The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-09-08
ROBERT |. WILLIAMS
At THE REUNION
MADE 4 BRIEF ADDRESS TO VET.
ERANs OF THE CIVIL WAR-RE.
VIEWED HISTORY OF SOUTH.

Judge Robert l.. Williams was here
guest OF the annual reunion yester-
day and remained hut short time.
Judge Williams was member of the
constitutional convention and after
the state was admitted he was elected
to the state supreme court and was
the first chief justice OF Oklahoma. He
is man o. great force. a tireless
worker and has eclipsed the record of
any other state Judge IN the. union in
the number of cases he has reviewed
since he has been in office. His name
is now being prominently used in
connection with the office OF United
States senator TO succeed Robert l..
owen whose successor will be nomi-
mated next year.
Judge Williams came IN response
To an invitation TO address the confed-
crate veterans in state reunion. The
program was crowded and the speak
er devoted but shor- time to his ad-
dress. When Or. HALEY introduced
hm there was loud cheers from the
audience. Many OF ne veterans knew
him personally and there was a crowd
about him from the lime he arrived in
the assembly hall until he left. In
his address he dealt only with the
southern history and southern tradi-
tions and never referred to politics in
any manner.
Judge Williams said in Vart: The
position of The confederate soldier is
fixed in history and he stands in need
OF no erlosies from the men who have
followei his generation and as cit
izen his place in history is well de
fined and he is and has a right to be
the proudsst OF American citizens. He
built III a mighty country from the
ashes which cruel war left as his pos
sessions and he has transmitted 10 US
n glorious heritage The Hague Tri-
bunal had its southern men, the Be
hiring Sea commission Was presided
over by southern man.
confederate soldier presides over
the supreme court of the United
States and you men who fought un-
der the stars and bars are not regard
ed as traitors to Your country. lou
Nmade a gallant fight for constitutional
rights and liberty under the law. The
auesttion OF states rights has been
decided time after time by the high
est tribunal of Justice in the country
and every decision has been in har-
mony with the views held by you men
in the SOS and il was for those rights
that YOU shouldered your muskets and
fought so gallant'y that YOU shall for
ever live in the pages of history o.
our common country. The young
men of the south. your sons if YOU
please. will never say that he has no
respect for the constitution for II was
for the rights guaranteed you under
that instrument that you shed Your
blood upon many a battle field. YoUr
patriotic example gives prestige .
government by law and forever stamps
out tyranny in the southland and
these younger men in whose veins
YOUR own blood flows will place Their
own lives in jeopardy and will sacr'-
fee every vestige Of property whieh
they possess TO maintain the same
principles that you made the same
sacrifice for"
Judge Williams voice Vas strong
and he could he heard throughout the
vest assembly. the force OF his wods
went home to the hearts OF the vet
erans and he was warmly commend d