The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-07-24
GORE IN ADDRESS AT TEcuM.
sEH ATTACKS DICTIONARIES
AND CHALLENGES PATRIOTS

Recently, the Bernard Qill Post
American Legion OF shawnee, at It's
regular meeting unanimously passed
and signed resolutions condennng
! the dissoyalty and un-Americanism
OF Senator Gore and these resolutions
were ordered printed and distributed.
Last Saturday. members OF the Le-
sion distributed these resolutions at
different precincts in the county
Senator Gore, as he was concluding
his speech at Tecumseh. held aloft
one Of the copies OF the resolution.
and with great deal OF passion.
hurled the most insulting inyectives
against those who had either signed
or we're distributing the Legion's re-
solutions. going so far in his abandon
ed denunciation as TO reflect upon
the honor OF the mothers responsible
for the birth of such "feather-legged
towards"
The Legicaaries who distributed
the resolutions at the Tecumseh pic
nic cannot be Justly criticised. for
II was advertised as public picnic
occasion.
The manner in which the modest.
but fearless foreign service men dis
tributed the Legion's resolutions was
quiet and orderly and without any
interruption Of any one whose at
tention seemed concerned elsewhere.
Hence It is not believed that any
man with normal sense and concep-
ton, not politically malicious or
blinded or disloyal during the war
viii find objection TO the putting out
by the Legionaries al the Tecumseh
picnic of their anti-Gore resolutions.
ANY Socialist or political monde
script who would criticise the Le-
gionaires for putting out the anti
Gore resolutions, or who cheered
Gore when he insulted them and
their MOTHRES. ought to be COM
PEELED TO wash and perfume their
feet, and barefooted to tread softly
daintily through dense bed Of hiss
ing, striking. poisonous snakes.
For what could more be adding
insult TO injury" than for Gore 10 try
20 put every obstacle in the way OF
the ex-service men during the war
and then, after the war. TO come into
their midst asking for reelection and
insulting them and their MOTHERS
Tor meeting him in the only way they
could. with resolutions against him
for being against his country?
Here and pow, the writer does
with all his heart endorse the Le-
gion's resolutions and endorse and
applaud the distribution of their re-
solutions at the public picnics in Pot
tawatomie County. and the writer Is
willing that his loyal patriotic Texas
Mother who had four sons in the war,
shall. along with the MOTHERS OF
the Legionaires who signed and dis
t-ibuted the resolutions. feel the sor-
row and humiliation that must come
with having their motherhood shamed
BY United States Senator.
So Senator Gore, venting his pas
sionate hatred of the ex-service men,
who are everywhere condemning
him. insulted the manhood OF every
ex-service man and the Motherhood
OF every ex-service mans mother. by
calling the Legionaires who signed
the resolutions. among other things
'sFeather-legged towards whose. Mo-
theirs were ashamed by bearing
them"
AN AFFIDAVIT
State OF Oklahoma. Pottawatomie
County. IS:
We, the undersigned. ex-seryicc
men were present at picnic held
near the town OF Tecumseh, in Potta-
watomie County. on July 3. 1920. at
which picnic Senator T. p. Gore
spoke, state the following:
Gore took copy OF the anttGore
resolution, passed unanimously by the
American Legion Post OF Shawnee.
Oklahoma, held 1t up and stated in
substance as follows:
YThe signers of this resolution are
legged towards. and their mo
hers should be ashamed OF the day
xhen they were born
Moanday A. Nicholson. Tecumseh,
Pastor Presbyterian Church; Chap
ain A. x. r.
Chas. =. Hoole. Tecumseh, Pastor
south Methodist Church; Chaplain A,
:. f.
RAYMOND Evans. Shawnee, lst
'orps. Artillery.
James Cooney. Shawnee, Comman-
Ter Bernard Gill Post American Le-
ion; holds three medals distinguish
ction.
James l.. Cox. Tecumseh. A. E.r.