The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-28

NEW YORK. Oct. 27.-William H
Hays, chairman Of the Republican Nh
tinnal Committee. mad public here to-
night Il statement in which h. replied in
behalf OF his party To President Will
sons appeal to return democratic
congress. In his statement Mr.. Hays
said:
president Wilson has questioned the
motives and fidelity OF your rcpreScn-
iatives in congress. He has thereby
lmpugncd their loyalty and denied thelr
PATRIOTISM. His challenge is TO those
| who have elected those representatives.
You owe IT TO them: II * The h"hor "i
your great party and to your own SCI
respect 10 meet that challenge SGu"rc'H'
not only az republicans but as Amer'-
CANS ! rs yuur chnlrmnn' can "i'""
| you 20 do II. "
Mr.. Wilson eccnrdG tho rnpub'icahS
on credit whatever for having Supportco
The war measures proposed by his nd-
ministration although they have cone
So with greater unanimItE thah inc
members of his own party. Despite thal
| fact he accuses them "f having trled 10
usurp his proper functions
At no time and in no way have they
! tried to take control of the war out OIL
bic hands The President knows that.
| rho country knows it, You know 1t. a
| moro ung-aciuus. more UNJUST Hlu'e
wantnn, more mcndaci"us accusat'o'l
| was never made by the most Fcckiess
| stump orator. much loss ny presiaeit'
| Of the United States for partisan puF-
Moses II is AN insult not only 70 every
! iocu, republican in congress. but 70
cycrv loy;,l republican in the land. IL
| r,u,- merits tho resentment "hich
r,rbtrullv md surely will find cNpreH-
| sion at tho polls. 49,.
mfr. wilson grudEingly admits ina
| the Republicans hay" been pro va. I,
Thcn why does he demand their dcfeat :
Because they arc st'll pro-war' HareI!
thet No. It is because they are i"'
| ncacc through. not without victory ~
cause they do not hcli"T" laSlihs p',tCr
can be obtained through ncGol!dl'",'
| bccaus. they consider that /. D Sth''"s
for Cncondi;in Surrender AS wei! ~
for United States and Uncle sam. Ih'
/ Dnnocratic Congress does not. MI
| wilson does not
! "Thorc is the issue clear rs tho noon
dav sun. The country will decide
mr. Wilson wants only rubber
stamps-his rubber stamps-in Con-
rross He saws so. No one knows II
better than Democratic congressman
Flo calls for the defeat Of pr"-waT R"'
uublicans and the election OF anti-wa'
pcmocrats He ms tho executive. Is nc
longer satisfied to he ono branch OF thf
! government as provided by the conSr'
! tuition Republican congressman mus
he defeated and Democratic congress
men must be elected. as they w"Nio
| Weld in everything. That Is eNidenlls
! his idea. Tho idea Of an autocTat call
! ing himscl: the servant. but bidding
,; fur the mastery of this great fre'
people.
Republicans in Congress hay" Seem
cd him good enough when they as
scented, as they did assent with hiEhcS
patriotism and Sometimes against thci'
best Judgment I" his proposals. R"pup
Leans at home hnv" seemed to MN E""t
enough 70 send fully L million Of thci
sons into battle Ia furnish At lHas
half OF the army and far more thar
half of The money for winning or 'ht
war. but they arc not considered so"'
enough TO have II voice in the settle
mcnt at III" war.
"Rut Mr.. Wilson's real purpose hn'
nothing TO do with the conduct Of th'
war. lie has had that from The begin
ming. has il now and nobody dreams O
Interfering with his control. He want!
i:s; w. ,hinrs. Dnc Is full power u
settle the war precisely ms he ana ms
sole. unclccted. unarpointcd. uncon1lrm
cd personal adviser may determine. Tht
other is tull power aS the 'unemHarrass
cd spokesman in affairs ut home rs n
actually demands in his statement u
reconstruct in peace times the grca
industrial affairs nj the nation In I'M
same way. In unimp"ded conformity
with whatever socjalistic doctrines
whatever unlimited ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
shin notions. whatever haZy whimS ma!
nnSSnCs him al the llnlc, Du