The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-24
SPEAKER or NATIONAL. HOUSE
AND SIXTH DISTRICT CON.
GRESSMAN WELCOMED.
TRIALS OF CONGRESS
Speakers Told of Extraordinary Work
Disposed In Providing Men aud Mon
ey With Which 4. =. VIII Win the
War.

Record attendance at Convention
lioll was reached iast night when an
immense audience of ps he from Car
ter and many adjacem q 1ties greet
I'd Champ Clark. speakcS the nat
ionai house of representa- = and
Scott Ferris, OF Lawton, II NJ 'r OF
that body since statehood.
After hearing these men speakN q
should be no question as to a libN
subscription to the Second Liber,
Loan on the part OF everyone present
and the enlistment of their efforts to
secure subscriptions from others.
The speakers did not dwell at length
on various features or episodes OF the
present war nor with its horrors but
told the audience of the work that had
been done In the congress to provide for
the contingencies Of war and how this
work had been accomplished.
Just prior TO the opening of the
meeting and while the visitors were
coming from their dinner after n long
auto ride from Waurika, c. W. Rich.
ards stepped on the latform and intro.
duced Capt. X. W. Patterson. of T..
W lAAlllt NA'
Ardmore company--and he made a
most interesting talk. telling the aud.
ence what had been accomplished in
the training of his men and the record
they are already making In the camp.
His statement that r.. c. has purchased
Liberty Bonds TO the amount Of
$4,000 brought storm of applause.
The meeting was called TO order by
Capt w. +. Wilmington. who intro
dticed- Jake l.. Hamon. Mr.. Hamon
IN turn introduced Col. L. l.. Gregory,
who gave q review of the incidents
leading up to the war and declared
that the present session Of the con-
gress has been the least partisan of
any ever held" In presenting Con-
gressman Ferris lie spoke OF his record
in the house and said that If he should
return at Thanksgiving time three
years hence he expected TO greet him
As member of the upper house and
that he anticipated that in 1924 he
would he the standard bearer of the
Democratic party.
Mr.. Ferris Address.
1T gives me double pleasure to
come here tonight" said Mr.. Ferris.
First, to come TO the home of my true
and loyal friend, Charlie Carter. Sec
und, IL gives me additional pleasure to
lind so many of my old friends from
Lawton who have done so we'll here
And in addition, because Ardmore is
one of the leading cities of the state
of Oklahoma today. | can remember
when If you came to Ardmore to speak
YOU had to speak on the street corner
and now you have this magnificent
municipal auditorium.
Il am proud to be here tonight with
the speaker. The speakers office Is
the next in Importance to that of the
president of the United States. Your
distinguished congressman, Charlie Car
ter. will tell you that we never knock
at his door and ask for help that we
do not get it. He has never failed us.
"a week ago Speaker Clark came to
I.awton to visit his son who left a
So 900 position to don the uniform and
fight for his country 1t was my plea
sure to go out to Fort Sill with Speak
er and Mrs. Clark but they went not
only TO see their own son but to give
cheer to every son in the camp.
"I do not know what is In your
heart. / do not know what is in the
Speakers heart. ] do know what Is in
my heart. This congress has been full
Of heartaches for many of us. | did
not want to go TO war. Carter did
not want war. The president did not
want the war, but II could not be avoid
ed and now that we are in the war
the obligations which it involves must
be met.
NO less than 1876 neutral ships
were sent to the bottom including 10
carrying the stars and stripes. before
We declared war. They carried down
with them many brave men and wom-
en-. | don't know what you think of
IL. We all love peace, but there can
bc no peace when our flag is fired upon
by n foreign foe. There can be no
peace when our ships are sunk and
our people murdered. l can't believe
YOU would want peace under such cir
cumstances.
"The fight was forced upon this
country and you want to see US win a
victory. We are told that six million
farmers don't want war. | don't be
lieve II, | was raised ON farm and
know that there IS no more patriotic
body OF people anywhere. II you al
low Germany TO close our seas you
win not get the prices YOU do now
nor will your banks be full OF money.
The opposite extreme will be the case,
-Cowartlice Does Not Beget Peace.
'Cowardice today does not beget
peace tomorrow. IL a country IS de-
termined to make war with us we may
as well walk up 10 the rack. There