The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-10-18
lays SCUktS U1k vSaAtS

The following is copy OF a letter
| sent by Mr.. Hays recently to Mr. Tu-
| multy, private secretary to the Presi-
| dent. replying to a charge made by Tu-
| muIty that Hays had said the Demo
cratic leaders at Washington would
even end the war with any kind Of a
compromise If that would insure con-
tinuance Of the Democratic party in
power"
"Washington, D. c. Sept IL.
Hon. Joseph p Tumulty,
White House, Washington. d. c.
Dear Mr.. Tumulty-I have your
telegram. On Sept. 2. in Chicago, l
attended meeting OF tht Association
Of Republican State Chairmen.
called by its president. and attended
by fifteen of such chairmen. At that
meeting l made remarks referring in
\ general way to the length to which
Democratic leaders are going in their
efforts to control the Senate and
House. and also as to the irreyocabls
stand of the Republican party for q
vigorous prosecution Of the war and
against an inconclusive peace.
Denies Statements.
Il did not use the words quoted in
your telegram. What ! said then,
which l now reaffirm. and which
shall continue to declare. was sub
stantially as follows:
First, as to the means resorted to
by certain Democratic leaders to get
votes, | said:
In the special election in Wiscon-
sin, the Democratic machine leaders
published advertisements. undenied
since by them, addressed to the sol
diers at Camp Grant as follows:
ITO the Wisconsin soldiers at Camp
Grant:
Tuesday, April 2.
"'You are entitled to vote for United
States senator from Wisconsin to sue
coed Senator Paul o. Husting.
President Wilson. your command
-in-chief, desires all loyal Americans
to vote for Joseph E. Davies for
United States senator.
Davies election means Joy at
Washington and gloom at Berlin.
Davies defeat means gloom at
Washington and JOY at Berlin.
4 regard this as an infamous pros
titution of all patriotic proprieties and
the grossest violation of the plainest
civil duty, worthy Of the severest con
demnation of all Americans. In this
crisis, when all patriots are striving
to bring to sthe aid of the country's
cause every resource in men and ma
terial, when thousands Of Republican
and Democratic boys are dying, side
by side, when both political parties are
loyal, such conduct is immeasurably
reprehensible.
From such action it Is evident. and
regret to say it, that these Demo
cratic leaders will go to any length
to carry the Senate and House. Such
unpatriotic efforts to use the war for
partisan purposes must fail. Such In
evitable failure was indicated by the
Wisconsin result. 1t was further
shown by the Michigan primary. and
1t will be conclusively proved in the
Maine election next week.
People Won't Tolerate II
THE American people will not toll
crate it. This is the war of no polit-
ical party. This is the peoples war.
and we demand that the war be kept
out OF partisan politics and that par
tisanship be kept out OF the war. And
what we ask from the party in power
we irrevocably pledge for ourselves.
Second, as to the imperative ne
cessity Of a vigorous prosecution OF
the war and conclusive peace only,
and the need of a Republican Con-
gress to that end, and in connection
with discussion OF the candidacy OF
Mr Ford in the Republican primary
In Michigan and his statement as to
why he became a candidate, and while
reviewing the service Republicans in
Congress rendered the major war
measures. which were opposed by the
Democratic leaders, Chairman Dent of
the military affairs committee, Floor
Leader Kitchin, chairman of the ways
and means committee, and others,
said:
I'VE demand the most vigorous pros
ecution of the war and a peace with
victory. A Republican Congress means
a war Congress. and We pledge our
candidates to be men who are su-
premely pro-American, who will give
the country's all for the winning of the
war now. and who will stand irrevoca-
bly, against any peace based on . COM
promise of principles which would vio-
late American rights. interest and hon.
or. and make of our sacrifice a sacri-
lege to be made again by our grand
children.
Wants Politics Open.
Il hope and trust the Democratic
party will work by the same token.
Recognizing as we all do that there al
ways will be politics. l am pleased to
advise you what said to these Repub-
lican state chairmen, because | insist
that our politics be open and acknowl-
edged and on plane and of charac-
ter that needs no subterfuge, and that
there be no political partisanship in
anything that touches the war
Further, l now take the opportun-
ity to appeal to you directly and to the
Democratic organization as long ago
did in my reply to Col. George Har-
vey's letter. to Join with US in this ef-
fort to keep partisanship out Of the
war and the war out Of partisan poll