The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-16
.EXPLODES SOME
FALSE HISTORY
HON. WILLIAM H. MURRAY
SPEAKS TO LINCOLN
DAY CROWD.
WAR TO LAST TEN YEARS
What We Need Is More Care
full Voting and to Stand Be-
hind Our Leaders When We
Go Over to Top Declares
Alfalfa Bill" - Says We
Live in Mercenary Age -
Quotes Some History

NuOlSS SOiIle E1iSlOI y
Bartlesville Examiner, Feb.
IS: Yesterday was a great
day for the laboring men of
Washington County. 1t en-
abled them to let the people
know what an extensive organ
ization union labor maintains
in the scheme of local affairs.
1t was great day for the wom-
youngsters, who, garbed in the
uniform of the boy scouts,
marched in the big parade that
preceded the speaking pro-
gram at the Christian Church.
1t was a great day fo rthe Wom-
en- who have devoted so many
hours to their work Of love in
behalf Of the men who are to
ego down in the fields Of glory
to do and die for the eternal
light" And last, but by no
means least, it was a great day
for the Hon. William H. Muir
ray, the "Sare of Tishomingo,"
Who delivered the principal ad-
1ress of the day. An occasion
nd a crowd like the one yes.
erday are a combination of
circumstances not to be sneeZ-
I'd at by a prospective cand;.
date for governor, and the Hor.
"Alfalfa Bill" made the most of
he occasion.
Owing to the unexpectedly
large crowd that hal turned
out, combined with the pres
ence Of a perfect day, the
speaking exercises were held
outside Of the Christian
Church. After brief remarks
by A. T. Smith, president of
the local trades council, and an
address of welcome by Mayor
A. c. Easter, Hon. A. F. Van
deventer introduced the speak
er of the day, Mr. Murray.
Although all present had
heard of the speaker as Okla
homa's famous congressman,
"Alfalfa Bill" many had never
seen him. AS he arose to speak
he partook nothing Of the as
pect Of an orator but it was
quickly made evident that he
had q voice of great power and
a vocabulary suited to one ir
the habit of successfully speak
ing before public assemblages
eve are here today to honor
labor because labor has done
its duty in this great war cri
sis" said the speaker. ave
are here to honor Lincoln anC
we are here to learn something
that is necessary to be Learned
before we "go over the top
in Europe. 1t would have
been impossible to organize al
army without the loyal sup
port of organized labor. | have
learned to honor them the more
since | have been informed
that they turned their backs OF
that foulest of organizations
the |. w. W., and have refused
membership within their rank
to any Of the |. W. W. | homo
their leader, Samuel Gompers
who has directed them arigh
in this crisis. 1t will be through
Gompers' leadership that or
ganized labor can say afte
the war, we want this ant
you won't need to demant
what you want a second time
you'll get it the first time"
The crowd cheered. Tha
seemed to suit the assembled
workingmen exactly. Then M
Murray got down to the worl
of exploding some falsehoods
as he termed it, the falsehood
being some of the grandilo
quent and fatuous notions Am
orleans have long held regar'
ing their invincibility as
fighting nation. According t
the speaker such notions ar
absurd and he proceeded t
explode" as follows:
1--WE must explode som
falsehoods of history. No ind
vidual is responsible for thi
war, no class is responsible fo
it. The American p aople ar
responsible for the var an
they must pay the penalty
What caused the war? 1t cam
about partly by our education
al system, partly by false his
tory, partly by the designin
propaganda of the kaiser, w
have sowed folly and we ar
now reaping the reward Q
folly. You will be called upo
in national affairs to repea
that folly or you will correc
! it. When you vote for style Q
dress, the happy smile, the gla
handshake, that's all you ge
You've got to stop and vot
\ for craftsmanship.