Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-07-19
Oh. ROOEVELT
IN BIG SPEECH
EFoRE NE wYoRK STATE RE
! PUBLICAN CONVENTION
/ PLEADS FOR REPUBLICAN,
RULE.
(By Associated Press


ore Roosevelt emphasized "the nee
sity. Of electing a Republican Con-
ress" in an address here today be-
ORE hte New York State unofficial
.epublican State Convention.
The events Of the past year and q
ar have shown that Republican
congress Is necessary. the former
resident said. "to support the Ad-
Illustration at every point where II
cts vigorously in prosecuting the
,ar, an dto supply its deficiencies in
h prosecution Of the war and IN
- carrying out Of n proper world
oIicy."
"This country needs" che Colonel
erlared, "a Congress which will give
BE- Administration this kind Of Wig
rpu support. and yet will fearlessly
,pervise and when necessary inves-
irate what is being done.
"Since the war began the Repub-
cans In Congress have acted in a
irit Of the largest patriotism. and
lolly without regard to questions
politics for the administration
ssures designed 70 refiiciently car
ng on the war they have furnished
larger per eentage Of support than
I'VE the Democrats; and where the
administration was wrong, the bulk
4 the Republicans ventured to with
tand IL and have stood by the coun-
~, whereas the bulk Of the Demo
rats have not done so; although
here have been some conspicuous
md honorable exceptions.
at Is only by such conduct that
We can win the war and secure the
ight kind Of peace. The need in
Congress is for loyal Americans, far
lighted, strong willed, resolute, who
hall represent the people Of this coun-
ny, and who shall stand steadfastly
,y the nation as a whole"
The right kind Of peace. the peace
xhich America must insist upon, Col
Roosevelt said, was "a peace condi-
.ioned upon the complete overthrow
of Germany and the removal Of all
threat Of German world dominion" "
In fighting against disloyalty In Amer
ica, aaginst all foreign racial solidar.
lty In this country, he declared. 1--WE
must treat agitation for premature
pr inconelusive peace as treason 70
The Republic" The German spy,
me "slien enemy here at home" and
the even fouler and more despicable
native American who serves the
bIien." the Colonel said, should be in
terned at hard labor. OF. u caught In
! fragrant offence. should be shot.
Abiding TO "a most gallant Amer.
lean army" across the seas. and Ia
ship and airplane production, the Col
,nel said that Eve owe much Of this
achievement to the work Of the Sen.
ate Committee on Military Affairs
and we owe even more TO the sue.
eess Of the German drive which
began in March.
1--WE have played poor part il
The early stages Of the world war.
The Colonel confined, Let US max,
The finishing Of the war an Amer
can task. BY this time next yea
we ought TO have overseas an arm,
ss great as the combined armies o
France and England. an army o
between 100000 aud 1000, 90,
Fighting soldiers on the various fight
ing fronts, and tins. considering re
placements and non-combatants
means at least 100000 men.
Congress should refuse assent I,
NE War Departments present polio,
Df procrastination. in DIFFERING tn,
1eeessary extension Of the age linn
h for the draft. and in other ways
There should be no further delay
Besides enormously strengtheninI
our army in France we should b
ibis time have declared war on Tur
hey and have sent 100000 soldier
o aid our Allies in Western Asia
We have had TO use English ships I
Terry our troops across the Atlsnti
and we could use Japanese ships
erry them across the Pacific.
"There must be no peace until Gel
many h beaten to her knees. T
save her with strangle-hold o
xtussia, and through her vassal Allie,
austria. Bulgaria and Turkey, DOM
can't an Central Europe and Ash
tinor. would mean that she had VOL
Ne war and taken a great stride 10