The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-21
SENATOR STONE
FLAYS COLONEL
FOR CRITICISM OF
THE GOVERNMENT
"Heart Is Alame With In
ordinate Ambition and
He Runs Amuck"
CHIEF THOUGHT
OF ROOSEVELT
Is Publishing for Money
Weekly Attacks on Pres
ident and Congress
CHARGES PLOT
BY REPUBLICANS
Names Chairman Wilcox
of National Committee
and Senator Penrose
CHARGES PLOT
BY REPUBLICANS
(By Associated Press, /,

Washington, Jan. 21.-Characteriz-
ing former President Roosevelt as
''the most potent and willing agent
Of the kaiser" and the most sediti-
Gus man Of consequences in America, +"
Senator Stone addressing the senate
today, charged that Republican lead
ers are engaged in a studied effort to
make politics out Of the war. Their
object is to take the government
over into their own hands" by
partisan criticism of the conduct of
the war, he declared.
Senator Stones address, carefully
prepared, the first of political signifi-
canoe made in congress since the
United States entered the war, and
regarded as the forerunner of bitter
partisan strife, excoriated PARTISAN
Roosevelt, the Missouri senator
named Chairman Wilcox. Of the
Republican national committee, and
Senator Penrose among Republican
leaders as his witnesses" to the
political plot he alleged. Investiga-
tions by congress of war operations,
Senator Stone also declared, have
almost entirely been launched by
Republicans and adroitly exploited
for partisan purposes.
Citing statements Of the Republi-
can leaders regarding the political
plans and editorials Of Colonel
Roosevelt. which he said, are villain
GUS screeds" published for money,
Senator Stone declared:
Roosevelt a Menace"
''on my responsibility as a sena-
tor / charge that since our entrance
into the war Roosevelt by his at
tacks on the government has been a
menace and obstruction to the sue
cessful prosecution of the war.
The only possible effect Of these
widely published utterances of this
man" said Senator Stone. has been,
as they were designed to be, to dis
credit and bring the present govern
ment into public disfayor and weak
en- its hold. on popular confidence.
That seems to be the Rooseveltian
standard of patriotism"
Similar utterances made by less
powerful citizens, Senator Stone as
serted, would subject them to
prosecution for disloyalty.
"Of all men," the Missouri senator
continued, Roosevelt is most
responsible for what he denounces.
He does his work cunningly. In the
front of his propaganda he throws
a deceptive political camouflage. /
charge that Theodore Roosevelt. is
the most potent and willing agent
of the kaiser in America.
Il cannot escape the belief
that this exceptional colonel, who
has played so many games Of ques- |
tionable politics Is now playing an
other game OF his particular brand |
for very great stake"
The Republican plans he cited, |
Senator Stone said, have been |
"adFoitIy directed"
Calling attention to the elections |
next fall of the entire house member |
ship and many senators, Mr.. Stone 1
said two years later the presidential i
election would follow.
Spreading Poison.
Il especially protest against and
denounce the effort put forward /
under the guise Of patriotism to dis
parage this congress and the present
administration, to excite a wider
feeling Of discomfort and lack Of
confidence, and to spread the poison
or this impression broadcast. Plainly
this sort OF movement Is afoot"
After referring to Senator Penrose
and Chairman Wilcox OF the Repub-
1ican national committee as 'star
witnesses, he said;
II now introduce my star witness,
Theodore Roosevelt himself-whom
q characterize as the most seditiOus
man OF consequence in America. The
heart OF this man Is afiame with
1nordinate ambition and he runs
amucl1 His chief thought Is not to
help the government but al
ways aas OF Roosevelt Almost
every day this man speaks in bitter
and eontemptuous disparagement of
the President and the majority mem
bars of this congress. Every week
for long time he has been and still
is publishing under contract for a
money consideration think Of 1T, for
money-viIlainous screeds i'm The
Kansas City Star-attacking this
President and the government. These
Roosevelt contributions are re-
produced in numerous important !,