The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-11-25

forward and hasten the day of vic
tory; they would "have no friends to
shield" and would thus be able to
bring aboua more efficiency and at the
Republicans were charged with be-
ing with being "pro-war but anti-ad-
minigtration, but if that was true the
, Democrats had been the other way,
namely administration, but anti
war. Then how could a Republican
victory at this election be construed
ION the other side of the water" as an
anti-war verdict?
There were five Republican con-
gressmen who were now serving in
the army, and only one Democratic
oneand this ought to show which side
were responding to the nations call
and which were staying safe at home.
"The Republican party stands for I'M
conditional surrender; there is no Re-
publican creed so short that there is
not room in it for those two words"
said the statement, whereas the Demo-
Gratis and the president in all their
utterances had skillfully avoided US
ing them.
The president, by demanding the
election of the Democratic candidates
to congress, was now backing such
men as Huddleston of Alabama, whom
he had already condemned as being an
opponent of the administration and
the nations war plans. And he also
was asking the voters to vote for a
large number of other Democratic
nominees who had refused to follow
his urgent demand that they pass the
constitutional amendment giving the
franchise to women. He had solemnly
assured them that this was a neces-
sary war measure and an act of plain
democratic justice, and yet his Demo-
cratic congress had rejected it.
The records showed that 1874 Re-
publicans had voted for it and only "a
against it, while only 100 Democrats
voted for it and 102 against it. On
the Presidents draft bill POI Republi-
cans voted for it, to 1876 Democrats.
On the food-control bill 1SS Rppub-
leans to 172 Democrats; on the bill
increasing soldiers pay to $50 a
month, 1856 Republicans to only AZ
inemcrats.
The National Security League, of
which Democrat is president and ex-
Ambassador Gerard, another Demo-
crat is vice-president recently issued
an "honor-roll" on which were the
names of the members of congress
who had voted for all eight of the war
bills which the League regarded as
vital. On this honor-roll of % names
there were AZ Republicans and only
four Democrats.
Miss Alice Paul, chairman of the
National Womans party, declared
Women read with amazement the ap-
peal of the president for the return of
Democratic house and senate. He
recently went to congress and appeal
ed for the passage of the woman suf-
frage amendment as a war measure
The Republicans supported him; the
Democrats repudiated him and the
measure was lost. We urge all voters
to make democracy, and not Demo.
Gratis, the test in this election, by vot.
ing against the Democratic party, as q
protest against its undemocratic rec
ord"
E-President Taft declared that wha
President Wilson is after is dictator
ship for himself. He said that Wilson
'consults neither his own party mo-
anybody else" and what he wants Il
.. congress which he can mold abso
lutely to his will" 1t is "aut Caesar
aut mullus" - as in the old Roman
days either Caesar or nobody, he said
Mr.. Taft declared that the presiden
had adopted various war policies onl!
with great reluctance and after he hat
been pushed to 1t by Republican press
ure. He said that "a SILVER wen
o through the hearts of the American
( people" when the underlying meaning
4 of the presidents peace proposals wai
I discovered and the danger of a nego
I tiated peace" was realized. Our allies
had also felt grieved and anxious ovel
|, the presidents dangerous course ant
: "only the torrent of American public
4 opinion" which demanded uncondi
tional surrender had headed off trou
BILE. A Republican congress, he said
! would forever end the danger of {
negotiated peace"
2 DR., N. M, Butler, president of Co
I lumbia university, denounced the pre-
sident's appeal as "just plain at
b tempt at political prohteering," No
in many years have newspapers anC
Q public men used such plain and ugl,
terms In speaking OF a president. Taf
said the main trouble with the presi
0 dents statement was that II was no
J, true.
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