The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-24
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|IIOklAnoMA'S
coNcRESSMEN
National Appeal Is Made for
His Candidacy.

WASHINGTON, June A.-(Spe-
eial. AT = meeting Of the Oklahoma
~ cratic representatives in con-
| Gfess, held on June q, 1919
n Tie office of the Hon. Scott Ferris,
tAe following resolutions were unani-
mously adopted:
Whereas. The great democratic
pasty under the leadership Of P'esi-
dent Woodrow Wilson has main
tainsd the ideals Of Jefier:onian de-
nocracy and vindicated the spirit OF
psogress characteristic Of the demo
cratic party, and whereas the demo-
e1otic party will be called upon in
lQO to present to the people Of this
country 4 candidate for president who
/ will uphold the standards Of the party
and b . fit successor to Woodrow
Wilson, and whereas. the west and
southwest Of our great commonwealth
II entitled to special consideration in
the selection of the party standard
bearer.
Owens Record in Congress.
Whereas, the state OF Oklahoma
has in one of its distinguished
citizens, successful business
man, a very learned and able
speaker. a man OF national reputa-
tion, who has been constantly the
champion Of popular government,
q pioneer in many reforms which
have since become part OF our
statutes, the author in chief OF
the federal reserve act, without
which America would have been
unable to have so successfully
prosecuted the great world war,
the promoter and Joint author OF
the farm land bank act, the CO.
\ author Of the child labor act, the
author OF the cloture resolution in
the senate by which filibustering
was curbed. The staunoh and con-
sistent advocate OF prohibition, OF
woman suffrage, of the right, OF
labor and human liberty, the auth
or OF the corrupt practice act for
preventing frauds in national
elections, the advocate OF the res
olution TO amend the constitution
by majority rule, the advocate OF
good roads the author Of the pub
lie health bill, of the bill for the
creation OF department OF edu-
cation, the advocate of federal
parole for prisoners, the author OF
the federal foreign reserve bank
bill, the author OF the emergency
circulation act, the advocate OF
the Panama toll exemption act,
and the vigorous supporter IN
. congress Of all necessary war
4 measures. and the policies OF the
Wilson administration.
True to the Nation.
vi We have observed and closely
le1utinized the twelve years Of faith
vi service In the senate Of the United
Htates Of Senator Owen. and we are
certain that the citizenship, of Okla
\ homa will be proud to have usvcertify
% the things that most OF them al
ready know with reference to Senator
Owens public record. An examina-
Zion OF the salient features Of his
|service discloses that each and every
Hay Of the twelve wears Of his service
IA the senate OF the United States he
Ms been true to the twenty million
toilers of the country and supported
Ievery piece Of legislation presented for
their benefit; second, he has supported
with vgor, earnestness and effective
ness every measure looking to the well
fare and the benefit OF the six and
one-half million farmers OF the re-
public; third. he has been true to the
soldiers and to their welfare, and has
supported every piece Of legislation
,benefit to them. including the 81 day
t0ensien 10 the old soldier, the widows
ension. the Spanish-American wild
kpvS pension. and every other piece
lof legislation in the soldiers interest ;
tieufth, he has shown his loyalty 10
lhs business men OF the country bv
ybeomoting stability Of the business Of
Shs country.
~ Author Of Reserve Act.
The great federal reserve act, fos-
'>ered and fathered by him, has freed
6esiness men everywhere from the
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