Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-19

presses Similar Views at Saratoga.
Saratoga, N, Y, July 19.-"Wherever
danger from disloyal votes does not
threaten, we should strive vigorously to
elect republicans to the senate and the
house Of representatives" declared
former United States Senator Elihu
last night before the informal repub-
lican state convention.
1.-THE proper conduct of the war re-
quires loyal republicans in congress-"
continued Mr.. Root. mo government
can afford to go on without the tests
and criticisms of policy and perform
ance which can hardly be furnished
during the continuance of this war ex-
cept by putting republicans in congress.
With the tremendous power which the
exigencies of war have vested in the
executive branch of government, it is
very difficult for legislative members of
the party in power to express, or in
deed to form, independent judgment,
and to subject measures proposed for
| legislation to the process of correction
and improvement by discussion and
amendment,-yet without this, terrible
mistakes are certain to be made. A
study of recent legislation will show
that the independent support of the
republicans in the senate and in the
house given to every forward step of
the president in the conduct of the war,
not because party leader told them to
give it, but because tAeir loyalty and
judgment constrained them to give it,
has been of the highest value. No ma
ton can dispense with the kind of in
dependent and fearless service which
was rendered by Augustus Gardner, of
Massachusetts,, when he led the fight
i Tor preparedness, anu by julius hann.
of California when he led the house
of representatives in the passage of the
selective draft act.
Democrats Unfriendy to Commerce.
ut is a moderate statement that
large part Of the democrats who exer-
else power in Washington are not very
| familiar with the vast and complicated
industry and commerce and finance
which underlie the taxpaying power of
the United States. Nor are they very
|
gagged in that industry and commerce
and finance. There are some men
among them who seem to feel that an
element Of punishment may properly
be included in taxation. That is dan
gerous in the highest degree. Taxation
should be absolutely controlled by the
purpose to raise the necessary revenue
and preserve the sources of revenue by
| e. IA; %,;I> of ha h1Ir a
less there is independence and courage
to insist upon this principle we are
liable to be hampered in the war by
| a. sharp decline in our power to raise
money.
There is another reason for send
| ing republicans to Washington aris-
| ing from the effect upon American
political and social institutions whica
must result fri m the measures neces-
sary to carry en- the war.
Governmental Rearrangement.
I'VE have teen building UP great
| mass of statutes and executive author
ity unprecedentd in scope and abso-
lutism. We have done 1t with alacrity
because 1t was necessary for the
conduct Of the war We shall continue
| it so long as the war lasts. Bus
when the war ends all this system OF
executive government VII have, to be
unscrambled and we shall have to
get back to . government OF limited
powers and individual freedom. We
shall not go back where we were. That
I never can be done. And 1t ought not
| to be done, because we are learning
valuable lessons and we must utilize
! them in the Encouragement which
| follows the war. But that re arrange
| ment must be based upon the samu
| fundamental principles which have
made America great and free. Never
IN American History have brains and
| character been needed more in the
congress Of tine United States than
| they will be OF the time, probably
within the life of the next congress,
when Germany breaks and peace
comes.
Beyond that day Of victory, new
world will rise from the ashes of sac
rifice. The new relations in COM
munity of nations subject to the rule
of law and morals and the extension
and development of the principle OF
| self-governed freedom, will demand
the highest capacity for political or
ganization and public service. In that
day the party that has been faithful
to the right, without fec. the party
that rises to the greatness Of these
specious times with vision and unsel--
fish devotion, will have it's reward in
the confidence and trust of the Amer
lc anpeople."
Taft Urges Republican Congress.
A call by William Howard Taft to
the country to elect this fall a re-
publican congress, which he declared
would stimulate the democratic pres.
ident by offering constructive criticism
of the Administrations action and in'
action and by legislation, enlarge the
nations military preparations. was Is
sued by the former president, adj
dressing the unofficial republican
state convention here today.
1Reiterating his advocacy of an army
of 100000 men, Mr.. Taft told the
delegates that now is the time to
raise the great force needed to win
the war. with democratic congress,
Iwaiting the presidents lead rather
than CO. ordinating with the executive,
he said, this will not be accomplished
with the promptness which is impera-
tive.
4 While conceding the masterfu
ability of the president in stating the
country's aims in the war, Mr.. Taft
asserted that the administration has