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Two Former Presidents Bury DifferencesMoVie ofIIn Patriotic Appeal to American Voters.n.iNow York. Oct. 31 Theodore Roosevelt and Will nm H Tlt;*ft issued hero today a joint ap^al for election of a republican majority in confrm. The statement isgaid to be* the first ever composed and signed by tao formeri•!yoforr*r. ed ipresidents « . ?; . I , ted States.Se; ted at a tabic in the linon club, they prepared the statement and discussed old times at the capital while it wan h**ing typed. The appeal follows:We approach this subject as Ameri- J ns and only as Americans. Whentration after expending billions of treasure and exercising more absolute power than any administration In our history, must givean account of its stewardship Fourth, the change from warconditions to peace must be brought about with the least disturbance and the work of recon- vat ruction must be broadly begun.Hope Fat riotImd Rcforr Fart) Won.A republican c ongress w I! be mud better qualified than one controlled by democrats, to aid the country in adopting the measures needed for these four great tasks. First, even as a minority party the republicans madethe winning of the war possible b]passing the original draft bill. Without this we could not have trainedand landed the two millions of met now In France. Aa a minority party the republicans forced upon a reluc tant president and secretary of wai after an Injurious delay of four months, the amended draft act, with out which we could not put two more ni: I lions of men In the field next year. The speaker, the leader and the chairman of the mtllltary committee of the democratic house opposed the origin*draft with a«« the vigor possible. Itw;i» saved, and so our country’s cause wa.s saved by the republican minority.No Mon- Oar Man Control.t Second, the new senate must approve. by two-thirds vote, the terms of peace. These* should be seft led not , by one man only. It m the one-man control we an fighting in this war t«* supprCffei. If the peace treat) is to be useful in the future. It must be approved by the great body of the America?! people.strainthis v a • broke out we would havewelcomed action by the presidentw hich would have eliminated all questions of party politics. It would have enabled us all to-stand behind him to the end. without n gard to anythin* exc* pt national considerations. Instead of this pa iisan lines have ht*enstrict!) drawn from the first and now t he president announces that onl\ democrats can he entrusted with future power and only those democrats who do his will. Because of the re-flection on other patriotic Americans, we appoul for fair plav.The next congress will serve from March 4. 1918. to March 4. 1921. In that period*First, the war must he fought to unconditional surrender, unless this is achieved before.Second, the terms of world peace must he settledThird, the democratic admin.s-ii-ri:iO;1s.a.ir.COin:25Ik2044N%r kihe«v»;been proving this whenever the opportunity has been offered If thepresident had used his high position to urge the loyal voters to be watchfuland see that no doubtful men be sent to CORK re*s. the people would haverallied to h:s suggestion as they have rallied to all rise he has suggested or 1asked for.But thousands upon thousands of loyal Americans cannot get the Ideaout of their minds that it is not for loyal Americans the plea whs made-the voters wcr-C taking care of thatany wa. - but for the deinocracticcandidates who were doubtful, and thelt; hief reason the election of any munwas doubtful before the president**sweeping pita for a!! democrats wasmade, was on the question of 100 per( *‘Ut Americanism. To be riyht franki!STfcUABsopeeoINHMTCFiALiIThe president ha* indicated a willingness to make peace be nee tint «»nMe has not demanded as he might have clone three times, that which the American people demand, an unconditional surrender. Him exchange of1it - fear is ihM the He* was made, (notes with Germany ha* caused ai not for loyal congress, but for a con- deep concern among our people lest j gress that will be so overwhelmingly he may by his parleying with her.IIpartisan M at the leaders of that party concede her a peace around a coun-j w ill be iitib* to so strengthen their po- Ii*hle. instead of h sentence from1 - • • ** mi m. . -!vnn pai4JSn
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Burlington Hawk Eye
Burlington, Iowa, US
Fri, Nov 01, 1918
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