The Delta independent., 1918-09-20

. general way to the length to which
Democratic leaders are going in their
efforts to control the Senate and
House, and also - to the irr0voc1ble
stand Of the Republican party for .
vigorous prosecution Of the war snA.
against an fnconclusive peace.
Dsalss ska&emsU4s.
4 did not use the words quoted b,
your telegram. What said then.
which l now reaffirm, and which I
shall continue to declare, was sub
stantially - follows:
First, as to the means rvgoTtsd 70
BY certain Democratic Leaders te get
votes, / said:
In the special election in Wiscon-
stn, the Democratic machine Leaders
published advertisements, undsoisd
since by them, addressed to the SOL
disrs st Camp Grant a. followS:
To tha Wisconsin soldiers At Camp
Grant:
Tuesday,. April l.
You are entitled to vote TOR United
States senator from Wisconsin to- sue
eeed Senator Paul o. HustinG.
President Wilson. your command
er-in-chief, desires all loyal Americans
TO vote for Joseph e. Davies Tor
United States senator.
D1yto6 election means 10Y n
Warrington and gloom at Berlin.
Davies defeat means gloom ct
Washington and Jog at Berlin
Il regard this as an Infamous pros
utution OF all patriatic prophecies and
the grossest violation of ths plainest
civil duty, worthy OF the severest con,
demnRtion Of all Americans. In thiA
crisis, when all patriots ara striving
to bring to the aid OF the country'E
cause every resource in men and ma
terial, when thousands of Republican
and Democratic boys are dying. side
BY side. when both political parties ara
loyal, such conduct Ia immsasuraby
reprehensible. e
From such action it is evident, and
Il regret to say It, that these Demo.
cratic leaders will 60 to any length
to carry the Senate and House. Such.
unpatriouc efforts to use the war for
partisan purposes must fail. Such In.
evitable failure was indicated by the
Wisconsin result It was further
shown by the Michigan primary. and
II Will be conciusively proved In tha
Maine election nsxt week.
People Won't Tolerate Il
"Ths American people will not toS
crate it This Is the war OF no polk
ical party. This u the, peoples wsr,
and we demand that the war be kept
out Of partisan politics and that par
tisanship be kept out Of the war And
what we ask from the party In power
We irrevocably pledge for ourselves.
Second, a. to the imperative Nc
eessity of = vigorous prosecution Of
the war and q conclusive peace only
and the need Of a Republican Con
gress to that end. and in connection
with . discussion of the candidacy OF
Mr.. Ford in the Republican primary
In Michigan and his statement - to
why he became q candidate. and while
reviewing the service Republicans In
Congress rendered the major Wal
measures. which were opposed by the
Democratic leaders. Chairman Dent a
the military affairs committee, Floor
Leader Kitchin. chairman Of the ways
and means committee, and others. ]
said:
I'VE demand the most vigorous pros
scution of the war and a peace with
victory. A Republican Congress means
. war Congress. and we pledge our
candidates to be men who are su-
premely pro-American. who will give
the country's all for the winning Of the
war now. and who will stand irrevoca,
bly, against any peace based on a com
promise Of principles which would vio
late American rights. interest and hon
or, and make OF our sacrifice sacri-
legs to be made again by our grand
children.
Wants Politics opsn.
Il hope and trust the Democratic
party will work by the same token.
Recognizing as we all do that there a.
ways will be politics. am pleased to
advise you what said to these Repub-
licAn state chairmen, because / insist
that our politics be open and acknowI
edged and on a plane and OF charac-
ter that needs NO subterfuge. and that
there be no political partisanship in
anything that touches the war.
Further. l now take the opportun-
ity to appeal to you directly and to the
Democratic organization. as I long ago
did In my reply to Col George Har-
vsy's letter, to join with US In this ef-
fort to keep partisanship out OF the
war and the war out OF partisan poll
tics.
This In not time for little things
The world IL on fire. Our duty to our
soldiers, measured by their marvellous
accomplishments and their supreme
service. the magnitude OF the task
ahead for US all, and the incalculable
consequence OF the result. all cry out
, for the fullest cooperation.
Let not political parties spend theiI
I time accusing each other OF dis
loyalty when both are loyal. urge
!, that there be no accusation Of disloy
atty from either one side or the Other
IN this campaign. Such accusation viii
3 give totally false impression to tht
enemy. and the party or the commit
toe making such accusation win bt
guilty in that very act OF the wors
;. kind OF disloyalty.
, I'VE have a heavy load to haul. Lei