The sun., 1918-10-26
WILSON'S PARTISAN
PLEA CONDEMNED
Republicans Here Say 1t Will
Heighten Determination
to Win Election.
CALL FRANKNESSAMAZING
Some Democrats Sustain Presi-
dents Act, but Others Are
FOrebodingly Silent.

Republicans here were astouuded by
the appeal Of the President TO elect a
Democratic Congress 80 that his prosecu-
tion of the war might not be impeded.
, Although It had been reported that
something OF this kind would come from
Washington. there wac genuine astonish-
ment at the frankness OF the partisan
plea.
As soon as they had recovered from
their surprise Republican leaders gen.
orally condemned the attitude taken by
the President. They deplored the fact
that he should value so lightly the ser.
vices OF the loyal Republican members
OF Congress who have stood by him on
his preparedness and war programmes
from the start. Many of them said they
would not care TO express themselves for
publication as strongly as they really
felt.
Speaking informally, many said that
this action of the President would do
more than anything else to solidlfy the
determination OF the Republicans to get
control of the House.
profiteering, while another commentator
saw in It a suggestion that the Presi-
dent might be thinking OF negotiating a
peace for which Republican members Of
Congress would not wish to stand
Although there were Democrats who
undertook TO sustain the course OF the
President, there were more who shook
theiI heads and refused to make any
comment.
Loyal, but Not subservient.
George II. Glynn, chairman OF the
Republican State Committee, said
The country is loyal TO the Presi-
dent of the United States. but 1t Is
not subservient to the champion OF the
Democratic national organization, II
the President chooses 10 act in such a
capacity
1T IL evident that politics Is not ad-
Journed. The President is repeating in
his statement what ne tried to do In
Wisconsin and other States. The Re-
publican party has taken the slogan
Politics ia adjourned literally. has
supported the Government in its entire
war programme, and intends to con-
t,nue {" do so while the Democratic
party is attempting 10 capitalize is
patriotism.
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prosecution of the war during the sixty
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