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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-04
God Save the Republic!
God Grants Liberty Only to Those Who Love 1t, and Are Always
Ready to Guard and Defend It"-DanicI Webster

Nation should return a Democratic
Congress, which would accord "un-
divided support to him and to him
alone as THE Government" of the
United States.
Now consider: If the election of
a Republican Congress would mean
all of these things, what to Mr..
Wilson's mind would the election
of a Democratic Congress signify?
The opposite. of course the exact
opposite in every respect. 1t would
relieve him of all embarrassment.
1t would give to him full authority
as spokesman of the Nation. His
sole, exclusive command in civil as
well as military affairs would have
been confirmed by the people. He
would be freed from the necessity
of comforting with their representa-
tives. His control of legislation"
would be law. His every wish would
be enacted. The Constitution
would be evaded and in effect abro-
gated by direction of the people,
from whom he had received, not a
mere endorsement as President, but
a positive mandate to act hereafter
as their duly designated absolute
ruler.
That is the Interpretation which
Mr.. Wilson would put upon, and
would have a right to put upon,
the election of a Democratic Con-
gress. Millions of voters might not
have intended to confer autocratic
powers upon an individual. But
they would have done so. Mr.. Will
son has set the trap with superla-
tive skill. 1t waits only to be
sprung.
Talk of partisanship is arrant
nonsense. Mr.. Wilson cares no
more for the Democratic party than
for the Republican party or the
Prohibition party except as a We
chicle for his own ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
He is an autocrat by nature and by
training. He is temperamentally
incapable off meeting anybody upon
a basis of equality. One or the
other, must be master. He aims
avowedly, through this election, to
achieve mastery, absolute at home,
and, through that, as nearly abso-
lutte as possible his ambition, so
far at least as this country is con-
| cerned, and will hold in the hollow
of his hand the destinies of the
Nation.
We have set forth as clearly
as lay within our power the normal
issues of this campaign, due CON
sideration of which would surely
have produced a Republican Con-
| gress. Mr.. Wilson, in his despera-
ton and daring. now injects an alb
NORMAL and overpowering issue
which must be met at the polls.
1t threatens representative gov
eminent. 1t involves the liberties
! of the American people. 1t strikes
deep at the very foundations of free
institutions. 1t is a ena to all
mankind.
This is not exaggeration; it is
| sober truth.
GOD SAVE THE REPUBLIC!
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-04
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE

H. c. McEldowney, Pittsburgh
banker, Is a member of the com.
mittee named in New York to pro.
feet foreign investments after the
war.
Raymond E. Brown, Brookville
lawyer well known here, has been
made a major in the judge advocate
generals department.
Joseph II. Alling, prominent
Pittsburgh businessman and paper
manufacturer, is Just home from
France and is speaking for the
United War work.
The. Rev. DIR. w. II Roberts,
stated clerk of the Presbyterian
General assembly, says that this is
the time of a thousand years when
events in Turkey and Palestine are
considered.
Judge c. Y. Audenreid, of Phil
adelphia, has created a stir by say
ing that prisoners are treated too
much like guests in Philadelphia.
"A. T. Dice, president of the
Reading, was congratulated by many
railroad men on his birthday on
Saturday.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-04

can districts are on record in favor
of it.
Under the caption, Not a Party
Matter" Vance C. McCormick's news
paper urges the election of dry"
candidates to the Legislature, while,
on the other hand. it is trying by
every means possible to turn votes
from Senator Sproul, the only dry"
candidate for Governor who has any
chance of election. Must con-
science yield to party regularity"
asks the Mccormick newspaper. APP
~parently so. since MI. Mccormick,
who lodged the temperance issue in
his personally-controlled Democratic
platform, is now asking that Demo
cratic voters east their ballots in a
manner that will benefit nobody u
Judge Bonniwell, the wet" candi-
date, since every vote against Sen
ator Sproul is really a vote against
the election of a prohibition Cover
nor Too weak to insist upon a plat
form temperance pledge for the
Democratic party, Mccormick now
camouflages his real sentiments by
urging the election of dry" Demo
cratic candidates to the House, while
he covertly makes votes that will
benefit only Bonniwell, the Demo-
cratic rum" candidate, by urging
men to east their ballots against Sen
ator Sproul. The answer, of course,
will be another reputation for the
Mccormick brand of politics.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-04

