The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-07-16
REVIEWS
SERVICES
TO PEOPLE
Good Natured President
Blocks the Way for
Reform


An hour before Hon. Scott Ferris
was advertised to speak from the plat
form erected On North Third street
last night a large crowd had gathered
and gave the speaker 3 warm welcome
as be stepped upon the platform. b
B Barefoot introduced the speaker 10
crowd who as Mr. Barefoot SAID,
already know and love Scott Ferris
because OF his interest in the common
people"
IN his opening remarks Mr. Ferris
SET forth IA clear and concise man
ner his ideas concerning thc duties Of
public servant 10 the people iie
said he believed that public servants,
governors, senator's and representa-.
tiyes. belonged % the people, aud that
the people should keep close tib on
their actions, and that he was here
to make a brief report to the people pf
his district what he had been doing
for Them. He mentioned that IN all
probability he would be called baek
to Washington az any time and had
taken this, Ills only opportunity, uf
making this report 10 the people Re
pointed out that the house, 81 whiea
he is a member, has finished their
legislation Tor this session Of congress.
bat added that the senate has spent
most Of their time turning out Lorimef
and other nndcslrsbles. ali Of ahica
Is to their credit"
Mr Ferris said. IN part. Il have
been criticised BY my enemies some
Tor sending documents, letters, pamph-
let's from tlme to time ont through my
district; but L thought the people
ought TO know how / have voted on
certain bills aud whether or not am
fulfilling the pledges made before
being elected believed that the
time had come whea Uncle Joe Can
non could 40 longer stand In the way
Of bills fayorlng so.c00.o00 people. The
Democratic house has reduced Uncle
Joe and elected as speaker Of the
house not a czar controlled BY fusts.
bat man willing 70 let tho people
rule. ia the parsonage Of dear ola
Champ Clark OF Missouri wanted
Champ CLARK Is the Democratic presl-
dential candidate. but with Woodros
Wilson president and Champ Clark
speaker OF The house, it IS slofy
enough Tor anybody
Ia the time I have been your rep
resentative have risen from a lo9
place on a committee that hardly ever
met to a place on The committee on
Indian lands, that appropriates sl0..
100000 When was appointed % that
committee / found that the interior
department had spent $i.30S.000 on
the affairs Of the Five Civilized Tribes
and that instead OF taking the money
out of the federal treasury, more fhan
si.O00.0oo came out Of the Indian
funds. At thls rate, my friends. the
Five Civilized Tribes would be peuni.
less IN short time and It would be an
awful as we'll as serious thing 70 have
old men aud decrepit women Of that
proud and naughty race, dependent
upon the mercies Of the white people.
knew that when I got back home
you people would say to me. Scott.
can't you ever choke off the interior
department? Why not get rid Of those
Kansas carpet baggersg Why every
old buck kneed, SPAWN hooked. sway
backed politician from Kansas that
was unfit for usn would be brought
down and placed on me Indian rolls.
understand that 252 fellows are
eooped up under one roof ia tie OF.
fico Of Dana II Kelsey and chat they
rub elbowa and get In each others
way They are -)vercrowded and
should Sc thinned out like rats from
a sinking ship,
q introduced bin that became a
law and read something Ike this.
Provided that during the fiscal yea.
ending June 80, 1919, no part u Che
Indian funds shah Be paid out except
~ act Of congress, believe thai e
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