The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1918-10-31

voted against the war.
They will give the country Speak
er who did not oppose and would
never oppose a draft bill and would
never say, as Speaker Clark did. that
there is precious little difference be
tween a conscript and a convict"
Although the Republicans of the
House are in the minority, they cast
more actual votes on seven great war
measures than the Democratic major
ity was able to do, What is the record
of the Senate?
On 81 roll calls on war measures
between April G, 1917 and May 20
1918, the votes cast by Republicans in
favor Of such measures were 72 per
cent, while only 67 per cent Of the
votes cast on the Democratic side
were in favor of such measures.
Those were the Presidents owr
measures. Does that record look as II
we had hampered him? The Repub
lican party in Congress has supported
the administration policies since the
war with a unanimity and an absence
of criticism unprecented in party his
tory.
There are same domestic questions
where we should undoubtedly differ
from the course pursued by the admin
isration. We should not, for exam
pie, fix a price on the farmers wheat
and leave the planters cotton un
touched
Another domestic question in which
the Republican party believes thor
/ oughly is economic preparation for the
coming of peace, and they are clearly
of the opinion that the Congress of the
United States should not be excluded
from that great task
This is not the Presidents personal
war. This is not the war of Congress
1t is not the war of The Democratic or
the Republican party. 1t is the war of
the American people. 1t is more.
1t is the war of the United States, Of
the Allied powers, Of the civilized
world against the barbarism Of Ger
many in this great burden and re.
, sponsiblity the Republican party, rep.
resenting more than half the citizen,
ship Of the country, demands its right
ful share.
II the Republican party is entrusted
with power in either or both houses,
they VIII 10 everything possible to
drive forward the war and hasten the
day of victory. The President speaks
! CT the necessity Of telling the plain
truth.
That the Republican party in con
troll Of Congress would do. for the!
have no fyiCnds to shield And the!
will do NEE. They will give all the
money, to the last dollar, necessary t
sustain our armies and our fleets, but
they will check the waste now goin,
on Of the money given by the mos,
! generous people on the face OF the
earth.
/ The President speaks Of the effect
OF the election abroad. He says that
there they understand the meaning o.
elections. They do; and they vii
know that If the Republicans have {;
majority IN Congress the war will b,
| p. eased with greater vigor than ever
before.
/ They arc quite aware that the powel
Of the Senate IS equal to that Of tn,
President in consunmation of pelc,
5y trcay. They will know that tn
Republican party stands for a victor.
CHS peace and the overthrow Of Prus
sian militarism. That knowledge vii
not depress the spirit Of our allies OF
encourage the government Of Ger
many.
The Republican party believes that
the question OF surrender should b.
left to Marshal Foch, TO the generals
they report that Germany has laiG
and TO the armies in the field. Wher
down her arms the United States and
the Allies should then impose theil
terms,
| VIII that knowledse cause detection
to those who are fighting with US? Al
he world knows that the Republican
party is opposed to negotiations ant
discussion carried on in diplomatic
notes addressed TO the German gov
rrnment.
The Republican party stands 70
unco~ d.uonal surrender. There Is n
Republican creed so short that tier,
IS not room in II for those two words
HENRY CABOT LODGE.
REED SM0OT,
Chairman Republican Senatorial Com
J mittee.
FRrnEriCK II. GILLETT.
SIMEON D. FESS.
. chairman Republican Cougressio1a