The Ordway new era., 1918-10-25

| crosses regarded by 1t most vital to
| the successful conduct OF the war,
| and found that seven members voted
wrong on all these measures. OF these
seven one was a Republican and six
were Democrats. forty-seven mem
bers voted right on all these meas
ures, of whom forty-three were Re-
publicans and four were Democratic.
In a speech madein the United States
Senate in March last, Senator Curtis,
of Kansas, said: II have in my hand
| the record of every vote cast in the
| Senate during the war congress, and
of the votes cast on the Republican
side 76 per cent plus, were for war
propositions, while on the Democratic
side the votes cast for these same
war measures were rs per cent minus.
That is. the best record upon which
Republicans stand. 1t is the best evil
dence of our loyalty"
| Will any intelligent American think
the country in danger if a Republic
can Congress shall be elected in No
vember and on the 4th of March next
assembled in the capitol building in
Washington? No certificate of loyal
| ty will be required, there are no cop
perheads in the Republican party.
| thank God, and the President can rest
assured of the united support of the
great loyal party that saved the
Union in all his measures for success
full conduct of the war. and in the
coming peace council, soon to be in
augurated, we hope and believe.
Since the close of the Civil war
there has never been a time when the
success of Republican principles was
so essential to the future welfare and
permanency of this great Republic of
ours. We must not be lulled to secur-
ity by the cry of partisan politics
adjourned" It's on par with those
catchy ll-'o-the-wisp, phrases,
"Watchful Waiting" which was drift
ing without compass or rudder, and
''He's kept us out of war" which
wasn't true. The sinking of the Lusi-
tania was the foulest outrage ever
perpetrated upon innocent men, wo-
men and children. by nation claim
ing to be civilized, and was an open
declaration of war by Germany a
gainst the United States. In my
opinion 1t should have been so re-
garded and accepted at the time.
In this broad land of ours there
was one American beyond all others.
knowing the German Emperor and his
militaristic government by expert
ence. realized the grave Importance
of this dastardly act. who had the
| courage TO uenOuHce II, as ueSeTNeu,
and demand prompt action to meet
the resulting emergency which he
foresaw was inevitable. There is but
one Theodore Roosevelt" There he
stands, behold him at the head of the
Army of the Lord on the Plain of
Esdraelon, fighting the battle for the
people.
oh, we mistaken, peace-loving
Americans, men and women, what
toll we are paying today in blood of
the bravest and best youth of our
land for failure to act when the ac-
tion that speaks louder than words
was demanded.
/ admire frank, out-spoken, manly
men. with opinions and convictions
upon all questions involving the well
fare and happiness of their fellow
men, who have the ability to express
and defend them, men who possess
that lofty courage that will assail the
wrong. however panoplied in power,
and defend the weak and the op-
pressed, however poor and humble
they may be. l hate artifice and pre-
tense.