The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-05-11

more 80 the commercial prosperity OF
Kansas City than the Indian Territory.
And now, comrade we welcome you
| with that tender fratcrnal love that no
/ tongu, can describe that binds us to-
{ gother as comrades of the Grand Army
/ Of the Republic"
Senator Warner was visibly touch.
ed by the surroundings and made the
following reply:
My old comrades During my en-
/ tire visit to the Southwest no Incident
appeals to me like this There il no
other bond that binds so closely as
that OF having shouldered muskets
in common cause The frost Of years
Is upon you, you are growing
! fewer "a number Yours was a glori.
Ous privilege to 20 at your Country's
/ call. This government of the people.
for the people and by the people did
not perish and the glory is attributed
10 your valor. Both the Blue and the
way CIV iAAAa'NH vi Il t'iAillpl ApulA-
try. We have no personal quarrel
Although tn stars and bars went
down al ApromattoX they left IN their
/ stead TO personal anlagoniem The
sons of th" r.ue and of IN, Gray have
kept step side by side on victorious
fields in foreign lands My comrades,
YOU have a right TO speak you have
right To ask for legislation and
while go to the senate a. a Republi-
can | go IN a higher capacity as a
citizen. Second to my own state in
aTcctiDi shall hold Indian Territory
And now. my comrades. may the com.
ing years deal kindly with you and
may the blessings OF God rest upon
you"
Senator Warner graspcd the hand
Of eacn soldier and there were many
who stood near that were visibly
touched by the scene. Senator War
ncr possesses that attribute of real.
ly great man of being able to make
speech To his comrades without drop
ping a word that would CRATE upon
the feeling OF thr hoary-haired veter.
ans Of the Gray. OF all the public
men who have visited Ardmore none
have left warmer friends than Senator
Warner of Missouri.
The exercises opened promptly al
$3.50 in the main lodge room on the
third door. Hon. S. r. Bledsoe pre-
sided and the speakers spoke from a
platform in the south end of the hall.
The welcome address was made by
President Lee Crwce Of the CONNER.
cial Club. who extended to the visitors
a mos, cordial greeting and welcome.
incidentally he said that Indian Terri.
tory was entitled to statehood. we
have all the facilities" h cdeclared.
for state and that IL was a great
crime tc deny Ms the privilege of sell
autonomy Mr.. Crucc scored Judge
Adams Of the citizenship court for his
remarks concc rning the Indian Terri.
tory and denounced the citizenship
court as great graft. Grating
business in the territory died when
the court ceased to exist" he said. He
also spoke Of the many obstacles that
had beon overcome 10y the people
since their coming here. His address
was well received.
He was responded 10 by President
Miller Of the Kansas City Commercial
Club organization, who said Kansas
could always be counted on as the.
friend Of the people of the territory.
He spoke OF the existing commercial
T., latious between the two an asked
for further coninuanc- O. the 0Is,.
ness friendship of III people
Congressman Ellis was Tie next
speaker and he made a jlmeiy address
He declared in favor II statehood auq
discussed the situation brieGy When
ha goes to congress he vii! no forget
the needs OF the territory
The music by the Glec club was
numbe: greatly enjoyed
Perhaps the greatest speech of the
evening was made in defense II the
people of the indian Territory by Sen.
ator Warner who discussed the mat.
ter of statehood When go to con.
gress," he said. Indian Territory will
have one senator who is its friend"
and he maintained that he would labor
for the best interests of the people.
His address was warmly and enthu'
siastically received.
There was a song by the Ladies OF
the Leaf quartette. saxaphone solo By
Arthur Lefever. and one or two other
numbers equally as entertaining
The dance music by Zlmchers or