Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-01
KREIDER HAS
NO OPPOSITION
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feated every time he sets up a cam
paign.
MIR. Kreider's Strong Speech
The Harrisburg condition develop
ed when Congressman Kreider made
u strong speech on the floor in OPP
position to President Wilson's plea
for a Democratic Congress. saying
that he did not speak for himself as
he had no opposition for reelection.
In part. Mr.. Kreider said:
Republican Control
Had the Republican leaders been
able to control the Administration,
then, when the President vas tour
ing the Middle West. shortly before
we declared war against Germany,
ana he declared that the sparks of
var were falling fast all around us,
and he could not say when we would
become involved in the war. then l
say. the Republicans. if they could
have controlled the Administration,
would have mad the Secretary of the
Navy contract or build the submar-
ines, the destroyers and battleships
that were provided for n author
lied in the 63d and Gath Congress
notwithstanding hat these appropria-
lions were provided for by the Re-
publicans and opposed by the Demo-
Gratis generally and particularly by
the Secretary of the Navy. They would
also have had the Administration take
the advice given by General Wood,
Colonel Roosevelt, Senator Lodge and
many others when they pointed out
that we had no equipment for the
army, no rifles, no ammunition, no
machine guns, no clothing. in fact
no army, nor any of the things need
ed to equip an army. This, during
the time when. it w~as-evident to
every thinking man hat we were
drifting directly into war.
Had the Republican leaders been
able to control the President the
waste of a major portion of over eight
hundred millions of dollars, and the
failure to construct aircraft together
with loss of practically eighteen
months of most valuable time. which
far outweighs the monetary loss,
would never have occurred; but on
the contrary. our armies in France
would have been supplied with Amer
lean aircraft at the proper time, and
in sufficient numbers to aid materi-
ally in winning the war, and the in
vestigation of aircraft production
made by the Hon. Charles (. Hughes
would not now be suppressed but
would be given to the public and the
recommendations for criminal prose-
cution, If any, contained therein
would be followed.
Picking Big Men
IF the Republicans could have con-
trolled the President, then expert
enced men of ability would have been
placed in charge of the building of
ships. and Charles NJ. Schwab would
have been placed in charge N year
sooner than he was. In short, the
Republicans would nave had the
President follow the example of the
illustrious Abraham Lincoln, the
founder of the Republican party, who
in the trying times of the Civil Wal
made 10 attempt to build up u polit-
lcal organization, when the Nation
was engaged in a struggle for its
very existence, but he called into the
service of his country, the best, most
..p.v.,, experienced and efficient men
in the country. even though these
men happened to be his most vio-
lent political critics and opponents
both Stanton, and Seward were men
of this type. The difference, how
ever, is that Lincoln was straining
his every nerve to suppress the Re-
bellion and preserve the Union. So
now too the Republicans feel that
this is not the Presidents personal
war, MOI the Democratic party's val
nor the Republican party's war, but
a war waged by the American people
as a Nation with the Allied coun-
tries, and the men best qualified by
experience. and unquestioned ability
to perform the duties assigned to
them, should be selected.
As to INSTRUMENTATION
Had President Wilson evidenced
such breadth of vision such qualities
Of mind and heart. such earnest de-
sire to bring this country to the high
est possible state OF efficiency for the