New-York tribune., 1918-10-26

cannot concede the logic of tho Prcsi-
dents assertion that unity of com
mand Is as essential in civil actions as
1T Is on the field of battle. for if this
were true our American doctrine Of
representative democracy would re un-
sound and .he autocratic form of gov
erhment against which civilization
STRUGGLES would be more practical and
desirable than democracy
george W. Wickersham, former At
tornoy General Of the United States
"Ihc support the Republicans of tho
nation have given the President and his
war policies would have been consd-
cred Incredible before the war, and
could not have been imagined. They
nave supported him when tho membe
OF his own party fed from him. The
republicans of the nation stood for war
before the Democrats stood for it, If
'hc President plans to negotiate a
peace which the Republican party
Would We" pa,sh5 not approve, then it is time for
the Republican party to stiffen it's
ranks and elect as many members to
congress as possible"
job +. Hedges -"Politics cannot be
ad lourned without virie government
being abandoned, The statement of the
, iresldent would justify the conclusion
th"t no did not trust his own party ex-
Gept as a perfunctory quorum. The
PRESIDENT makes it clear that what the
country needs is thinking, aggressive,
mentally Independent Congress, the
better to aid him in the work to which
the nation is committed"
Samuel w. Fairchild, president of
the Union League Club-"Republican
OF the nation and the Union League
Club repeatedly have affirmed their
loyalty to the President in the war.
moreover, M 1T is very easy to discover
lhe record of Republicans in the Senate
ana the House. Republican members
who have left either house have done
Red Cross or to go into the army,
whereas such Democrats as have left
nav nave done so to accept larger salaries
Inns is no time for politics.
President Nicholas Murray Butler.
OF Columba-"1t is a plain attempt at
political protiteering. The war is not
an Administration war, but a peoples
war. Two of the greatest obstacles to
the conduct Of the war have been
Chairman Kitchin, of the Ways and
Means Committee, and Chairman Dent.
OF the House Military Affairs Commit
tee. The only way to get rid of these
two chairmen is by Republican ma
Jorlty in the House of Representatives
and unless all signs fail that will take
place If this appeal includes the sup
port of Henry Ford for the Senate in
Michigan with his record and public
statements, it can only be described as
astounding"
Harrison X. Bird. treasurer of the
Republican State Committee-w be
licve that Republicans, conscious Of
the meaning of liberty, will vote as
they think best for the glory Of the
r. n ~ yoo1f I,c
war to quick finish, the imposition
on the Huns of unconditional surren-
der, and a continuation of san, repre-
sentative government"
Frederick c. Tanner, former chair
man Of the Republican State Commit
tee--"The National Security League,
of which Charles E. Lydecker, Demo
crat, is president and chairman of the
p9afa W Gsrar of fsctors, tors and Of which James
what 1T calls roll of honor consist
ing Of members of Congress who voted
right on all Of the eight measures
which the Congress considered most
important IN relation to preparedness
and the declaration Of war. Of the
iorty-seven members on the roll Of
honor, four are Democrats and forty
three ere Republicans.
Ex-Ambassador James w. Gerard
iSolUeHt W llSOH mas so lar led TINS
country in the war with an efficiency
that the German General Staff might
envy. The whole world now turns to
America and its great leader for guild
ance: At this critical time, is the
/ President to be repudiatcd and the i'm
, preston given to Germany that in
spite OF the war there are many here
who do not favor those policies which
to-day are in process of crushing out
autocracy and all future wars? Op-
position to the President means en-
couragement to Germany and con-
sequent prolongation of the war"
William Church Osborn, former
chairman of the Democratic State
Committee-I would regard the return
of Republican majcrities as a serious
check on the Presidents conduct of
the war, and especially on his conduct
OF the settlement of the peace terms"
Abram |. Elkus, former Ambassador r
to Turkey-"The President has asked
the public to give him that support
in Congress. which will assure the sue
cessful completion of his programme
for war as we'll as for peace. To say
that the President intends because Of
this appeal to arrange negotiated
peace and not a peace following vic
tory is pure assumption with no
foundation in fact" Il