El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-31

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IN Roosevelt and William II. Taft is
sued here today a joint appeal for
election Of a Republican majority in
congress. The statement was said to
be the first ever composed and signed
by two former presidents Of the
United States.
Seated at a table in the Union
League club. they prepared the state
ment which follows;
Say Partisan Lines Drawn.
I'VE approach this subject as
Americans and only as Americans.
When this war broke out. we would
have welcomed action by the presi-
dent which would have eliminated all
questions Of party politics Instead
Of this, partisan lines have been strict
" drawn from the first. and now the
president announces that only Demo-
Gratis can be entrusted with future
power and only those Democrats VINO
do his will. Because Of the reflec-
tion on other patriotic Americans. we
appeal for fair play.
ssThe next congress VIII serve
from March 4. 1919, to March 4.
1921. In that period. the war
must be fought to unconditional
surrender, unless this is achieved
@The terms Of world peace must be
sThe Democratic administration
after expanding billions OF treasure
and exercising more absolute power
than any administration in our his
tory. must give an account OF It's
stewardship.
THE change from war conditions
to peace must be brought about with
/ the least disturbance and the work
Of reconstruction must be broadly
begun
G. 0. p. Better Qualified.
"a Republican congress Will be
much better qualified than one con-
troled by Democrats to aid the cOun-
try in adopting the measures needed
for these four great tasks First,
even as a minority party. the Re
publicans made the winning Of the
war possible by passing the original
draft bill Without this. we could
not have trained and landed the two
millions OF men now in France.
Review Republican Aid.
"As a minority party, the Kepub-
licans forced upon reluctant presi-
dent and secretary OF war after an
injurious delay OF four months. the
amended draft act, without which we
.
the front anext July. The speaker,
the leader and the chairman of the
military committee OF the Democratic
house opposed the original draft with
all the vigor possible
Fighting One Man Power.
The new senate must approve, by
two-thirds vote. the terms Of peace
Those terms should be settled not by
one man only It is one man control
we are fighting in this war TO sup
press The peace treaty must he alp-
proved by the great body Of the
indicated a willingness 10 make a
peace by negotiation. He has not de-
manded. as he might have done in
these lines, that which the Ameri-
can people demand-an unconditional
surrender. His exchange OF notes
with Germany has caused deep con-
Germ among our people lest he may. by
mis- parleying with her, concede her
a peace around a council table. in
stead Of a sentence from a court
fsThe four points which the
president and Germany assume
that they have already agreed
upon. nre so general and vaEue
that such n peace would he no
treaty af all. hut only protocol TO
m interminnbie discussion.
The president is without final
power 20 bind the United States TO
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guaEe does not suggest IL Still less
has he power to bind our noble allies.
We do not know that these points
include all that our allies may justly
demand. or do not concede something
they may justly withhold For what
they have done for us, we owe our
allies the highest good faith. It is
of capital importance that we should
now elect a senate. which shall be
Independent enough TO interpret and
enforce the viii OF the American
people in the matter OF this world
peace and not merely submit 10 the
uncontrolled will OF Mr.. Wilson
House Majority SubservIent.
Nor can the attitude Of the house
OF representatives be ignored in this
peace Every affirmative obligation
binding the United States in that
treaty must be performed by the
house as part Of the congress. The
present Democratic majority in the
house has been subservient 10 the
will OF the president in every respect