El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-01
IS
BACKING FALL
Defends New Mexico Sen
ator Against Attack by
President Wilson.

Albuquerque, N Ne NOV L--No
sooner had president Wilson attacked
senator A. B. Fail OF New Mexico and
urged the voters to defeat him for re-
election than Col. Theodore Roosevelt
came to senator Falls defence The col
onel said that, IN view Of the senator's
unwavering support Of the war pro-
gram, he was amused by president
Wilson's partisan attitude and he
scored the president roundly for his
The president" Mr.. Roosevelts
telegram said, has sunk all sense Of
responsibility to the whole people,
which his high office should impose
upon him and comes out as the mere
partisan leader. asking for the defeat
OF the loyal pro war and pro Amer
lean senators and congressman who
had the courage to probe into corrup-
ton and extravaganza and to censure
delay and inefficiency and asking for
the election Of anti war and therefore
anti American senators and congress-
men, who, although. against the ad-
ministration measures in which the
administration was proWars never
theless supported the administration
and damaged the cause Of America by
seeking to obstruct our effort to IN
cover or put stop to inefficiency'
waste. delay, extraTagance and cor
ruption."
Attack Amuses Roosevelt.
kilograms from prominent Ameri-
cans all over the United States were
received at Republican headquarters
here today, protesting against the
presidents attack upon senator Fall
Col Roosevelts telegram. in addi-
ton TO the above, said:
Il learn with amusement that the
president has wired to the Socialist
candidate for senator in New Mexico
asking for your defeat on the ground
that you have not been a supporter
OF the administration The president
attacks you in a message to your So
cialist competitor. which message
must be regarded as help to that
competitor. He distinctly takes the
ground that he puts loyalty TO him
self above loyalty tO the war, and
this although I believe it to be the
general judgment Of good Americans
that at this time complete loyalty TO
the country necessarily includes COM
plete loyalty to the war. No Amer
lean representative in either house
OF congress during the last five years
has made q more absolutely straight
American and war record than yours
you wore the American uniform
in the Spanish war and you have
proved by your speeches. by your
votes and by your acts that in this
crisis and in all our dealings with
foreign nations you consider nothing
but the cause OF American national
aims and pay no heed whatever 10
any question of partisanship. You
have shown this in your attitude to-
words Mexico no less than in your at
titude toward Germany.
Fall Has Supported President
'-Since this war began you have
supported the president on every war
measure, and you have stood for
every measure for making your part
in the war as speedy and efficient
as possible. You did this when half
OF the leaders Of the presidents own
party in congress were opposing these
measures. and seeking to make our
participation in the war Ineffective
You have won the right TO the sup
port Of all loyal and true hearted
American patriots, and I earnestly
hope the good people OF New Mexico
will return you to the senate with
practical unanimity.
Theodore Roosevelt