Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-29
CHAIRMAN HAYS /.
ANSWERS WILSON
Says President Has Questioned the
Motives and Fidelity of Republi-
cans In Congress

New YORK, OCT. Z5-Wil II. nays,
chairman OF the republican national
committee, made public here u state
ment In which he replied in behalf
OF his party to President Wilson's
appeal TO the nation to return
democratic congress. In his state
ment Mr.. Hays said:
President Wilson has questioned
the motives and fidelity OF your rep
reseEtatlves In congress. He has
thereby impugned their loyalty and
denied their patriotism. His chal-
lenge IL TO you who elected those
representatives. You owe It to them.
10 the honor OF your great party and
to your own self-respect TO meet that
challenge squarely. not only as re-
publicans. but as Americans. !, as
your chairman. call upon you to do
II.
"Mr. Wilson accords the republic
cans no credit whatever for having
supported the war measures pro-
posed by his administration although
they have done so with greater
unanimity than the members OF his
own party. Despite that fact he ac-
cuses them OF having tried to usurp
his proper functions.
"At no time. In no way. have they
tried to take the control OF the war
out OF his hands. The president
knows that. The country knows It.
You know II. It Is an insult, not only
to every loyal republican in congress,
but to every loyal republican In the
land. 1t fully merits the resentment
which rightfully and surely will find
expression at the polls.
"Mr. Wilson grudgingly admits
that the republicans have been pro-
war Then why does he demand
their defeat? Because they are still
pro-war? Hardly that; no. It Is
because they are for peace though
not without, victory. Because they
do not believe lasting peace can be
obtained through negotiations; be
cause they consider that u. s.
stands for unconditional surrender
as we'll as for the United States ant
Uncle Sam. The democratic part!
does not. Mr., Wilson does not
There Is the issue, clear as the noon
day sun. The country will decide.
"Mr. Wilson wants only rubbe
stamps-his rubber stamps-in con
gress. He says so. No one know
It better than democratic congress
men
: "But Mr.. Wilson's real purpos
, has nothing to do with the conduc
D OF the war He has had that from
D the beginning, has 1t now, and no
I body dreams OF interfering with hi
control. He wants just two things
One Is full power to settle the wa
precisely as he and his sole, unelect
cd, unappointed, unconflrmed pei
> sonal adviser may determine. Th
other Is full power as the unembai
t rassed spokesman In affairs at homt
q as he actually demands in his state
6 ment to reconstruct in peace time
the great industrial affairs Of the nj
tion in the same way, In unimpede
conformity with whatever socialist
doctrines, whatever unlimited go'
ernment ownership notions, wha
ever hazy whims may happen to po
v sess him at the time. hut first an
y above all with absolute commitmei
to free trade with all the world, tn,
giving to Germany out of hand Il
n fruits Of victory greater than 81
10 could win by fighting hundr'
ID years. A republican congress WI
". never assent to that. DO you wa
10 congress that will? German
. does"