Republican farmer., 1918-01-25

f these widely published utter . Stone, 'has been, as they were l bring the present government its hold on popular confidence. aD standard of patriotism" I press by MT. Wilcox regarding the in- competence of the Democratic party and it's effect on coming congressional elections. He, said a meeting of the Republican leaders had been called in
 St. Louis on Feb. 12 to inaugurate
 winter campaign.
 Col. Roosevelt has engaged a hall i in St. Louis to make a war speech
 the day before the committee meet
 ing said Senator Stone.
 T no wintroduce my star witness,
 Theodore Roosevelt himself-whom I
 characterize as the most seditious man Of consequence in Americas" he con- tinued. 'The heart of this man is
 afame with inordinate ambition and
 he runs amuck. His chief thought is not to help the government, but all
 ways of Roosevelt. Almost every day
 this' man speaks in bitter and con-
 temptuous disparagemento of the pres ident and his majority members of this congress. Every week for a long
 time he has been and still is publish
 ing under contract for a money con-
 sideration-think of 1t, for money
 villainous screeds in the Kansas City
 Star-attacking the president and the
 government. These Roosevelt con- ] f7-ih
 important papers. Whatever may be
 said of the papers, reproducing these
 disloyal uttterances, the Kansas City
 Star is chiefly responsible"
 Citing criticisms from MT. Roose- velt's editorials, Senator Stone con- tinued:
 For example, Roosevelt denounces ,.I the president and the government in | terms that would subject almost any other citizen to arrest-yet his utter ances which I say would be denounced
 as reasonable if made by others, are widely published without even oficia, protest.
 T have quoted these uttterances oi Roosevelt, first to show that his Fvaunted claim, self advertised, of g superior brand of patriotism, is empty
 and, second, to inquire why Roosevelt = may say things with impunity that 2
 citizen of less consequence dare no !, even repeat without danger of indict- | ment for disloyalty."
 5 At this point the senator made hi! U reference to Roosevelt as an aid tt : the kaiser and then turned to tn, T congressional war investigations. Ht q hn TicrI,t <,F - to make the inquiries, but rather thei It purpose and publicity given to na Is tional difficulties.
 y q cannot believe" he said, "tha
 worldwide. advertisement of alleged ; deficisncies in our war activities, ever l. if ultimately found true, is necessar- ' to bring about ad linistrative reforms Il doubt tho wisdom of wide open in e vestigations into almost what migh | be made the subject of criticism o ID the administration.
 u q do not mean that administrativ
 errors should be concealed from ou 7t people. Of course mistakes have bee u made by the government-doubtles Io many grave mistakes. In the circUu > stances that was inevitable but is s' necessary for us to stand on a house l. top and proclaim these mistakes wit ol a loud voice to the whole world?" y Considering everything, MT. Stor
 asserted t' the achievements ( Il, this congre.! and the cdministratio 7u "signalizes a degree of marked SUI le cess without parallel in the world so history" Undue publicity given nS present mistakes, he said, had adve d tised the nations weakness to tt enemy.
 le "The time for Haunting them h. past" he continued. This is u ne time for unanimous national sympatl D. and solidarity. My appeal now is ne my colleagues on this side to star
 Trnly against influences calculated n ,islead us and I appeal to my co c. .eagues on the other side of th to chamber to thrust back the evids IT, rising tide of partisanship." e's The Republican leaders purpos 1st he reiterated is to elect congre O. out of harmony with the President ia What would happen to the Nilst na administration if the Republic;
 party should have control of the ne IFS congress" he asked?" he asked " lt- were to adopt the use of Billy Su '&- day classics, the President wou it. have hell of a time.'
 In concluding the Missouri Sen tee tor presented statistics of 1 hat se- termed were partisan appointmer
 of state war committees. In Ne he York, he said, a Republican govern he appointed S2 Republicans and thr in Democrats, while in Ohio a Dem he cratic governor named IS Repub the cans and 10 Democrats. In Califc