The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-29
RECORD DESTROYS
LOYALTY PRETENSE
Republicans Put to Shame by Quota
tions from Their Speeches In
House and Senate.
FACTS ARE MADE PUBLIC.
Democrats Insist That Public Has
Right TO Know Presidents Charges
We Well Founded in Fact

| Washington, Oct. 28.-~Under the
| title, how republicans support Will
son." the democratic national COM
,xaIttea- has issued a digest Of raiseel-
laneous anti-war utterances of repub-
lican leaders of both the senate and
house of representatives.
The quotations are cited against
members of congress who are now
assailing President Wilson for appeal
ing to the public for support They
are exact reproductions from the
| Congressional Record and are regard
ed by the democratic campaign man
ayers as completely refuting the claim
of Republican Chairman Hays that
the members Of his party in congress
had Loyalty and unfailingly supported
their presidents administration war
policies
Senator George w Norris, who is
candidate for reelection on the re-
publican ticket in Nebraska, in quoted
as having delivered the following re-
marks on the war resolution. During
the famous debate In the senate:
Il feel that we are committing a
sin against humanity and against our
countrymen. | feel that we are about
to put the dollar sign upon the Ameri-
can flag"
While the same resolution was be-
fore the house, Representative Will
liam E. Mason, of Illinois. former re-
publican senator from that state. in
speech on the floor of the house
said;
Il am against this war because we
! have had no provocation under inter
national law for going into the war"
krTa tat HIM Ncro N
| leader of the republican minority of
the house, is quoted in opposition to
| the espionage act and in favor of add
| vising American citizens to refrain
from ocean travel under the Melee
more resolution. Concerning the
former. he used this language:
Il am not in favor of giving the
administration such power as has just
been granted by this house. Perhaps
/ may he traitor because 2 do not
agreewith the folishness that the
house adopted this afternoon.
| On tabling the McLemore resolu-
ton, Minority Leader Mann said:
| "A majority of the members of this
house are of the opinion that Ameri-
can citizens at this time ought not
/ complicate the situation by travelling
! in armed merchant vessels. / hope
our citizens may be SO advised that
we shall never be put 10 the test
whether we have 10 fight because
some fool had entered upon joy ride
| or voyage"
Extracts from the Congressional
| Record are cited by the democrats to
show the hostility of Senator John "
Weeks to tn shipping bin and his dis
| arrangement of the first Liberty loan
Senator Weeks is the republican par
liamentary whip OF the upper branch
of congress, against whom the demo
Gratis have nominated Ex-Governor
David |. Walsh, of the Bay State. The
| reference to the Liberty loan follows
-:E%arylasy-1 knows that-the sale q
the Liberty loan bonds has been {
great failure. There is no denyins
that statement"
The attitude of the assachusett.
Senator on the shipping board bill
the democrats declare, is described
by the following quotation:
4 II do not think that wss wauid dl
anything more certain than the pas
sage of the bin to reduce the volum,
of our merchant marine, and almos
certain to put our shipyards partially
If not entirely, out of commission"
| Senator Albert II. Cummins oppo
sition to the same measure is cited
as are the remarks o Senator Boe
Peurose against the trst emergenc.
bond issue. The digest contains tn,
following utterances of Senator Alber
b. Fall, Of New Mexico. on the selec
tive service act:
viii you tell me that the mill
tary establishment OF this country, al
at present constituted, is fit to b,
trusted with the lives OF our boys, t,
do with them as they please under
draft SYSTEM / have no confidence
in the present military esta blishmen
of the united States"