Oxford eagle., 1918-08-15

e single man who has boased of the fact that he
was conscript.
Correct and the Senate said about the same thing
1hs is true and the Confederate Veterans are still running
10 earth men OF this stripe But mind you this is the man
at te administration wants returned Congress that is
oog TINS talking This is the that the loyasts are
hiding while they denounce the other faction in
III has always been my understanding that il was con-
sidered disgrace to have been conscripted Yet the
gentlemen who favor conscrption without giving men
chance to volunteer stamping disgrace upon the brows
M men VINO DO not deserve such stigma Were Grant and
oherma and Lee and Jackson, of the other great
generals on either side oonscripts? Certainly not"
Correct again. but out of sympathy with the admin
lsaton is not strange how the statements of Congress-
men attract such little attention the present campaign
just imagine what would have happened these statements
had been made by Senator from Mississippi Now note
the reference to the Administration.
THE slogan has been stand by the administration and
they do not tell the country what the administration bill
Is.
vded Congress into two casseshose that standing
by the administration and those that are opposing the ad
1t reported in the papers that the Chair
man. Mr. Dent and twelve other members of the military
affairs Committee, opposing the administration
that the gentleman from California Mr. Kahn and seven
others, were standing by the administration"
lie was not very strong for the administration then
What is the truth about the matter? Ii is that not
single member of the committee supporting the ad
mnistration b that not single member of this house
has raised his voice in defense of this b and do
ieve that there solitary member of the House that
would vote for the administration bill"
Positively out with the administration by this time
Mr.. Chairman, there is thing about the admin
istation bill that has been severely criticised. anyone
has had the temery champion that feature the bill
have not heard it.
"The administration bill prepared by military experts
by in high authority makes provision for
the preservation of territorial units (meanng troops from
each state In fact has been frankly stated that
not intended that they should be preserved"
He conendng for what the South wanted and does
insist upon yet-that the boys from Mississippi unit
under their own officers He raised the and he should
have stood pat Missssppans admire the who stands
pat, even if he makes mistake
Again Stephens did not intend to be hoodwinked by the
terms SelectYe and Universal applied to the selectve
draft 1t in plain language, conscrption
matter who offended He scorned the smoke for
anything he had to say. But listen
MANY words that pleasing and agreeable sound
are used in connection with the administration b-such
as Selectve Universal and Democratic. Somewhere have
read that error walks naked the EARTH 1t
always puts robes that makes it look like the truth The
spirt of evil never approaches with hO0fs and horns
but always as an angel of light Reference has already
been made to the words Selective and Universal de-
sire to say that the contention that conscrpton is demo-
cratic is entirely without warrant OF fact"