The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-22
YOUNG DEMOCRATS
ARE IN SESSION
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made the response for Paul Walker,
said that George Washington was
by nature left childless that he
might become the father ct his coun,
try and that six years ago today a
few Young men of Oklahoma, on
the great patriots birthday, organ
lied the first Young Mems Demo
cratic club in Oklahoma. He said
that of the members present at the
convention one year ago, five were
officers in the army and the number
of members who are now carrying
musket is beyond estimate. He
said the country had been plunged
into a war and Democrats should
show their patriotism not merely by
meeting in convention, bur by max
ing the meeting one OF harmony,
He said a year ago they met and
worshipped Wilson because he had
kept the country out OF war and
now they are here worshipping at
his shrine because he had thrust
them into a war for the perpetual
ton OF democracy.
Ed S. Butterheld of Muskoget
read a history Of the Oklahoma
State League of Young Mems Dem.
ocratic Clubs, which was replett
with data pertaining to the organi
cation of the league and the sew
eral annual conventions held.
George Short and Paul William!
were appointed as a committee tC
escort Attorney General S, P. Free
ling to the stage, who was given ;
hearty greeting Mr.. Freezing char
acterized the Young Mems Demo
cratic League as the strongest po
litical organization in the state. Th,
time had not come, and never vii
come, he declared, when representa-
tive government in the United State
will not be controlled by politica
parties; that the government ha,
survived because of the fact tha
there were two great political par
ties that it is a government OF par
ties. lie said the greatest politica
thinker of all time, Thomas Jeffer
son, believed in central govern
ment of limited power, composed o
just what the states gave to it an
that all the remainder of powe
was reserved by them; that durin
these days of stress the presidcn
had been compelled to great ex
trcmes and take from the states i
government much that is their
powers which we know will never b
abused by President Wilson, bu
that the Democratic party will b
needed more than ever before whe
this war shall have ended.
More than a century ago sal
Mr. Freezing, the people OF tn
United States organized a tniqu
government. They declared that a
autocratic government was wronl
We never had had sense enoug
to appreciate what we had; we wei
so cowardly that we allowed Socia
lists and |. w. WIS to stand on I'll
street corners and abuse the go,
ernment, but never again will an
man be allowed to criticise the go'
ernment and abuse the flag undt
which he lives. Three kings, seekir
to rule by the divine right of &c
and secret treaties, invaded Spai
!, then Italy, and then sought to col,
: nize Brazil, but the United Stat,
) then had Virginian as presiden
y as it has now, who insisted that al
government which should try
force a system Of government upc
: our neighbors must know that tn
government would regard it as Z
act of hostility. That was the Mo-
! roe doctrine, he pointed out, whiC
has been enforced by reason OF II
British navy. lie said we were
times inclined to criticize Englan
but that country was today glad
y say to its largest child across Il
> sea, come walk by our side" /
said there were three classes
voters in Germany and that som
. times one in the first class count
Z, for as much as 1000 in third cla
When one hears Socialists and
w. WIS criticising this governmel
- he said, he felt like telling every o
of them to go to Germany-or he
I He said the war was started by
duke who never could have earn
$50 month in Oklahoma. T
Young Mems Democratic Gu
have sacred duty to perform, {
clared the speaker. He said
should rejoice to see a Democra
president place the flag where it