- RATIONAL CHAIRMAN HAYS,
~ in a telegram to the TeIe-
graph, says reports from all
over the country are to the effect
that President Wilson's challenge to
Republicans has been accepted in a
manner that will return a Republi-
can House and Senate to Washing
ton tomorrow. Republicans every
where are ~resentful over the inter-
ference of the White House. The
straight ticket voter will be at the
polls tomorrow in numbers not
known in recent years. Even men
who would have split their tickets
sn the prohibition question, the re-
ports indicate, are so intent upon re-
buking Democratic dictation that
they will. overlook the liquor ques-
ton in the marking of their ballots
II that happens to interfere with
their larger intent Of voting only for
Republican candidates. If this is
erue, it is unfortunate, but should
he fact develop nobody would be to
blame therefor but the President
himself, who has submerged every
other issue to that of sustaining his
own personal dictatorship in ma
Honal affairs.
But, whatever may happen here
and there throughout the State. the
return of a very large number of
dry" candidates is certain, for in
many districts both Republican and
Democratic candidates are pledged
TO the amendment, and a very large
number of Republicans in Republic
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-04
ApproDe the Road Bond Issue

From Pittsburgh Gazette Timesl
Every consideration of self-inter-
est and public service demands sup
port of the bond issue amendment
to the Constitution by Pennsylvania
voters next Tuesday. The PROPOSE
ton is to authorize the issuance of
$50, 1000 600 of bonds for the i'm
provement of roads. There a be
no question as to the necessity Of
road improvements on a large scale.
The benefits are derived by every
part of the population, by city
jewellers, small town residents, and
by agriculturists. Nor can it be
said that any one division of the
people will benefit more than an
other. The farmer who hauls his
products over good roads gets them
TO market more expeditiously and
more cheaply to the purchasers,
who reap advantage from release
from dependence on railroads or
slow and dangerous transportation
over aforementioned dirt roads.
Improved highways knit the people
of the state closer together. All
profit from the improvements. And
nobody is conscious of paying to
secure the benefits which + of
incalculable value.
The work cannot be done until
the war ends. When the war is
over road work, If the people APP
prove this bond issue, will provide
employment for thousands of men
and contribute enormously to re-
ducing distress which, without it.
may be expected. Senator Sproul,
Republican nominee for governor,
has explained this clearly. He will
guard against any abuse in the ex-
penditure of the money, If the
amendment is approved and he is
elected governor.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-04
VOTE FOR GOOD A

n o not overlook on your ballot
tomorrow the road loan
amendment. After you have
voted your party ticket look care
fully. to the marking of the good
roads proposal.
Vote yes and get Pennsylvania
out of the mud.
If we pass this good roads loan
we do two things of prime import
ance-
We provide money for the con-
struction of such a system of high
ways as we cannot get by direct
appropriation unless we overtax
the farmers or cut down the school
and other State appropriations.
And
We set aside a big fund to be used
at will during the period when the
war shall end, the boys come home
from the front. when our industries
are changing from n war to a peace
basis and there will be more job
hunters than jobs.
We owe it to these lads and to
our workingmen at home to ar
range for public work to tide them
over what, promises to be an inter-
val of unemployment. Nothing
better than the road loan could be
found. for road building now enters
into many forms of industry. Not
only must the roads be built. but
the material of many kinds must be
prepared and hauled by the rail-
roads and by motortrucks and count
less farm wagons to the place
where it is to be used.
Vote for the road loan and you
vote for good roads and future
prosperity.
Vote against it and you vote for
bad roads and against the best. in
terests of thousands of working
people,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-04
PLAIN BUSINESS.
Iron Philadelphia Inquirer.

