The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-30

cause they do not believe lasting peace
can I've obtained through negotiation: be-
cause they consider ;hat II. s. stands
for Unconditional Surrender MS well ms
for tho United States and Uncle Sam. ,
The Democratic Congress does not. Mr.
Wilson does not There is the issue
clear as ;hc MONDAY sun. The country
Will decide.
Mr.. Wilson wants only rubber stamps.
his rubber stamps. In Congress. II"
says So No on" knows il better than
Democratic congressman. II" calls for
the defeat of 7ro-war Republicans and
tho clrC,inn Of anti-war Democrats. He.
as tn" Executive is no longer satisfied 10
y, ono branch OF the government IL"
T>tn,:.-ri ~ tn" Constitution. R"1uhIi-
Gun congressman must h" defeated and
Democratic c"NrrrSSlacn must. AS they
would, SIcih in every tlNrE. That IS "Ni-
IDENTIFY his lh'a--tN' idea ut m nut"Hrht
calling himself tho servant hut bidding
for the mastery Of this great free
people.
Republicans in Congress have seemed
II him good enough when they aSscntrd.
rs :h"y did assent with hlghcS; pa;r!-
utiSm and sometimes against their best
judgment, Ia his proposals. Republicans
ut home hay" seemed to MIN good
enough To send fully q million Of Their
sons into battle. to furnish at Least ha!l
of the army and far more than mar al
IN" money for the winning al III" war
hui they nrc not considered good enough
70 have n voice in the settlement Of the
war. Why" Are not. their sacrifices
as great as others" HAY" not they as
much Mt stake in the future" Mr.. VII
son saws he has mo thought nf SugSts-
ting that any political party * para,
mount in matters Of patriotism. but he
docs suggest il. and he suggests further
that he alone is paramount in lnt"liI-
Ernce.
But Mr. Wilson's real purpose haa
nothing To do with the conduct Of the
war He has had that from the be-
ginning. has it now. anil noh"dy drcans
of Interfering with his control. He
wants just tw" things. one is full
unycr L. settle ihc war precisely aS he
and M. sole. un"lcC;"d. unappuintrd.
uncopiirmrd personal, adviser may de-
,.,min" The other IS.~fnll power MS
ihsN ''unsmbnrrasscL spokesman in af-
fairs ut h,un"" as h" actually demands
in his statement. t. reconstruct III p''tc"
tiIh"S the great industrial tiHlrS 81
,hh Nation IN tn" same WAY. in unim-
i,rd"l conformity with wlEtf"Ncr Socinl-
isi!c ,i"ririn"S. whatever unlimited gov
nrnnlrul Ownership notions. Whatever
hay wlims may h: rpcn Ia possess him
at the time. but first nud rh'N" all Win
ahSnlit" commitment IL fro trad" with
All the world. thus giving I" German!
an, rf hand thr fruits of II victory
..r,,Icr thar .hr could win hy fighting
,r bur,lrr,I yours 4 Republican Con
..r.... ,vlIl never assent In that. 10 YOU
want - r,UE"rSS ih;,t VIII" H"Fniany
E..= rirrmahy looks 1" Mr.. Wilson I"
ct II for mr.. rs he pledged himself L"
do in ono OF III" fcw Of his famous nru-
clcs which is cXplicablc Germany I'M
dcrstanda that So. tho New YORK
World. spokesman If the Administration.
Of Inst Saturday and read tn" testimony
Of Henry {. Emery. former h"nd If IN"
Tariff Commission. just r"turn'" from
seven months in Germany. Ih' Ter
man people" h" says. seemed I" r'nl-
VS. ;hat in President Wilson i"y their
only salvation. They hive turned I"
him in the belief that h" IL the ON"
yrn,, political leader VIII" can he trust
ri /, MIX" - permanent r'H'" "h''h
.,,arl hermit equal economic develop
,nr,,t lie !e All others Demand that
the Germans shall pay til" iu'l 'r"nANF
uf their crimes.
What wnrS" than nons"ns" then IL
tho Democratic campaign cry that thr
election OF II Republican congress
ulr,irrd to Unconditional Surrender ana
PROTECTION OF American Industries ana
American WnrkinEmrn. instead or
Dcmorratir Congress ready I" assent I"
q negotiated peace and free trade. would
hear cheer to Germany. Su'h claims
would he !udcrou$ If they were not 81
seriously unratrintic. They are as I'M
fair rs unirti" and as utterly lmp"S-
si,I. as their claim that our allies would
=. cast down by the election 81. *u'h
g, Republican Congress In III" fac" or
tn. wnrld-knnwn Republican record
pnsi and present. and in tn" face Of
the recent acclaim abroad Of Republic
can SENATORS as rcpurIrd in III" l'ariS
cab!r IT,. Ihr Democratic New YORK
Times "r Drtuh"r g. in these words:
THE r..p,rrs "f debates IN III" Am"r!-
can S"nai" shar" first pages with III"
news az III, great military victories -
ihc west front Senators Mc' unl"''.
Nelson and Lodge nrr aS highly thought
If IN France today rs are the American
generals"
Mr. Wilson calls upon thr Republic
cans Of the country to rrrudintc their
in Congress who have