The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-06

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III son-pari.sr
5 90 tadl end dealt with the
~ se1 hinsllf eah generally.
NJ l 4 Sr ~ 4 isvssAivss.
~ hoeia q ~ senate S re-
:. ~ 0tSlsbt I'M decision Of the
Y ~ IN. SlAmsdiately there wa'
(DA 0oen lhe benstors and repre-,
NJ ~ 3 flood OF invectiyes ane
~ +jtom aAwspApers and individuals
4 ~ ~ koen clamoring tor war. un,
oou6lh, believe, In the history OF
Cll))lss1 secisty.
Rsios 10 the declaration OF war
GSn6y man who ventured to oppose our
o1S SscA lNto h had been condemned o.
4 GNat1 or worse, and even the pres''
NlSt ~ BY no means been Immune
fron these attacks. Since the deelara
tisa 81 var the triumphant war party
hi pursued those senators and repre-
seasatives who voted against war. WIN
malicious faisehood and reokless'y IL
belous attacks, going to the extreme
limit Of charging them with treason
against their country.
oypssssts Have Differed.
~Tt 10 not claimed that the senators
who opposed the declaration OF war
, have since that time acted with any
concerted purpose either regarding war
MEASURES or any others They nave
voted according 10 their individual
opinions, have often been opposed ,o
each other on bills, and according ic
my recollection, have never all voted
together since that time on any single
ptoposition upon which the senate had
been divided. -.
Senator LaFoliette declared that II
he alone had been the victim OF these
attacks he wsuld not take the senate :
valuable time for their consideration
Mandate 10 the People,
Sat SIR" he continued, u, IS not
alone the members Of congress that the
war psrty In this country has sought
TO intimidate. The mandate has gone
forth to the sovereign people OF tins
country that they must be silent while
those things are being done by their
government which most vitally concern
their we'll being. their happine. and
their lives. Today and for weeks past
honest and law abiding citizens OF this
county are being terrorired and out
rased In their rights by those sworn
to uphold the laws and to protect the
rights Of the people"
have in my possession numerous
affidavits establishing the fact that peo-
pll are being unlawfully arrested
thrown Into jsi, held incommunicado
for days. caiy 10 be eventually dis
chorged without ever having been taken
Into eSurt, because they have com
mlNel no crime. Private residences
are being invaded, loyal citizens Of un-
doubted integrity and probity arrested,
cross examined and the most sacred
constitutional rights guaranteed to
every American citlres are being con-
Usually violated.
y otats Of Terror Charged.
II appears 10 be the purpose Of those
coadSuting this campaign 10 throw the
country into Q state OF terror. to coercc
public opinion, to sGfle criticism and
lsppsess division Of the great Issues
Involved In this war"
besides quoting At length from the
Aiaerlean statesmen who opposed bit
tesly President Folks policy in thu
As6Aeas var. che Wisconsin senator
gave extracts from speeches by Burke
fo3. Lord CiMshsM and others ia tn
British parliament attacking Grea,
Britain's war upon the American
eolsniss. He said he did il TO show
thst the people OF the free speech ws'
no new doctrine born OF the constitu.
tiea Of the United States.
prsssdsats Absut coasrsss.
In support Of his assertion that con-
gfe,s should speak for the country in
declaring the purposes Of war the sena-
tor cited preeedents Of great length.
1T would be had enough IL the con-
slitution clothed the preside with any
svch power" he said, but to exercise
sueh power without constitutional
authority cannot long be tolerated "
even the forms Of free government are
10 remain. We know ,ha, the people
would resist and II necessary resis,
With arms In their hands, any scheme
10 cloths the president with poxer to
plSngs this country into war and to
continue the war a. long as he desired.
cesvietios On Future Wsrs.
Senator LaFollette said no conviction
was stronger with the people today thar
that there should he no future war;
except In case of actua, INVASION ant
unless supported by referendum
And" he added, because there i,
no clsarness OF understanding, no unit,
Of opinion in this country on the par
ol the people ~ TO the conditions upor
which We are prosecuting this war o.
what the specific objects are, upon IN,
attainment Of which the present ad
vninistrstion would be willing 10 con
clude 4 peace. il become, still NOR
imperative each day that cons,es
should assert its constitutional powe
70 define and declare the object, OF thi
war which will afford III. basis for
conference and for the establishment
ot permanent peace. The pr.siden, la
ASKED the German people to speak 70
themselves on this great world issu,
why should not the American peopl
voice their convictions through the,
chosen representative. in congressl"
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