The Washington times., 1918-10-29
TUMULTY SHOWS
UP c. O.P. TACTICS

Secretary Tumulty has set forth some
OF the appeals Cor retention in power
Of the Republican party made during
the administration Of Taft. Roosevelt
and Mckinley. The letter follows:
Gentlemen:
In my letter to you. answering your
inquiry with reference to the Presi-
dents mesSage to the American Deo-
pie, called your attention to the
following staAment made by Senator
Penrose on the 22d Of October, 1898,
as reported In the Philadelphia In
quTrer:
an a few hours President Mckinley
viii be your guest to witness the
greatest pageant the country has
ever known. In his recent speeches.
the President has appealed not to a
party. but to . national spirit. He
asks the aid OF q nation. He sseks
the support Of every man who Se-
lieves In the result OF his adminis-
tration- I make this appeal to you,
that you give loyal support to Presi-
dent Mckinley and the Republican
party in the spirit he has asked for
it"
Psnrose CamDaIsned.
Senator Penrose evidently had in
mind. when he referred to recent
speeches, a series OF speeches made
BY President Mckinley appealing to
q national spirit at that time. I
md, upon examining speeches Of
President Mckinley, contained In a
volume published by Doubleday and
Mcclure Company. entitled Speeches
and Addresses Of william Mckinley,
March 1. 1897, to May 80, 1900" the
following appeals by President Nc
Kinley to the national spirit Of the
nation.
In a speech delivered at Boone,
lows, October II, 1soa President Nc
Kinley said:
This Is no time for divided coun-
ellis. II would have you remember
anything I have said in these desul-
tory remarks, It would be to remem-
Der at this critical hour in the ma
tion's history we must not be d.
vided. The triumphs Of the war are
yet to be written in the articles OF
peace"
In a speech delivered at Carroll,
Iowa, October II, 1898, President
Mckinley said:
"Just at this hour, although hos
tilities have been suspended, we are
confronted with the gravest national
problems. It is q time for the So
berest Judgment and the most con-
servative and considerate action. As
we have stood together in the war,
90 We must stand together until the
results OF that war shall be written
in peace"
In q speech delivered at Creston,
Iowa. October 13, 1895. President Nc
Kinley said:
NY fellow-citizens. want to leave
one more thought with you, and that
Is, as we have been united and there
fore strong and inVincible in the war,
we must continue united until the
end OF this struggle; we must have
no differences among ourselves while
we are settling differences with an
other government When we have
made that settlement in the interest
Of justice and civilization and hu-
mGnIty, then we can resume our do
nestle differences"
In a speech delivered at Springfield,
Ill. October Is, 1898. President Nc
Kinley said:
''Now, my friends, what we want is
to have no dispute or difference
among ourselves to interfere with our
united Judgment in dealing with the
foreign problems that are before us.
As we stood together in war, let US
stand together until its settlements
are. made"
do not interpret these speeches Of
President Mckinley. I leave It to his
friends who claimed to speak for him
at that time, just what he had in
mind when he. voiced these utter
Ances.