Democrats fire back over party loyalty and fund targets
The letter notes Secretary Tumuity denying Dems accused of disloyalty to Republicans. The Democratic National Committee disavows that claim and cites its own appeal for contributions, comparing to a multimillion campaign fund from two years ago. The piece lampoons off year political adjournment.
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Wilson
Tumuity
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Democratic Nation Committee
Democratic National Committee
Unconditional surrender stance shapes Senate war policy
Senator Lodge urges a dictated peace with Germany and backs a resolution pledging the United States against any peace short of Germany surrender. Senator McCumber, from North Dakota, leads the Republican push, while Republicans support the President's war measures in Congress amid Democratic resistance.
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McCumber
North Dakota
Senate
Committee On
United States
Germany
Tion
Vey Hou
Semurar McCumber
Germiens
Republicans Stand By President In War Effort
A political argument asserts Republicans in Congress and across the nation have consistently supported President Wilson's war program, resigning seats to serve, backing preparedness, and presenting 100 percent Americanism, while warning against Democratic claims of loyalty monopoly. It predicts a November rebuke for those opposing Republican unity and wartime measures.
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Congress
Wilson
Lodge Urges Unconditional Victory Peace Policy
In August Senator Lodge warned against any premature peace with Germany. He urged a peace dictated by victorious American and Allied armies and unconditional surrender. Republican leaders in the Senate echoed the stance, opposing ceasefire or peace talks with Germany and its allies.
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Senator Lodge
Senate Committee On Foreign Affairs
Senate
Germany
Republicans Support All War Loan Resolutions in Wilson Era
The article contrasts Republican Senate votes in favor of every war loan resolution under President Wilson with Democrats opposing the revenue measure. It notes the near unanimous Republican support and widespread opposition among Democrats for the same policy.
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Senate
Congress
Wilson
Democratic leaders draw line in public legislation
A fragmented passage notes that Democratic leaders in Congress have drawn a line in public policy and insist on pairing it with partisan measures, reflecting political division in governance.
Nine States Dominate Congress Says South Control
Washington reports the Democratic party effectively controls Congress with Southern Democrats leading key Senate committees including Appropriations and Finance and most House chairmanships. The piece argues Northern Democrats are shut out, creating a regional autocracy similar to Prussia in Germany.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Senate
District of Columbia
Committee On Rules
Lee Overman
North Carolina
Unites States
House of Representatives
House
Prussia
German Empire
Germany
Vote Against Dent A Call To Back Republican Congress
A wartime political appeal urges voters to elect Republicans to Congress to unseat Dent of Alabama, who led opposition in the House Military Affairs Committee against the Army of Victory and draft reform, arguing replacement by a Republican slate would remove his chairmanship.
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Dent
Alabama
House Committee On
United States
France
Belgium
House
Congress
Atin
California
Ent
Republican Congress
Kahn
Vote Against Kitchin In North Carolina District
Voters are urged to oppose Kitchin, longtime chair of the Ways and Means Committee, for opposing the war draft and favoring northern tax burdens. The notice urges electing a Republican candidate to place Kitchin and his allies in the minority and shift national finance away from northern interests.
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Kitchin
North Carolina
Ways and Means
Tie
Congress
Fess Urges War Aim Before Peace Talks
Congressmen Fess, chair of the Republican Congressional Committee, states no peace talk should occur until Allied armies occupy German soil and Germany surrenders. He emphasizes firm demands before negotiations.
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Germany
Congressmann Fess
Republican Congressional
Democratic leaders blamed for suffrage defeat in wartime vote
The piece argues that Democratic leaders in the Senate obstructed the suffrage measure, with 21 Democrats voting against and 19 from the South opposing. It notes Republicans supported the war measure more than Democrats and highlights a Democratic House split. It assigns the Southern wing as the party's handicap and questions postwar political standing.
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Congress
Democrats
Senate
Democratc
Martin
Virginia
Simmons
North Carolina
Finance
Smith
South Carolina
Interstate Commerce
Overman
Underwood
Alabama
Wilson
Williams
Mississippi
Bankhead
Benet
Hardwick
Georgia
Shields
Tennessee
Trammell
Florida
Guion
Louisiana
House
Repubiicans
Republicicans
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Bourjon
Eaders the Dent
Kitchin
United States
Cotton Profiteering Report on 1917 18 Crop Profit
A New York broker survey shows 1917 18 cotton cost 11.28 cents per pound with an average top price of 27.5 cents, yielding 16.42 cents profit per pound after 15 percent deduction. The 1918 19 crop cost is not expected higher, but is selling above 30 cents. profits near 200 percent. Democratic Congress accused of not fixing a cotton price while Northern products have price floors.
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H . Bachman & Co
New York City
James L. Watkins
Ormerly
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Congress
Quote from Senator Nelson on Armistice Talks with Foch
United States Senator Nelson of Minnesota urges allowing German conversations with General Foch to seek an armistice and for Foch to outline terms. The remark highlights wartime diplomacy and potential negotiations during the conflict.
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Foch
United States
Nelson
Minnesota
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