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USE OF POLITICAL INFLUENCE
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jbenator Irving L. Lenroot ol Wisconsin Exposes
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JNon-i'artisanslup" oi Democratic Aclmiii
isfcration at Washington
'SPEAKS TO THE REPUBLICAN LOYALTX CONVENTION
Senator Irving L. Lenroot of Wis
consin, discussing "Tho Patriotism
cf tho Republican Party" before thp
Republican State Loyalty convention
(In Lincoln Tuesday afternoon, May
28, doclarcd that In splto of the de
termined and consistent courso of tho
president In donylng tho party any
representation in the Inner councils
of tho war and in splto of the fact
,that in all of the political campaigns
held since war was declared, Demo
crate sought to fasten tho badge of
disloyalty upon Republican candi
dates, tho party had given a thoro,
whole-hearted and disinterested sup
port to Mr. Wilson.
Mr. Lenroot said that this support
had been given unwaveringly and in
tho faco of tho fact that Democrats
themselves had deserted the presi
dent. Tho Republican party has re
peatedly surrendered political advan
tage in order to sustain tho presi
dent; It has refrained from criticism
under great provocation: it has seen
Incompetency in some departments;
It has seen partisanship in some cases
taking tho place of patriotism, but
realizing the magnitude of tho task
and that moro or less oxtravaganco
is to bo expected In the beginning it
has kept silent where It might have
spoken. Ho said that no nartv In all
history had so disinterestedly and
uiuiury uuu bo uisinieresicaiy ana
wholo-heartcdly supported a govern-
mont in wnrHrno nn tho T?n7,i,iin
i x a... ...... A """
?.n.c"MAB".wlll.u01J?-
ocratlc party's attitude during tho
Civil War.
Mr. Lenroot dwelt at Borne length
upon the fight made upon him in
Wisconsin, told of the efforts of Vice
President Marshall to brand him as a
disloyalist candidato and took consid
erable satisfaction in pointing out
that It was tho heavily German coun
ties In Wisconsin that went for tho
Democratic nominee.
Mr. Lenroot declared that America
,1s In the war until it wins the war,
and that tho Republican party would
stand back of tho president in all
necessary war measures. Ho regretted
that tho administration is conduct
ing the war as a partisan matter, but
that the Republican party would vote
to grant tho president every power
Ho enable him to win it. Ho warned
his hearers, however, that they might
expect tho Democrats to raise in tho
coming campaign the same falso issue
of disloyalty against tho Republicans,
and that they should be prepared to
meet It with tho fact. Mr. Lenroot
said:
A year ago America accepted the
decision of war, but without great en
thusiasm. While the nation respond-
w1 lnvnllv in nvnnr nnnnnl nnil innda
i t ii iT .ij "-"-,- ""- .7,
plum mm. ii wuum Biuiiu. uuck oi me
K ? ta? -f T nV :l -Ur -D0
kuvui uiiium hi mo jjiuauuuuuu ui iuu
vcr" vate
voara EuronVhaVW flehlYnV nnH
!i."i i, .. "i i ": 1Z
uunuK mm Biiwre umo it was ino
hope and expectation that America
woud not become Involved Tho
SJSSS, ZSL Tnt
issuo tnai -no Kept us out or war."
4acmn thfit "TTn IfAnt nn nut nf wnr
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While tho Invasion of Belgium in the
cany aays or tno war, tnus violating
its neutrality, Bhocked us; while tho
admission by tho German officials
that tho Belgian treaty was to bo
considered as nothing but a "scrap
or paper," troubled us, we still looked
upon It as a European quarref that
did not directlv conenrn tin. Unwnvnr
did not directly concern us. However
as tho days and months and years
went by, it becamo more clear that
this was not a European quarrel over
tho balanco of power or for commer
cial rivalry, but that thero was a
deep-sot purposo ln tho minds of tho
autocracy of Germany to conquer and
rule tho world.
