The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-28
LODGE WANTS
REPUBLICAN
HOUSE And SENATE
T.
Says Republican Control
Will Lead to Victory
in War
AMERICANS READY
FOR ANY SACRIFICE
The Republican Party is the
Constructive Party of
the Country

Washington, Sept. 27-Declaring
that Republican control Of Congress
will speed up the preparation of the
United States for victory over Ger
many, Senator Henry Cabot Lodge |
of Massachusetts, republican leader
in the senate, today gave out the fol-
lowing statement:
~ am extremely anxious to see a
Republican House and a Republican
Senate elected.
81 want to see the organization of
the two Houses pass into the hands
of the Republican party.
81 urge Republican success for one
reason, and one reason alone, because
l believe that it will best promote the
one great object which l in common
with every patriotic American has at
heart, and that is carrying the war
to speedy and complete victory.
Republican control of the two
Houses will strengthen preparation
and accelerate speed in all the meas
ures that lead to victory.
at will be of great service to have
the Republican party taking a direct
share in the responsibility for the
war. They are of one mind as to
this war and as to the terms of peace.
Even as minority they have never
fiinched where the majority part has
weakened
without the Republicans of the
House the first and second draft
bills, on which all success in war
rests, could never have been passed
In control Of the organization OF
House and Senate they will be able
to drive the war forward with great
er energy than the present majority,
because they have no friends in exec
utive office to protect and no orders
to take from any source except the
country's cause. They will tell the
truth without fear OF favor, and
nothing can so advance the war as
absolute truth in dealing with the
American people.
Americans are brave. They are
ready for any sacrifice, but they
want to know the truth; they will
face it and do all the better by know
ing it. Nothing is gained by mis-
leading them. If for more than a
year the American people had not
been wilfully misled and mystifed
by Misrepresentation in regard to
airplanes we should now have fight
ing planes of our own to protect the
American army. We should have
them in sufficient numbers. We
should not be using French machines
We should not be using old machines
and losing lives by so doing. We
should not have large number Of
% our aviators sitting idly by fol-
weeks and months because the
French could not supply them with
machines.
Nothing so stimulates production
nothing so stimulates administrative
energy, as a knowledge of all tht
facts, as the plain truth. The same
is true about our artillery, especially
our big field guns to which Genera
March referred the other day. Re
publicans have but one idea now, anC
that is to win the war. They have
AAONAAIhS " NOIICCdl. HcY WISH u
sustain to the utmost those charged
with responsibility, first, and abov,
all, our armies in the field, then tn,
administration; but where there i
inefficiency, delay, or wrongdoing
they will address themselves to cur
ing it without fear or favor
"When the time for reconstruction
comes the Republican party, whicl
has always been the constructive
party, is the best adapted for tha
work; but now at this moment,
they can be given a share as a part
In the conduct of the governmen
they will drive it forward to victor
with an energy and speed not thu
far attained
ITO return once more to tn
terms of peace, l believe that thos
which l have ventured to outline ar
the terms of peace, and the kind O
peace which all Americans withou
regard to party not only desire, bu
demand. No other terms would b
acceptable to the Republican party.