The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-29
An Amazing Thing.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sr: The
Presidents distressed appeal to his fell
low countrymcn to put only Democrats
on guard at the coming election Is the
most astounding piece OF effrontery yet
1t is a positive and gratuitous insult to
the intelligence and patriotism OF the
people of this country, regardless OF their
political affiliations. as well as an at
tempt to curb their volition in voicing
their political preferences. on the spe-
cious plea that virtue. integrity and 10y
atty reside only in the Democratic party.
and that the war cannot be won unless
that party Is In control of everything.
1t Is enough to make redblooded men
and women get up on their hind legs
and howl with indignation.
Politics is adjourned. Where? In
New Jersey, where Ia Monte, the So
called handpicked candidate a la Nu-
gent. and HennesSy are endeavoring to
| break into the United States Senate? In
Michigan. where Ford, the un-American
pacifist who would pull down the Amer
lean flag after the war Is over. and
| whose 23-year-old son is so essential to
Peppers" business that he has SO far
successfully lodged the draft. while
scores OF his workmen have been in
Quoted into the service? In New York,
where the Tammany candidate for Gov
! ernor has recently been so fulsomely
| eulogized by Lansing. McAdoo. ct al?
oh. yes politics Is adjourned-not.
| But 1t is the hope Of Wilson and his
official family that politics. so far as the
Republican party IL concerned. may be
definitely adjourned, and they are rails
| ing heaven and earth to perpetuate DEM
ocratic control throughout the country.
To accuse the Republican party as a
whole in Congress of disloyalty and lack
OF support of the Presidents war meas
ures is as reprehenslble as it is untrue,
when the records conclusively show that
Republicans have supported him far
more Loyalty in most cases than those
supervirtuous members OF his own party
for whom he now Processes 30 much
love and solicitation.
Anent his structures that the Republi-
can leaders In Congress have at almost
every turn since we entered the war
sought to take the choice of policy and
the conduct of the war out OF his hands.
wasn't it a member OF his own party
| Senator Chamberlain-who brought
of the all-high and a scathing public re-
| buke for having the temerity to suggest
| a commission for the conduct of certain
war activities In order to remedy the in
| efficient Administration Of the most able
Secre tary OF War ever?
And how about Representative julius
| Kahn of California, a Republican, who
jumped into the breach when members
OF the Presidents own party had virtual
| ly forsaken him, and to whom. more
| than to any other man, Is due the credit
| for putting the selective service law into
| operation?
While he doesn't In so many words
| say so. yet by implication and imputa-
| ton he seeks to convey the impression
| without any foundation whatever in
| fact-that the Republicans now in Con-
| gress are disloyal because they are. as
he puts 1t, ant-Adm!nistration and he
fears that IL a Republican Congress is
elected next month, which in all prob
| ability will not be seated until the war
! Is over, II will be n reputation of his
! Administration and leadership II is a
| mighty good thing for this country that
there Is an northumberland party in
| Congress to act as n check on the ma
| jority. for God only knows what would
| become OF us II the Kitchins. Dents and
| Burlesons were in absolute control of
| affairs at this time.
Are we a nation OF spIneless tellyhsh
incapable OF thinking for ourselves. who
must first consider the wishes OF other
countries before we can venture TO eN-
erclse our electoral privileges as our
|
| our internal affairs? Does the Kaiser
confer with US before ousting one and
appointing anotAer Chancellor? Does
| Great Britain ark or consent before
changing her Ministers or other high
officials? DO any OF tho other nations
consult us before making changes in
| their governments? Not so you could
notice It. And no one In this country
has ever tried to interfere by dctatlon
In the Internal affairs of another nation
except Wilson when he was pursuing
| Uuerta In Mexico.
| Why should we care q damn what peo-
| pie IN the other side think about our
elect.ons" II We are foolish enough to
elect the wrong men to ofilce--and his
tory records that this has happened on
| a few occasions--we are the ones to suf-
fer for our shortcomings. not those on
the other side. The Presidents appeal
that he IL not asking his fellow country
| mems support for his own sake or for
the sake of political party, but for the
sake OF the nation itself. Is. in the light
OF recent events concerning his interfer-
ence In those States where politics has
| (nop been adjourned, too transparent
and farcical to fool any intelligent think
ing voter, 1t Is a shameless attempt to
control the actions OF the electorate in
the coming election and should be re-
scented by every voter-man or woman,
regardless of political preference-who
has n particle Of Independent thought
1t Is in effect an accusation OF treason
against every man or woman who votes
for a Republican Congressman or a
| Senator in this election, as we'll as a
| downright insult to every Republican
soldier and sailor on the other side who