The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-08-23
senator coIviIIe Speaks.

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senstor colviIle Speaks.
Upon molten State Senator Frank N.
colyiIle Of Edmond was invited to ad-
dress the convention and he was in
troduced BY the chairman as loyal
friend OF organized labor, who had as
sisted the legislative committees very
materially In securing much Of the
most effective legislation.
Senator Colylle, who. by the way, Ii
a Doctor OF Divinity, was welcomed
with salvos Of applause and he deliver
ed remarkably bright. logical and
thrilling speecIs on the rights Of the
toilers which drew punctuations Of ap-
pIause from his delighted listeners.
The speaker showed a grasp Of his
subject ~Unionism. which can only be
secured in one way-by direct con-
tact with the union laborer, and by
suffering the same experience that
they have and he has had both He
declared that organized labor had
fought some mighty hard battles but
there was a big conflict imminent that
would shadow anything into insig-
nifcance anything Of the past but pre-.
dicted a more glorious and uplifting
victory. He eloquently urged the closer
afllfation of the farmr and the wage
Garner, holding that their interests
We're one and that they needed each
other, one as badly as the other to
guard their common interests against
the three us-rTGreed, Graft and
Grab" v1
The three 'Rls' should be the
guiding rule Of unionism." he assert
4 ed. Principle, Patriotism and Party.
Without sound principle no institution
can long endure. Patriotism--the real
article is reauired--the kind that de-
Tended the bridge at Concord in the
Colonial days--the kind that fired the
short heard around the world"
The speaker then pointed out the
stuffed patriots ofilegislative halls and
used an anecdote to Illustrate his
charge that convulsed the convention
with laughter.
The senator concluded his speech
by declaring that although he was
elected to the senate on the republican
ticket that he would scrutinize the
record Of every republican candidate
for congress running this fall, and ii
they did not come out open and above
board in support OF the demands Of or
ganized labor he would cast his ballot
for the democratic nominees who have
met the issues squarely and fearless
ly
Il owe no allegiance to any political
party who hold political success above
political principle.
President ziegler next introduced
Past President Crawford of the Farm
ers union as a distinguished worker
for many years in the ranks Of union
ism.
The venerable speaker received a
tremendous greeting and he delivered
remarkably fine address, covering
the work OF the Federation Of Labor
in the interest Of higher moral and
social standard and expatiated at great
length on the necessity OF the farmer
and the wage Garner joining forces for
mutual protection.
I According to Secretary of Agricul.
i ture Wilson's statement at recent
conference Of agriculturists held at 81.
Louis, 1T cost i2 cents to produce
pound Of cotton Ga statement, the
speaker said, for some reason did not
get into the papers), and that he had
for over 20 years averaged Az cents
pound for cotton "Who got the
profit? Why, the middleman ana Wall
street," he declared Since the farm
ers organized and insisted upon being
present when prices were being fixed
the price of cotton has for the first
time exceeded the cost Of production"
In speaking Of the Dorset Carter
amendment to section Q Of article .
Of the state constitution Mr.. Craw-
ford said tht he had fought It and
was mighty well pleased when the
farmers and wage earners Of the state
joined forces and caused its oper.
whelming defeat.
He said: Brother Langston and
spoke pretty much al oYes the state
against the amendment and guess We
must have said something. or at least