The sun., 1918-11-01
BARNES IN SPEECH
EULOGIZES WHITMAN
Governor and Albany Leader
Appear on Same Platform
in State Capital.
DIFFERENCES FORGOTTEN
Republican Victory, 1t Is Con-
tended, Would Hearten
U. s. Fighters.
Special Despatch TO rHr sus.

Special Despatch TO rHr sus.
ALBANY, Oct. 31.-Gov Whitman anu
William Barnes. Republican leader OF
Albany county and principal hacker -
Attorney General Lewis In the Hepuoh-
can fight for the nomination Tor Gov
ernor, spoke from the same platform
to- night at the biggest Republican meet
ing held UP state in this campaign. Mr..
Barnes made It plan that every Repubn:
can should vote for Gov. whitman an
every regularly nominated Republica.!
candidate no matter what his poiitics
opinions were before the primaries.
IT opposed the denomination OF Gov
whitman at the primaries for reasons
which / assigned at that time" sal.
Mr.. Barnes. zone was that party gov
eminent and party responsibility are
necessary factors for the expression OF
public opinion. So believing, l cannot
| fail now, when a majority OF Republic
| cans at the primary have voted for MI
denomination, to urge every Repuplical
4 to vote for his election. To paftte pat'
In a primary Of a party means accept
ance Of the will of the majority ex-
pressed at that primary.
"lt In my hope that the Legislature
| next winter will provide for such
gathering OF the members of each party
| that the voters may know the aims
| of the parties and not be compelled TO
vote in the dark. l trust such action
| will not meet with Executive disap-
| prevail.
| Wilson Clarifies Campaign.
| Fortunately the campaign In this
State for State officers members of
| Congress and members OF the state
/ Legislature. in which little interest v as
manifested because OF the vagueness OF
i 10,
by Mr.. Wilson.
| The Issue is: While our soldiers
| fiRht for democracy over there. We VII
| vote to restore democracy here
Mr.. Barnes reviewed the record OF
President Wilson before and after ar
was declared by this country. sayii !:
Thus, step by step. from too pre- ud
70 fight our traditional friendship
with Prussia and peace without VIC
tory the United states took on the
burden Of the world. unprepared and
only half conscious OF the great ooliga-
ton resting upon II. The spirit of the
American army. however. revived the
proud, yet whitening. courage OF France
Italy and England, and victory Is GER
tain.
"Why at th.s juncture. then, has Ger
many made her appeal for an arInistice
to one Of her antagonists In preferences
she address her request for an armistice
to the President Of the United States
and not to the President % the French
Republic. or to the King of England, OF
the King of Italy?
The attitude OF the President OF the
United states toward Kaiser Wilhelm
I who cannot be charged with lack o,
self-interest, has been egnphaticaiiy ahc
almost personally antagonistic Many
i kNaU
been spent for the purpose or revoiu
|, tionary propaganda among the German
troops and In Germany to overthrow TN
, Kaiser and get peace.
why then did the Kaiser plead tc
: Wilson? There can be no explanation
of his command to his Chancellor MAXI
milan. to send a request for an arms
: tice to the United States rather than u
: the other belligerents except that NJ
. believed better terms might be OBTAINED
: that way.
THE thoughtful American knows tina
! the President has been surrounded b.
: | social stically minded advisers; that tn
u Secretary OF War Is a well known paci
: fist, even up 20 the very time that hi
RESPONSIBILITIES compelled him to b
: something else. The trifi!ng with Mex
n leo is not forgotten. The voluminou
II correspondence over the killing OF Amer
!, lean people entpiged In their rightfu
% pursuits traversing the high seas ca
', never be forgotten.
d Want No DishonorabIe Peace.
q TOO many things have occurred. to
le many events point to one thing, 40 tina
B. the American citizen has right
10 think that the Presidents own belief
20 that the carnage of war might properi
d be stopped by negotiated peace with
ie German reformed and reconstitute
" upon a model which will meet with HI
20 approval. There are doubtless people
g America who would be content with sue
T. q peace.
TX There are Others in America who b
IN lieve that such a peace would be
L peace of dishonor: would leave the Ge
IN man people with the feeling OF victor
81 and certainly with the power to explo
10 Russia as Germany may please. und'
whatever government she may have.
III Those persons demand the election I
a Republican Congress as a notificatio
to the President, when he comes to sis
treaty OF peace In company with u
Id Allies that America wants no peace thi
ne Is not final as any human thing can
m final, and that does not leave the &c
r man nation with thorough consclou
u ness that she cannot wage q SUGGEST
OF war.
~ I'VE want a Republican Congre
therefore for two reasons:
. "Flrst-To show the world Tn
America demands the unconditional su
a. a. render OF the German army and navy.
" "Second-To meet the Internal pro
- lens of peace with economic sanity"
90 Many women Joined In the parade
~ political clubs which escorted Gov. VIII
~ man to the hall. The Governor follow
81 MIR. Barnes on the platform and receiv
-. an ovation. The issues OF the car
~ paign as outlined by the Governor
10 his New York city tour were reviewe
gu he declaring that the Democratic non
nc nee for Governor was but the mout
-. piece Of Tnmmany Hall and that Tai
.. many Hall was the main issue In Il
H. campaign.
les SO, 800 TO $4,000 ON WHITMA
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