The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-10-31
Cyclone" Davis Delivers Remark.
able Speech Featured by EIo-
quence, Pathos, Wit, Humor
and Facts; Crowd Spellbound
BIG FORTUNES GREW
UNDER G.G.P. REGIME
Purpose Of Democratic Party to
Reverse Old Order Things
Speaker Touches Up Okla
homa Standpaiters

If the people of Chickasha had even
suspected that in the address OF ]. H..
Davis, Democratic nominee for CON
gressman-at-large in Texas, and famil-
iarly known as Cyclone" contained
half as much eloquence, wit, pathos,
facts and dozen other things that go
to make a speech really good, the dis
trict court room would have been pack
ed like a sardine box instead of being
just being comfortably filled.
In many ways, and, in fact, most
ways, it was the most remarkable
speech delivered here in the present
campaign Cyclone" has a way all
his own of marshaling vital facts and
delivering them, simultaneously with
an illustration that rings clear bulls
eye every time. His eloquence at
times, held the audience open mouth
ed and hanging on every word like II
was the only one in the language from
which height he descended in spiral
glides" to the vocabulary of typical
southern orator, productive Of much
mirth, yet taking not one whit Of dig
nifty from the speaker.
Introduced by Eskridge.
The speaker was introduced by DR..
J. B. Eslridge, who in his opening re-
marks stated that years ago as pro
fessor in a Texas institution, tall,
stalwart young man came to him and
holding out his hand said, Il am son
of Cyclone Davis, what is your
name?' "That young man was proud OF
his father" said DR.. Eskridge, and
when the tall Texan had finished
speaking, everyone who heard him re-
allied why such pride existed
The great work accomplished by the
Democratic administration at Wash
ington has been recounted several
times this year in Chickasha, but never
before with the clearness that was ey
ident in the remarks of Mr.. Davis. He
made it SC plain, so simple, yet told
the story with language so rich in
metaphor that it was at once conyinc
ing, instructive and entertaining.
Relates Anecdote.
Mixing humor with logic the speak
er recited the following story concern
ing the lawyer, after stating that while
he might not look it, he was a member
of that profession. "Once there were
two Irishmen lately arrived in this
country from the Emerald Isle. In
travelling from one point to another
after their arrival here, they were com
PEELED to spend several hours at a Ger
tain station, and to pass away the
time, they wandered to a cemetery.
Casting about among the stones
Pat came upon the following inscrip
ton, Here lies a great lawyer and ar
honest man. Looking intently at the
inscription Pat said, Mike, come here
Look at that. Mike read it and said
Well what of it?" Pat looked at his
companion in amazement. Sure ant
| was thinkin that with all the grea
amount of vacant land in this countr,
why the divil did they bury two mel
in the same grave"
Mr. Davis plainly showed that |
was by the Republican legislation fo1
about half a century that the wealth
OF the country was centralized init
the hands of some fifty thousand peo
pie, while more than sixty millions ha'
to contribute to this smaller number
! Uses Illustration.
He illustrated it by an immense Gov
whose head was where the millions
were and the hind quarters locate,
with the privileged few The forme
did the feeding and the latter tn
milking.
He said it was the purpose of tn
Democratic party to turn this COY
around, so as the feeding might b
done by the few and the many get
chance to milk awhile.
Cyclone" Davis extolled the man
virtues and strong mentality OF Woot
row Wilson and approved the legisli