The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-16

telegram. On September End. In Chi-FF,'
cego, 1 attended 4 meeting OF the 1850
ciotIon Of Republican State Chairmen.
AZ thar meeting I made remarks refer
ring in a general way to the lens1h 10.
which Democratic leaders are gong M
their efforts 10 control the Senate anu
House. and also as 10 the irre'ocaoier
stand of the Republican party LOT
vigorous prosecution of the war a|io
against an inconclusivc peace.
"1 did not use the words quoted In
,.orr telegram. What 1 said then, which
7 now reaffirrn and which I shall con-
t;nue to declare, was substantially as .
follows
bv certain Democratic leaders TO set
votes l said: ,,...
I'm the special election in "iscon--
ain, the Democratic machine leaders,
nubIi.hcd advertisements undchlco.
since BY them addressed to the STATE.
soldiers at Camp Grant. as follows: :.
| Ito the Wisconsin Soldiers OF Camp;
Grant: Tuesday. April end, you arc en-,
titled TO vote for United States senator
from Wisconsin to succeed Senator Paut"
! q Husting. President Wilson. your
Chief desires all lo!al
American, TO vote for Joseph f. Davies
! for United States Senator. Davies elcc-.
ton means Joy at Washington ano
gloom at Berlin. Davies defeat meant
gloom at Washington and JOY at Der
lin
~ regard this as an infamous pros
| ritution OF all patriotic proprieties anu,
| the crosseSt violation or the plaincst.
civil duty, worthy of the screrest CON.
domination Of all Americans. In this,
/ crisis, when all patriots arc striving 70.
bring to the. aid OF the countrys cause.
every resource in men and material.
when thousands Of Republican and DEM,
ocratic boys are dying. side by sioe..
when both political parties arc loyal
such conduct is immcasurably repre-
bensiblc. From such action 1t Is eH-.
dent. and I regret to say it. that these
Democratic leaders will 90 tn any
length 10 carry the Senate and House.
Such unpatriotic efforts 10 use the war
for partisan purposes must fail. Such
inevitable failure was indicated BY the
wisconsin result, II was further shown
+ in the Michigan primary. and II Will be
conclusively proven In the Maine cleo
tin next week The American people
will not tolerate 1t. This Is the war OF
no political party This is the peoples
war, and we demand. that the war be.
kept out Of partisan politics and that
partisanshp be kept out Of the war,
And what we ask from the party in:
l. povcr we trrcvocably pledge for our.
selves ,
AS 70 the imperative necessity Of a
vigorous prosecution OF the war and a.
conclusive peace only. and the need OK
/ Republican Congress TO that end. and
| In connection with n discussion Of the.
| candidacy Of Ford in the Republican
primary in Michigan and his statement,
| as 10 why no became candidate, ana?
while reviewing the services the Repuo-,
Elicans in Congress rendered the major
! war measures which were opposed by
! the Democratic Observation-Disclosures Dent
Of the Military Affairs Committee. Floor
! Leader Kitchen. Chairman Of the Ways
| and Means Committee, and others-1
| said:
I'VE demand the most vigorous pros
| ecution of the war and peace with
victory. 4 Republican Congress means
| war Congress. and We pledge our can.
| didates to the men who are supremacy:
! pro-Amcrcan. who will give the coun-:
! try's all for the winning Of the war
! now, and who will stand irrevocaoiy
against any peace basis on conprc-
mise Of principles which would violate
/ American rights, interests and honor
| and mako Of our sacrifice a sacrilese to-
| be made again by our grandchildren.
| hope and trust the Democratic party will
| work by tho same token
"Rccognizing as we all DO that there
will always no politics. I am pleased TO-
advise you what said to those Rcpub.
! lican State Chairrnen, because I insist
/ that our politics be open and acknowl-
edged md on plane and Of charac-
| tor that needs no subtcrfuEe. and that
! there be no political partisanship 10
anything that touches the war.
| Further. now tnko tho opportunity
| 70 appeal 70 you directly and to the
| Democratic organization. MS I long ago
did IN my reply to Col. George Harvcy's
! lrttrr to Join with mo in the effort &C.
keep pnrt!sansh!p out Of the war aud
, the war ont OF partisan politics. This
IL m tln,o for little thinEH. Tho world
! Is on flrc. Our duty 70 our soldiers.
measured by their marvellous accom-
/ rIiehlncntS md their supreme service
! the magnitude OF the task ahead for oil
! Of us and tho incalculhblc consequence
; Of tho result. nil cry out for the FULL
| est corporation. Let no political par
! lrs spend their lime accusing cnch other
! OF dlsloynlly when both arc loyal.
! urge TINT there be no accusation Of dis
/ loyalty from either ono H!de or tho
: other IN This campaign. Such accuse.
! lions will give IL totally false inapres-
Hinn 10 tHr' enemy. and thu party or tho
: runnIIttee making such accusation Will
! hr guilty IN that very act % the worst
, kind IF d.slnyaltY
I'VE have Ii heavy load to haul. Let
! us as fer as possible. hitch mp both
nur great political horses and have both
! used, unhamperrd freely 10 pun this
load. each striving to eco which an pull
, tho harder.
Sincerely yours. 80
WILL H HAH."