The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-11-01
TWO GREAT FORCES
HENRY ASP FOR THE CLASSES:
LEDBETTsR FOR THE MASSES
Democratic Campaign Opened Last
Nght-Mass Meeting at United
States Court tiouse-Ledbetter
Cruee Were the Speakers.

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last night ~ the United States court
house launched the Democratic cam.
paign In district 1913. Every available
seat In the r. $. court house was ia
ken. MIR Crucc had made speech
the nigh, before at Cornish and his
voice gave evidence Of his untiring
work in this campaign His speech
last night was one OF the most power.
ful examples of clcoqucncc ever heard
in this city. The people were thor.
oughly cnihused and their applause
yas liberal
Mr.. Crucc said in part: Il moved
here sixteen years ago at the same
time the Democratic nominee did and
this is the first opportunity | have
ever had to get on the same side Of
case with him He has gIven me NOR
trouble than any other man at the
bar. would rather fight any other
man in the territory than W. A. Led
better. This town owes TO Ledbetter
more than to any other man the fact
that a cCdrt was established here and
his influence at Washington in behalf
Of this country has been greater than
that Of any other man.
II hear that W. b. Johnson made 4
speech IN this house last night in
which rc stated that did not want 20
see Lcdbottor elected and am glad
to rofutc his statement had n
chance 90 vote against Mr.. Ledbettcr
in the primary bu; I did not do IT..
The truth about Bill Johnson Is that
he has been trained under Republican
tcaching and that means the sacri.
fee Cf ones best friend, I'm fact gen
tlemon. they would sacrifice the Sa-
vior If It would throw a dozen yuc~s
TO the Republican party That party
consists of the most remorgcloss ma.
chine ON earth. Under its teachings
the rank and file must surrender their
consciences to the leaders. The edic-
has gone forth from Washington that
the territory must 90 Republican aud
Bill Johnson as one of the leaders OF
that party has constituted himself the
keeper of the peoples consciences
The Republican party is one of false
pretcuse. Robnett has been going owe.
the country telling the people that
Jefferson and aJckson were the found
ers of the Republican party. He is all
things to all men and there will never
be relief until the people are thor
oughly outraged and they turn with
their might against the party in pow
er"
Here he reviewed the Republican
convention. Told how the negro wa
forced out of the party councils, how
| the Republicans mad adopted a Dem
ocratlc platform TO hold the best elo
ment Of the party in line, how they
had told the negroes their platform
was a subterfuge, that they really
were not in favor OF scparate coaches
and brought Virgins back into the
party when they knew money could
not buy When Mr.. Cruce reached this
part of the argument a Republican
from the audience said: Here Is one
| they didn't catch" and there was tire
mondous applause. He told of the ct
forts of that party TO destroy one
of the best ministers Of the town
They were willing to sacrifice him h
make a dozen votes for their party
/ The cardinal doctrine of this PARTY n
said IS to strike down indiyidualisnl
and build up machinism Now let me
tell YOU a secret In the year 1880 Bl
Johnson and we're law partners and
tonight | would mortgage my home
for him II thereby | could accommo
date him. Now, In the year I named
! Bin Johnson wrote a letter, with my
consent, to the Santa Fe railway com
pany asking for the attorneyship o
that railroad in this town. And ~
Is now yillifying Ledbetter for doiL,
the very thing he sought to DO him
self is It possible that man wA'
tries cases for n railroad must be os
tracised politically?
The man Asp. who will be the lead
er OF the Republicans in that conver
ton, is a genial fellow. He is bis
hearted and shrewd Sam Week
would be licked up by a man Xix
Asp and never know il. We cannot a
ford to be represented by a man WI
will be q tool In the hands of the X,
publican machine.
"Lodbetter Is certain OF electio
here and in that convention there VT
! Ia. .uo great lnodarg Henry ASD Npi