Tho sinking of thp Lusltanln, was
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,but Germany's promise that the of-
fense would not bo repeated mado us
ono oi mo greatest crimes in History,
m . . n t . .11 A .. -a
iooi mat it sno am not nave any con-
fnnl that If Hhn did rni hnvn nnv nnn
corn for tho laws of humanity, b1iq
am rear us anu wouia respect our
rights; but on January 31, 1917,
,whon Germany announced that she
would resume her ruthless and unre
stricted submarine warfare, it becamo
plain to us all who woro familiar
with tho facts in tho situation, that
poaco could not much longor contln
uo between tho United States and tho
Gorman government. Germany car
ried out her threats sho did sink
American vessels, did destroy Amorl-
nn 11vn4 did ntfnmnt tn 1nflitnn.n
tho American congress by tho use of
xno American congress oy mo use or
ttionoy, did by her authorized Bples
and agents destroy American prop-
and agents destroy American prop
Aftv nnrl tlin rnaillt wna tlin ilflnlnvn
tlon of war on April 0, 1917. It was
lUnfortunato that in tho early days
of thla war tho aims and purposes of
America were so vaguely stated by
thoso ln authority. Wo realize moro
fully now than wo did then that this
ia not a war primarily to make tho
world "safe for democracy," altho It
will do that when it ls won It ls
not primarily to restoro Belgium or
safeguard tho rights and liberties of
small nations, altho It will do that
when It is won It is not, except in
cidentally, to protect our rights upon
tho seas, altho thoso rights aro In
cluded ln what wo fight for thl3 is
.uu.u .. .. ..w o"v wws ill
rcauy a war to save America, to pro- to properly proseouto tho war. Re
serve Amorican Ideals and the prin- publican party lines havo nover beon
cipios upon wmcu mis uroai repuDiic
won nqinn r nn.
wi ritnbliRhcd
Wo aro In it, and wo must go on
until we win It. Wo cannot safely
allow ourselves to stop short of com
ploto defeat qt the German autocracy.
iWo cannot negotiate with a mr.n who
regards treaties as "moro scraps ot
paper" who makes promises only to
break them, who has no respect for
any law, human or divine. Wo must
fight on, until wo can negotiate with
a government responsible to the Ger
man people themselves. Then, and
not until then, can wo begin to think
of peace.
Not a Political Issue
In the conduct of this war thcro
should bo no politics, no partisan
ship. Patriotism never should be a
political Issuo between loyal Ameri
cans. Whatever differences may ex
ist between political parties, there
should be np dlffoieneo in tho sup
port of our government In timo of
war. In all matters in relation to tho
conduct of tho war, party lines should
bo forgotten, and every one forget
they are Republicans or Democrats,
but rompmber only that wo are all
Americans.
Nevertheless, political parties should
bo Instrumentalities for tho creation
of a correct public sentiment In tho
support of tho war, and the subject
of my talk today Is "Tho Patriotism
of tho Republican Party." It was a
deep and burning patriotism that
created tho Republican party and
that patriotism is as active today in
this crisis as it was in its earlier
days.
tvimu nuvcr uiiuraing any monop-
oly of patriotism, the majority of the
creat lienors nf mm m.intr ),,hU
While never claiming any monop
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"u," l"u" "ult.a ""ury. m war ana
in neace. linvn hfin llnnnhllAtina
Without underestimating the value
of others, thero are three names that
tho whole world has delighted to
honor Lincoln, Grant and McKin
ley. Wo take pride In tile fact that
they were Republicans, and it is pe
culiarly fitting today that we recall
the patriotism of theso men. When
we contemplate this war in which wo
aro engaged, the struggles and sacri
fices that may be before us, wo need
to remember thcfee men and emulate
Lincoln, the pationt, brave, far-seeing
man, gentle as a woman but firm
as tho rock; Grant, with his dogged
determination to win Grant, with
out whoso marvelous genius as a mil
itary commandor the war would havo
been prolonged and possibly lost; and
McKinloy, tho brave soldier and great
statesman.
Peace with Victory
Peace we all desire peace wo all
long for. Tho day will como when
American will repeat tho words of
Grant, "Let us havo peace," but as
ho did not speak theso words until
the victory was won and the union
saved, so America will not speak
them until this' war Is won and our
llDOrtl
liberties aro preserved. Until victory
comes we will
rather remember
Grant's words "I
out on -"lino VltTaln!
propose to fight it
mis nno u it takes all sum- t.c ,,J T t V v,?consiu were told "Resolved That thlq mnvnnHnn inorizes- me result men must rest tect tho individual Incentive and am
But it is not my purpose today SnLr? f,,"0 nb loya.. unlcss the" doe. ToxpHcltly declare as he senRn with tho exocutIve department of tho bltion of men to a wider degree than
? .J , IT S SSESSi Zrj?.??: of01hrPAme"ycaneCpeople?3that X? f L "?-!!? S r-!L ?! J. an uft be glv"
ior.'
r2 ??!?' P". I wish to speak
?! luo Patriotism ana unselfish devo-
tlon to country of the Republican
party ln thla BVrSgglo for tho
very dxistenco of our republic
'," "227 no part? of pow:
" "o uiuiu uiHiniereaiomv .inn
whnin-hnnrt,u ..;;:," ""
wuuiu-uuarieuiy supportea tho gov
ernment than has tho Republican
party in this war. Its only desire
has been to help President Wilson in
tho prosecution of tho war to victory.
