The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-31
POLITICS NOT
ADJOURNED
PRESIDENT HAS SET THE EXAMPLE
AND REPUBLICANS VEL
COME IT.
Singing Comparison Of Democratic ma
Republican Records IN
Congress.
NEW MARTINST1LLE.

October -, 1873.
Editor 1utclligcncer.
Sir: Uad-r date OF October Il. i?lS'
=. l.. Shaver. chairman OF the Demo-
cratic Stat. Committee. has Sent out
broadcast over thIs state circular
letter Some Q: it's contents are 40
absurd as 10 need no reply, but II con-
ta:ns one ar two clauses 50 Subticly
hidden under the cloak uf patriotism
iha; | feel disposed 10 reply thereto"
il you can find room in your valued
paper for this communication. Quoting
from that letter:
The President of tho United States
/ is entitled To your confidence ana sup
port. which can best BE- shown BY elect
inE ,nru to the Senate and Congress OF
his own Isrty upon whom he can rely.
| nm prone Ia ask Mr.. Shaver in mis-
connection If he intends us To- under
stand that Republicans in Congress ar"
, unrrliahl" IN connection with matters
pertaining IL this war? Have they not
backed the President even more Loyalty
than tho members of his own party :
Does not the Congressional Record $"
! show?
Quoting again:
I'VE ARE all patriotic. Democrats and
, Republicans alike. and while we may
, know tina; nothing will happen 10
I, change the Presidents policy in cas-"
he is defeated il may take that knnwl-
edge days or weeks or even months to
he believed in Germany. II may have
tn be driven in by force "f arms. 1r
his dcfea; should routinu" the war one
single day II will cost some OF our
boys their lives"
In the name Of history. Is II not APP
parent To the world. including Ger
many that the Republican party Is now
and has been prn-war" Did VIC NOT
urge our cntranc" into the war whire
the Democratic election phrase. THANK
Cod for Wilson, he kept us out of tn"
I war" was being printed and spoken alt
over this country"
Can there be any consolation TO Cor
many in tho fact that tho people %
, this country indorSc the sentiment OF
, Roosevelt. and tho Unconditional Sur
! render Club Of the IntclliGcnCrro Doe,
! not the fast growing membership or
! that club indicate that the people OF
I this country stand for unconditional
surrender. rather than the so-called
! diplomatic note method OF tho Prcsi-
| dent.
! Quoting again:
That the President should he SUP
! ported by 4 Congress Of his own Is
only 4 reasonable view that was iakc~
in 1864. when an appeal was made 4"
support President Lincoln and our pnoplo
responded. The same appeal was mad"
. In 1898 by Theodore Roosevelt OH behalf
OF President Mckinley and our people
CAV" him their confidence by returning
members OF his party Ia the United
States Senate and Iousc of Representa-
tivos. And our people should not 10
less loyal to their President in 1917
than in 1898 or 1884,"
Shades of Caesar. does Colonel Shaver
think that the Republicans have So soon
forgotten the record Of the Democrats
In Congress during the Spanish-Amer!
can war" Shall VIC ever forget that
when the Republican leader OF the
two days and TWO nights. we reached
our destination. 1t was q wonderful
trip as we Travelled over considerable
portion Of France and saw everything
ha