The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-09-18
Ada Man Declares Hughes Fails to Pitch
Campaign on High Plane Expected
Of Him
TRAVERSES COUNTRY
in VAIN FOR ISSUE
Result in Maine MOI DisQuieIiug TO Dem
Ocrats; Peace and Plenty Please
People of America

That Mr. Hughes has been a great
disappointment as a candidate was
the declaration OF Judge Tom Nc
Keown Of Ada in his address at a
Democratic meeting at the city hail
here Saturday afternoon "The people
naturally expected man Of the chai.
acter and calibre Of mr.. Hughes to
pitch his campaign upon a high
plane" said the speaker, "but he be-
gan Immediately with common crit.
cism and abuse and has kept it up.
re started out by finding fault with
the president for appointing worthy
Democrats, regardless Of the fact that
one Of the last acts Of President TAFT
was to take vast army Of Republican
office holders under the civil service
blanket, and then he began his tour of
the country in search of an issue,
task in which he has signally failed
IN concluding his address, Judge Nc
Keown said, When woodrow Wilson
was elected the Republicans told us
that the country was facing disaster
but their mournful prophecies have
come to naught Today peace and
plenty abound throughout the land and
we may as wen send up prayer thar
the man in the White House, whose
wise administration has made these
things possible, may be permitted to
continue to manage the affairs of the
nation.g
Judge McKeown was introduced to
the audience by l.. G. Hutson, chair
man OF the Democratic County Cen
trail committee, and after few intro
dgctory remarks directed particularly
to the members of the committee, urg-
ing them to see that a full vote is poll |
ed in November, the speaker took up
in some detail the various charges
which the Republicans are making
against the Democratic administra-
ton. Referring to the result of the
recent election in Maine, he said: in
spite of the fact that Maine is one Of
the banner Republican states, they
poled a scant plurality OF only $4,000 /
votes. We must remember that the
enforcement Of the prohibition law
was an issue in the Maine election
1t was charged that the Democrats had
failed to enforce the law and if this
was true they have no right to com
plain because the people repudiated
their action"
Abiding to Col Roosevelt's eriti- |
cism Of the presidents weasel words
in the negotiations with Germany,
Judge McKeown said, 1T is history !
that Germany was the first nation in
the world to recognize the independ
ence Of the United States and has
been our firm friend all these years.
When friction with a lifelong friend /
arises it is better to write him a po- /
lite note than it is to so after him
with shotgun. The submarine pre-
sented new issue in international
policy and the president dealt with it
firmly, fairly and in accordance with |
the dictates Of humanity. New inter-
national law was required to meet new
conditions and the president estab- |
lished the right of American citizens
TO travel wherever their business calls
them"
Referring TO the direct election q
senators. the income tax law, the ru-
raj credits act the child labor law and
other measures brought about by the
Democratic party the speaker said,
"Here was opportunity for MIR. Hughes
10 find an issue if he wanted one.
Would he repeal any Of the legisla
tion2'
Reviewing the history of the Mexi.
can revolution, Judge McKeown de-
clared that President Wilson sees in
it the struggle of a down-Todden pep
ole to better their condition. He sees
the peon struggling for liberty and he
IS unwilling to trample upon Mexico
eimnlv because we are strong and
have the power to do SO. II we want
the lands OF northern Mexico let US