The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-11-04
Blind StatesmanW WI as at His Best
in Address Here Saturday
Mingles Humor with Ar
gument
TAFT and TEDDY RIGHT
ABOUT EACH OTHER
And I.aFolIette Good Authority
ON Both Urges the Voters
to Do Their Duty at the
Polls Tomorrow

Rich in metaphor and simile, ever
mindful Of his audience and summing
up the issues Of the day in a master
fu' manner Senator Thos. p. Gore
spoke for one hour and thirty minutes
at the Airdome Saturday afternoon and
held the closest attention Of the audi
enee, which packed the structure to
It's capacity
In his inimitable way he discussed
the tariff question. the doings Of Taft
and congress during the adminlstra-
tion, the issues of the present cam.
paign and expressed his views on the
action Of Taft and Roosevelt toward
each other four years ago and now,
closing his speech with a strong ap-
peal to every voter to 60 to the polls
Tuesday and help elect Woodrow Will
son the next president Of the United
States.
In his Introduction Of Senator Gore
Judge Frank NJ. Bailey said there was
no time in American history that would
call for more serious thought than the
campaign that Is now drawing to a
close and that there are two men in
American public life that need no In
PRODUCTION to the people of Oklahoma
one the great CommCner, VIM. j.
Bryan. and the other, the idcl Of Ok.
lahoma Democracy, Thomas P. Gore.
Senator Gore said, in part: Ladies
ana gentlemen, fellow citizens, friends
and neighbors. am deeply grateful to
the judge for this presentation, but
feel that am not worthy OF the high
praise which he has bestowed upon
me. can only say that my gratitude
is equal to his generosity. | am re.
minded Of an occurrence when once
spoke in Ellis county. The man who
introduced me on that occasion was
not an orator. Like Mark Antony, he
was plain, blunt man, and he said
Ladies and gentlemen, do not intend
10 speak to YOU today. but will intro.
duce to you a nan that will
u am deeply indebted to the grim
veterans who have honored me with
their presence here today, They have
fought not only the battles of war, but
the battles Of peace, and no better
proof Of the national unity than to see
them, veterans OF the north and vet
erans of the south, united here today.
We are indeed a people of one patriot
ism ana one flag"
The senator paid glowing tribute to
the ladies who were present and said
that there is no victory that is moi
enhanced by their approval and ap.
plause. Once in Seminole county,
said Senator Gore, q was making a
speech, and being a candidate, was
naturally going it pretty strong
likened the men and women to the
salt and sugar OF the nation, adding
that ! was glad that the men had not
lost their SAVIOR nor the women theii
sweetness. An old Missourlan in the
back cf the house shouted, Show mel!
And I felt like going down and kick
ing his dog around"
Il suppose that even here in Grady
county there are a few Republicans
present welcome them | am GLAD
they are here. There is nothing | liks
better than a-few Republicans =
there is anything | like better than
few Republicans it is a few Bull Moos
ers- and the fewer the better
q have abundant faith in the hon
esty and Intelligence Of the American
people, regardless OF party. They al
have a right to their own opinion, evel
if they are wrong, which they usual.
are.
@The Republican party was born Q
mighty inspiration and hatred 0
slavery and has set many stars in tn
firmament Of American Statesman
ship, one Of the brightest Of which wa
Abraham Lincoln, than whom q
greater statesmanan nor patriot ha
graced American soil The Republ
can party Of then is not the Republ
can party of now II has fallen mi
uncertain hands and now worship
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