Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-26
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10 Wilson's vote Pie

| .. SoHIe Tune ago tne fTeStucnt suN
politics Is adjourned" Now, In tn
closing days of the campaign, which
mas been delayed by the united OF
iorts of all parties for the Libert,
Loan--now, when all public meet
ings have been given UP owing 4
the Influenza. epidemic--the Presi'
dent sends out a direct party appea
calling upon his countrymen to vote
Tor Democrats because they are
Democrats. without any references
10 whether such Democrats have
peen or are in favor Of war measures
serves support.
The voters OF Michigan. TO take a
single example, are called upon 10
support Henry Ford. notorious for
ms advocacy of peace at any price.
Tor contemptuous illusions to the
nag, for the exemption OF his son
from military service. on the sole
ground that he will blindly support
the President The President Is
quite ready TO admit that Repub.
licans are loyal enough to fight and
die. as they are doing by the thou.
sands; loyal enough to take up great
loans and pay enormous taxes;
loyal enough to furnish important
men at no salary on some of the
great war boards in Washington.
but they are not loyal enough, In
the PRESIDENTS opinion to be trusted
WIN any share in the government
OF the country or legislation for IL.
II the Republican party controls
tne House we can point out some
tnings they will do. They will re.
pace Mr.. Dent. of Alabama. ut the
mead of the Military Affairs Com.
nittee with Julius Kahn, to whom
the Administration was Obliged TO
turn Tor assistance to take charge
OF and carry the first draft bill
against Mr.. Dents opposition. They
VIII put a Republican at the head
OF the Ways and Means COMMITTEES
as leader OF the House instead of
M hitchin. OF North Carolina, who
voted against the war. They will
give the country a Speaker who dij
not oppose and would never oppose
draft bill. and would never say as
speaker Clark did, that there is
precious little difference between a
conscript and convict"
Although the Republicans of the
House are In the minority. they cast
more actual votes on seven great
war measures than the Democratic
majority was able to do. What is
the record of the Senate On fftv.
one rollcalls on war moa s,,res be.
tween April 6. 1917, and the oe,h ~
May. 1918. the votes cast by Repub.
tcans in favor OF such measures
were az per cent. while only 67 ner
cent o1 the votes cast on the Demo.
cratic side were in favor Of such
measures. Those were the Presi.
mr.
record look as if We hampered himo
The Republican party in Congress-
has supported the Administrator
policies since the war with a ma.
hinity and an absence of criticism
unprecedented in party history.
mere are some domestic u11es
uons where We should undoubtedly
oltfer from the course pursued nv
the Administration. We should NOT
for example, fix price on the "a rrn.
er's wheat and leave the Iantar,s
cotton untouched. Another domestic
question in which the Republican
party believes thoroughly is econ.
nomic preparation for the coming
or peace and they are clearly Of
me opinion that the Congress of the
T. nltea states should not be ex.
Guided from that great task.
This is not the Presidents NOR.
sonal war. This is not the war NJ
Congress. 1t is not the war OF tho
Democratic or the Republican
party. 1t is the war of the Ameri.
can people. 1t is more. It is the
war of the United States. of tho Al
lied Powers. of the civilized world
against the barbarism OF Germanv
In this great burden and resnons;'
bility the Republican party, repre.
senting more than half the citizen.
ship OF the country, demands ito
rightful share.
If the Republican party is In.
trusted with power in either or
both houses they will do evervt,,ins
oossiole to drive forward the war
md hasten the day of victory TN
resident speaks Of the necessity Of
elling the plain truth. That tho
republican party In control Of Con.
'ress would do. for they have no
riends to shield. And thev wiI, do
more. They will give all the monev
o the last dollar necessary IN .,,s,
ain our armies and our fleets hn+ |,
hey will check the waste now oo;ns
m of the money given by the rnost
people on the face Of tbe /
arth. VI 'ie
The President speaks of the erec,
II the election abroad. He saws
nat there they understand the NEAR
ng OF elections. They do. and thay
will know that il the RepubIican
ave a majority in Congress tbe
var will be pressed with greater
igor than ever before. They, ara |
uite aware that the power NJ the
enate is equal to that of the presi.
ent in the contamination of neaoa
y treaty. They will know that the
republican party stands for a vic.
orious peace and the overthrow of
RUSSIAN militarism. That knowI.
dge will not depress the spirit NJ
ur allies nor encourage the Govern.
nent of Germany.
The Republican party beIieves
hat the question OF surrender
hould be left TO Marshal Foch n
he generals and to the armies In
he field. When they report that
iermany has laid down her arms
he United States and the Allies
hould then impose their terms
vim that knowledge cause deiectIon
0 those who are fighting with ,so
III the world knows that the Re.
ublican party is opposed to negotia.
ions and discussion carried on In
iplomatic notes addressed To ths
ierman Government. The Renuh.
can party stands for unconditiona,
urrender. There IL no Republican,
reed so short that there is not roonn
n II for those two words.
HENRY CABOT LODGE