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Show IIILE DISCUSSES j COMING ELECTION Says World Would Deem , G. O. P. Victory Repudiation Re-pudiation of President. SUPPORT IS URGED Democratic Congress Only i Way Now to Express Faith, He States. IB II Declaring that the Republicans in their vaunted support of the president in his war measures are supporting him sim-$ sim-$ ply because there isn't anything else to I do, and that beneath their mask of "sup-J "sup-J p0rC there is a tendency to harping ' Jlocfsm and antagonism, James H. jjjdOloyle, first assistant secretary of the i treasury, who is home reruperating from I the effects of an operation, declares tiie election of a congress in political accord with the administration is the only way f in which the American people can dem-I' dem-I' onstrale their support of the chief execu- lii c. Mr. Moylc says Will R. llay-s. Republican Republi-can national chairman, is calling upon the people to elect Republicans to congress in remonstrance against an insinuation by. the president against the loyalty of Republicans. Me declares that no such insinuation has. ever been cast by the president; that it is a creature of the i fancy and imagination of Mr. Hays and y some other Republican leaders, j m As for Mr. Roosevelt, he declares this Republican leader is merely indulging in I harping criticism that shows the antagonism antagon-ism that lies beneath the outward mask of Republican support of the administration. administra-tion. In Utah, of all places. Mr. Moyle j. declares, Republicans should not have the i face at this time to urge the people to s! remove their support from officials who V fhave proved their loyal devotion and ser-I; ser-I; vice to the administration in its hour of f need. In his interview Mr. Moyle said . , further: "No Fine Distinctions." "The election of a congress in political i : accord with the administration is the i'i .only, way in which the American people !j; j can demonstrate their support of Preside Presi-de dent Wilson. A Democratic president and 5' a Democratic congress were elected In fl : 1916, and were in office when the war began. The conduct of the war has been committed Into their hands. A change L would be regarded abroad as a repudia-t repudia-t : , tion of the administration's policy. Theo-dore Theo-dore Roosevelt said in lSDSi that the peo-J peo-J pie of Europe 'would draw no fine dls-L dls-L Unctions.' He declared 1hat the elec-h elec-h tion of a congress antagonistic- to Presi-6, Presi-6, nnt McKinley would give heart to Spain. The argument is good today. gP "In the democracies of "Europe, control ij of the parliamentary bodies and control E; of the government go hand in hand, jjj "When control of Urn lawmaking body is i.j j charged nv a vole of the people the gov-: gov-: - e-rnnionl falls. Imagine how disastrous l would he In the present critical situation situa-tion If. the Impression .should get abroad iSsf 1 h Government of which wondrow Wilson is the head had suffered a political politi-cal reversal. The people of Europe, In the language of Roosevelt. 'would draw no fine distinctions.' They would say that the Wilson administration had been repudiated by the entire country regardless re-gardless of political considerations. He must have behind him unity of public thought in the United States. Me must have behind him the concerted purpose or the American people. To Show Approval. "Under our system of government of party control there is but one way In which the people can conclusively assert heir approval of a president, and that Is at the polls, when the control of congress con-gress U determined. Accordingly, the president has submitted his case to the people. He presents the issue, and presents pre-sents it in the midst of the most solemn and critical period In our hlstorv. He asks that the people strengthen his hand throughout this unparalleled crisis. He asks that the people give him a congress con-gress responsible to his leadership. There is but one way to do this, and that Is to elect Democratic candidates for the senate and Democratic candidates for the house. "As congress Is an essential part of the - war machinery, the control of the house and senate becomes vital in the maintenance of complete harmony at Vashington. There must be unitv of action. The work of congress is largely shaped by the committees of congress. The chairmanships and memberships of these committees depend absolutely upon the political complexion of f the two housfes. Therefore, there. should be at the head of every committee of the house and senate men of the same party as the national administration. In order that there may be teamwork. Tf Mr. Hughes had been elected president -In 1 JU6 Hie same a rgument would have applied ap-plied with equal force with the country at war in urging the election of a congress con-gress of the president's party. Republican Argument. 'It is the argument that was made in by such Republican leaders as Theodore Theo-dore Koosevelt. Benjamin Harrison and Henrv Cabot Ljpdge. They asked for a Republican congress as a means of demonstrating dem-onstrating the country's support of the president in war issues. We make the same appeal todW We ask for unity and harmony at Washington, not partisan bickering or divided counsels. Accordingly, Accord-ingly, the president Is justified in appealing appeal-ing as he has so strongly for the election of Democratic senators and Democratic congressmen. "The sixty-sixth congress, which will be elected November 5. will be In many respects t he most important congress in our history. The senate will in all probability prob-ability have to deal with a treaty of peace, "while both houses will be met with reconstruction problems. There Is but one 'great force In this country with a definite constructive program that is the force that centers in Wood row Wilson.' The president has declared that there must be no peace until the world Is prepared pre-pared to achieve certain definite aims. The American people without regard to party are in sympathy with the war alms of President Wilson. "When he seeks to embody these aims of the allied nations, the democracies of the world, in- the treaty of peace, the president must have a sympa tetic senate sen-ate behind him, otherwise his program would fail. The Republican leadership of the senate, typified by Messrs. Lodge, Sherman. Penrose and others, is antagonistic antag-onistic to the president, and it is not certain that they -are in sympathy with his program. One Vital Issue. "In the election. of senators there is just one vital issue that is, do the American people desire. Woodrow Wilson to represent repre-sent them in the making of the treaty of peace or do they desire to commit the national interests to antagonistic leadership? leader-ship? "Jn war congress should always be in complete harmony with the executive. The lawmaking body Is an essential part of the war machinery. Congress declares war and votes money and men for its prosecution. Congress passes upon economic eco-nomic and industrial measures proposed by the president to sustain the country in war. Congress must deal with the problems of reconstruction when the war is over. "It is especially important that the senate should be in harmony with the president, with the end of the war and victory in sight. President Wilson hag declared the war alms of the United states,- which have become the war aims of the world. The people of the allied nations trust him; the people of the neutral countries respect him; the rulera , of the enemy countries fear him. American Policies. "When the treaty of peace comes to- be made by the peace commission it is obviously ob-viously the great desire of the American people for the president to Impress his policies upon that body, because he has become the leader of the world democracy. democ-racy. The treaty of peace when presented pre-sented to the .senate should represent in large measure the fulfillment of the presi- j dent's peace program. "Republican senatorial leaders have demonstrated their lack of accord with the president, and have been practically alone in the last ten days In their ex- j pressions of cavil and doubt with respect re-spect to the president. They appear to ' have sought to play politics in an acute diplomatic situation. Do the people of the United States desire Wilson to repre- J sent their" ideas In the making of the j treaty of peace, or do they wish a Re- I publican senate to rewrite, amend and make sweeping changes in it? The ques- ! tion of leadership is a vital one. In the i language of the president himself, there j must be unified leadership. Such leadership leader-ship demands a Democratic senate." |