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Show H I MAINE'S MESSAGE TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE B - - Hf if IN . 1 (Continued From Page One) S use the war for partisan political purposes. m k A, y Congressman Hersey, of the Fourth Maine distrist, B , ' said on the floor of the House on September 10th, 'as re- H I ported in the Congressional Record: "Upon the part of HK J; the Democratic party in Maine, it was the most unfair Hk ' I campaign ever conducted. An attempt was made'to pre- L ) judice the governor, and to prejudice every member of B " Congress and every one who was running for office on r I he Republican ticket. Every candidate, from H, f ' , the smallest, most insignificant office .to the leaders on Hh h the Democratic ticket, made the issue that a vote against B. J the canddate ,was a vote against the administration and H V I in favor of Germany. In Democratic newspapers, there ; r v appeared, in various parts of the state, the statement: 'A M a ; . Republican victory in the election this fall would probably i ' A mean months longer of wai, bloodshed and terrible sac- rifice and agony.' " Je Dtenioc,rtic candidate for United States Senator, Mr. Newbert, in a speech at Bath, Maine, on August 24th, as stenographically reported, said: "Don't by yourvote m September, send Any confidence to Germany. Defeat the Huns and the governor." T6 this infamous, unpatriotic charge the Republicans made no reply. They simply referred the electorate of Maine to their own splendid, record, and the record of the Kepubbcans in Congress in their long fight for preparedness, prepared-ness, measures' which were opposed by Democratic leaders lead-ers Chairman Dent of theMilitary Affairs committee, &SJM chairman of the Way and Means J?,? elec,toteof Maine knew that when an army was 2SXil8d uf Democratlc congressman primarily re- Xwu lr i5,pil8Bra J m m PWvidiSg it tried to cexeat it, Republicans led the fight for it; thatwhen money mon-ey was needed to make this army of any'value and the fcn?1 ? co?gressrn prima responsible S? hi the S f o??t SUCh mney f0Ught !t' Republicans led And with the. aBsoJute knowledge that in this course Kepublicans m Congress would persist without wavering or shadow of turning until we Jiave achieved a conclusive peace with victory, with the absolute knowledge thatsuch Kepubhcan Congressmen could be depended upon to proceed pro-ceed immediately in a sane manner to prepare for the solution, of the great problems that wilLcome after the war, the electorate of Maine responded. " JJame v.otes have shown conclusively that the people pi this nation endorse the Republican position that this is the war of no poHtlcal-party, that it is a people's war, 2?i--, i?6' Wail P"? be kepfc out Partisanship and partisanship must.be kept out of the war. rY 4. 1 course Republicans shall continue, demanding' it fioin the party in power and irrevocably pledging it " -. sa- --: for themselves,. I American soldiers in France, heirs in spirit of Lincoln I and Grant, are at this moment victoriously demonstrate I ing to the world the reason for America, and the stuff I of which tHB-republic is made. We appeal to the citizen- I ry at home,, regardless of every other consideration, to bring to them that supreme support which will make certain cer-tain their complete success and the consequent eternal establishment es-tablishment .everywhere in the world, of the integrity of American .rights, interests and honor and the right of ' men to govern themselves. |