The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-10-24

SENATOR LODGE
Shortly after Henry Cabot Lodge was elected by the
Republican Senators their leader and spokesman
sought him in the minority conference room, previously
occupied by the late Senator Gainger Republicans
Of mind to this and to the terms of peace
where the majority party has weakened Without the
Republicans Of the House the first and second draft bills
which all Of success in war rests could never have
been passed In control Of the organization Of House and
Senate they will be able to drive the forward with
greater energy than the present majority because they
have no friends in executive office protect and no ord
They will not hesitate to tell the TRUTH and nothing
advance the absolute truth in dealing with the
American people. Republicans have but one idea now
and that to win the They have nothing to conceal
Thew realize that Americans brave, that they
for any sacrifice that they want to know the truth
hey will face it, that they will do all the better for
ing it, and that nothing is gained bymisleading them
Republicans wish to sustain to the utmost those
ed with responsibility -first and above ALL our
armies in the field, then the Administration; but where
ha-e is ineffciency delay wrong doing they will adj
dress themselves to correcting without fear or favor
Other leaders in the Senate pointed out to that
Republican urgence for more speed and nothing else had
awakened the country to it's high duties toward this war;
that only pressure had given us large army that only
persistent Republican demand had sent the necessary
munitions abroad; that only Republican nsstence had
properly developed the shipbuildng programmed that
only through constant Republican agitation had the War
Department been put on fair working basis.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
In the period between the Spanish and German wars
Republicans stood continuously for construction and
paredness Bearing this in mind sought him who for
two decades has been the party's chief spokesman
"The lack of Republican Congress" said Theodore
Roosevelt "has meant slowAess and irresponsibty and
needless dragging of the war; because the real
party Give Republican Congress this year. and
will be in position to force immensely increased eff
fciency could probably secure the appointment Of
whom France England and Canada long since found es-
sential but the appointment of which the Democrats
party has opposed through the hereditary inability Of the
Democrats to think in terms of really efficient and or
gained Government In all other ways that mean heigh
tened war efficiency through concentrated and intensive
coordination the Republicans better fitted BY tenn
training and experience to achieve than are the
Democrats.
SNOW that the United States has become world
power in the fullest Of the phrase it can no longer
ed for the narrowest limitations Of National authority
and who have thought in terms Of the State rather thar
in terms Of the Nation and yet who have swallowed thei
own words whenever momentary political advantage
was to be gained thereby.
"some people may point out to you that under tn
but is not in line with any pincpe The Democrats rur
before the wnd they change and dodge they seize
expedency; they unduy limit authority they unduly ex
tend it, but you cannot pin them down to definite pro
gram. On the other hand do know positively wha
the Republicans have DONE what they stand for and wh
they will do when they come into power again 1t is tn
lneVCaDle lOgc Oh events NepuDucdH
which in direct opposition to the Democratic theories
and practices of local well as to their
ent abnormal trend toward naternasm, shall control tn
campaign.
.There should be mutual responsibility for and
mutual check upon the extra Constitutional powers grant
ed the Chief Executive measures solely The only
way to have this is through the election Of Republican
Congress- This is the peoples The Republican,
Congressman yelling says Intelligent all Il
country serve notice upon the despots of Europe that tn
Lodge, Rooseset Taft and others These men perhaps