The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-10-12
Standing Room atPremium Before Speaking
Starts and Crowd Listens Atten-
lively 10 Close
PLAIN PRESENTATION
OF PRESIDENTS CASE
Sets Forth Policies and Deeds Of Admin.
istraIiOn and Asks for Vote Of
Confidence

Before the hour set for Congress-
man Scott Ferris to speak Wednesday
evening the district court room was
filled to overflowing and standing
room was at premium. When Mr..
Ferris arrived shortly after o'clock,
not only was the room packed but peo-
pie filled the stairway and the ada
cent room occupied by the court clerk.
In the rear Of the court room and out
side many stood for over an hour, lis
tening intently to every word spoken
by the Lawton statesman and the en-
tire audience gave abundant manifes-
tations of approval throughout. In the
audience were many ladies, including
a large delegation Of college girls.
The speaker received an ovation
when he entered the room and Mr.. j.
D. Carmichael Immediately began his
Introductory speech in which he paid
a splendid tribute to Mr. Ferris.
Scarcely ever raising his voice above
the conversational tone, the speaker
in. unadorned language reviewed the
principal accomplishments OF the ma
tional administration, making a plain
nIea for vote Of confidence IN Presi-
dent Wilson and his policies which
have brought the nation ''peace and
prosperity" In the course of his
speech he advised his audience CON
cerning the sinister influences, includ-
ing the forces Of "big business that
are at work to bring about the down
fall of woodrow Wilson and admonish-
ed Democrats and all others who want
to see the presidents policies prevail
to be on guard at the polls in Novem-
Der. In part, Mr.. Ferris spoke sub
stantially as follows:
"In days like these every man owes
it to himself and his country to give
thought to national affairs and vote on
November 7th All good citizens
should exercise this duty and right.
"The Democrats assert that the Will
son administration has enacted more
good laws in the interest of the peo-
pie in four years than the Republicans
enacted in fifty. It has fulfilled its
promises. To repeal any. one of these
laws, to turn their administration
over to a hostile party would be folly.
The country is more prosperous today
than ever before and every class Of
citizens shares in the prosperity. Pres
Nlent Wilson by good judgment, states
manship and common honesty and un-
terrified steadfastness has kept our
country at peace with the world,
True to Farmers.
"Wilson has been true every day of
his administration to the six and one
half million farmers Of the country
Think of the wise legislation, the ru-
raj credits law, the good roads law
the agricultural extension law He
mas been true to the twenty million
workmen of the country, who for six
teen long years, under Republican
rule plead in vain for needed legisla-
tion. President Wilson has been true
every day to honest and legitimate
business, displacing our barbarous
banking system by wise federal re-
serve act, approving the federal trade
commission and other measures. He
has been true to the civil war veter-
ans and every other interest of Ameri-
can citizens-true to the women and
children of this land
"The Republican candidate has time
and again shifted his base. At first
his issue was preparedness. But this
he was forced to abandon when the
facts we're known of What the Wilson
administration had done. The second
issue he stressed was Mexico but his
position was purely critical with moth
ing affirmative, and his plea was re-
iected by the common sense of the
people. His third base was the tariff
but all his arguments we're refuted BY
the condition OF the nation in every
branch Of industry. His fourth effort
was a puerile one and not supported
bv the facts at that Il was that the
president had turned out a patriot