The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-04-10
SENATOR JONES OF WASHING
TON FLAWS ROOSEVELT FOR
COMMENT on LORlMEE CASE.
RICHMOND Or THE ANARCHISTS
Jones Declares That Justice ana
Fair Dealing Are Thrown 70 the
Winds" by This Ne" Richmond.
Who Thre. His Hat into the Ring.

washington. April l0.-Col. Roose-
yelt was portrayed in the senate
today as the counterpart O. Pont.us
PLATE.
TIE picture was drawn By Senator
Jones OF Washington. who sketchei
a. the groundwork the recent Detrot
. speech OF the former president con,
demning the votes OF the majoriu
members OF the Lorimer committee,
.ayorahly to the Illinois senator, a.
not being responsive to the senti-
ment OF their constituencies.
This is the latest .ule .og judicial
action suggested by this selt-proclaiul-
/ ed laada- OF progress. said Senator
lCne-. Because We have not follow
Fl L Ne are not progressive. bu
!eaCtionary. This was the rule %
action followed b. Plate near.
4 nineteen hundred years ago. This -
Tie flIst tine. venture TO say, H.
/ Our history or n the history OF any
/ CIVILIZED people, tina, Pilates rule
/ OF judicial action has met the s7.
| DrOral OF any man, save those who
/ would cruelty Jesus, and they de
/ spise him for following it.
If former President Roosevelt had
| been standing on one side when p.
/ lale delivered Jesus TO the Jews, al
/ ter having examined into the charges
and found no fault in him, but at the
demand OF the people, turned him
| over TO them for cruCltxlon, ne
would have clapped his hands anc
exclaimed, Most righteous, Most
! honorable, Most Just Judge \;
least he would have done this if ne
| had been as progressive then as he
is now. | am charitable enough TO
believe, however, that he would have
| been a reactionary.'
Senator Jones prefaced his speech
by saying that those who expected
to hear the sensational would be dis
appointed and that those expecting
TO hear the sensational would be dis
! appointed and that those expecting
a discussion OF the presidential cam
paign need not listen. He said ne
would not discuss politics. tie reclted !
rapidly conditions which made thy |
present time prosperous, but said !
that with everything TO make us hap. |
py we are engaged in a sauualia |
of political vituperation."
Justice and fair dealin. are |
thrown to the winds" he added. |
Appeals to passion and prejudice |
displace reason and logic Nileness
and corruption are sought for eager
ly and We rejoice if we are success
mi in oud search. Sinister motives
prompt those who disagree with us
and none is good save ourselves.
Under the banner of progression,
anarchy is preached in honeyed
phrase and fulsome ilattery. Our
sense of justice and fairness is dead.
ened by loud defamation and insid.
ious suggestion. Until short time
ago supposedly new ideas~as old as
governments among men. We're adyo.
Gated with some show of reason
and prudence
A new Richmond. however. has
rushed upon the political field. The
real, consistent, faithful leader OF
radical political thought, whose cour-
age, consistency and faitnfuness we
all admired, even If We did not ac.
cept the doctrines advocated. be.
came III and exhausted. The banner
ne was faithfully and brayely carry
ing was dropping.
This new Richmond rushed upon
the political scene, threw his hat
into the ring, and shouted TO the |
"ayerin hosts TO follow him in the |
hISh"ayS of progress and victory.
Hoping to reap where others mas
sown, he sought to pluck the fruit of
victory to his own bosom. Having
worked and won with the despised
standpatters, and not being practiced
in the principles of modern polit
lcal progress, he, with the recless.
ness Of ignorance and the rasuuess
Of the new conI ert, is appealing to
all that is base. selfish and unius,
IN the apparent hope of gratifying
an Unsuitable ambition.
In his campaign for place and
power he seems TO have forgotten
the honors bestowed upon him by
MS party and by the people Of the
country He seems to be unmindrui
Of the dignity and department Of one