The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-01-29
Thursday, January 20, 1920.
. HE LAUNCHING OF THE FERRIS SHIP

HE LAUNCHING OF THE FERRIS SHIP
TT ONlGIIr al the Oyerholser Theaer in Oklahoma City
will be staged the biggest and best show in the history
C that house is not to be theatrical show. There vii
ie makebelieve business i'm the production. Tonight
show is going be the real hnga presentation of yjvic
and ve facts with regard to the Ola bnromer tonight will
pagn and the Scott Ferris to for the United
states fast that all other will be left at the
post. The meeting will be statewide demonstration Of
Oklahoma democracys enthusiasm for Mr., Ferris
ona legislator who has made good in the lower house and
well worthy of being promoted to the upper house.
Hundreds of democrats both men and women, from va
parts of the state gathering at the state capital for
this important meeting. For several days many of the
mt and have been there preparing for the
1t promises to be just about the most enthusiastic
md enghtenng political gathering Oklahoma has witnessed
in years
There can be no doubt that the predominant note of the
Oklahoma democracy rings clear Scott Ferris for the
ate To prove this one has but to take into consideration
The press of the The democratic press wenigh
unit for Ferris All the big democratic daies have been for
h from the Virtually all the smaller dailies have
been in line. The weekly papers with or two nsgniii-
can't exceptions, Ferris papers.
The newspapers for Ferris because they want to
in the who stands for the true principles of DEM
ocracy who will represent the people OF Oklahoma and not
dconented faction who believes in and fights for
American ideals.
Mr.. Ferris is poor speaking in terms of money.
He could buy, if he would stoop to such depth
and he woudntthe support of single newspaper in Okla
me newspapers Tor MN freely ana WITHOUT price,
because their publishers for the greatest good to the
greatest number-whch. by the way, pretty fair defni
ton of the purpose of democracy
The Ferris campaign may be said really will start from
tonight While for many months there has been much in
the papers and in the mouths of the people favorg
Lis candidacy it will be at the Overholser gathering tonight
that the campaign will be launched in due form The bottle
pep will be broken the bow of the proud ship Of
Okahomas determination send to the senate who
will represent Oklahoma and America, not the socalsc
here and he
"She starts she moves. she seems to feel
the thrill of life along her keel!'
When Longfellow that Scott Ferris had not been
born The poet did have in mind the launching of ship
political prefement but nevertheless entitled to
make of. those lines and of the sentiment they convey
The Ferris senatorial ship being launched with fitting GER
emony she will slide down the tonight with the
shouts of muudes OF good and who will wish
her a safe and voyage to the port of victory
And lust here order cite the concluding lines OF
Longfellows famous poem which in part something like
the followng
Thou, too, sail O ship of state!
Sail on, O Union strong and great!
Humanity, with all its fears,
With all its hopes of future years
Is hanging breahless thy fateN'
The election real Americans to the American senate
will do very much toward keeping the ship of state
keel Humanity with all its fears with all its hopes
future years. hangs breathess today before upon
the fate of the American Union Scott Ferris realizes this
fact, and the people of Oklahoma realize it,
CHANGES IN THE CABINET
ID RESIDENT WILSON has had but comparatively few
J. changes in his cabinet during his seven years in the
presidency Just change made necessary by the