It has in congress repeatedly surren
dered political advantage in order to
sustain tho president; it has refrain-
cd from critlcm ifnr f trfraIn'
5? J" J?rl,tl,sm under Brent provo
CatlOn: It hart KPOn 1ninmnntnnn Ir,
some departments; it has seen nar-
tlsanshln ln snmn c.;ni tnlrlnn- tf
placo of patriotism, bat realizing the
uiuKimuae oi me unaei taking, realiz
ing that mistakes will occur, that
more- or less oxtravagj-nco is to bo
expected in tho beginnuis realizing
, thls.yt. has kept client ft'.on it might
J I 1 la. . VIIIIH Ifll
nopuDiicans navo constantly kept
ln mlnd tho noed of ,t d C0UntJ;
and that It ls botto J enduro to n
. ... . v. ...
rjnibllcans havo
-.,i i n. . ,.,
certain noint some ovlla thnn tn hrinn-
on greater ones thru their oxposure.
Wo had hoped as tho months went by
and war activities becamo better or
ganized, that incompetency nnd ex
travagance would be remedied. We
havo always, however, asserted our
right to crltlclso when criticism
would bo helpful, and wo shall exer
cise that right in tho future.
As a Partisan Matter
Wo regret this administration ls
conducting tho war as a partisan
matter. No other nation has. done
mis. in overy other nation overy po-
litlal party has been consulted and
been given a participation in tho ad-
this. In overy other nation overy no-
ministration of tho government. In
overy other nation associated with
us in this war thoro aro coalition
cabinets representing tho whole peo
plo. In tho United States alono tho
administration sldo of tho govern
ment has been conducted ln a par
tisan way, and yot, Republicans havo
ungrudgingly given tho administra
tion their support and will continue
to do so.
President Wilson called upon tho
Republicans for help only whon his
own party leaders deserted hi a and
it is a matter of prido that Republi
cans havo novor failed to como to his
iunu njUll uujr HlUUSUrO nCC
rescue upon any measure nernssnrv
urawn upon nny war measure Wo
p nim Tin cnnin .vniu u 11.1.
ciaim no spciai credit for this, for
our uuiy is to our country, lrrospcct
lvo of who may bo its president.
In both SOnntn nnd hmma flm T
SSS& TSSJSrsi:
earr, o ,h. ,, A , toSft 0
dn not rl.ilm nrv HnnM.il nriwllt fnr
this, for wo performed only our duty,
Wo have not asked for the thanks 6
thn Dnmnrrntlc nnrtv In whit ,
tho Democratic party in what wo
hnvn dnnn. hilt wn hn.il n. rlirht in ht.
pect that in tho faco of this record
Democrats would not, at tho very
least, deny tho patriotism of tho Re
publican party.
But what aro tho facts? Last year
thcro was an election to fill a va-
cancy in now Hampshire caused by
tho death of Mr. Sulloway, a Repub-
llrn.n. In thn nn.mnn.Ien fnllnwlnir
Democratic orators sent into that dis
trict by tho Democratic national com-
mittoo, in their speeches stated that
n. vntn fnr thn TtnnilhMr.nn nnnrilrinti.
a vote for tho Republican candidate
was a vote ror llio kaiser. Neverthe
less, tho Republican candidato was
elected and ho has been a loyal sup
porter of all war measures since ho
has been a membor of tho house. Ho
was known to bo loyal thruout tho
campaign, but for tho sake of politi
cal advantage alono Democrats tried
to place tho stamp of disloyalty upon
tho Republican candidato and tho Re
publican party In Now Hampslro.
Citine the Record
Last Juno there was a special elec
tion in Indiana to fill a vacancy caus
ed by tho death of Mr. Comstock, a
Republican. Tho Republicans nomi
nated a loyal supportor of tho war
tho Democrats nominated a man who
had been a membor of congress until
March 4, 1917; a man who was a
professed pacifist; a man who had
opposed preparedness measures in
congress preparedness measures ad
vocated by President Wilson. Never
theless, President Wilson, in a letter,
endorsed tho pacifist candidato, but,
as In Now Hampshire, the Republi
can candidate was elected and ho has
boon a loyal supporter of all war
measures in the house.
