The sun., 1918-10-26
PRESIDENTS PLEA
BRINGS HOT REPLY


OF Senator Lodge and Chairman Tess
the conference began.
Present in the minority conference
room in the Capitol were Senators Lodge,
Penrose, Borah, McCumber, Smoot, Free
linghuysen. Townsend. New and Watson,
and Representatives Fess and Gillette.
A committee of four was selected to
draft the Republican answer. 1t con-
sisted Of senators Lodge and Smoot and
Representatives Fess and Gillett. For
two hours they discussed the form their
answer should take and late in the after
noon II was submitted TO the entire group
FOR review. The approval was unani-
nous and II was then given to the public.
The Democratic campaign managers
Of course are jubilant tonight over the
Presidents action, which they insist Is
TO result in a Democratic landslide. This
idea OF course Is based upon their belief
that the President is to-day more popu-
lar than ever and that the country ap-
proves OF his attitude in the peace nego-
tations.
Republicans See Victory.
On the other hand. the Republicans in
slst tonight that their chances of vic
tory have frightened with the crystslli-
ration OF tine issue and the definition by
their leaders that the Republican party
is the victory party"
There was studied avoidance by the
Republican leaders to-day of any discus
sion Of Col. Roosevelt's telegram to his
Senatorial friends. 1t was felt that to
discuss the Roosevelt pronouncement at
this immediate junoture would compli-
cate the situation which the conferees on
the Presidents appeal were striving to
solve.
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approved by the Congressional leaders.
Senator Lodge at once despatched his
answer, which was not made public, but
which Is known TO be a sincere and
earnest ratification Of the views Of the
former President with regard to the in
ternational crisis. Senator Poindexter
also suppressed his answer to Oyster
Bay, and Senator Johnson California;,
the other recipient OF a Roosevelt mis-
sive, was out Of Washington.
The Republican statement bore the Gig
natures of Senator Henry Cabot Lodge
tMass.). Republican leader; Senator
Reed Smoot (Utah), Representative
Simeon d. Tess (Osio), chairman OF the
Republican Congressional Committee. and
Representative Frederick II. Gillette
Messy. Republican House leader. 10
read az follows:
some time ago the President said.
Politics is adjourned Now in the clos
ing days of the campaign, delayed by
The united efforts of all parties for the
Liberty Loan; now, when all public
meetings have been given up to the in
auenza epidemic, the President sends
out direct party appeal calling upon
his countrymen to vote for Democrats
because they are Democrats, without
any reference to whether such Demo-
Gratis have been or are in favor Of war
measures and have a war record which
deserves support.
The voters Of Michigan. to take a sin
gle example, are called upon to sup
port Henry Ford-notorious for his ad-
vocscy of peace at any price, for his
illusions to the flag. for
the exemption Of his son from military
service-on the sole ground that he will
bindly support the President.
Loyal Some Ways. Not Others.
The President is quite ready to ad-
'n:t that Republicans are loyal enough
- fight and die, as they are doing by the
thousands; loyal enough to take up
great loans and pay enormous taxes:
oval enough to furnish important men
a. no salary on some OF the great war
boards in Washington But they are not
loyal enough In the Presidents opinion
10 be trusted with any share in the gov
eminent of the country or legislation for
II the Republican party controls the
House We can point out some of the
Kings it will do. 1t will replace Mr..
Dent of Alabama at the head OF the
Military Affairs Committee with Mr..
'Il!us Kahn to whom the Administration
vas obliged to turn for assistance to
IKE charge OF and carry the first draft
bill against Nv. Dents opposition. II
VIII put a Republican at the head OF the
WAYS and Means Committee as leader
y the House instead OF Mr.. Kitchin OF
North Carolina. who voted against the
Na-. II will give the country a Speaker
" no did not oppose and would never op-
pose draft bill, and would never say,
IS Speaker Clark did. that There Is
precious little difference between a con-
. rint and convict
Republican War Record.
Although the Republicans OF the
olse are in the minority they cast
ore actual votes on seven great war
measures than the Democratic ma jority
was able TO do,
What is the record OF the Senate?
o. ff,y-one roll calls on war measures
h"tween April 6. 1917. and May 90, 1918,
'''NH vast ny HepuDuCdn9 III favor
ROY slch measures was 72 per cent, while /
only 81 per cent. of the votes cast on
ne Democratic side was in favor OF
such measures. Those we're the Presi- !
ents own measures. Does that record |
.o"k az II We had hampered him? The |
republican party In Congress has sup
t"'ted the Admi' istration policies since !
NC war with uEanimity and an alb |
''h'' ~ criticism unprecedented in |
ntrty history.
There are some domestic questions |
" mere "e should undoubtedly differ from |
,h- course pursued by the Administra- |
t"i'. We should not. for example, fix !
:, Price on the farmers wheat and leave |
ne planters cotton untouched. Another !
1'hestc question In which the Republic |
VI" party believes thoroughly is eco /
l'inIe preparation for the coming OF |
p'l,e ana 1t Is clearly OF the opinion |
'"i lh- Congress Of the United States |
ol'd not be excluded from that great |
'sgA
Not thu Presidents War.
his Is not the Presidents personal
r'i. This is not the war OF Congress-.
~ Is not the war of the Democratic or !
republican party. II Is the war OF
'F american people II Is more. 1t |
: tN" war OF the United States, Of the
'."eu Powers OF the civilized world
,S"IhSt the barbarism NJ Germany. In
,,lS great burden and responsibility the |
i'-'uh"can party, representing more
nan half the citizenship OF the country,
-'r.ndS It's rightful share.
u the Republican party is entrusted
, mS power In either or both houses Il
VI DO everything possible to drive for
"dll fln hag L. |
victory.
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