Evening journal., 1918-09-30
CONGRESSMAN FESS
PREDICTS VICTORY
Urges Republican Workers
to Send Ball and Layton
to Congress
WILLIAM H. HEALD
MAKES AN ADDRESS

Congressman Simeon T. Fess. OF Ohio,
chairman of the National Republican
Congressional Committee, thrilled a
large number Of Republican workers
at headquarters, No. $40 King street,
Saturday afternoon, when he predicted
Republican victory at the coming cleo
tion and urged Delawareans 10 send
Dr. l.. Heisler Ball TO the Senate and
Dr. Caleb r. Layton TO Congress.
Former Congressman William II.
Head, presided at the meeting and in
troduced Congressman Fess. Mr.. Heald
said 10 was the first public opportu-
nifty that he has had since the conven-
tion 10 indorse the entire State and
county ticket, and that he would pre-
dict the election Of the entire ticket in
this State.
1T is as plain as that this IS day."
Congressman Fess said in making his
prophecy, that the Republicans will
have a majority at the next Congress,
for, he continued, the country has a
far better opinion Of the business abil-
ity Of the Republicans than It has Of
the Democrats. And the Republicans
have backed President Wilson in the
prosecution Of the war far more than
some Of the members Of his own party.
The country sees this and other in
stances Of Republican perseverance in
legislation that a:ects the war, has
strongly backed the President, and Re-
publican candidates are leading today
in almost every State In the Union.
Maine has already spoken by sending
a complete Congressional delegation TO
Congress, including the Senator. And
II Is up 10 the Delawareans 10 do a
similar thing and send Doctor Layton
to Congress and Doctor Ball 10 the
Senate.
Mr.. Fess said the most unfortunate
mistake ever put across by any party
was the slogan Of the Democrats that
"He kept us out of war" which was
so noisily voiced about at the last
Presidential campaign. After the war
was declared, he said, there were a lot
Of people who criticised him for put
ting us into the war. THAT whole af-
fair" he said, was a most unfortu-
nate mistake. The Republicans" he
said don't come 20 criticlse the Dem
ocrats for cases such as that, but It is
in such instances that the Republicans
don't want the Democrats TO criticise
them." At this point the applause that
greeted Mr.. Fess was enormous.
The speaker told the audience how
a great Judge told him OF the magni-
. flccnt non-partlsan display that is be-
ing shown by the Republican party in
Congress. 1.-THE most magnificent dis
play Of non-partisanship / have ever
seem I naturally agreed, being a MEM
Der Of that party, and l have tried with
all my heart to bring about such a
condition as the Judge praised. All Of
this existed because tho Republicans
as a patriotic party did not wish to en-
barrass the President and voted him
unusual power, so that he could prose
cute the war successfully. We were
Willing and did unanimously stand
back Of him, whereas members OF his
own party were IN a discord."
Mr.. Fess continued, "Of course the
parties had some dlssension on reve-
nue. before the war. Take for instance
the protective tariff law. In that thing
alone there is a difference between the
parties and always will be a difference.
The Republicans believed in a protec-
tive tariff 10 upbuild the industries and
protect them and which will give good
wages TO the workers. The Democrats, |
ON the other hand, do not believe In
the protective tariff system. And there
is the big difference. The country now
seems 10 be on the point Of going back
to the protective tariff system, and the
Republican party is the only one that
is in a position to handle II.
"Just think OF the enormous expen- |
dlture Of the country. There is now,
for instance, pending revenue bill for
OOOOoOOOO. Enormous indeed, but
when It came to a vote in the House, |
il stood $50 to for the bill. Again |
the Republicans unanimously supported
the measure and with II President VIII
SON"
Mr.. Fess compared the patriotic ac-
tions OF the Republicans in the House !
with those Of several Democrats and |
began by mentioning the draft law. lie |
said IL was "Jullus Kahn, the Republi- |
can representative Of California, who |
took upon himself the trouble TO take |
the Hesitation from Representative |
Dent, the Democratic leader, who op-
posed Il. and pushed IL through the
House. And that was not the only time
that such patriotic and thoroughly Re- !
publican affair was done" He contin- |
ued "Takc just recently. the latest
draft law, the one under which 1900 |
900 men OF the United States are called
TO the cOlors. Again It was Julius |
Kahn who took the matter over from |
Mr.. Dent and again passed the measure
through Congress, despite the Opposi-
tion Of several Democratic leaders in
cluding Mr.. Dent, who at the time had
a letter in his pocket from the Demo- |
cratic Secretary Of War telling him 10 /
oppose this draft legislation. The Re
publican vote carried through these /
bills and it is through them that an
army IS being quickly formed. If a |
Republican Congress Is elected the |
President never will be embarrassed |
but will be rather strongly supported
in all things that make him leader
OF the American people and not the
chief Of the Democratic party. The
Republicans are just as patriotic as the
Democrats are. We gave the President
power in almost everything he wanted
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