Tho first partisan speech made on
the floor of either house of congress
since tho war began was made on
January 21st of this year in the son
ate by a Democrat. His text was, "Re
publican leaders in and out of con
gress are undoubtedly Becking to
make politics out of this war." This
speech was followed on February 4th
by the insertion In tho record by Mr.
Ferris, a Demnr.rnHn. mnmlm.. nr .
hnuan nf ,mi i i "
P?vnn Itfnrv tt ?y efx-Gvorn?r
J'lynn, bitterly attacking the Repub-
ncan party, a few wnnkn n(iarwnr,i
Mr. Ferrlg 0,nfit":f hnTJr ""'"
the Democratic congressional com
mit, lee.
A 1110 later tho Wisconsin senator
ial campaign came on. I shall touch
upon that only because It reveals the
methods and unfairness of the Demo
cratic party, and we must be pro
pared to meet like methods in tho
campaign next fall.
Issue in Wisconsin
The finger of suspicion had unjust
ly been pointed at the loyalty of Wis
consin. Loyalty was the Issue. I was
nominated as the Republican candi
date upon that Issue. Altho as a mem
ber of tho house I had voted for tho
declaiation of war and every war
measure since al,tho President Wll
f?,riihad frefiuently called mo to tho
White House to confer upon war
measures and I had by speeches and
votes and in every possible way sup
ported him, an attack was begun up
on tho loyalty of tho Republican nom
inee. I regret to say that such at
tack was participated In by Presi
dent Wilson in an indirect way It
was followed by the Democratic'na
tional committee, by tho Democratic
candidate, by tho Democratic news
papers and a score of Democratic
senators and representatives sent to
Wisconsin.
Tho voters of Wisconsin were told
Billboards from ono end of the state
l0 tUe other wero covered with the
statement that "Wilson Wants Da!
liea" "His defeat will bring Joy to
?? -d gloom uto shUtin ?
ViCO Prnslrlnnt Xfni..ii
came into tho state. In a speech at
Madison, tho capital, ho said: "I came
to Wisconsin to find if 100,000 Re
publicans will not count tho loss of
partisanship cheaply if thereby Wis
consin may be saved to tho union."
Ho said some other things which I
snail refer to in a fow momonts.
Pressure on Soldiera
Tho Wisconsin RnlrtJora otni in ,.
United States, under the statutes of
E c- iS ja5SfflSKi 5?--- -
mo eiaie, nau tno right to vote
mVV f.w daB bfre'it1Preservo tho federal union and tho
election tho following advortlsemurc rlchts of thn ntntn iinin,i,ni7 oVTi
was published, two columns In wlrfh, K hereby declarn tin? fw
in a Rockford paper: "To the Wis! !?,& TJl ALVVi AheL I."
COnsln soldiera nt P.imn firntit Tunc-
v"""v """ v-auiy tnuui, mes
day, April 2: You are entitled to vot
for United States senator from Wis
day, April 2 : You are entitled 'to voto
consin. tn siirnnnH snnntm. to..i n
ousting. I'resiaont Wilson, your
commander in chlnf. dnairon nil lmmi
Americans to voto for Joseph E. Da
vies for United States senator. Da
vies election means joy at Washing
ton and gloom at Berlin. Davlcs' do
feat means gloom at Washington and
Joy at Berlin." To say to soldiers in
tho service that their commander in
chief desires them to voto a certain
way is inllefonslblo from any stand
point. I, of courso, freely acquit
President Wilson of any knowledge of
i-uio uuuuKtj. n may do interesting
to noto what tho voto of this camn
following this appeal to obey their
commandor in chief was. Tho Reniih-
commandor ln chief was. Tho Repub
ncan nomlneo received 57G votes at
this camp and tho Democratic candi
date 403 votes.
