Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-10-31
REPUBLICANS IN
CONGRESS REPLY
Wilson'S Par isan Appeal for
Votes is Ar Iswered by Con-
gressiona Committees.

After issuing his now famous ap-
peal for the aljourning of politics
nor the war President Wilson
within the past week has issued an
appeal for the iupport of the Demo
Gratis at the pills this coming week,
SO that the ini hence Of electing Re-
publicans wol u not be felt in
Europe. If tn, people of the country
want Mr.. DerlI of Alabama contin-
ued at the hea' Of the military com
mttee, from hich place he fought
the first dra' / If they want Mr.
Kitchin Of SO in Carolina continued
at the head o the ways and means
committee; or want Champ CLARK
continued as 4 he speaker of the
house, a man lho finds little differ
ence between n conscript and a con-
Wet; then and hen only should they
vote against he Republicans who
have been sta ling solidly behind the
president in important war meas
ures.
The Republ I'm leaders in congress
have issued a 'tatement TO the voters
Of the county ! answer To the appeal
of President lilson. which is highly
important to very man. who expects
10 vote at III polls next Tuesday.
II is an answe' worthy of these sena-
tors and cong ,ssmen who have been
supporting th important war meas
ures, and VII nave been seeking 10
curtail and clu X the needless waste
of money dow AZ Washington.
The sta;eGi Of the Republican
leaders in palI follows
"Some timeIgo the President said
politics is aJouned. Now in the
closing days the campaign de
layed by the ited efforts Of all par
ties for the liberty loan-now when
all public meetings have been given
up owing to the influenza epidemic.
the President sends out "a direct par
ty appeal calling on his countrymen
10 vote for Democrats because they
are Democrats without any reference
TO whether such Democrats are or
have been in favor Of war measures
and have a war record which de-
serves support
THE voters Of Michigan, 20 take
single example, are called on to
support Mr.. Henry Ford-notorious
for his advocacy of peace. for his
contemptuous illusions to the flag,
for the exemption of his son from
military serviee-on the sole ground
that he will blndly support the Presi-
dent The President is quite ready
TO admit that the Republicans are
loyal enough to fight and die, as
they are doing by the thousands;
loyal enough TO take up great loans
and pay enormous taxes; loyal
enough TO furnish important men at
no salary on some Of the great war
boards in Washington. But they are
not loyal enough, in the Presidents
opinion, to be trusted with any share
in the government of the country or
legislation for it.
''If the Republican party controls
the House we can point out some
of the things they will do. They
will replace Mr.. Dent Of Alabama, at
the head of the Military Affairs Com
mittee, with Mr.. julius Kahn, to
whom the Administration was
obliged to turn for assistance to take
charge of and carry the first draft
bill against Mr. Dents opposition
They will put a Republican at the
head Of the ways and means commit
tee. as leader Of the House, instead
of Mr.. Kitchin, Of North Carolina.
who voted against the war. They
will give the country a speaker who
did not oppose and would never op-
pose a draft bill and would never
say, as Speaker Clark did, that there
is precious little difference between
a conscript and convict.
Although the Republicans Of the
House are in the minority they cast
more actual votes on great measures
than the Democrat majority was able
to do. What is the record Of the
Senate? On 81 roll calls on war
measures between April 6, 1917, and
May %, 1918. the votes cast by Re
publicans in favor Of such measures
were ~ per cent, while only 81 per
cent Of the votes on the Democratic
side were in favor Of such measures.
Those were the Presidents's own
measures. Does that record look as
II we had hampered him? The Re
publican party in Congress has sup
ported the administration policies |
since the war with a unanimity and
an absence Of criticism unprecedent- /
ed in party history.
THE President speaks Of the ef-
feet of the election abroad. He says |
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