The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1918-05-02
The Chesterfield Advertiser
SENATOR BECKHAM'S SPEECH

min 's,ration one would SUPPOSE that
some congressman did not rr;;lizc
that the country is at war with :nc
worlds greatest military lcspotiSra
All men are moved by motives. it Is
well understood that the opposition
of a few of the Republican leaders tu
the necessary war legislation, givin :.
the President more power to deal
with the present situation, is politi-
cal, pure and simple. With eyes
centered upon the coming president
ial and congressional elections these
gentlemen are engaged in making
issues for the approaching political
contest. The war and its successful
management to these objcctors seem
of secondary Importance to the gain
ing of some partisan advantage. While
we can understand why certain. Re-
publicans should engage in such tao
tics to gain some political advantage
to their party in the coming elections,
for the life of us we cannot imagin.
why Democrats engage in playing
second fiddle to these objectors.
In discussing the bill for rc0rgan-
iZing the war powers, bill that the
President deems essential to the pro
per conduct of the war, one of the
greatst speeches made in favor of the
measure was delivered by Senator
Bcckham, of Kentucky. The speech
is gem of oratory and is replctc
with sound arguments in favor of
giving the president the power need
ed to conduct the war. 1t would be
a pleasure to publish the speech en-
tire in The Advertiser did space per
nit.
Senator Bcckham, in replying to
some of the criticisms of the obicc-
tors, said they gave the impression
that our country would be i'm less
danger from the barbarous hordcs
of the German armies if turned upon
our shores than from the evil Of an
American nr..iJc,, ,r,,od ,,.ith i,
crao.od no,,.or. 80 ,,.,,.,, .,,,,,',.r,,,
warfare To .bov bou, foro H., 49,,
Eortucl,v E.,,.or ,,.,.,,,,,a .lo
great Importance Of giving the PrcSi-
dent this needed legislation we COM
mend to all objectors and faultfind-
OPS tbos. s,r,nc ord ,,,,,br,,i ,t,,,,
n,.nts from, tba snooob r c.
Backham:
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m.,suro r,,nifos+l,, nooo..au,, :.
strengthen tho arm, of ,hn cnror,
mont in do,Iir,, with f,or,, ,,,,, ~.
and snios !, ,b;, ,,,.u, Il,,
Jisastorous fr.s occurroJ :, ,u 40,
pition factorf.s o,d or;,,,i,.I o,;,;
ties Of German, sni.s :, .o,,o of ,,,,.
war industr;os wo sno,t .u,,, I,. -
the discussion of ubetbor tho ,rouJ
"calculated, or tbo word ..into,d,r,
sbould he usod IN tbot r,oosu 49,,
vet when il cam. to ;ts Gn.I ,,,,,.,,,.,
not even . roll call v,os. do,,o,'I,I > =.
"Wbop n,iIIiors of ,,,,,, au~ ~.
IN in - life-,rd-do,,b .,.I. ,,,
the long battle limo of vos+arn
Eurone whom tho civiI;,,t;o - 49,
world is tromi,.,ru - .Lo h,I.
when hundreds Of tbou.onds af hna,>a
Young American soldier. .ro i, 49,
battle line With tbnir hra,,aua ~
arms. sacrifcing tbeir ,;vos - .ha
righteous cause of hur,an eraa,on.
and when tbe An,ar;oon ,,.
dav while this +reroondn,,. a..
is going on are watcb;na With ;ntaaaa
anxiety everv bulletin that con,os
to us from the battle fields i is not
surprising that we sbould 600 sn
many manifestations Of ionatiorco
throughout the county when wn
hesitate here in CONGRESS- so often and