I Bhall not speak of misrepresenta
tion mado by tho Democratic organi
zations. I am giving you simply Bomo
illustrations of tho methods employ
ed. Notwithstanding theso methods,
hut fniinivinT, i.i i 7i W u"-uluu1
cratic nntinnni oloctn u6 D-
loiivimuiicuu canniciate was elected,
statement on April 4. quoting from
thq speech of Vice-President Mar
shall which I havo referred to in
part as follows:
"It makes no difference how pure
and patriotic the purposes of the
Republican candidato may bo, to bo
elected ho is now bidding for the
voto of tho German sympathizer, for
tho voto of tho traitor, for the voto of
tho seditionist, for tho voto of tho
SffilV.. J"""10 ? fto n so
v..vu iii.liiiiiiii 'iiiiiiiiiiina nr....i
Sa A r.5. SK.S K
SiTuom V!.o ?.TE;A.Ta'K
ii.,.i..i .
disappointed pronteor ann.nVJj0
o t lo man who l?"d "o vote
L -. .7a.2..ho. watcd OUr citizens
of the man who wanted our cUI
, . ' """u uu citizens
and our shiDS to stnv nn ... .,"?.
sea, and who wanted an embargo
nrid pon tho sa, of munitions of
war in tho markets of tho world. By
nCS.o 7.0tca and theso alone can tho
Republican candidato hope to bo
elected, for Mr. Davlcs docs not seek
them and would, I believe, scorn to
rocelvo them."
Tho national commltteo adds: "This
statement of tho vlco-prcsidont ac
curately described tho campaign
which resulted in Mr. Lcnroofs olec-
tlon by a small majority
''""'
Made Falsn Rtntm
As I was tho candidato referred to.
?..? BaLt,.mttho English language
is not sufficiently strong to adequate
ly characterize tho falseness of this
chargo That tho people of Wisconsin
know that it was falso fs demonstrat
ed by tho fact that such a storm of
protest went up after tho vice-president
a speech that it was certain tho
Republican candidato would win. Tho
peoplo of Wisconsin know that nol
thor tho Republican candidato, nor
any Republican speaker, or tho Re
publican party organization, was bid
ding for disloyal votors. They know
that every speech made by Republi
cans was a loyalty speech, denounc
ing disloyalty and pleading for sup
port of tho war to victory.
But wo have other evidence dis
proving the charge of the Democratic
cbmmittco. Tho pro-German voto
or Wisconsin, as olsowhere, is natur
ally confined very largely to thoso of
Gorman blood. It Is cruel to assume
that all citizens of German blood aro
disloyal, for such Is not the case. Wo
have citizens of German blood or
ancestry who aro just as patriotic
as any other citizens of our country,
but it is true that of those who aro
ror Germany first and America sec
ond, a largo majority of them aro of
German blood.
The majority of the Germans In
Wisconsin aro confined to fourteen
counties, out of tho seventy-one in
tho state. This group of German
counties was carried by tho Demo
cratic candidato by a plurality of
moro than lK.non vntna - ...
rmhitn,, "ii, i r u ""
ffija?f Cd,dato,The counties 'n
wh.Ich ?t was admitted that nractl-
cany all of thn vntnra .. i
were carried hv thn p ,,,.' "J" J'
J,-0. by a plurality of more than
' ,. , .voies over t,ie Democratic
candidate, so the fact is, as shown
from tho returns. If the election had
been dependent upon the German
counties of Wisconsin, tho Democrat
ic candidate would have been elected.
Resent Methods Used
I have taken tho time to recito
theso facts only because they indi
cate tho policy that the Democratic
party will pursue in the fall elections.
Republicans will resent these meth
ods wherever employed, but they will
not retaliate by using similar meth
ods. Republicans will not attack tho
loyalty of President Wilson or of tho
Democratic party. On tho contrary,
they will continue to sunnort thn
uemocratlc administration in
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necessary war measures in tho fu
ture as tney have in tho past. Tho
nepuDiican party in this war is not
following the example of tho Demo
cratic party in tho Civil War. Com
parisons aro odious, but In view of
what has transpired wo have a right
to compare tho patriotism of tho Re
publican party In this war with that
of the Democratic party in tho Civil
War. I quote from tho platform of
tho Democratic party adopted on Au
gust 29. 1864, at Chicago:
rour years of failure to restoro tho
union by tho experiment of war, dur
ing which, under tho pretense of a
military necessity of war power high
er than the constitution, the constl
overy part, and public llberry and
private right alike trodden down, and
tutlon itself has been disregarded in
the material prosperity of the country
essentially impaired justice, human
ity, liberty and tho public welfare
demand that Immediate efforts bo
mado for a cessation of hostilities,
with a view to tho ultimato conven
tion of the states, or other pcaccablo
means, to tho end that, at tho earl
iest practicable moment, peace may
bo restored on the basis of tho fed'
tion of extraordinary and dangerous
powers not granted by tho constitu
tion tho subversion of tho civil by
military law in states not in insur
rection; the arbitrary military ar
rest, imprisonment, trial and stntenco
of Amorican citizens in slates vhero
civil law exists ln full force, tho sup
pression of freedom of spocch and ot
tho press; the denial of the right of
asylum; tho open and avowed dloro
gard of stato rights, tho employment
of unusual test-oaths; and tho in
terference with and denial of tho
right of tho peoplo to bear arms in
their defense is calculated to pre
vent a restoration of tho union and
. HV v MU..l&XAAai.AUI.AVU UDUijJtl-
7. ""v"""u" Ul fc
rivIff,,.t? 3"st Powers
sont sovorned."
