New-York tribune., 1918-03-09
Fight to Win, No Peace
Bargaining, Outlined
as Creed
Sees Chicago Leaders
Chairman Denounces Men Too
Busy to Take Interest
in Politics
Especial Correspondence

CHICAGO, March 8.-The creed O.
the Republican party was announced
to-day by Will H. Hays, new chairman
of the Republican National Committee
who arrived in Chicago to-day.
The new chairman found situation
on his hands replete with difficulties
because of the impending three-cor
..nered c. 0. P. fight, and gave up his
entire time to comforting with party
leaders.
"War-fght to win-no peace by bar
gaining" was his comment on the war
In this line of discussion the Republi.
can chairman unequivocally put the
party on record for backing the Demo.
cratic national Administration in the
national crisis.
Chairman Hays. who has earned the
title OF Little Dynamite,' declared,
with a straight out from the shoulder
swing of the right arm in Rooseveltian
STYLE that the war was the country's
business. that every citizen of Amer
ica was bound to support it and that
the political faith of the Administration
was only an incident to the fact that
the country was in war.
Outlines Republican Planks
Leading planks in the Republican
platform as outlined by Mr.. Hays are
as follows:
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"The Republican party stands for
winning the war now. Everything else
is chores.
"The Republican party will fight until
we have peace by victory, and not
peace by compromise.
There is only one side to the war
supporting the government.
"The Republican party also stands
for sane preparation for the problems
to come after the war.
"On political policies, the manage
ment OF the Republican party stands
for ar open door policy
1.-THE duties of the Republican Ma
tional Committee Will be to elect the
partys candidates, not select them
Lincoln did not consider himself
too good to take part in politics.
There Is no place for the man who is
TOO busy to take part in politics. He
: Is riding on another's ticket.
"The right of all to participate in
the management of the party must re-
main equally sacred and sacredly equal.
Will Elect, Not Select, Candidates
The management of the Republican
party, which is the national commit
tee" said the chairman, will seek to
elect Republican candidates, not to Sc
party. There is no yesterday. And
there will be one irrefutabis rule.
namely, the right of all members of
the party ~ a voice in it's management
must remain equally sacred and sa-
eredly equal.
The Republican party stands for
winning the war now, and will fight
until we have peace by victory and
not peace by compromise or bargain
ing The war is the country's business.
everything else is chores.
There is only one side to the war
support Of the government, our coun-
Try. The question of the political faith
of an administration is only an Incl
cent. We are in q war. That's the
ining. And we must win it. The Re-
publican party was heralded into exist
se,nce ence on the depths of its loyalty to
kHe nation.
Government Based on Politics
The Republican party also stands
Ior sane preparation for the prob
1ems lens which will come after the war.
We VIII have an absolutely chartless
sea after the war. ''''N-
Inc government Of this nation must
.e .. political as long as the country
aves. 1t is good thing for the coun-
try Politics, when every individ.al
axes part and helps with the burden,
ssiarines all issues. We propose to go
oeiore the people on a platform which
H aeeds no logy-needs no subter-
I have no use for the man who is too
nusy to help his country by taking a
ga.' IN pohtics. Abraham Lincoln did
not think Himself too COOL Politics
= the means Of expressing satisfac-
uon or dissatisfactjon."