The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-29

carry on the war. We hold tnat tine
record of the Republican party for
in the last eighteen months
has never before been equalled or APP
during a great war. and that Its record
shines by comparison with the record
OF its party opponents.
II ask you men and women. ask all
good citizens. and / ask Democrats just
exactly as much as l ask Republicans
or independents. to think what 1t means
II we In the first place abolish all parties
except one; II we then make full mem
bership in that one party depend not
upon loyalty to the country, or even
loyalty to the party's principles. but
loyalty to and support Of the Adrhinis-
tration: and 10 finally we accept the
view that members OF other parties and
of all parties who subscribe the money
necessary to run the Government are TO
be told that their function Is to be lin
tied to giving up the money. that they
are to have no say so in the govern
mental policy, and are not even to dis
cuss what the Government Is doing.
Discusses Peace Notes.
This has a direct bearing upon what
has happened within the last two weeks.
The events in connection with the peace
negotiations or interchange OF notes be-
tween the President and the Central
Governments illustrate Just what ! mean.
The Presidents first note to Germany.
about two weeks ago. delivered him Into
the hands Of Germany by his comproms-
ing inquiries 1t was accepted by the
Allies and accepted by our own people
as meaning that II Germany answered
as she actually did answer he was bound
by the Implications of the questions he
had asked. There was in this country
very extraordinary outburst of indigna-
ton and protest and a demand for the
peace OF unconditional surrender,
Senators Lodge and Poindexter and
number Of other Senators, including
one or two high minded Independent
Democrats. but In the great majority OF
instances Republicans, introduced reso-
lutions or took other action emphattcally
regulating the implications of the
Presidents inquiries and demanding I'M
conditional surrender by Germany. Our
allies were as profoundly disturbed as
our own people, and their clear under
standing of the situation is shown by
special cable from Paris contained In the
Democratic New York Times of October
3, which SAYS:
1.-The reports Of the debates In the
American Senate share first pages with
the news Of the great military victories
on the western front. Senators McCum-
Der. Nelson and Lodge are as highly
thought Of In France to-day as are the
American Generals.
Regulates His own Oner.
THE feeling was so strong that PreS-
dent Wilson speedily grew to realize it
Germany answered him by an acceptance
of his terms, phrased in the very words
he had used There remained for him
then only two courses of action. He was
compelled either to fulfil the plain oblga-
ton of his note by entering into nego-
tiations with Kaiserism, which meant
the sacrifice of America and humanity,
and which would have also certainly
meant the reputation Of his action by
the American people. or else he was him
self obliged to respond in such fashion
as to stultify his own diplomacy and
repudiate his own implied offer.
Il am thankful that he chose the lat
ter course he served our people ard hu-
manity by go doing but 1t was service
rendered only because he had received
the stcrnest warning, by the voice of the
nation. that this people would ratify no
compromise and would tolerate no such
parley as that upon which he had en-
tered: and inasmuch as he was the
pleasant thing for Americans that he
should have put himself, and the nation
behind him. In the position of iuviting<a
proposition which when accepted he re-
pudiated For the very reason that I
abhor Germany's trickery. treaChery and
bad faith I am most anxious that Amer
leans shall not initiate her in these mat
ters. And now, in the light of the latest
Developments we are again utterly at
~
mately take.
In the face Of these facts the New
York World. which shares with Mr..
lI@arst's papers the credit OF being the
special organ Of the national Admins
tration. demands a Democratic victory
this year so as to stand by the Prcsi-
dent on the alleged ground that our
allies and Germany would misinterprSt
the election Of Republican House az
being reputation Of the war aims of
this country. Such statement is the
vericSt nonsense that even partisanship
can conceive. Tho quotation I have
given above from The New York Times
shows that the French people absolutely
understand that the Republican leaders
are the statesmen on this side of the
water who are most uncompromisingly
bent on the complete overthrow OF Ger
many and bent on securing peace
which shall guarantee 10 all nations,
great and small, so long as they are
we'll behaved. the complete liberty from
foreign invasion and from Interference
with their domestic concerns which we
demand for ourselves
The triumph of the party that has
been led during the last eighteen months.
and especially during the last fortnight,
by such leaders AS Messls. Lodge, Poin-
dexter. Nelson, johnson and their asso-
Cla,es, viii be accepted everywhere as
the triumph or the war spirit OF Amerira
and Of our purpose TO insist upon the
peace OF victory FOR justice aud right
and popular freedom.