The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-27
IRE OF REPUBLICANS
REUSED BY WILSON
Political Leaders Accept Issue
and Resent Dictation From
the White House.
DIR. D. J. HILL CONDEMNS
"President Asks People to Sign
Blank Cheeks" Says Sena-
tor Frelinghuysen.

cal effect upon the Republicans and was
lines all around and the speeding up of
the Congressional campaign.
Some Democratic leaders here pro-
fessed to believe that the appeal as
sured the success of the campaign for
Democratic Congress. They even went
further and asserted that the Presidents
utterances would assist 50 materially in
the campaign for Alfred f. Smith, the
Democratic candidate for Governor, that
his election was no longer In doubt.
But on all sides were heard evidences
Of a reaction. Many persons favorably
inclined to the Democratic ticket re-
, sented what they termed an attempt to
dictate on the part Of the President and
said they would show their resentment
by voting for the Republican candidates.
Chairman Hays of the Republican Ma
tonal Committee spent yesterday in this
city in conference with Republican lead
srs Asked what he had to Say on the
Presidents appeal he replied:
II shall address a statement TO the
Republicans of the country tomorrow"
Roosevelt to He Heard Tomorrow.
II IL the general impression that Col
Roosevelt will deal with the situation
In most vigorous fashion in the speech
he 10 to make at Carnegie Hall to-mor-
row night. Preparation is being made
to give wide publicity to his remarks.
DR.. David Jayne Hill OF Rochester,
formerly Ambassador to Germany, said
that II the people were to surrender
their right to choose their representa-
tives in congress that Body might as
well be abolished. that the proposal OF
the President was a revolution under the
cover OF war necessity.
THE appeal is partisan" said United
States Senator Frelinghuysen OF New
Jersey. and is based on the assumption
that the people cannot decide who they
want to represent them. The question
Of ability, integrity. patriotism and 10y
atty ID not to be considered. The party
stamp is all that Is required to elect
Democrats to Congress to make the
world safe for Democracy The Presi-
dent has asked the people to sign blank
checks and put them in the Presidents
hands"
The Senator added that the firm Of
Tumulty. Palmer & Co, which through
the allen property custodian act has
conducted an employment agency for
deserving Democrats, paying them fat
salaries and directo~s' fees" would be
restricted in its operations under a Re
publican Congress.
It was preposterous. the Senator went
on. that Great Britain. France or Italy
would regret having the party of Taft
and Roosevelt, of Hughes and Lodge.
with their fine war records. prominent
IN Congress. Nor did he believe that
such situation would give any en-
couragement TO Germany.
Views of DR.. Hill.
Or. David Jayne Hill saw In the an
nouncement of the President drive
against the Republican State ticket here
as well as the Republican candidates for
Congress-. He said:
Having understood from Washington
that on account Of the war 1t had been
agreed that politics should be adjourned
had decided to avoid the subject for the
present, and while retaining my convic-
lions as Republican. to do or say moth
ing OF partisan character during the
present electoral campaign.
The determination OF Democratic off,
oials at Washington, not residents of this
State. to use their influence against the
election OF a Republican Governor of
New York shook my faith in the profess
sions of a non-partisan interest in tho
war. No Governor in any State has
taken a deeper interest not only in the
effective prosecution OF the war but in
timely preparation for Il than Gov.
Whitman. II loyalty and efficiency in
relation TO the war were the test in the
present election the President of the
United States would be justified In COM
mending Gov. Whitman's course as an
example that might well be followed by
Governors OF his own party in other
States.
Test Not Ono OF Loyalty.
but, 1t seems. the test in the present
election is not one of loyalty and eff
cheney In the prosecution of the war,
but the personal standing of the Chief
Executive before the belligerents, which,
II is represented. requires that the Re-
publican party Should renounce it's con-
victions as a political entity and utterly
enace Itself in order to make 1t appear
that the Executive really represents the
country. To this end no Republican,
even the most loyal. or at least only a
few approved by the Executive, the
President demands should be chosen for
either the Senate or the House
1T has suddenly become the duty OF
all citizens. 1t seems. to abandon their
party convictions. in order that the
whole power OF government should be
vested in one man, and this at a time
when this nation Is engaged In a
foreign war to overthrow an autocratic
Government and make the world safe
for democracy. What better plea could
the enemy employ than to allege that his
opponent fears the restraints OF the
freely chosen representatives Of the
people and demands a legislative body
entirely subject to his control?
I'VE are thus brought squarely face
to face with an issue which this coun-
try never before has been called ~ face.
IL is this Is the country to d. row
erned solely by the will Of the Execn-
tive or by free and responsible legis-
lative elaboration?
UnEratefuI Return to RepubIic.,.
1T is an issue which energies at a
most unfortunate moment II was
clearly coming. but no patriot could
have desired even u discuss II. unless
forced to do so. in the midst OF war
~ is an ungrateful return for Repub
Hoan loyalty to raise it now.
Ihere IL one, and only one, fitting an
s"et-an overwhelming vote for every
loyal Republican candidate at the COM
ING election and defeat for every
longs 'e 'e-
me evident anxiety over the results
OF 'le coming election on the mar, n,
fhe Democratic party is NOT cansaa ",
."F Vou'etn over loyalty in the war /,
Is purely question OF party nsrn,a
hShce ana party policies. This issue has
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