The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-10-31
c. D. P. LEADERS
REPLY To WILSON
PARTISAN PLEA ON EVE OF
ELECTION is RESENTED.
BENEATH DIGNITY OF OFFICE
Opposition Party Has Been More 10y
al than the Democrats Themselves
and Stand for a More Vigor-
Gus Prosecution Of War.

Gus Prosecution Of War.
Washington, d. c., Oct. 26.-The
republican leaders in congress last
night issued the following statement
in reply to the appeal sent out yes
terday by President Wilson urging
return of democratic majorities in
both houses of congress:
Sometime ago the president said
politics is adjourned Now, in the
closing days of the campaign-delayed
by the united efforts of all parties for
the Liberty loan now, when all pub
lie meetings have been given up ow-
ing to the influenza epidemic, the
president sends out direct party APP
peal calling upon his countrymen to
vote for democrats because they are
democrats, without any reference 10
whether such democrats have been or
ure in favor OF war measures and have
a war record which deserves support.
..,...,- Case of Henry Ford. ..
The voters of Michigan, to take
a single example. are called upon to
support Mr.. Henry Ford--notorious
for his advocacy of peace at any
price, for his contemptuous illusions
to the flag, 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 republicans are
loyal enough to fight and die. as they
are doing By the thousands: loyal
enough TO take up great loans and pay
enormous taxes; loyal enough TO furn
ish important men at no salary on
some Of the great war boards in
Washington. But they ale not loyal
enough, in tho presidents opinion, to
be trusted with any share in the
government of the country or legis'
lation of it.
Would Gust pacifists.
Tf tie republican party controls
the house We can point out some OF
the things they will do. They will re
place Mr.. Dent, of Alabama at the
head OF the military affairs commit
tee with Mr.. julius Kahn to whom
the administration was obliged to turn
for assistance to take charge of and
carry the first draft bill against Mr.
Dents opposition.
"They will place republican at the
head OF the ways and means com
mittee. as leader Of the house in
stead of Mr.. Kitchen of North C. =
DINA, who voted against the war
Tney will give the country a
sLcaIer who did not oppose and would
never oppose draft bill and would
never say, as Speaker Clark did. that
there is precious little difference be
tween conscript and convict
Record in Congress.
Although the republicans of the
house are in The minority. they cast
more actual votes on seven great wal
measures than the democratic major
ity was able TO do.
What is the record Of the senate
On fifty-one roll calls on war meas
ures between April 5, 1917, and May
| 20, 1918, the votes cast by republicans
in favor of such measures were Y pei
cent while only 81 per cent Of Tbs
votes cast on the democratic side
were in favor of such measures. Those
we're the presidents own measures
Does that record look as if we haC
hampered him? The republican par
ty in congress has supported the ad
ministration policies since the wal
with a unanimity and an absence OF
criticism unprecedented in party his
tory.
Wheat and Cotton.
There are some domestic questions
where We should undoubtedly differ
from the course pursued by the ad
ministration. We should not, for eX'
ample fix price on the farmers
wheat and leave the planters cotton
untouched. Another domestic ques'
ton in which the republican party be.
licves thoroughly is economic prepar'
alton 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.