New-York tribune., 1918-10-29
Mckinley Was for
Winning the War

~ made my appeal to stand by Nc
Kinley's administration because that
Administration was pro-war.
"President Wilson in his appeal says
the Republican party is prowar, but
that he is against it because it is anti
Administration. In other words, he ad-
mts that you can be pro-war and anti
Administration, and the other half, the
Democrats whom his appeal is in
tended to seat in Congress. are anti
war. although pro administration.
II refer to the record Of the Demo
cratic leaders, like MesSrs. Kitchin and
Dent, and ask to compare them with
The record of the Republican leaders,
like Messrs Kahn, Wicls, Mccormick,
Lodge, PoindeXter and the rest.
But this is not all
"The peace with Spain was ratified
because We had an overwhelming
Republican majority III the Senate. A
few upright and farsi sighted Democrats
went with the Republicans. Two or
three paciiist Republicans went with
the Democrats. But the overwhelming
majority of the Republicans were for
the peace of victory, which followed
unconditional surrender.
The overwhe Ginning majority of the
Democrats were against it. The event
showed that not only was my appeal
necessary. but that if it had not been
effective the result would have been
ruinous to this country
recapitulate at this time:
The Republicans have been pro war,
pro-Llberty Loan, pro unconditional
| surrender and Mr.. Wilson opposes them
and asks Tor Democratic majority
which shall include all the Democrats
VINO are an5i-war, anti-Liberty Loan,
and anti-unconditional surrender, for
OF course the anti-draft Democrats
were, IT not anti-war, at least anti
ethclency in war. In other words.
stood Tor patriotism against politics
III 1898, and | stand for patriotism
against politics in 1918.
ouch IS the essence of our position
AS for the need of taking It. ask
you to consider the followinc' o. 4ac4s asH
Advantage has been taken of Liberty
Loan meetings and meetings of Four
Minute Men to distribute at Tihertv
oond booths and elsewhere cards with
this appeal: Stand by Wilson over ei
here. Don't let the elections go against
tme, ,1le, goVernment. Vote with President
wilson W and for the Democratic ticket }
I'M, ms IS IS frank appeal to win votes for
the Democratic ticket by misleadine
patriotic citizens and making tham
confused between patriotism and mar
tisanship. anu p"i-
II have often found it difficult to un-
derstand the meaning of the Presi-
dents statements, but there is no diff
Guilty IN understanding the meaning of
TINS statement. 1t is the straightfor-
ward expression of the presidents view
That the ordinary man, Democrat or
Eepubllcan or independent, is to con-
tribute al. the money that the govern
ment needs, but that there his function
stops, and that he is to have no voice
In deciding the policy of the govern
ment.
"Ihis has direct bearing upon
what has happened within the last two
weeks. The events in connection with
the peace negotiations or interchange
of notes between the President and
the Central governments illustrate lust
what | mean. The Presidents frst
note to Germany. about two weeks ago
delivered him into the hands of Ger,
many by his compromising INQUIRIES,
1t was accepted by the Allies and ac-
cepted by our own people as meaning
that if Germany answered as she act,
ually did answer he was bound bv the
implications of the questions he had
asked. Our allies were as profoundly
disturbed as our own people and thei,
clear understanding of the situation
contained in the Democratic New Yorl
Times of October 8, which saws:
"'The reports of the debates in the
American Senate share first pages s. WITH
the news of the great military vic.
tories on the Western front. Senators
McCumber, Nelson and Lodge are as