Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-26

Republicans. and the administra-
ton at Washington, the people OF
this republic and our Allies in the
great war fnay be thankful and we I
surely may be proud. that the Re-
publican attitude in this crisis has
been correct and patriotic to the
letter. Had we been as partisan as
some of our critics. there might have
been different tale to tell.
State Is Mainstay OF Defense
And Penpsylvania-what of her?
The issue of what Pennsylvania Is
doing in the great national Crisis
has been raised. Pennsylvania stands
firm now as she has always stood, the i
very mainstay of the national de-
tense. The great Republican state,
this veritable empire of common
wealth, has done more within her
self for carrying on this war than
any five Democratic states in the
Union. Pennsylvania alone has given |
more of her effort. more of her skill, |
more of her wealth and more of her
men than all of the half dozen states |
combined which furnish the chair
men of the big committees in our
Democratic congress.
And, my friends. in glorified sor-
row let II be said that more of the
sons of Pennsylvania have given
their lives already in this struggle
OF the ages than have been contri-
buted by any of her sister states.
We have our shortcomings In Penn
sylvania, we have some weak spots
that must be strengthened. some
faults we will correct. but lack of
loyal effort for the winning of this
war is not one OF these. Don't let
us hear ;hat question raised again!
Tariff Not Dead
After saying the tariff is not a
dead issue, the Senator remarked:
And some other Republican policies
sound good right now-Republican
policies that were particularly popu-
lar in Pennsylvania. The upbuild-
ing of the navy-where would we be
to-day without the navy which was
built up entirely by Republican ad-
ministrations against bitter opposi-
ton upon the part of the very ele-
ments now in control of the Demo-
cratic organization. Only three years
ago the present secretary of the navy
saw no reason for an increased naval
program. He is paying dollars now
for ships he could then have built
for dimes and have prepared our
shipyards for the mighty task that is
now upon them.
anu mere III SHIlSylNdhld, lIDil
time immemorial, we have urged
some sort of encouragement for our
merchant marine, that we might
have ships to sail the seas and men
to man them, but our precious
Democrats were against this, tooth
and nail, and enough timid brethren
from the west were found to join
them in defeating any definite action.
A few million tons of ships with a
big force of trained soldiers would
have been mighty handy lately and
would have saved this nation thou
sands of lives and billions of dollars.
Too Much to Do to Adjourn Politics
And yet now my optimistic
friend from Philadelphia wants to-
give the Democrats credit for our
shipbuilding program. Hindsight is
great thing, if 1t is not too far be-
hind. but Republican foresight is in
tinitely better.
so, my friends, we will not ad-
journ our politics just yet Some
times in the Legislature some fellow
who has got all he wants and is
afraid the other fellow may turn a
trick moves to adjourn. 1t is a fa-
miliar parliamentary play, but We'll
not adjourn now. We have too much
work to GO. We have to send Re-
publicans to Washington to help the
administration through with the
great task before our nation-and
we will help them and keep on help
ing, we will make our sacrifices and
bear the burden. We will do all
we can 10 win the war, devotedly and
unselfishly and when it is over we
will be on hand to solve the mighty
questions then arising with Repub-
lican courage and Republican pa
triotism. When all the power we
have so generously given into the
hands of the federal government is
returned to the states and to the peo-
pie. as it must be returned in large
portion if our government is to con-
tinue as it has been in the past; when
the readjustments are made with
other nations and with our own peo-
pie, then is when the real test of our
democracy, our faith in our institu-
tions, our devotion to our ideals, will
come; then is when we will need
our wisest heads and our most cour-
ageous spirits on guard"