(From Philadelphia Inquirer]
4 election of Senator Sproul
to To G-overnorship is more impor-
tant to the people of Pennsylvania
thar 1t is to MI. Sproul. 1t is true
that he is a candidate for the post.
and it is no secret that he would
appreciate such a mark of conf
dence on the part of his fellow
citizens, and that he would endeavor
to I'LL the office with credit to him
self and the state. But If, by some
unthinkable chance, he should fail
OF election it would be a calamity
to the Commonwealth. The state
of Pennsylvania would be deprived
OF a broad-gauged, high-class, ex-
perienced and able man at the very
time when the services of such a
person were must urgently needed.
The administration Of a state, like
the management OF a business, calls
o executive capacity, the ability to
handle men, the power to make
proper selections as heads of de-
partments, and a thorough knowl-
edge Of her plant.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-04

The utter presumption of the will
son idea of superior wisdom and his
autocratic yearning for more power
are evidenced in the weak efforts of
his apologists to gloss over the weak
ness of his position. For instance,
the morning m~outhpiece of National
Chairman Mccormick. the Harrisburg
Patriot, declares with its customary
cocksureness hat mo real American
wants to believe and does believe that
Roosevelt Lodge. Penrose, Tess and
the other politicians really speak for
the Republican voters"
They not only speak for the Re-
publican voters. they give expression,
as have ex-President Taft. senator
Knox and other real statesmen, to
the convictions of thousands of Dem
ocrats.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-04

cal friends, including Chairman
John w. Robinson, of the Demo-
cratic county committee. Marshal
snort took possession of the office at
once.
The Pittsburgh Gazette Times in
noting the activity of Judge Eugene
c. Bonniwell in Allegheny county
remarks that political meetings were
held in his interest last week and
that one of the speakers was p. H.
keefe, head of the Allegheny
County Liquor Dealers Association.
Judge John w. Kephart has
sent word to friends here that he
has no doubt of his election as sun
preme court justice by a fine major
ity. Second place, say Kephart
partisans, is between Justice Alex
ander Simpson, Jr., and Charles b.
Lenahan, of Wilkes-Barre. Phila-
delphia newspapers strongly urge
Simpson.
Congressman b. X. Focht, who
was here yesterday on his way home
from the Cumberland valley, said
that he had no doubt of the result
in the 18th district tomorrow. lie
remarked to friends THE people of
the district have told me that 1
stand for what they want and that
my course in the war, and before it,
too, met their approval. That is
what l have tried to do"
The election of Congressman
John r. K. Scott as a legislator in
Philadelphia is expected to be fol-
lowed very speedily by an announce
ment of further ambitions. If he
does come out for speaker there will
probably be opposition to him.
Auditor General Charles A. Sny-
der says the Schuylkill situation,
senator, congressional and state, is
in excellent shape. He expects a
Republican sweep.
The Philadelphia Bulletin re-
marks anent, the election: The
general measure of respect and good
will for Senator Sproul, large as it
was when he was nominated in May
last, has become larger in the in
terval."
A. w. puy has sent word to
friends at the Capitol that the
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES district is
going to go Republican this time
and hat he expects to sweep it for
Congress.
Resident Clerk w. S. Leib, of
the House and Republican chair
mar of Schuylkill, has defeated in
tluenza.
The Pittsburgh Gazette-Times
is having a lot of fun over the at
tempts of the Allegheny county
Democratic machine, which is Of
hcially run by reorganizers, to con-
duct a campaign in that county With
the Bonniwell machine in charge of.
Old Guard and liquor men. 1t also
remarks on the clash of various
booms for county offices next year.
The Democratic city committee
counsel in Philadelphia has asked
for police and federal protection in
the Fifth ward on election day.
Maxwell Stevenson, Jr., Phila-
delphia magistrate, has gone to war.
An acting magistrate will have to
be named.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-04
PREPARE FOR PEACE NOW
a FTER the war is soon going
n to be a live topic" says the

