The sun., 1918-04-19
GILLETT SCORES
DEMOCRATS FOR
PARTISANSHIP
Speech Before Republican
Club Viewed as Keynote
for Fall Campaign.
ATTACKS WAR DELAYS
Charges Administration Has
MiSused Civil Service to
Build Political Machine.

Representative Frederick n. Glile,t o.
Massachusetts. acting Republican floor
eaier Of the House. speaking last night
betore the New York County Republican
Committee, asserted there had never
been a time in his twenty-five years o.
political lie when an Administration
vas more narrowly partisan. land that.
100, at a juncturc when It was least ex-
pecied' lie charged the Administration
no, alone with petty politics but also
with extravaganza and delay In prose-
it!ng the war.
Dwelling at length on the way in
which Republicans in Congress had cast
nsrt!sanship aside and supported the
President in his desire for almost auto
,-a;!c power the Congressman said:
We are eager and unsparing in our
help to make the world safe for democ-
acy, but We do not like to see our con-
tributsons diverted to making the next
election safe for Democracy"
start Of Campaign Seen.
Declaring that for considerably more
than year he had \refrained carefully
rom making anything that could be
allied a partisan speech, in spite Of the
tact that the conduct Of his political op-
ponents had made II difYicuit, the Con-
eressu,an expressed the belief that In a
family party. A Republican talking TO
Republicans, he could express n few
tangs that had heen on his mind
I, is thought that Tho speech % Pep
resentative Gillett MARKS the beginning
"f nght on the part of the national Re-
publican organization to win the Senate
and the House at the coming elections.
Speaking Of the attitude OF Repuh,-
ans in Congress the Representative
said:
~ would not wish to haunt our
achievements in the faces OF our adver-
sares and thereby infiame political dif-
rerences for the SAME reason that
have abstained from cfiticising them II,
congress unless could see some direct
advantage to the country that would
,esult from 1t.
"But when we meet here together FOR
nlutusl counsel think It is proper. as
= Ia natural. to dwell little upon our
Republican merits. and inasmuch as we
rave never to my knowledge received
any recognition OF It from our opponents
We can hardly be blamed II We occa-
s.onally g,oa. over It by ourselves. for
and proud OF the self-effacing attitude
o' our party since the war began"
Didn't Concentrate In Time On wsF
The speaker asserted that as yet We
lad not done our part with the intense
devotion and sacrifice which the stua-
ION demands. and that ''our inilitar!
and civil preparations are far behind
shat they should have been and Nigh,
have been II the whole people. from the
President down, had concentrated their
"Hergy upon what Is the supreme duty
" :he hour"
Never in his long Congressional life.
Mr Gillett said, had he known a time
HheH party lines were so obliterated.
Vie only recalled two instances where
ne Republicans had taken what was
substantially a party stand, and in both
a@s Il was done not as a matter OF
sHtsgonism to the Administration but
'eca'Se I, was thought the proposition
would promote and expedite the war.
The instances mentioned were the at
e'npt 70 get committee on expenditures
and another to establish a Minister Of
dunitious In both cases the PROPOSE
tons originated with Democrats and
we're killed because Of the violent op.
.o,tion OF the President.
The eAtravagance at Hog Island was
given as an example Of the need OF a
'onmi'tee on expenditures.
inasmuch as Republicans have been
quite as loyal and earnest and hearty
N their support OF the Administration
N all war measures and have not hesi-
wed % grant unheard OF powers. both
" spending money and In taking pos
session Of property and in control over
'.e acts and business Of the citizens.
'on''nued the speaker. sit seemed to
re ma in return there should have
teeh gwen to Congress the fullest in
,"'naNou as 70 how these great pow
'' we're exercised, and that all de-
:s7'men,s Of the Administration would
oe orerScrupulous In putting before a
.'ehulH Congress- the full facts of their
'dm'n'',raton, hut I regret to say that
'!'''' has not always been visible.
Defeats Have been Concealed.
fear thar there has been a studied
e'ort to disclose to Congress and the
'h''r only the favorable side and con-
"a 'lscopraginR facts. We have not
"eh allowed 10 know how far below
Ni"' 'auor our assistance 10 the Allies
Af h""n. art nov as the facts are
.saSnE oHt there 10 deep suspicion
ana disappointment.
me airplano production. which We
thought "as the ono bright feature In
Enterprise, now seems to be as
daty and unreliable rs the rest"
A'arHsne the Greet Publicity Bureau.
representative G!llett referred to the
'ec'oF famous statement that he
'"'.9 "e proud 10 his dying day that
~" IN, 1"pdr'd for war" and added
IHer" are doubtless others in tho
''-nH' "ao sympathze with him in
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