The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-10-05
Roll of Wilson and MarshaIlFoI.
lowers Continues to Grow
Interesting Addresses
are Delivered
nTIDDIM uANnC TrnEv
FEW GOOD RAPS
Words are Fair but Fruits Lack
ing" Mrs. Williams Touches
on Woman Suffrage
Bailey Gives Advice

With the addition Of a large mum
Der Of new members 10 the roll and
excellent addresses and talks BY Mr..
s c. Durbin, Mrs Texa Williams. Mr.
r. ~ Kelley and Judge Bailey, the
meeting OF the Wilson and Marshall
club last night proved 20 be one Of
the best and most interesting IN the
history cf the organization num-
Der Of ladies joined the club as honor
airy members
IN opening hts address STR Durbln,
the first speaker paid fine tribute 20
Woodrow Wilson, declaring the candi-
date @ be a man who Is most splen-
didly equipped for the office. and who
thoroughly understands our political
problems. a man Of splendid character
in public and IN private lie. a true
Democrat who has come up from the
ranks 81 the humble believing IN gov
ernmeni ior the people. broad. fair
minded, practical man. who has not
found Il necessary 10 resor, to the
methods or tFe language of the prize
fight ring nut It was not because
OF the high character and equipment
OF the candidate, the speaker said. that
be eaa particularly Interested m this
campaign
Il am especially Interested in this
campaign. said Sir Durbin. first be-
cause / feel that It win be a decisive
battle and Il Is the great opportunity
for Democracy TO regain control OF
che government Second. believe
II Wilson Is not elected. Roosevelt VIII
he. and ! firmly believe that Il he is
again elected. ae win become virtually
perpetual Dictator domineering
courts and congress
The Democrats have an opportunity
that they have not had Ia 50 years
and we have & united party standing
ioF DE principle q the good Of The
many as opposed to the few The peo-
pie afc demanding i change rom gov.
eminent FOR the laterasfa The revolt
az the nigh cost Of living due IN a
large measure to the tariff. makes the
demand for a change SO strong that
Roosevelt doesn't daro stand on ths
reeofg Of his lVo terms. but 10 divert
attention be talks about other issues
when Roosevelt was president hi
was very busy man He was so husl
organizing his Ananias club. reform
ing spelling, fighting race suicide ans
nature takers. that be had no time fol
Che tariff and he gave Comparatively
little attention 70 the trusts The ac
tlyitles Of this busy man were inter
estlng. but they didn't keep the trust
from robbing the people and the trust
increased as never before.
Did Roosevelt say the people wer
entitled 10 rule four years ago when h
nominated his own succeasor2 Was h
progressive then when Ia failed
pick a progressive candidateg It wa
only poetic justice when Roosevelt wa
made the victim Of the steam role
which he himself introduced IN q
convention four years before when b
dictated The nomination Of Taft
Col RooseYefl IS fond OF quotin
Scripture. but there is one verse While
the people WIN probably quote 70 hi
before the campaign Is over by the
fruits We shall know them. They VI
ask. were you a progressive when u
condemned the Oklahoma consti
tIong Werc you progressive wh'
you failed to support Dolliyer Cul
minis and La Toilette in their policie
What did You do as president to
lleve the workingman Of the opprl
sion Of the trusts7 Your words a
fair but by your fruit you are knowI
IN conclusion Ms Durbin said
only obstacle to Democratic succe
this year was oYerconfidance whi
was a real danger "This Is no Tia
to hold back IN the fight IN the ia
Of an enemy that is crafty, unscrul
Inus and equipped with enormous
sources. Untll victory is won, It is
us TO keep our ranks together 9
our faces to the enemy