Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-04-05

refuses to practice. It's idea OF non :
par,isanship is that every Republican
should be "A Democrat. philadelphia
prcss.
We noticed IT, too. at the DemoS
cratic state convention in Portland.
Maine. on Wednesday Every speak
or said In substance. that criticism OF
the Democratic party Is unpatriotic-
because the Democratic party is at
war. OF course everybody, even the
beer Drained Hindenburg. knows
whose war this is. and that even r. r.
couldn't get into it-not because he
had lost his equilibrium but because
he has never been accused Of being
Democrat.
II Is sedition TO criticize, or look
,ross-eyed. at any old kind Of
Democrat. because he Ia standing
Loyalty behind the administration"
Hut anybody. even the Hon. w. r. f.,
can sass "a Republican every day in
the week--for OF what use is "A Re-
publican any way. except to provide
needed legislation for Mr. McAdoo's
jobs. pay taxes enlist. and few lit
tie things like that?
The law is or on Republicans
turn your 74-milc guns on 'em. But
II Is close time on Democrats, and
don't you forget il.
II is absolutely within the law. and
perfectly good sportsma nship, to
sneer at one Of the cleanest, sanest,
most efficient, and most patriotic
state executives this country ever
had, as not being grown up But
IL you ask why "A years time and
$40. 100000 for airplanes have not
our forces In France. off comes your
head.
The only way YOU can bc patriotic
is TO he a Democrat hat is the
Democratic issue this year even pro
hibition being dropped.
You may serve as gun fodder at the
front: You may devote all your time
TO war loans; YOU may give every
dollar YOU have; You may work night
and day at patriotic planting-but
for all these. If YOU are not a Demo
crat YOU are not with MS. and if you
arc not for ms you're ag'in us.
II matters no, that such dyed in
the wool patriots as Senator Bert NJ.
Fernald has been making rousing
patriotic speeches all over the East
crn states. winning distinguished
commendation from President Wilson
himself-hc is with the "unpatriotic"
Republican party which dares put up
It's own candidates for sharing con-
troll OF the government. On the other
hand is a big group of Reeds. Cham
bcrlains and Hitchcocks who have
ruffed the administrations head up
TO a peak and then batted of the
peak-they are loyalists. blood and
iron defenders Of Americanism. and
dine on Germans every night. be-
cause why? They are Democrats.
OF course we cannot say these
things TO hundreds In the vociferous
eloquencc Of Dan Mack. but we wager
tlat many quiet. level headed, think
ins men from :hc rural sections
thought some of t%csc thoughts Mt
the Der,ocra.ic state convention or
Wedncsday.
We have briefly outlined tho Demo
cratic 'issue" in Maine for the cam
paign IL 1918
The Republicans of Maine anu Of
the country have another; in our
own State more than one.
Our offerings 40 the voters is the
proof Of the pudding-the indisput =
able evidence that the Republican
party as n whole in the Congress. has
stood more Loyalty behind the Prcsi-
dent and the administrative depart
ments than has the Presidents own
party. Again and again the Presi-
dent has turned to patriotic Republi-
cans TO carry him "over the top
when deserted by his own sank and
file.
We arc convinced that the Repuh-
al - ..,l
Hunism. and keep the men in Con.
gress and executive chairs who have
so grandly provided the tissues Of wa,
thus far and have become imbuet
with the spirit Of world Democrac,
against autocracy."
Nor should we permit the Demo.
cratic party to so adroitly drop its
senerat!on-iong issue OF prohibition
The astute seaders OF the Demo
cratic party ~ Maine declare tha
prohibition Il no longer an issue: il
Is as dead IS Julius Caesar: booze
must go and everybody knows it
eve cvote practically verbatim from
one high In authority. II these