Evening journal., 1918-10-26
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Fess lOhio). chairman Of the Republican
Congressional Committee, and Represen
lative Frederick n. Gillette Mass Re
publican House leader. II read as fol
lows:
"some time ago the President said
Politics is adjourned Now in the clos
ng days Of the campaign, delayed by
he united efforts OF all parties for the
Liberty Loan; now, when all public
meetings have been given up TO the in
fuenza epidemic, the President sends
out direct party appeal calling upon
his countrymen to vote for Democrats
because they are Democrats, without
any reference TO whether such Demo-
Gratis have been or are in favor OF war
measures and have a war record which
deserves support.
The voters Of Michigan, 10 take sin
gle example, are called upon to support
Henry Ford-notorious for his advocacy
OF peace az any price, for his contemptu-
GUS alluslon TO the nag, for the exemp-
tion OF his son from military service
on the sole ground that he will blindly
support the President
"The President IS quite ready 10 ad-
nit the Republicans are loyal enough to
hight and die, as they are doing by the
thousands loyal enough 10 take up
great loans and pay enormous taxes
loyal enough TO furnish important men
at no salary on some OF the great war
boards In Washington. But they are not
loyal enough I'm the Presidents opinion
to be trusted with any share in the gov
srnment Of the country or legislation
for II.
m the Republican party controls the
House we can point out some OF the
things It will do. It will replace Mr..
Dent OF Alabama at the head OF the
Military Affairs Committe with Mr..
Julius Kahn TO whom the administration
was Obliged to turn for assistance TO
take charge OF and carry the first draft
bin against Mr.. Dents opposition. IT,
will put Republican at the head Of the
Ways and Means Committee as leader
of the House instead Of Mr. kitchin Of
North Carolina, who voted against the
war. II will give the country a Speaker
who did not oppose and would never OPP
pose a draft bill, and would never say,
as Speaker Clark did, that There is pre-
,ious little difference between a con
Icript and convict
Although the Republicans OF the
House are in the minority they cast
more actual votes on seven great war
measures than the Democratic majority
was able TO do.
what is the record Of the Senate?
ON flfty-one roll calls on war measures
between April 6, 1917, and May %. 1913.
the votes cast by Republicans in favor
Of such measures was y per cent, while
only 67 per cent. Of the votes cast on
the Democratic side was in favor OF
such measures. Those were the Presi-
dents own measures. Does that record
look as IL we had hampered him? The
Republican party in Congress has sup
ported the administration politics since
the war with a unanimity and an alb |
ssnce OF criticism unprecedented in party
history.
There are some domestic questions |
where we should undoubtedly differ |
from the course pursued by the admin /
istration. We should not, for example. /
ok a price on the farmers wheat and |
leave the planters cotton untouched I
Another domestic question in which the /
Republican party believes thoroughly is !
economic preparation for the coming Of |
peace. and II is clearly Of the opinion |
that the Congress Of the United States |
should not be excluded from that great I
task.
This Is not the Presidents personal /
war. This is not the war Of Congress. !
It is not the war Of the Democratic or
the Republican party. 1t is the war Of
the American people. II is more. II is
the war OF the United States, Of the
Allied Powers OF the civilized world
against the barbarism OF Germany. In
his great burden and responsibility the
Republican party, representing more
than half the citizenship Of the country
demands its rightful share.
III the Republican party is entrusted
with power in either or both houses IL !
viii do everything possible to drive for
ward the war and hasten the day Of
'ictory.
The President speaks Of the neces-
ity OF telling the plain truth. That the |
epublican party in control of Congress |
'ou,d do, for it has no friends to 4
held. And il will do more. 10 will give
Il the money to the last dollar neces-
3ry TO sustain our armies and our
rcJs, Dub u VIII ciiSCh tiiC waste hoN
ping on of the money given by the
ost generous people on the face Of the
nth.
The President speaks Of the effect Of
lie election abroad. He says that they
nderstand the meaning OF elections. !
hey do, and they viii know that * I
le Republicans have a majority in
ongress the war Will be pressed with l
reater vigor than ever before. They U
re quite aware that the power OF the n
,eha,e IS equal TO that Of the President q
"a "a the consummation Of peace bYl
s,s .ree,s they will know that the Re
ponncsh po party stands for victorious a
eeeee and the overthrow Of Prussian d
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