The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-09-26
HAYS DEn0uNCES
LOYALTY drive
Republican National Chairman
Denies Making Attack on
League Candidates.

W1l q. Hays, chairman Of the Re.
publican National Congressional CAM
paign committee, -telegraphed to the
North Dakota Republican campaign
committee recently denying that plans
for q concerted drive against the Nom
partisan League had been discussed at
the recent Republican conference In
Chicago and also repudiating state
ments In the st. Paul Dispatch and
other reactonary newspapers to the
effect that he had advised a loyalty
drive as the best means Of combating
the League"
Mr.. Hays not only denied that he
had advised disloyalty charges az =
campaign issue, but telegraphed to the
North Dakota Republican campaign
committee a copy Of the letter which
he wrote Joseph Tumulty, secretary to
President Wilson, in reply to a tele-
gram from Mr.. Tumulty which asked
If Mr.. Hays had been correctly quoted
when he asserted that the Democrats
were trying to capitalize patriotism
for political purposes. Nj. Hays not
only reiterates this charge, but appeals
to the Democratic leaders to avoid
dragging the war into politics and as
serts that charges Of d~isloyalty "gtve
q totally false impression to the enemy
and the party or committee making
such accusation will be guilty in that
very act Of the worst kind Of dis
loyalty"
Applies to North Dakota.
Mr.. Hays telegram, which will be Of
particular interest in North Dakota
because the Democratic leaders Of
this state are ~endeayoring to carry on
exactly such a campaign, was made
public recently by the Republican cam
paign committee. It follows in part:
"This is a war of no political party.
This is q peoples war, and we demand
that the war be kept out Of partisan
politics and that ~partisanship be kept
out of the war. And what we ask from
the party In power VI irrevocably
pledge ourselves.
1--WE demand the most vigorous
prosecution Of the war and a peace
with victory. A Republican Congress
means a war Congress, and we pledge
our candidates to the men who are
supremely pro-American, who will
give the country's all for the winning
Of the war now. and who will stand
irrevocably against any peace based
on a compromise Of principles which
would violate American rights, interest
and honor, and make Of our sacrifice q
sacrilege to be made again by our
grandchildren. I hope and trust the
Democratic party will work by the
same token.
Appeals for Cooperation.
"Further, I now take the oppor-
tunity to appeal to you directly and to
the Democratic organization to join
with us In this effort to help keep par
tisanship out Of the al Our duty to
our soHdiers, measured by their mar
velous accomplishments and their su-
preme service, the magnitude Of the
task ahead Of us all, and the meal
culable consequence Of the result, all
cry out for the fullest cooperation.
Let not political parties spend their
time in accusing each other Of dis
loyalty when both are loyal. I urge
that there be no accusation Of dis.
loyalty from either one side or the
other In this campaign. Such accuse
ton win give q totally false impress.
sion to the enemy, and the party or
the committee making such accusation
will be guilty In that very act Of the
worst kind Of disloyalty.
I'VE have 4 heavy load to haul. Lei
us, SO far as possible, hitch up both
Of our great political horses and have
them both used, unhampered, freely to
pull this load, each striving to SEE
which can pull the harder.
Sincerely yours,
WILL 81. HAYS
buy Liberty bonds
RAMSEY DEMOCRAT REvoLTs
THAT many progressive Democrats
do not Intend 10 support the big bust
ness combination which has put for
ward s. j. Doyls % IN opponent t
Governor Frazier, = Indicated By thu
letter which w. A. 11nlkerson, ! prom
inent Ramsey counysDemocrat, wrote
to g. r. Peterson, member Of thu
Democratic state central committee
ut was enough to disgust goot