Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 248, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 October 1918 — REPUBLICANS CONSTRUCTIVE [ARTICLE]

REPUBLICANS CONSTRUCTIVE

AT GREAT PERSONAL SACRIFICE THEY ARE DOING MANY big Things. Washington, D. C., Oct. 22. —John Sherman, the great Ohio Republican statesman, when the Civil war ended and the country faced the problem of paying its debts in good hard money, did what Greeley once said: “The way to resume specie payments is to resume," and under Sherman’s masterful plan the treasury was placed on a sound basis. William McKinley, another Republican statesman, after the SpanishAmerican war, signed the gold standard law, and ended Bryan’s threat to debase the currency. William Howard Taft, still another Republican statesman, so administered tiie business of the people that he saved more than .$100,000,000 by efficient methods. These are a few illustrations of constructive Republican statesmanship. The Republican party and its leaders have ever possessed ius, the business judgment, and the sound economic principles with which to conduct the government safely,. Th® Republicans consider winning the war the first great duty. They J'orked all along toward that end, nd have given greater support to war measures in congress than the Democrats. They have supported every war activity. Before the war they asked for preparedness, which was denied them by a Democratic congress. They are now pointing out the necessity of preparedness for peace, apparently without avail, but their patriotism, wisdom and business ability have been called upon to help win the war. The Democrats boast (as a fake display of non-partisan-ship) that they have utilized the brains and directing force of the Republicans in this war. They head the list with'Taft, Hughes, and Schwab, and a Jong list of financiers, diplomats, soldiers, statesmen, business and professional men. The Republicans of the constructive type are* doing bag things at personal sacrifice, not merely holding jobs or commissions, but building great fleets of ships, raising billions in taxes and Liberty bonds, raising and equipping great armies, and speeding the war program. When peace comes -and reconstruction—these constructive Republicans will be called on to solve the problems growing out of the war, and at the same time prate :t interests of the laborer, thi manufacturer, the farmer and the business man. This can not be done by the Democratic p„:t>, a Democratic party now absolutely controlled by the South. Democrats, as well as Republicans, outside of the South, cannot hope to have their great and varied interests looked after properly by Democratic

representatives, controlled by a Southern caucus. They should vote to send Republicans to congress, who could constructively represent their districts, state and nation without the bossism of the South, whose interests are vastly different from those of the North. Peace and reconstruction will bring tremendous duties—Republican statesmen would be able to properly handle the great problems. v