The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-11-04
MANY STANDPATTERS SWITCH
WHEN TIEY GET HOME, SENA'
TOR SAYS.
WANTS PROGRESSIVE NOMINEE
In a Speech to 1000 Persons in Con-
vention Hall the Blind Senator
Praised the Progressive Republicans
mentions" Bristow for President.

Many congressman who are stand
pattcrs in Washington become pro
gressiycs when they come to their
homes i'm the west and see the tenn
per of their constituents" Thomas P.
Gore, United States senator from Ok
lahoma. told an audience of seven
thousand who came to Convention
Hall last night to hear his views on
national politics. In a speech an hour
and half long he touched nearly all
the issues that are now In the pubic
mind. But the meeting was not
strictly partisan affair. Senator
Gore had only praise for the real pro-
gressive republicans.
"Nhat we want he said, "is more
patriotism and less partisanship. !
would rather see a good republican
elected to office than bad democrat
And the insurgents and progressives
may Join the democratic church by
merely presenting ,neir letter. Stand
patters, | believe, would have to be
baptised several times.
IF Taft and his policies work olt
to the satisfaction of the people, /
want to see him renominated in 1872.
But If the people think that he has
spent his time carrying out the poll
cies of Theodore RoOseyelt-on a
strctcher, with Aldrich and Cannon
as pallbearers- hope to see such a
progressive as Bristow or LaFollette
or Clapp nominated on the republican
ticket.
The democratic party believes that
no tax should be laid unnecessarily.
The progressive republicans believe
that enough tax should be applied by
means of a tariff on imports to cover
the difference in the cost of produc-
ton here and abroad. The trouble IS
that neither principle has had a trial
in good faith. SO long as Aldrich and
Cannon stand in the way, protecting
'ne I"'e'eS'S' d" 'pP''0"'io' mas oee'
l"'PoSS'o'e'
1t rested WIN missouri 10 ueIea'
'"e F"S"e'NlurIch '"rlII DILL II 'ni'
state had had us usual NUMBER oi
democratic representatives in Wash,
,tfy t,rI. = 4l,.,
ihsloh' "hen the tarlif was Withih
"Ne votes OF pelhg rejected ana sent
pach 10 committee lhe result would
nave Deen different The last CON
Eress spent % millions for establish
IhE rivers ana haroorS' 10 1aclllate
trau'' Inc trusts, with their high tar
III ana 'he railroads with thcir eNces-
SIN' lrelSht rates are one impeding
foreign trade ond the other domestic
trade. ne river improvements are
designed to hep domestic commerce.
hut was 1t consistent to appropriate
money to improve the seaports, when
by the very tariff bill We took a step
w ''''''N W. 'AS mai uOl ,
with stones?
Congress spent 23O million dollars
In preparing for an imaginary war
with an imaginary foe. At the same
time It spent only Q millions in fur.
thering the arts Of peace and 90 mi.
lions for irrigation to make the west.
ern wastes bloom fruitfully. How
much better It would be TO expend our
funds in building homes than battle
ships, to spend more money to make
life worth living. If We could only
make a treaty with the powers of the
world insuring us a year of unmo'est-
ei peace, and would then expend that
23O millions in agriculture. good roads
and waterways. this would be an.
other country. The United States IS
the only nation that can bring about
international peace. for here alone
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