The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-19
EACH VOTE A nail
Republican Votes Are Spikes
Driven in Kaiser'S Coffin
Says Chairman Will III. Hays at
New York Convention.
REPUBLICANS THE WAR PARTY
Declares Democrats Cannot
Freeze Them Out.
Giving Last of Their Blood and
Treasure to Cause.

Saratoga, N. Y, July 19.-The Re-
publican party today supports a policy
of "every possible means to win the
war now" demands a peace with vic
tory and never peace by compromise,
and stands for sane preparation now
for the solution Of after-the-war prob
lens, Will H. Hays, chairman of the
Republican national committee, said
today in addressing the delegates to
New York states unofficial Republi-
can state convention meeting here.
Just returned from a coast to coast
tour of the country, and optimistic
of Republican success this fall, Mr..
Hays gave a win-the-war talk, and in
witness of what his party was doing
in Washington, he said that for all
present and voting on all war meas
ures, the Republicans have furnished
76 per cent and the Democrats IA per
cent of the total war support"
Mr.. Hays's address was in part as
follows:
Republican Party the War Party.
Republicans of New York:
I'm this, the greatest of all crises.
our party. with the control of the
government in other hands, becomes
the war party of the nation, insisting
on the right of a full participation.
giving to the last of our blood and
our treasure. standing immovably
against an inconclusive peace.
1--WE regret that our allies have
asked in vain for certain greatest
American leaders and we insist that
every possible efficient instrument n
men and material which is availab Bile
shall be used to aid in winning the
war. and that inefficiency shall be re-
placed by efficiency wherever found;
ana all of these things which we de-
mand of the party in power, we ir-
revocably pledge for ourselves.
Can't freeze Republicans Out.
''Tle fact that the party in power
refused to pre- pare for war in 1914
and 1915 has not lessened the support
by Republicans in congress who so
strongly urged it. The most unfair
and unpatriotic efforts in many quar-
tiers for political purposes to prevent
the full participation by Republicans
in war activities have had no effect
whatever on the Republican party S
patriotic and loyal membership in its
giving to the last of its blood and
treasure. And nothing can deter us.
We will continue so to give, to strive.
to fight and to die, until victorious
American arms have forever ended
the intolerable arrogance of a scien-
tifically trained brutality and we have
conclusive peace with victory.
No Compromise Peace.
1.-THE Republican party stands to-
day for three things:
First, to use every possible means
to win the war now.
Second, for a peace with victory
and never peace by a compromise bar
gaining of principles which would vlo-
late American rights, interests and
honor, and make of our sacrifice a
sacrilege to be made again by our
grandchildren.
Only Country Unprepared for Peace.
Third, for a sane preparation now
for a solution of the problems i'm
measurable in their completely and
magnitude which will come after the
war. We are as unprepared for peace
as we were for war. Every country
except America is preparing for peace
I'VE will establish policies which
once again will bind up the wounds of
war, which will renew our prosperity,
which will administer the affairs of
this government on a sound business
basis and which will enlarge our
strength at home and abroad. With
all our power we will strive to pre-
vent the further spread of the social
istic tendencies of the times toward
federal ownership of all the creation
and distribution Of wealth as a pan
acea for all the real and fancied ills
of society and set this nations feet
once more firmly on the path of prog
gress and along ways which liberty
and order must ever guard and pre-
serve.
Our candidates xwiIl be and the
party pledges that they shall be, men
who are supremely pro-American, be-
lieving in one flag and one people for
this country, men who will give all
for the most vigorous prosecution of
the war, and who will strive for peace
with victory and never traffic in
principles. They will be men who,
while we make certain forever the
right of free government In the world.
will not forget that we have a repub-
lie to preserve in this country; that
we are a representative government.
not Bolsheviki syncopation; that
while there is absolutely nothing in
this country which we will not take
and use for necessary war purposes
such taking shall be for war purposes
only; and that when the war is over,
we will restore private properties TAX
en- for war purposes to their owners;
and that successful political party's
objective is a record performance of
a So cred contractual obligation"
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