put it. and then he might have added. back
taking in such "copperheads'
seminate their biIngsgate approvngy in Kansas CITY
stars. Chicago Trbunes and megaphonic bugIes that
blow nearer home. IL even includes such militarist
democrats SEN Chamberlain OF oregon. always a
miitaris and more interested that apparently with
an eye permanency. than to winning the war il
self The trouble with a great many leading .apubli-
cans considerable aggregation of bourbon dem
is. that they interested creating
and maintaining great military and naval organza-
tion upon which certain capalistic interests can
thrive. than they in making the
Tor democracy, for anything else
Priest wilson's chastisement of Sen. Chamberlain
coming upon the heels of Sen stones address in the
senate. added timeiness TO both. Democrat OF re-
publican "copperheadism is "copperheadism" and the
type being disseminated from Washington is copper
leadisn" of the yellowest and despicabe sort
Bob la Toilette never held candle TO even at his
worst or course. he viii not be expelled There are
100 many of more traitorous school on the
senate floor. and elimination of Wisconsin senator
might "a dangerous precedent.
This is criticism hurled the quality Of self
seeking. and Viperous treason. precipitated the
battle OF Bull f;un by Interference with Prest Lin
coins war plans denouncing the 'ncnicency' *
secy Stanton. end. creating war board'-muddIeI
things up until she president had literally his
back congress. and despite his almost broken
spirit the role virtual dictator proceeding
TO as Ne pleased what Pres't Wilson said of Sen
Chamberlain viii apply with equal force TO the whole
aggregation OF the Roosevelt Chamberlain mind re-
gardes of the side of the chamber OF editorial posi-
tior they may occupy III Chamberlain spoke untruth
in New York-there lot of liars besides him and
isn't necessary that metropolis them
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