the nernctltation of n cnvnrnmnnt do.
riving its Just powers from tho con-
Wo havo a right to be proud of tho
splendid record tho Ropublfcan party
Is making in this war. Wo aro glad
for tho sako of our country that thero
aro no such party differences now as
there wero in tho Civil War. Tho
fact is that tho rank and file of tho
parties aro equally patriotic. Only a
tew men, soeiting political auvantago,
would mako it appear otherwise. Tho
few men, socking political advantage,
nffnrl liv enmn tn mnUn thla n wnr nf
for and by the Democratic party will
fall. This Is not a Democratic war,
it Is not a Republican war. t is an
American war and in carrying it
thru to victory there will bo "glory
enough for all."
To win this war organization Is
necessary and overy oxlstlng organi
zation should bo utilized, both Re
publican and Democratic organiza
tions can be most helpful; ovory
speech that Is mado in tho campaign
should bo a loyalty speech. With ov
ery speaker "America first, partisan
ship second" should bo the control
ling Bentlment. No .opportunity
should bo lost by either party to im-
Z7"7 'l L1"?1 VV "B" e"B:
ness and Justico of tho war and that
wo must go on with It until wo win
It. President Wilson may not call
Republicans Into consultation; ho
mny not appoint Republicans in his
cabinet; nevertheless Republicans
will support him in all proper war
measures, becauso ho is tho president
of tho United States, because ho is
commandor in chief of tho army and
navy. If Democrats desert him in
tho futuro as In tho past on vital war
measures, tho Republicans will fur
nish votes enough to put thorn thru,
but In so doing wo support a govern
ment of which wo aro a part, and
neither senators nor congressmen
should bo rubber stamps.
Standing Bv Wilson
President Wilson has his respon
sibilities as commander in chief of
the army and navy In tho prosecu
tion of tho war, and congress has Its
responsibilities in regard to legisla
tion necessary to carry on tho war.
As tho president should not, if ho
could, delegate his responsibilities to
congress, so congress should not dele
gate Its responsibilities to him. It is
his duty to recommend to congress
such legislation as ho thinks ncces
8ay Jf ho asks for moro men wo
will provido for them. If ho needs
more money wo will appropriate it.
In . everything necessary in connection
with tho army and navy wo will fol
low him, but wo should not permit
any man, without protest, to deter
mine Wliat are vnr mmtiifn,, ...i
whnt nm nt r"T """"" ""
dr 5rm? t .. h conKress should
delinl 'LitSelf'
Every nnwnr iMnncmr ...
President Wilson to carry on the war
to victory should bo granted him, but
all other powers vested in congress
should bo as carefully guarded in
timo of war as in timo of peace. Tho
record of thot past twelve months in
the way of war preparation is not
altogether inspiring. Tho Incompe
tency in carrying on our aircraft
program Is disheartening. Tho rec
ord of tho first six months in our
shipping program is one which wo
do not like to think about. Tho do
lay In securing heavy artillery wo de
plore. Tho record of tho past twolvo
months must not bo repeated tho
American people will not tolerate it;
It will not be repeated, becauso at
last wo are beginning to recognize
that publicity is of greater valuo in
war preparations than concealment
of plans and preparations from tho
enemy. When wo appropriated $640,
000,000 for aeroplanes we were told
that tho public must not havo any
information concerning the details
of the aircraft program, for such in
formation would be of value to tho
enemy. Tho result is that until a
short time ago wo had sent but ono
combat aeroplane to France. I have
not observed that our boast a year
ago that wo would havo 20,000 aero
planes in Franco by tho first of July
doterrod Germany in any way in
her fighting. It would havo been bet
ter tb havo had greater publicity,
and as a result, a thousand combat
aeroplanes In Franco today, than
concealment and silence and only one
,,- .l. . .
