Evening journal., 1918-10-29
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2e, 1918.
REPUBLICANS CITE THEIR RECORD IN REPLY TO
WILSON'S PARTISAN APPEAL.

VIZ HEN President Wilson. eating his earlier declara
w tion that politics is adjourned" and sacrificing in
large his official dignity out last week. with
appeal TO American voters to elect Democratic United
States Senator's and Representatives Congress- he must
have realized that Republicans Congress and out OF
Congress would strike back They have done have
many Democrats and Independents who feel that in view
of the record Of the Republican Congressman and
that of the leaders and the rank and file Of the Republic
party, the partisan appeal Of the President is a
gross insult to who have made successful pos
sble by the moral and material support they have given
to II.
The reply OF the Republican leaders in Congress- made
through Senator Henry Cabot Lodge Senator Reed Smoot
chairman Of the Republican Senatorial Committee. Rep
resentave Frederick H. Get and Representative Simeon
D. Fess chairman OF the Republican Congressional Com
mttee such mastery rebuke the partisan side of
President Wilson that should be read carefully and d
gesed thoroughly by every American voter matter
what his partisan anatlon be. It is follows:
"some time ago the President said politics is ad-
journed. Now, in the closing days of tho campaign
delayed by the united efforts of all parties for the Liberty
Loan-now, when all public meetings have been given up
owing the influenza epidemic the President sends out
direct party appeal calling upon his countrymen TO
vote for Democrats because they Democrats, without
any whether such Democrats have been or
are in favor of measures, and have war record
which deserves support
aThe voters Of Michigan, to take a single example,
called upon support Mr. Henry Ford-notorous for
his advocacy peace any price for his conemptuous
illusions the nag. for the exemption his son from
military servce-on the sole ground that he win blndy
support the President.
"The President Is quite ready TO admit that Republi-
Gems are loyal enough light and die they doing
by the thousands loyal enough mp great loans
and pay enormous taxes loyal enough, on some of the
great war boards Washington. they loyal
enough the Presidents opinion, be trusted with
share in the government the country legislation
fer it.
'If the Republican party controls the House. we
point out some of the things they win do They will
replace Mr. Dent Alabama at the head of the Military
Affairs Committee with Mr. Julius Kahn, to whom the
Administration was obliged TO assistance take
charge of carry the first draft bill against Mr. Dents
opposition
~They viii give the country Speaker who did not
oppose, and would oppose, draft bill, and would
say, Speaker Clark did, that there is precious
little difference between conscrpt and convict
Although the Republicans of the House in the
minority they more actual votes on seven great
war measurers than the Democratic majority was able
10 do
"hs' Is the record of the Senate?
On n'S-one rolcalls war measures between anriJ
Si' and May 2s 1913, the votes cast bv Rernhon :;
favor OF such measures n per cent while on,v 81
per cent OF the votes the Democratic sd. -.
In favor of such measures
"Those the Presidents own meas,r
'Does that record look as If we had hampered b;m9
"The Republican party in Congress has SUMMARIZED a.
Administration policies since the war with unanim
end absence of criticism unprecedented in party his
bry.
Where They Differ.
"There.are domestic questions where should
undoubtedly differ from the pursued by the Ad-
Dlfnistration.
I'VE should not for example, fix price the farm
~ wheat and leave the planters cotton untouched
another domestic question In which the Republican
sary believes thoroughly Is economic preparation for