The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-31

SreSS ana ne DeleVeS the appeal Will
| be of valuable aid to every Republican
| candidate in the state. Not only in
Kansas. but thruout the nation Curtis
believes the Republicans will be VIC
torious.
Outlook Is Very Bright.
"As secretary of the Republican
senatorial committee 1 have studied
the situation in various states and l
feel confident the Republicans have a
chance to gain fifty-two seats in the
house and of losing very few. There
will be a splendid working majority in
the house and from two to four ma
jority in the senate. and I think the
presidents note will assist the Repub-
licans in carrying a representation in
both the house and the senate.
Discussing the note and the excuse
the president put forth for issuing it.,
Senator Curtis said:
THE people of this country were amazed
that the president of the United States
should precipitate partisan politics into
this campaign-this, too, after he had an
nounced that politics had nd ourned' There
was no excuse for this appeal. and there
was no occasion for it. The reason he gave
for making it has no foundation in fact.
Ever since the United States entered the
war President Wilson has received he
most cordial and loyal support from the
Republfcans, not only in the senate and
the house. but thruouu the country. They
urged him before we entered the war to
get ready to begin to prepare for it, but ne
drifted on and on until he was forced to
act.
Republicans Aided Him.
:, Since the war, almost without excep-
ton, the Republicans in congress have
stood at his back. His chief opponents
have been men of his own party When
kitchin, the floor leader, failed him, there
were Republicans in the house ready, will
pilot the administration measures thruuut.
When Chairman Dent failed to come up
f TO the ucFateh, then Mr. Kahn Of Calf
the fight. Just few days ago, last Mon
day, In fact, Uncle Joe Cannon of Illinois.
mad nad to take the lead and pilot the def
ciency Dill! thru the house; its considera-
ton was being blocked by the tacfics ~
Hefflin, of Alabama "a
b,s In tho senate when the members of
ms own party We're lukewarm on war
measures the Republicans of that BODY
f got behind the measures and pushed
s sbem thru; s+.+a The congressional record
iiyered in the senate on June 20 that of
' nne votes cast by Republicans on war
haa,, IL, In the senate az per cent mad
20 per cent or the Democratic votes cast
were IN favor of such measures. This
c ceruru should convince the people of this
cans In congress.
Claim Is Ridiculous.
The claim of the president that the
election of Republican congress- on the
Il. VI next month would be regarded
py the allied governments with which we
are lighting, as reputation of his lead
ershlp is ridiculous in the extreme The
truth is it will tell our allies that the
United States has resolved to carry on the
war to a complete victory, for to that
purpose the Republican party is solemniy
pledged 1t would mean to our allies that
thls government would be satisfied with
nothing less than absolute destruction of
Irusslanism and would agree to no peace
short of unconditional surrender
The Republicans are not frightened by
the appeal Tor the same appeal was made
by the president and other Democratic
leaders in the congressional elections in
new Hampshire and Indiana q year ago:
It was made in the senatorial election i'm
Wisconsin six weeks ago and 1t was made
IN the Maine elections last September. and
the people answered by electing the Re-
publican ticket Mt each election. The peo-
pie or the country will answer the -presf-
dents appeal in the same way-they will
send majority of Republicans to the
house and to the senate. I hope the peo-
pie Of Kansas will give their answer BY
erecting a Republican United States sena-
tor, eight Republicans to the house and
the entire state ticket"