The Washington times., 1918-10-28
M'ADOO REPLIES
TO REPUBLICANS

Urging unity Of command" in the
United States in the conduct of the
war, Secretary OF the Treasury Nc
Adoo has issued a plea to the nation
for the election OF a Democratic Con-
4 gress.
Joseph P. Tumulty. secretary to the
President, also has issued a state
ment, showing that during the Span
!, ish-American war Republicans, then
in control. issued an appeal for the
return of a Republican Congress SINH
lar to the recent appeal Of President
i Wilson. Secretary McAdoo's state
ment follows:
Before America entered the war
the allies had suffered repeated re-
verses because there was no unity OF
command. They were divided among
themselves in authority.
Obtained UHity In FRANCE.
The first act OF the President was
to compel a unity OF command under
General Foch. Ever since that time
America and her allies have been
winning victories, and q triumphant
: conclusion OF the war is in sight as
! long as unity Of command and action
is preserved.
/ Unity OF command in Europe must
be backed up with unity OF COM
mand and action in America. The
President, who is commanderIn-chief
Of the army and navy OF the United
States, must not have the authority
p, divided in the United States between
the Congress on the vone hand and
| himself on the other. -.5 -. o., o.. ~
afIUa IL
lea IL we are to maintain victories on
the front and gain the kind OF peace
for which America fights. The only
way to secure continued unity or
command in America Is to return q
Congress which IS willing to support
the President fully, and such a Con-
gress must be composed of a majority
in full sympathy with his views, pol
icies and ideals"
Not Supporting Democrats.
Homer s. Cummings, acting chair
man OF the Democratic National Com
mittee, also issued a statement last
night charging that the reactionary
interests OF the country are not sup
porting the Democratic nominees be-
cause, he says, they are not in SYM
pathy with the progressive measures
enacted under the leadership OF the
President
There is but one safe thing which
the Independent and patriotic voter
can do" adds Mr.. Cummings, "and
that is to follow the leadership of
President Wilson, not only for the
purpose of winning the war. but for
the purpose OF thwarting the hidden
forces which are seeking to destroy
him"
Secretary Tumulty last night made
public a letter he has written at
President Wilson's direction to the
CuyahOGa county Republican commit
tee at Cleveland. Ohio, in which he
replies to protests against President
Wilson's appeal to the country to re-
turn Democratic Congress by re-
calling quotations from utterances
by Colonel Roosevelt, former Preside snt
Harrison, Senators Lodge and PEN
rose and former Senator Foraker in
the campaign Of 1898, at the close Of
the Spanish war.
The Cuyahoga county committee
teleSraphed the White House taking
issue with the Presidents statement.
Secretary Tumulty, writing at the
Presidents direction, simply COM
Ecended the statements he quoted and
also various editorials appearing at
the time in leading Republican news
PIpSES 10 Ihe commuters cOnSiQera-
tio= without comment
What Roosevelt Said.
The FIRST quotation was from Col
orsl Roosevelt, Republican candidate
toT governor OF New York in 1898:
Remember that. whether you will |
il or not. your votes this year will |
be viewed by the nations OF Europe
from one standpoint only. They will |
draw no fine distinctions. 4 refusal
to sustain the President this year
will, in their eyes. be read as a re-
fusal to sustain the war and to sus-
tain the efforts OF our peace COM
mission to secure the fruits of war
Such 4 refusal may not inconcsIv-
ably bring about a rupture OF the
peace negotiations. 1t will give
heart to our defeated antagonists:
1t will make possible tho interfer-
ence OF those doubtful neutral ma
tions who in this struggle have
wished US Ill.
You could get the benefits of the
victories OF Grant and Sherman only
by re-electing Lincoln. and we will
gain less than we ought from the
war II the administration is not sus
tained at these elections"
From former President Harrison.
pleading for the election of q Re"
publican Congress: