The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-10-16
Oscar Simpson Enlhuses Record Breaking
Crowd al Alex Meeting Saturday
Afternoon
INCONSISTENCY OF
PROGRECOIyES SHOWN
Allen Swan Reviews Great National Issues
al Bradley and Points Out Way
10 Prosperity

Pointing out the inconsistency of
those progressiyes who would es.
pouse the cause of Hughes and aban-
don the greatest progressive OF the
age. urging the unification Of the par
ty in the state and county elections
aud giving an outline OF the brilliant
achievements OF the Wilson adminis-
tration, Oscar Simpson won applause
after applause Saturday afternoon
from one OF the greatest public gather
ings which has ever assembled at
Alex.
Many farmers Lad come to town
and we're detained by the rain. The
weather cleared up before four o'clock
and, realizing that a treat was in
store for them, both home and coun.
try people came out to hear the thrill
ing words Of the Chickasha spelfbind-
er who kept bis audience enthrallcd
from his opening sentence until his
last appeal for unity and for that
peace and prosperity which he said
would prevail as the result of the con-
tinuance OF Democratic legislation.
Mr., Simpson opened Nls Alex speech
BY launching into the merits and de-
merits OF the great national issues.
He pointed out with great cleaness
the utter inconsistency Of members
of the progressive party who would
follow the Hughes standard ana paid
considerable attention to the progress
sive leader. Roosevelt. who had fsr-
saken them and flopped over tc
Hughes whose policies and previous
record offered no assurance to pro-
gressiyes, while other leaders had re.
NAMED. steadfast in the fight and in
the absence Of a recognized leader ahd
candidate had cast their lot with
Woodrow Wilson. the greatest pro-
gressiye who has ever taken the lead
ership in AMERICAN politics. These
latter progressives, ihe asserted. had
refused to unite under the Hughes
banner and were outspoken in their
advocacy OF the candidacy Of the great
Democratic leader II progressives be-
lieye III their principles and arc con-
sistent they must vote for Wilson,
he said If II Is but passing fancy
and they are looking for legislation
Numerically opposed to the measures
which have brought this country to
standard never before attained BY any
other country on the globe, and this
is in the face Of a worlds war. then
they should vote for Hughes
Mr.. Simpson then drew an outline
OF situations which might has arisen
in the event Of Hughes becoming
president under conditions similar TO
those which have confronted Prest
dent Wilson. With al Europe invoIv-
ed in death struggle Hughes proba-
Bile attitude could only be surmised
by his comments on the Lusitania
case when he declared that diplomat
ic relations with Germany should
have been severed. This. the speaker
declared. would have meant war with
Germany, which this country, for its
own good, is Of necessity bound to
stay out OF. He drew similar conclu-
sions as to Hughes attitude on the
Mexican situation asserting that indi-
cations all point to the probability Of
the recognition Of Huerta under con-
ditions prevailing threes years ago.
And in this the Republican nominee
would have been backed ZIP BY Roose-
vet. he added
Mr.. Simpson took up tEt broa6. topic
Of Democratic legislation and showed
where the farmer and The iaborer had
heen directly bener1ed BY measures
D passed by congre since the inaugu-
"a ton OF Pr~-.uent Wilson. The good
roa ds law and the rural credits law
were directly beneficial to the farmer
while the inheritance tax and income
measures were direct legislation ~
favor OF the labofihg classes.
Hughes has nnressVealy criticised
all Of the great works. q the Demo.