Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-10-20
BERT CHANDLER CONGRESSMAN

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BERT CHANDLER CONGRI;SSMAN
President Wilson's admonltion.
politics is adjourned" does not seem
to make much OF q hit with those
partisans In Oklahoma who are seek
ing 10 redeem the first district TO
the democratic party.
These partlsans certainly do pay n
high compliment to the present In
cumbent In congress-Bert Chand-
ler--for II their wall is to be taken
seriously the war cannot possibly be
won with Chandler remaining In
congress.
II Is true that Bert IL very promi-
nent in washington. IL noted for his
ability to do hard work and get re-
suits; that he has supported the war
diligently; that he went at his own
expense to the battle fields OF France
to get lrst-hand information about
the prosecution OF tho war, and that
he has done more for the first dis
trict in the eighteen months he has
been in Washington than the entire
democratic party politicians did since
statehood. But the republicans them :
selves would hardly say that Bert
was 80 important q function OF gov
ernment that he could lose or win
the war,
The big buEaboo that Berts OPP
ponents have sprung is the statement
that he voted against the espionage
act---the law that permits the gov
ernment to prosecute allied enemies
and members Of the /. w. W A
matter OF fact, the Conversational
Record shows that Bert Chandler did
not opposce the espionage act He
did vote against the house bill, as
originally presented, and that he was
right IN his vote Is proved by the
fact that the senate struck out of tho
bill the Objectionable part which
caused Mr.. Chandler and half OF
congress to vote against IT, II was
further proved that he was right In
his vote by the fact that the senate
and house conferrees eliminated the
other Objectionable feature from the
bill, and when It came back for final
passage II was adopted without op-
position. II Bert Chandler was wrong
In his vote, 40 was every democratic
senator and more than two-thirds Of
the democratic congressman. Aud
further, II was Bert Chandler who
really introduced the bill for the oil
men OF Oklahoma that gave them
protection against the members of
the I. w. w. He not only did not op-
pose the measure but introduced ana
worked for the adoption OF the bill, !
which Is now the law. and every oil
man In the state knows It, because II |
was done at the request OF the oil
Mems association. His opponents
know this to bo the fact, hut they
are 80 hide-bound partisans they
won't say so.
Bert Chambers two years eNper-
lenec as congressman from this dis.
trict, and his knowledge gained by !
that experience, is too valuable an
asset to trade off at this time.
II you care to know Just how ef-
fective Mr.. Chandlers work In con-
Eress has been, and how great the re-
suits OF his labors are beneficial to
this district, ask the people of Ottawa
county II his work. in getting an en-
barge on the use Of freight cars in
bringing cheap ore into the smelters
OF this district, in direct competition
to our home industries which were
threatened with destruction.
Ask the people OF Usage county
what Bert Chandler did for them in
causing a resumption OF the Usage
payment, and In opening the oil re-
servse for development and what ne
did toward knocking out the eXten-
sion OF the trust period.
Ask the oil mon Of this country
what he did toward saving them mil.
lions Of dollars in taxation. These
men did not stop to ask whether Bert |
was q democrat or a republican, and |
Bert did not ask II the constituents
he represented were democrats or
republicans when he gave them the
best service they ever had in con-
gress.
Mr.. Chandler has made good as a
Congressman; he has made good with