Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-10-31

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voted against the war.
They will give the country a Speak
or who did not oppose and would
never oppose q draft bill and would
never say. as Speaker Clark did. that
there Is precious little difference be-
tween a conscript and a convict"
Although the Republicans Of the
House are in the minority. they cast
more actual votes on seven great wal
measures than the Democratic major
ity was able to do. What is the record
of the Senate!
On 81 roll calls on war measures
between April 8, 1917. and May ~,
1918. the votes cast by Republicans IN
favor Of such measures were ~ per
| cent, while only CT per cent Of the
! votes cast on the Democratic side
were In favor of such measures.
Those we're the Presidents own
measures. Does that record look as II
We. had hampered him? The Repub.
lican party in Congress has supported
the administration policies since the
war with a unanimity and an absence
of criticism unprecented in party his
tory.
There are same domestic questions
where we should undoubtedly differ
from the curse pursued by the admin
istration. We should not, for exam
pie, fix a price on the farmers wheat
and leave the planters cotton I'M
touched.
Another domestic question in which
the Republican party believes thor,
oughly is economic preparation for the
coming Of peace, and they are clearly
of the opinion that the Congress of the
United States should not be excluded
from that great task.
This Is not the Presidents personal
war. This Is not the war Of Congress
It is not the war of the Democratic OF
the Republican party. 1t is the war o
the American people. 1t is more.
It is the wal of the United States. o
the Allied powers. Of the civilized
world against the barbarism Of Ger
many. In this great burden and re
sponsibility the Republican. party, rep
resenting more than half the citizen
ship Of the country. demands its right
full share.
II the Republican party Is entrustet
with power in either Or both houses
they will do everything possible t.
drive forward the war and hasten tn
. day of victory. The President speak
of the necessity Of telling the plaii
i. truth.
That the Republican party In cor
troll Of Congress would do, for the
= have no friends to shield. And the
+ will do more. They will give all tn
money. to the last dollar, necessary
! sustain our armies and our fleets. bu
, they will check the waste now goin
on OF the money given by the MOI
generous people on the face Of tn
earth.
The President speaks Of the effet
J. Of the election abroad. He says tbs
there they understand the meaning {
elections. They do; and they wi
know that II the Republicans have
o majority In Congress the war WILL b
pressed with greater vigor than eve
before.
3 They are quite aware that the pows
Of the Senate Ii equal to that OF th
q President In contamination OF peae
o by treaty. They will know that th
$ Republican party stands for . victor
GUS peace and the overthrow Of Pru
e sian militarism. That knowledge wi
n not depress the spirit Of u allies {
g encourage the government Of &c
t many.
The Republican party believes thu
4. the question of surrender should I
h left to Marshal Foch, to the genera
they report that Germany has Ia
a and to the armies in the held. VIII
"a down her arms the United States Al
r. the Allies should then impose the
10 terms.
IT Will that knowledge cause dejecti'
"a to those who are fighting with Us? :
N the world knows that the Republic,
"a party is opposed to negotiations a
discussion carried on in diplomat
notes addressed to tho German 60
IA eminent.
"a The Republican party staudl !
unconditional surrender. There 70
of Republican creed 50 short that the
n Is not room in 1t for those two wore
n. HENRY CABOT LODGE.
IS. REED sMOOT.
ry Chairman Republican Senatorial Co
rs mittee.
FREDERICK H. GILLETT.
he SIMEON D. TESS.
II. Chairman Republican CongressioE
Of Committee.