'over there" manufactured in Amer
ica. Wo must havo less boasting
about what wo aro going to do and
moro doing of what wo havo set out
to accomplish. .
Power of Concrress
Congress Is powerless to prevent
incompetence and waste of money.
All congress can do Is to provido tho
means with which to prosnuto tho
war and thru its committee investi
gate the expenditures which It au-
people. I say with tho American peo-
pie, becauso when incompetency and
waste exist, the force of public opln-
ion is tho only remedy.
And public oninion is already mak-
ing itself felt, and conditions' aro
ranldlv bolnsr remedied. In thn nlr-
craft division, we havo at last a man
at tho head who will produce aero
planes who will do less talking but
got moro action. So in our shipping
program, we now havo a man ln
chargo who will bring to the sorvlco
of tho government tho samo great
capacity and executlvo ability that
,uu u.u.a oiiyvvu iu jiiivuiu ui. ,itieo-
rists muajTgivo way to practical men
anil fnDHi'irl rt oinHnrtlnrr nrnrtrl.
no nas snarwn in private lire. Tlieo
and inpiad of conducting exneri
monts wthout progress, wo must
utilize wVit wo havo and get results.
PubltcitXln our preparation for
war ls ono ol tho best aids that Pres
ident Wilson can havo. Wo havo as
sumed to placo upon him duties and
responsibilities that no living man
could by himself perforri. He must
act thru others, and the Amorican
peoplo demand that tho men selected
by him bo tho best tho country has.
Whenever and wherever he has made
incompetent selections, tho facts
should bo mado known to him and
to tho country so that ho may rcplaco
them with others lit for the Job.
Only One Kind of Criticism
That President Wilson should wol
como this goes without saying, To
win tho war is his great desire, as it
is that of ovory loyal Amorican, and
constructive criticism will help him
in his great task. I would say in this
connection that anything but con
structive criticism should not and
will not bo tolerated by tho Amori
can peoplo. Any man who will criti
cise for political advantage, or for
tho Dlirnoso of dnatrnvlncr thn nnnfl.
donee of tho American peoplo ln Pres-
luuuL tviiHiiii. Hiiruiiri nn rnnnnmnni
ijut wo must not lose sight of tho
mci mat notwithstanding wo havo
not in tho last twelve months mado
mo progress that wo had hoped to
make, nevertheless, wo havo accom
plished groat things. Wo hayo moro
than a million and a half of men un
der arms, tho best army physically,
meniauy ana morany, ovor raised in
the history of the Wrfdf men eager
in rrnt Intn thn fltrht onmr tn .
the German foe. and do their J.rt tor
America nnd oiviHzntlnn V hnvn
America ana civilization, wo havo a
navy of which overy American ls
proud a navy that ln the past
twclvo months has mado a record of
wonderful accomplishment.
And wo must rcmembor, too, that
ln this gigantic undertaking it is In
evitable that there will be a degree
in exactly the same way a;h7sd'concepUon V XT anSVo KJS
bo condemned who would Bhiold ln- of men. Tho nation Zi tLJ
competence for fear that its exposure because of the princip7es the RonSb
might hurt some one politically. lican party proclaimed h,,tP--
of incompotoncy and oxtravaRanoo.
"'! "vltnbIo that t.oto will bo
some mistakes mane. Wo have no
right to complain that such things
hnvo occurred, for they have accom
panied every war. Tho only demand
that wo havo tho right to mako la
that incompetency and oxtravaganco
when discovered shall not bo contin
ued, and that the agencies elected to
carry out our undertakings shall bo
choson with regard to their qualifi
cations to perform tho duties Imposed
upon them.
Lovaltv Not an Issu
xhc Republican party Is fortunato
in that it is not compelled to raiso
any false Issues In tho coming cam
paign. Wo do not need to attack tho
loyalty of tho Democrats in order to
mako an issue. Wo hopo ovory Dem
ocratic nomlneo noxt fall will bo
loyal In Bupport of the war and that
tho only Issuo between tho two par
tics will bo, which can best bo trust
ed to wisely legislato In matters in-i
directly connected with tho warind
meet and solve tho great economic1
questions which will confront us fol
lowing tho war. Upon this issuo tho
Republican party Is supremely confix
dent of tho verdict of tho Amorlcaai
people.
Tho Republican party today is
united as it has not beon for a dccade.i
Its rank and file aro united becausoi
they realizo that tho country needs'
tho Republican party.
