Arizona republican., 1918-05-14
VOTERS ASKED T0
 ELECT LOYAL MEN
 ID NEXT CONGRESS
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 WASHINGTON, May 15.-American voters are called upon to elect only loyal and war till victory" men to congress next electon, in an appeal presented to congressional leaders to- day by a delegation representing :he League for National Unity. The two great political parties are asked to join forces in doubtful districts to in- sure the choice of congressman who will be unswerving in their support Of the government in the conduct of the war.
 In the party which received the del- egation, were Representative Ferris of Oklahoma and Woods of Iowa, chair- men respectively of the democratic and republican campaign committees: Representative Kitchin of North Caro- lima, democratic floor leader in tt.s house, and Representative Gilletu of Massachusetts, acting republican leader.
 Candidate Must Support War
 The appeal says in part:
 'The nation must be able to count upon both parties nominating men at the forthcoming congressional pri- maries who are wholehearted and un- equivOcal supporters of the war aims of the government and it's purpose to prosecute the war to successful termination.
 Tn the interest of the nation we ask for more. If in any district it 1 become likely that an ait-war can didate be successful, it is the imper. ative duty of the two leading parties to effect a coalition against the non- | American or anti-American candidate in order to make certain his defeat. | An equitable arrangement should be effected between the two parties cov- ering all such districts as require the expedient of coalition in order to avert the election of disloyal can- didate.
 Defeat DisloyaI Candidate l If any congressional or senatorial election there prove to be danger oi the election of disloyal candidates, il will become the duty of Americans regardless of party affiliations, to de- | feat such candidates and to set loyalty to the nation above personal loyalty | to the party.
 l Let no party nominate or elect to congress any candidate on a so-called peace platform. The American nation under the leadership of the president of the United States, commander-in- chief of the army and navy, is fol peace; but a righteous and enduring peace can not be secured until Amer l-ica and the allied powers shall have | achieved victory oyer the armies and governments of the central powers, ol their peoples, having repudiated thost who have been guilty of the crime ol willing, initiating and carrying on the war, shall. in the interest of a just peace, have recovered their right tc control their own destiny"
 LoyaIists in Majority
 In a personal letter to Represent ative Woods, Elihu Root, one of thu signers of the appeal, wrote;
 T do not believe there is a singl, congressional district which has no a staunch loyal majority, but I under. stand that there are probably iron twenty to thirty districts in whicf there are enough pro-German ant pacifist and extreme socialist votes tt make it possible for a disloyal can didate to be returned by a pluralit! if the loyal vote is divided prettl evenly between the republican ant democratic parties. Such men woult do infinite harm to our country il congress: their election would brin; aid and comfort to the enemy, wouls dishearten all loyal citizens, ant would be discreditable to both pol itical parties.
 Party Differences TrifflIna
 "Of course, parties must continue their organization must be maintained and neither one ought to make tn patriotism of the other means 0 obtaining an advantage for the flu ture; but, after all, the differences be tween parties are of trifling conse quence, as compared with the over Whelming issues of life or death fo our free republic which depends upol winning this war. If in any distrie there is the least chance that a dis loyal man may be sent to congress then there is only one issue in tha district; that is the issue of loyalty,
 "The practical and patriotic cours seems plainly to be for you two com , mittees to agree upon what district would be in the least doubtful in
 three cornered fight, and in such dis stricts where the republicans seem t have the best propsect for votes urg the democrats to get behind a leya , republican candidate, and in district . where the democrats seem to have tn best prospect for votes urge the re publfcans to get behind loyal demo cratic candidate
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