The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-07-20
Judge Taylor Makes Plea for the
Grady County Candidate Be-
fore Big Crowd at the
Ninnekah Picnic
ASSAILS PUBLIC
RECORD OF GORE
Declares Pairing No Defense for
AbseGce from Post Of Duty
Makes Reference to the
Bryan Letter

Ninnekah, July 20---Practically all
the county candidates mingled with
the immense crowd that gathered here
Saturday at the annual picnic for
whish Ninekah was famous. The oc-
casion was a success in every partic-
ular
Among the speakers was Judge
David N. Taylor of Oklahoma City,
who advocated the nomination OF
Judge Sam Hayes for United States
senator
Judge Taylor likened Judge Hayes
record upon the supreme bench OF Ok
lahoma, both as one of its judges and
as its chief justice, to the records OF
the late John Schofield of Illinois,
who declined the chief justiceship Of
the United States rendered him by
President Cleveland. Judge Taylor
compared Judge Hayes to Judges
Mitchell and Elliott of Indiana, and
the famous self-educated Judge Block
ley Of Georgia, whose decisions stand
in the records Of the supreme court
OF their respective states as the high
est type OF decisions in courts Of last
resort, as showing a clear intelligence
and high conception of conscientious
duty. The speaker said that he had
carefully studied the decisions of
Former Chief Justice Hayes, that he
regarded him as the equal of the jur.
lists mentioned. that he had made the
decisions of those men a. study for
many years. ~
Judge Taylor said that he did not
propose to assail Senator Gore upon
this occasion nor elsewhere. excepting
as affecting his public record. Judge
Taylor remarked that he was speak
Ing to people who knew Judge Hayes
as a neighbor and that he could add
nothing to his reputation for honesty
and integrity so well established
among the people who knew him per-
sonally, both as a teacher and jurist
The speaker than went into the
record of Senator Gore which he had
made as a senator. charging him with
gross dereliction OF his duty as SEN
ator in not staying at his post of duty
in times OF greatest necessity, but
traipsing about the country building
up his political fences, and attending
to other things that were no part OF
his duty, which. as senator, he owed
10 the people Of Oklahoma. That in a
possible 100 votes Senator Gore had
been absent and not voting half that
number of times
At this point man in the audience
said: "He was paired. wasn't he?"
Judge Hayes turning to the ques-
tioner. replied; You're a Gore man,
aren't you? You have asked a ques-
tion and you are entitled to a respect
full answer and will treat you fairly
and give it.
Don't you know" said the judge
"that there is no better known fact
among our public men as well as
among the people generally that one
of the most common methods of the
political derelict is to pair with some
other political dereiict OF the opposite
party in order that he, himself, al
well as his pairing mate, may escape
the responsibility which they owe Z
their people in standing at their posts
of duty and facing it by their vote
Don't you further know that beini
absent and not voting is not the chic
sin connected with such conduct, bu
the absence Of any senator from hi
post OF duty when he ought to be pres
ent using his influence in bringin
others to his own way of thinking an
in seeking to secure legislation by hi
persuasive powers and influence, doe
far more injury to his state and is ia
more censurable than the fact tina
he has not voted"
"Then," the question came, "Wha
about Bryan's letter."
Judge Taylor said, 81 am not dii
cussing Mr.. Bryan now. No man I
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