owned by secretary OIL tne navy
Daniels. Going to be-" indeed
To all except the watchful walters
it is already a live topic.
Republicans have been discussing
it for months. Democrats have
been insisting that after the war is
over will be time enough to prepare
for peace.
Republicans have been insisting
that the first great job is to win the
war and win it in such a way as
to make peace honorable and per-
manent. They have also insisted
that while we are winning the war
there is nothing to prevent pre-
parations for peace.
Republicans have repeatedly quot
ed British and German authorities
showing that the industries of those
countries are running at full speed,
though some of them are temper
arily diverted to war work. The
dye plants of Germany are bigger
than eve before, but are devoting
most of their energies to manufac-
ture of munitions. They will be
turned back to dye manufacture as
readily as they were turned to the
manufacture of munitions. The
cotton and wollen mills of Great
Britain are turning out more goods
now than ever, though much of the
product is for war purposes. They
will turn to capacity production of
| peace goods as o o as the war is
over. Japan has been increasing her
| sales in South America and in other
countries where we expect to find
permanent markets.
Shortly before the war began, the
| Democratic party enacted a tariff
law that threw our markets open
to the foreign product, and the
foreigner promptly took advantage
of our l~iberality. Our mills were
closing and workmen were seeking
beds in free lodging houses and
food from free soup houses. If
you can't remember, look back at
the files of the newspapers with
their pictures of men and women
standing in line for food and beds.
The law which brought about
| hat sort of thing was framed by
| Democrats over the protest of Re-
publicans, and Republicans have in
| sisted that the first step in pre-
nazaNsAn Fn~ nAnnn &c pngfApnf fnn ~
the protective tariff. Against that
policy stand Kitchin, of North Caro-
lima, chairman of the Ways and
Means Committee of the House, and
man of the Finance Committee oil
the Senate-the men who have
most influence in the framing of a
revenue bill. These two men have
the backing of President Wilson
with his determination that RE-
moval of all economic barriers sc
far as possible" must be one of the
conditions of peace. Those two meI
have the backing of Josephus Dan.
iels and his paper. which has beer
quoted above. Those two men have
the backing of Northern Democrats
who go into the Democratic caucus
and subsequently vote to perpetuate
the Southern control of both house:
of Congress.
All people who believe that the
time is here for preparedness fol-
peace, rather than that the time will
soon be here, should cast their votes
for Republicans who stand for i'm
mediate preparedness for peace,
both in re-enactment of a protective
tariff and in the enactment of other
legislation that will get the country
ready for normal industrial activi-
ties.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-04
PERSONAL LIBERTY
[From Pennsylvania Farmer,

[From Pennsylvania Farmer1
Practically everybody conserved
food, stopped using gasoline on Sun
day, bought Liberty Bonds, contfi-
buted generously to many causes.
and did 1t freely with no thought of
claiming 1t to be an encroachment
upon their personal liberty. They
did 1t for the common good. But
when 1t -comes to stopping the traffic
in Intoxicating liquors, consistency is
thrown to the winds and those who
make money out OF the business. and
those in their employ, Immediately
try to throw sand in the eyes of
the public by crying, personal
liberty"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-04
CHARACTERISTIC

A LETTER addressed to the Tele-
~ graph contains a button of the
1916 campaign with this in
scription:
For me and mine-Wilson."
and this comment
Note the sentiment; isn't it char
acteristic of him
One must admit that more than
n meaning can be read into it.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-04

So the kept us out of war; fiction
before the Presidents election ofI91
is to have its counterpart in the with
holding at Washington until after
election day of the increase Of one
dollar a ton on anthracite coal. This,
to make up an increase of wages for
miners at the cost of the consumers.
1t was agreed after several confer
ences that the wage increase and
price jump should be announced at
the same time, but while the increase
in wages was allowed to leak out. the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-04

If the Dauphin County Booster
Committees forecast is as accurate
this time as it was at the primaries,
Senator Beidleman will carry every
voting precinct in the city and county.
which would be in strong contrast
with the results of a certain election
four years ago, when a Democratic
'Dauphin county candidate for State
office lost every voting precinct in
city and county except his own.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-04

news that consumers must pay the
bill of 4 5000. 600 a year. according to
recent advices. is being kept under
cover to save Democratic Congress
men. What a nice little game!
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-04
If We Dared Throw Thinos

