Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-22

said men had been arrested and
prosecuted for less, and he read tho
case of man who made q romark
In the cars, believe, for which GER
tainly he ought not to have been
prosecuted, and he Is being prose-
cuted by the officials of this Ad-
ministration; and IL they think Col
onel Roosevelt deserves prosecution
as much as that man, why do they
not prosecute him? He is visible;
he can be found. He is also audible
and-that Is what makes his crime
he ts also readable. (Laughter).
"Ah, Mr.. President, the Senator
undertakes to put criticism and dis
loyalty on the same basis. We all
owe to the President of the United
States, who is charged with these
terrible responsibilities, all the sup
port we can give him, and we have
done 1t ever since the second of
April.
But our allegiance is not to the
President. Our first allegiance is
to greater things than to the Presi-
dent. Our first allegiance Is to
greater things than presidents OR
governments. Our highest allegiance
is to the country and the cause.
and II We see things going wrong
we shall call the attention of the
country to them IL we can. We
shall vote the Prestdent all
powers, all money, as we have
in the past, but If the money
Is wasted and the war delayed, IL the
powers are ineffective, we should be
traitors, indeed, If we sat silent and
allowed the country to drift to dis
aster because we were afraid that
somebody would call us. reasonable. ."
Senator Penrose, who followed
Senator Lodge, said he was surprised
that Senator Stones statement was
not more formidable.
Realizing what a disinterested po-
litical character the Senator has al
ways BEEN" Senator Penrose con-
tlnued, II plead guilty to everything
! he has said about me. But L do
not think political parties should be
abolished simply because the coun-
try is at war. Bipartisan organiza-
ton in England has failed. 1 am en-
tirely willing that the Democratic
party should go on with the war, but
i am determined that the Republican
party shall retain it's organization
and support the Administration IN
every laudable way, going on with
criticism.
ITO criticise is public duty, as ]
conceive it. How also would we rem.
edy defects unless attention is called
to them? 1t is not likely that the
cabinet heads guilty of inefficiencS
will call attention to it. OF course
l favor restoration of the Republi.
can party to power. l am sufficiently
impressed with the inefficiency o.
the present Administration to thinl
that better Administration, havinl
more confidence of business inter,
ests and the people, could be giver
under a Republican regime"
Senator Penrose added he haC
never heard 0c any divine ointmen
on Mr.. Wilson's head" The Missouri
Senator, he thought, spoke of the
President as If he We're the whole
government.
rs Mr.. Wilson to remain in power
forever" Penrose inquired.
rs there no one to succeed him -
The Administration, he thought
did not have the confidence of tho
American people. He had kept si
lent and voted for Administration
measures with few exceptions, hC
said, irf order not to embarrass the
Administration, knowing the hour
of reaction would come and the
country would know what it was en-.
titled to know"
Senator stones speech, however
Penrose declared, was a direct invi.
tation to q reply.
Praises British Method
The attitude of British statesmen
who take the public into their Con.
fidence remove irresponsible officials