The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-09-20

our candidates to be men who are
supremely pro-American, who will
give the country's all for the winning
OF the war now, and who will stand
irrevocably against any peace based
on compromise of principles which
would violate American rights, inter-
ests and honor, and make of our sacri-
flee sacrilege to be made again by
our grandchildren. hope and trust
the Democratic party will work by the
same token"
Recognizing, as we all do that there
will always be politics, l am pleased
to advise you what | said to these Re-
publican state chairman, because /
insist that our politics be open and
acknowledged and on a plane and of
character that needs no subterfuge,
and that there be no political parti-
sanship in anything that touches the
war.
Further, now take the opportunity
to appeal to you directly and to the
Democratic organization, as long
ago did in my reply to Colonel Geo.
Harvey's letter, to join with us in this
effort to keep partisanship out of the
war and the war out of partisan poll
tics. This is no time for little things.
The world is on fire. Our duty to our
soldiers, measured by their marvel
Gus accomplishments and their SUI
preme service, the magnitude of the
task ahead for us all, and the incal-
culable consequence of the result, all
cry out for the fullest cooperation.
Let not political parties spend their
time accusing each other of disloyalty
when both are loyal. I urge that
there be no accusation of disloyalty
from either one side or the other in
this campaign. Such accusation will
give totally false impression to the
enemy, and the party or the commit
tee making such accusation will be
guil w in that very act of the worst
kind1of disloyalty.
We have a heavy load to haul. Let
us, as far as possible, hitch up both
our great political horses and have
them both used, unhampered, freely
to pull this load, each striving to see
which can pull the harder.
Sincerely yours,
WILL H. HAYS. Z
When Chairman Hays was asked
late on September 18th to comment
upon the newspaper report off Seere--
tary Tumulty's telegram, Mr.. Hays
said:
81 have not received the telegram
from Mr.. Tumulty. l will be very
pleased, indeed, to receive it, and shall
be very glad to reply both as to what
have said at any time and as to what
believe the facts to be as to any
subject matter which may be referred
to in his telegram"
The following is the telegram which
Secretary Tumulty, at the request of
President Wilson, sent to Chairman
Hays:
"Hon. Will Hays,
Indianapolis,
Ind.
/ "On Thursday, September 5, 1918,
the Topeka Capital, published at To-
peka, Kans., quotes you as having
riade the following statement to the
thirty-one State Republican chairmen
who met with you in Chicago on Sep
tember 2.
the Democratic leaders at Wash
ington would not stop at anything
that they believed would insure the
re -e1action of q Dapocratic ConUress
this fall and Democratic President
two years hence. They would even
end the war with any kind of COM
promise if that would insure the con-
tinuance of the Democratic party in
power
81 shall be obliged if you will let
me know if this is correct statement
of your remarks.
j. P. TUMULTY."