The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-24
Begins With Wilson's Struggle 10 Keep
Out Of Conflict; Recites Progress
to Present Time
LAST CONGRESS
MOMENTOUS SESSION
Made War appropriations Beyond Com
prehensiOn; Defends Policy Of TAX
ing Fight 10 Europe

Congressman Scott Ferris closed
his itinerary in Grady county last
night ia speech that held large
audience in attention at the Method
list church for an hour and a half
Mr. Ferris spoke in slow even tone
Of voice and SO intense was the in
terest that at the conclusion Of his
talk the vast crowd sat for a few mo-
ments as though they expected some
thing more to be said
When the congressman walked
down the aisle to the platform he
was greeted with tumult Of ap-
plause at. no time while relating
the horros, crimes aud atrocities, "the
basest that could be committed in
tie name Of civilization and kul-
tpre8 did the speaker seem indig-
rant IN his remarks but at all times
wore a bread smile and reasoned
with his audience, showing then
plainly and eonvincingly why we en-
tered the war and what we must do
to win the war.
The wear Of a two weeks speaking
trip in which time he had made an
average OF three speeches a day, was
telling on the speaker. In introduc-
ing the speaker Hon. Bert Barefoot
alluded to him as not only the lead
er Of the Oklahoma delegation in
congress but also as one OF the prom
ifnent leaders Of congress and as one
of the closest friends Of the presi-
dent.
In his Introductory remarks Mr.
Ferris took occasion to thank the
people of chickasha and Grady coun-
ty for the confidence they had shown
in him and then launched out on an
explanation Of the work that had been
done by the last congress and the
reason they had voted to sustain the
president in declaring war on Ger
many.
ReviNNs Last Session.
"The last session Of congress was
the greatest and most unparalleled
in the history Of the republic" said
the speaker. More money was ap-
propriated during the last session Of
congress than has ever been appro-
priated by a similar body in the his
tory Of the world, and for one will
at all times in the future vote for
any amount of money if by doing so
will be able to save the life Of
some mothers son or some loved one
here at home In that session Of
congress we appropriated stwenty-one
billions of dollars, sum that is far
beyond the comprehension Of anyone
in this audience.
my friends, the people Of this ma
ton did not want war The con
gress OF the United States did not
want war, The president did not
want war and for two and half
years he tried by every. means pos
sible to avoid war He has a passion
for peace and tried in every way to
maintain peace but peace was impos-
sibe when we had a barbarous ma
ton like Germany to deal with.
did we enter this war unthoughts
edly, and without cause? No nation
in the history Of the progress OF man
kind has ever had better cause to
enter war Our ships were being
chased from the high seas and our
people were being sent to watery
graves by the secret actions of the
submarines
American Ships Sunk
During the two and one half years
that passed before we entered this
war. 1916 merchant ships that were
carrying our goods to foreign coun-
tries and were offending no one, were
sunk. Four hundred twenty-five Of
these belonged to neutral countries