The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1919-01-09
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
BY REPUBLICAN PARTY
DENouNcE ACTIVITIES OF THE
DEMOCRATIC PARTY TO CON-
TRoL UNITED STATES SENATE

to nominate two justices or the SUI
preme Court, two regents Of the UNI
versity, Superintendent of Public In-
struction, member Of the State Board
Of Education, and two members Of the
State Board of Agriculture viii be
held in the Prudden Auditorium. Lans-
ing, February Is, 1919.
At the meeting OF the State Central
Committee held In Lansing last week
Burt d. Cady, of Port Huron, was So
lected to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of John d. Mangum.
Tributes to the late chairman were
paid and resolutions or respect adopt
ed.
The committee also unanimously
adopted resolutions denomcing the
activities of the democratic party In
the 'brazen attempt to defeat the will
OF the electorate" as recorded In the
election of Commander Truman II.
Newberry .or United States Senator.
The resolutions foilc
Whereas, an election for the Office
of United States Senator was held IN
this and other states Of the Union on
the 9Th day of November, 1913, and In
the State of Michigan and in certain
other states republican candidates
were elected to such Office of United
| States Senator; and,
Whereas, as result OF such cleo
tons in Michigan and other states, the
United States Senate will have in
the Goth Congress republican major
ity Of two votes, which, together with
the republican majority In the House
of representatives, viii insure repub-
lican control of National Legislation
during such Congress; and
Whereas. the republican party, as a
party of reconstruction, has amply
| demonstrated its ability to cope with
| problems incident to the reconstruc-
ton of national affairs and the Ma
ton needs, now as never before. the
guiding hand of the party which It has
placed in control during the critical
period Immediately following the close
of the greatest conflict In historyi aud
Whereas, the republican majority
in the Senate of the Omitted States "a
being threatened, not only In the State
of Michigan but In the States of New
Hampshire and Colorado and other
states by activities unprecedented. un-
warranted and unworthy on the part Of
the democratic party In a brazen at
tempt to defeat the win Of the cleo
torate In each of such states. to de-
prive the voters therein Of their
choice for the office OF United States
Senator and to secure control of the
Senate OF the United States; and
Whereas, such activities In Michi-
gan have been conducted In such q
manner as to arouse tho resentment
and thorough disapproval Of every
right minded citizen. regardless Of
party af1liation, with q view to defeat
the win of the voters or Michigan In
selecting a republican member Of the
United States Senate from said State
at such election; and
Whereas, such activities on the part
of the democratic organization have
been supported by officers Of the Ma
tional Administration, particularly the
Department of Justice, whose officers
have set themselves up as courts Of
injury without authority OF law, and
who admittedly act In no other way
than on their own individual respon-
sibility; and
Whereas, such officers of the De-
partment Of Justice have used and are
using the machinery Of the Govern
ment for partisan political purposes
with the sole object Of thwarting the
will of the electors in their choice for
United States Senator; and
Whereas, such officers haye made
use of various purely patriotic organ
izations, such as the American Pro
tective League, the Military Imtelli-
gence Service, and the Motor Trans
port Service 10 aid and abet their ne
farious operations; therefore be It
Resolved, that the Republican State
Central Committee most vigorously
condemns the methods and practices
herein referred to used by the demo
cratic organization, both National and
State, by the Democrats National Ad-
ministration, and by Henry Ford. the
defeated democratic candidate for Uni
ted State Senator, and calls upon all
republican county committees, every
individual member OF the republican
party in Michigan, and every citizen OF
the State, regardless OF party, who be-
lieyes in fair play sru"re deal, and
the safeguarding OF -. right 10 q
free choice Of a Unttai States Senator
TO rally to the defence Of the elective
franchise in Michigan and the proven
ton Of the manifest attempt to sub
vert the expressed wf1l Of the elector
ate OF our stateI and
Resolved further, hat this commit
tee, resenttng ths aftaclss which have
been made upon the Senstor-eEect from
the State of Michigan, Hon Truman
II. Newberry, takes this occssion "a
express IT'S complete coincidence In his
high patriotism, his uiadoubted ability
and his absolube integrity, and
Resolved furfhor. that a cdpy III