The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1918-10-24
POLITICS BANNED
BY RE' '''9LICAN5


ing Will II. Hays, Charm m 0t the r"
publican National CommjttC2, II he
had made the statement hat Demo.
cratic leaders would not stop at any.
thing and would even end the Wur Dy
any kind Of a compromise II by 50
doing they could continue the Demo
cratic party in power, MI Hays sent
the following answer to Mr. Tumulty.
washington, d. c., Sept. u, 1918.
Hon. Joseph Tumulty, White House,
II have your telegram. On Sept, 2
In Chicago. attended a meeting OF
the Association of Republican State
Chairmen called by its president and
attended by 10 Of such Chairmen ~
that meeting | made remarks refer
ring in q general way to the length to
which Democratic leaders are soing in
their efforts to control the Senate and
House, and also to the irrevOcahlc
stand OF the Republican party for
vigorous prosecution of the war and
against an lnconclusive peace.
q did not use the words quoted in
your telegram. What ! said then,
which | now affirm, and which /
shall continue to declare, was substan.
TALLY as follows
First, as to the means resortcd to
by certain Democratic leaders 20 get
votes | said:
In the special election in Wiscon
sin, the Democratic machine leaders
published advertisements, unlenied
since by them, addressed to the sol,
diors at Camp Grant, as follows
"'"To the Wisconsin soldiers at
Camp Grant; Tuesday, April 2, you
are entitled to vote for United States
Senator from Wisconsin to succeed
Senator Paul O. Hustng. President
Wilson, your commandor-in-chief, de-.
sires all loyal Americans to vote for
Joseph e Davies for United States
Senator Davies election means Joy
at Washington and gloom at Berlin
Davies defeat means gloom at Wash.
ington and Joy at Berlin"
81 regard this as an infamous pros.
titution Of all patriotic proprietIes and
Tue grossest violation Of the plainest
civil duty, worthy of the seyerest cou.
demnation~of all Americans. In this
crisis, when all patriots are striving to
bling to the aid of the country's cause
every resource in men and material,
when thousands of Republican and
Democratic boys are dying. side by
side, when both political parties are
loyal, such conduct is immeasurably
reprehensive. From such action II Is
evident, and | regret to say II, that
these Democratic leaders will 60 to
any length 10 carry the Senate and
House. Such unpatriotiC efforts tc
use the war for partisan purposes must
fail. Such inevitable failure was indi
Gated by the Wisconsin result, it was
further shown in the Michigan prl
mary and 1t will be COnClusively
proved in the Maine election next
week The American people will not
tolerate it. This is the war Of NC 20
litical party. This Is the peoples war
and we demand that the war be KEEP
out of partisan politics and that parti
tanship be kept out of the war. AnC
what We ask from the party in powei
We irrcyocably pledge for ourselves.
Second. as to the imperative NJ
CesHity Of vigorous prosecution o
the war AMI a conclusive peace only
and the need Of a Republican COngrCS
10 that end, and in connection with
discussion Of tie candidacy Of MI
Ford in the Republican primary Il
Michigan and his statement as 10 wh
he became a candidate, and whilc r(
viewing the service Republicans i
Congress rendered the major WI
measures which wcrc opposed by ta
Democratic leaders, Chairman Dent q
the Military Affairs Committee, FlOG
Leader Kitchin, chairman of the Way
and Means Committee, and others,
said:
owe demand the most vigorol
prosecution Of the war and 4 pclC
with victory. \ Republican Congress
Altdu0 Il wal N.bliG As''' NAlINA w RlNN :
our candidates to be men who are 81
premely pro-American, and who wi
stand irrcvoCably against any peat
based on r compromise Of principle
which would violate American right
interests and honor and make Of Of
sacrifice a sacrilege to be made agai
by our grandchildren. Hope az,
trust the Democratic party will ToI
by the same token
Recognizing, as we all do, hi
there will always be politics. a
pleased TO advise you what | said
the Republican state chairmen, b
cause insist that our politics be opt
and acknowledged and on q plan
character that needs no subteriug
and that there be no political partisa
ship in anything that touches the wa
Further. now take the opportunl
10 appeal 20 you directly and TO Il
Democratic organization, as long al
did In my reply to Col George la
vey's letter, 10 join with us in til
effort to keep l1"tisanship out of t
war and the war out Of partisan po
tics. This 10 no time for little thing
The world Is on fire. Our duty to o
soldiers, measured by their marvelo