To our mind the limit of extreme
improbability is that the kaiser will
succeed William j. Bryan as the
leading attraction on the chautau-
qua circuit.-From the Grand Rapids
Press.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-04

DAYS the New York World, news
- paper spokesman for the Will
son administration:
In truth 1t must be said of the
present Congress hat few If any
OF its predecessors ever exhibited
less of party spirit. 1t has been
n~onparttsan in its faults as Wen
as in its virtues.
Considering the fact that the
great majority of Republicans and
Democrats in both branches have
sustained the Administration IN
all its war measures, the neces-
sity for the reelection of a Demo
cratic Congress as such and solely
for the purpose of war is not APP
parent.
Then why all this turmoil? The
President says he wants a Demo-
cratic Congress to help him win the
war. His newspaper m~outhpiece
says a Democratic Congress is not
necessary for that purpose. The
truththen stands revealed as thought
full men have seen it from the first
that what the President really
wants is a Congress that will bow the
knee to him in the reconstruction
period after the war.
The World knows that Mr.. Wilson
has made the worst blunder. of his
political career. but by arguing for
a Democratic Congress for after-the-
legislation it has misinterpreted
the thought of the country. A ma
jority, of the voters of the United
States are Republicans. They have
been challenged to declare their
party preference. and they may be
upon to do it.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-04

Vote for men in Congress whose
slogan is unconditional surrender"
They are all Republicans.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-04

Unhedrd, because earS m duh,
Unseen, because u eyes are dim,
He tcdlkS our earth, the Wonderful,
And all good deeds are done to
Him.
WHITTIER.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-04
Col. Harley SEE, See. He

Possibly one reason why the cleo
ton of a Democratic Congress is
not generally conceded to be i'm
peratively necessary" is that the
passage of the Woman Suffrage
amendment has not yet proved to
be so vital to the winning of the
war" as the President professed TO
think,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-04

Member of the Associated Press-The
Associated Press is exclusively en-
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all news dispatches credited to ii or
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and also the local neNws published
herein.
All rights of republication of special
dispatches herein are also reserved.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-04
OUR DAILY LAUGH
TERRIBLE
GLE,

NJ r Smith:
My gracious, IL
there isn't my
husband with two
strange ladies'
I'm going right
out and buy q
new dress and
have 1t charged!
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-04

The Kaiser is still h~esitating, re-
CARELESS of the old saying that "he
who hesitates is lost"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-04
DO YOU KNOW
THAT Harrisburg car repair
men are working in France?
HISTORIC HARRISRURG

The first car shops were estab-
lished in Harrisburg in the early
forties.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-04
The weather's gettIng colder,

But no matter what l do.
The blamed old furnace will not work,
~ GSlnney's got the hu
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-04

L%udendorff is dismissed because
he failed to reach either Paris or
the Channel Ports. What is to be
done with the Crown Prince for
failing to take Verdun? And to the
Kaiser, for failing to keep that
Christmas dinner engagement in
Paris?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-04

This is the real acid test of a
Congressman: If he was, in the
Presidents words, 'pro-war but
anti-Administration" he is n. g.;
but if he was anti-war but pro-Ad-
ministration, he is O. X.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-04

These are the days when the dogs
go hunting in automobiles. Almost
any day ears can be seen going in
or out of the city bearing hunters
and their dogs. 1t is not so long
since the impulse of the average
dog was to jump out of an automo-
they jump in and wait for the a
to start. The hunters say that the
dogs are keen after a ride and that
they seem to enjoy the luxurious
way of travelling to the hunt.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-04

John F. Short, of CIearfieid.
was sworn in as United States Mar
shall, at Pittsburgh Friday before
Judges c. p. Orr and w. H. S..
Thompson in The United States
court. Mr.. Short took the oath in
the presence of the retiring mar
shall, Joseph Howley, deputy a
shals and some personal and politi-