The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-10-30

THE
single example are called upon to:
support Henry Ford ordz=-notorious
for his advocacy OF peace at any.
price. for his eontemptuou allusions
to- the nag FOR the exemption Of his
son from mil itary service on the sole
|greund that he viii blindly support
fthe president The president Is quite
ready to, admit that Republic are
loyal eneugh to fight nd die, as they
Fare doing by the thousands, loyal
enough to take up great loans ana
lpay enormous taxes; loyal enough to
furnish important men at no salary
isnn some of the great war boards III
iSMashington But they are not loyal
Ienough, in the presidents opinion, to
lbe trusted with any share in the gov
iSernment OF the country or legislation
for 1t.
.If the Republican party controls
| the house we car point out some OF
the things they will do. They will re-
place Mr.. Dent, OF Alabama, at the
head of the military affairs commits
ltee with Mr.. julius Kahn, to- whom
the administration was obliged to turn
IiferS assistance to take charge {of and
carry the first draft bill against Mr.,
Dents opposition. They will put a
lRepublican at the head of the ways
and means committee, as leader OF
tthe house, instead of Mr. Kitchin, OF
North Carolina, who voted against
1.-THE war They will give the country
"a speaker who did not oppose and
would not oppose draft bill and
would never say. as Speaker Clark
did, that there is precious little diff
| ference between "a conscript and a
convict -
although the. Republicans Of the
house are in the minority they cast
more actual votes on seven great war
measures than the Democratic ma
iority was able to do What is the
record of the senate? On ffty-one
isrell calls on war measures between
IAprn 6, 1916. and the 18th OF May,
/ 1918. the. vote cast by Republicans in
favor of such measures was ~ per
lteent. while only s77 per cent of the
Votes cast on the Democratic side
were ia favor of such measures.
Those were the presidents own meas
sures.' Did that record look as If we
thad hampered him The Republican
party in congress has supported the
administrations policies since the war
with an unanimity and an absence OF
criticism unprecedented IN the party
history.
| There are some domestic questions
| where we should undor btedly differ
from the course pursued by the ad-
inainistration. We should not, for ex-
ample, fix price on the farmers
wheat and leave the planters cotton
untouched Another domestic CUES
ation IN which the Republican party
believes thoroughly is economic prep
Iarataon for the coming of peace, and
Ithey are clear of the opinion that
1.-THE congress of the United States
1should not be excluded from thai
great task ~.
This is not the presidents person.
ial war This is not the war of con-
Egress. It is not the war of the Dem
ieeranc OF the Republican party. It is
3the-war of the American people. It is
! Insore. tsis tle war OF the United
ISfates, OF the allied powers, Of the
lciviized world against the barbarism
|ofs Germany. In this great burden
land responsibility the Republican
4 rsarty represenring more than hall
ltne citizenship Of the country de
Enaands it rightful share.
..If the Republican party is entrust,
led with power in either or both houses
itEey will do everything possible te
4 drive forward the war and hasten the
daysof victory. The presto lent speaks
Eof the necessity Of telling the plain
ltruth. That the Republican party in
EeentroI ofscongress would do for they
EhaEe no friends to shield. And they
viii do more They will give all the
money to the last dollar necessary te
ttsustain our armies and our fleets. but
fae WIN cheek the waste now going
o money given by the most
Egenerons people on the face Of the
president speaks Of the effect
Ie election abroad He says thai
llSthara Hnde erstand the meaning ol
leieetiofla They and they will
EaEss0W hat hes sRe epubHc have 9