The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-10-30
INSULT TO sELF'REsPEcTlNe
REPUBLICANS

gress. He is himself to blame for
bringing upon his head the condem'
nation of self-respecting republicans
and many other people in other politi-
cal parties as we'll We have tried to
believe that Mr.. Wilson is broad
minded sincere and patriotic states
man and the president of all the peo-
pie of the United States; that he IS
capable of rising above partisanship
and for the time forgetting that he is
member of any particular political
party, but recent events prove that
we are mistaken and that he is I'M
able to rise above his political preju-
dice and is willing to use his high Of
flee of president to further the encs
of the democratic party of which he
lis a member. We should think at this
time when the life OF the nation is in
peril and when the people generally,
regardless of political persuasions are
furnishing their best energies to aid
in winning the war; that he himself,
under the constitution, the command
er of the army and navy and there
fore the head Of our war organization,
should refrain from STOPPING to the
level of dirty politics in order to per-
petuate the control of the country
through the democratic party. With
the great responsibility of leading our
people, as a unit to help win the war,
he adopts course which makes it
appear that his concern for the well
fare of his party dominates that for
his country. I ,..E u ...
From the beginning of the war the
republican party has stood by the
president as one man and in season
and out of season has supported the
measures advocated by him and at a
time when his own party has failed to
give that support to his measures
which he so much desired. He him
self is forced to admit that he has had
generous support all the way through
for all measures calculated to win the
war 1t is matter of scommon knowl-
edge that on many occasions he has
found the leaders of his party arrayed
against him and to such an extent
that he has been compelled to depend
upon republican leaders in congress
to insure the legislation enacted to
help win the war; The speaker of the
house of representatives the leader
of the majority and the chairman of
the military committee have been at
times arrayed against the president
and the support which they should
have given has been furnished by re-
publican leaders. 1t is the pride of
the republican party today and the
people of the country also that
through all the trying periods of leg
islation since the war begun that the
republican members of congress have
unselfishly stood by the president to
help win the war. Notwithstanding
the record of the loyalty on. the part
of the republicans in standing solidly
by the president there are instances
to show that President Wilson has
been ready ON any and all occasions
to slap a republican candidate in the.
face in order to aid his. democratic OPP
ponent.
It was a surprise to the country
that in the senatorial contest in the
state of Wisconsin some time ago
when SO able and capable a man as
Representative Lenroot was candi--
date for the position that the presi-
dent should have entered the contest
SO far as to advise the people Of Wis
consin to elect democrat to the Of
flee and for no other reason than that
he was a member of the democratic
party. We have seen other instances
where the. partisanship of the presi-
dent dictated his course of action, but
nothing so glazing as what has hap.
pened within the last few days. AS
early as last spring the president with
the apparent object of concentrating
the efforts of the leaders of political
parties in the country practically or
dered suspension of politics, AS
long as the people believed that his
purpose was unselfsh and to aid in
winning the war his suggestion was
kindly received, and so far as repub-
licans were concerned carried it's in
fiuence. No one doubted but what
the president would be controlled by
this suggestion and yet he himself
was the first to violate his own sug-
gestion when q few days ago he APP
pealed to- the country to support the
democratic. party in the Coming cleo.
ton. Z 1t is true ,he gives the excuse
that he will be the better able to car
ry out his purposes if congress is
democratic, and this excuse heEifur-
nishes notwithstanding the fact that
the record shows that he has been
compelled to depend upon republi-
cans for support because his own par
ty has refused to stand by him. The
sting to his statement is that republi-
cans who, have stood by him In the
past cannot be depended upon to stand
by him in the future. 1t shows want
of gratitude and more than that it
shows a want of sincerity. The presi-
don't apparently believes that the war
is soon to end and that this country
expects him to bring his own plans
and ideas into the settlement of the
questions that will arise after the ces-
sation of hostilities and in settling
the economic questions which SO Wit
ally affect the welfare of the country
after the war is over Everyone who
is, familiar with the views. OF .Presi-
dent Wilson knows that he is rank
free trader and that if he is permit
ted will bring this country to a free
trade basis with the consequent bust
ness and financial disasters which
have always followed free trade. 1t
is known that republicans are in fav-
or Of protection and they point with
pride to the periods when protection
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