Arizona republican., 1918-10-24
The Courtry's Need

Among the statesmen interviewed in the article in the Outlook by Richard Barry, to which The Re- publican has made reference, "Why We Need Re publican Congress- former President Taft, who goes directly to the record the democratic lead CTS of congress have made for hesitation and neffi- ciency in the war Said The country knows that the democratic leaders In congress have fallen down repeatedly at important crises. They know that Chairman Dent of the military affairs committee failed to meet the demands of his party leader, who in a great world crisis also the commander-in- chief of the army. They know that if the ranking republican member of the committee, Mir Kahn, had not stepped into the breach and fought Americas fight critical moment the first draft law would not have gone through it did The American pub lie knows what Champ Clark what Claude Kitchin, democratic leaders did the floor of the house to prevent the passage of necessary meas ures, not only the declaration of itself but after the United States had been committed to it's present high position. The American ma ton stands vally need that Republican, control and it will be in greater need than in the coming congress-"
 Replying to the democratic argument that Ger many would interpret favorably republican triumph this fall MT. Taft said: "The Germans know per fecty well that it will harder with them when the republicans win the election They just fully informed of the records of the two parties in congress they of military conditions. They know that they to from the republicans than the democrats, judging the two parties by their ords since April, 1917, by their preparedness records and by their whole life records"
 Will H. Hays, chairman of the republican na- tona committee declares that the republican party stands for three things win the now; peace with victory only and preparation for the problems of peace.
 The question is: Do the people want to bring to the solution of those problems the present majority leaders in congress? Would they rather the incompetent and obstructive Kitchin the petent and experienced Fordney, who would succeed him in the event of republican control? Would they rather have Dent Kahn, who has twice saved the nations war program? Will the people hesitate be- tween the nonenity Martin, head of the senate com- mittee appropriations, Warren the father-in- law of General Pershing, of internationally recognized ability?
 The real leaders of war legislation in both houses have been the leaders of the minority from the be- ginning to the present moment It the speech of Senator Lodge that gave the to the president and the tone to his latest message to Germany. The allies themselves look to the republican leaders cordng to the present Paris dispatch printed by the New York Times (democratic):
 PARIS Oct. 9.-Whle Paris waited for
 President Wilson's reply to Germany, the
 French press contented itself with printing
 long accounts of anti -armistice speeches in
 the United States senate and full sympo-
 sium of American newspaper opinion, which,
 as it appears here, unanimous against an
 interruption of the fighting. In fact, the re- ports of the debates in the American senate
 share first page honors with the news of the
 great military victories the west front
 Senators McCumber, Lodge and Nelson are
 highly thought of in France today as are
 the American generals
 In the face of these things, will the American people hesitate this fall to place the responsibility the upon the party which has made a successful possible?