It was Republican dissension that
placed tho Democratic party In pow-'
er it is Republican unity that wllll
" " neuuuucan unity mat W1HI
put It out of power. Tho beginning!
wl11 b0 do next November and i tho '
job will bo finished In man 'i'iml
Republican party realizes its respon
sibility. No political party can suc
ceed In tho futuro that does not servoi
the highest ideals of tho nation, and!
when this war Is over, when Amorl
ca Is saved, these Ideals will bo evon'
higher than ever before. (
In this war tho American peoplo
havo learned anew to mako sacrifices
for their country. Thousands of ourl
boys will never como back. Thero
will bo mourning in many homes bo-1
foro this war is done; and when thol
war is won, our peoplo wll dotermlno,
that becauso of theso sacrifices Amor-'
lea shall bo a bettor place for all of
its peoplo than it over has been.
"Unselfish service, coupled with
ability to wisely servo, will bo de
manded. Tho great economic prob-l
lems that will confront us must bo
met and solved, not from tho stand
point of any class or section, but
from tho standpoint of tho nation.
Giving a privilege hero to a class and
thero to a section is not statesman
ship, and will not bo tolerated.
Earned Confidence
The Republican party has earned
tho confidence of tho American peo
ple and it will bo commissioned by
them to undertake and carry thru
tho great problem of reconstruction
made necessary by tho war. And our
motive has beon "America first" in
tho war, so tho Republican party will
continue to bo for "America first"
"u -JiJ;u":vu ia ,"vor' 11US m" n"
d.,f"cujt, for it has always- been
for America first whAn nthnra finA
when tho war is over. This will not
not In tholr economic affairs. Tho
Drotectivo nrlnolnln ln n TtpniihHnnYii
principle and will continue so, and it'
will havo a much wider application
ln tho futuro. '
The Republican tariff policy Is for'
tho protection of American laboring
men, primarily thru tho levying of
duties at tho custom house, but in
tho futuro wo must apply tho prin-,
ciplo of protection to a much wider
field than heretofore. Wo must pro-'
tect tho individual Incentive and am
bition of men to a wider degree than
on a chance to achieve tho best things
in lifo so that success or failure will
depend upon him alone. The rights
of labor must bo protected so that it
will not hn nvninitn r.,. n-.j t...
capital tho ritrhta nf rnnitni ,w
bo protected so thnt it nhnii not u.
oppressed by labor. In tho futuro in
America, labor and capital must not
look upon each other as 'enemies, they
must co-oporato as friends. Agricul
ture must bo dealt fokrly with. Tho
very largo margin bofcveen what tho
farmer receives and hat tho con
sumer pays must bo & down. If wo
coma uiviuo tuo unnecessary CxporiSO
ln distribution botweeil tho producer
nnrl 4fit nnn.imnM 41mAl.u .
nnd thn cnnmimnr tlmlfarmn. .....u
- -- w. HW M.UIOI 1VUU1U
receive, more nnd the ciisumor would
pay loss than ho does"oday. All in
dustries must bo brought into closer
co-operation. Tho political demagog
who would array class against class,
who profits by hate, and fCOls on dis
cord, should not bo tolerated in any
party.
After War Is Over
Tho problems which will arise fol
lowing tho war must be solved upon
tho basis of Justico and equity. Thoy
must be Bolved In such a way as will
give to all of our peoplo an ever
widening field of liberty; not a polit
ical powor, but tho good ot tho wholo
peoplo must be tho aim. Wo must
mako of America, to an over-increasing
degree, a land wheie tho highest
ideals of man shall find tholr full
fruition. Wo must by wico legisla
tion and administration protect ov
ery man In overy sphere protect
him ln his rights and in his prop
orty, furnish incentive to overy laud
able ambition, prevent him being ex
ploited and oppressed by others, and
thus give full rein to all tho bettor
instincts and higher ideals of men
-tno nonuDiican n.irtv i
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tion camo out of that flrn nnH-,T n.T.7
purified, and tho principles which
gave the Republican party birth woro
established.
This nation ls again going thru
?.IiVa,n' ln.,h0 onwnnl march ot
civilization, still higher Ideals aro to
uu iwiuuuuueu. Again tho great op
portunity for servlco comes in thn
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in,,. .i V.'J w foundations of
iiiiRrrv nnr inoinA nt i . ..
bdrre?tiirborr that thoy wm
This will bo tho mission of tho Re
publican party and as It has had a
glorious past, so w.H It havo a gl
rious futuro ln the BerT, a tto-
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