The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-06-09
LODGE KEYNoTEs

They were all there-a choice
collection of the spirits of just
men made perfect, assembled in
The Chicago Coliseum-when
Henry Cabot Lodge the angel
Gabriel of the occasion, drew
forth his trumpet and proceeded
10 summon the "quick and the
dead " to appear befofc the bar
of Judgment
Truly, it was an inspiring lnul-
tltnde before Mr. Lodge. Simon
pure patriots, arraycd in the
white robes of purity. There
wore all the cold Guardsmea
whom the late Col. Roosevelt on
the same spot four years ago
branded as porch-climbers and
all the other 81 varieties of ban
dts; there were the boys who
had passed out the dough from
the several million dollar barls
of the presidential candidates;
there were all the expert machine
politicians whose operations in
the past caused vile odors to en-
anate from the G. O. F., and
finally, brethren there sat Jake
1lamon, favorite SOM. elect of
Oklahoma Republicans. No Won
der that in the midst Of such a
company Mr.. Lodge was moved
TO perfervid eloquence as he
pulled out all the stops and
poured out his soul with the ar
dor of an ancient Hebrew proph
Ell. eve plead guilty to mixing
metaphors but the speech and the
whole ing was a sort of Dukes
mixture and how can we help
itD
Were the souls of the saints
Stirred as Mr. lodge called the
arch-sinner, Woodrow Wilson
and all his fellow-villains, to
judgment? Certainly, they We're,
Willie, and, as they listened to
the recital of the wicSedness of
the dnrn Democrats, the hearts
of the saints leaped with
exceeding great JOY, so much so
that they were moved to exclalm,
Sic him, Tige "-all of which
you might say, was to be expect
ed; it was part of the program
of the show
The Job which Mr.. Lodge had
in hand was to keynote the
Republican national convention.
Henry was at his very best and
il is doubtful whether neater
job of "key-noting" was ever I
done. He put Woodrow Wilson $
in super-heated skillet and !
fried him till he was thoroughly |
crisp. while the saints howled i
in savage glee. Henry's few re-
marks covered the greater part 4
Of the ground from Dan to 4
You happen to be :
with the geography I
IF those localities. He arraigned 4
he administration for stupidity, V
ncompetency and wilful wicked
less: Wilson s whole seven years @
n the White House was story
# shame and humiliation for the p
lation. If the president has done
at all that merited Fl
vord of approval. Mr.. Lodge in
us haste and excitement over
ooked il: it couldn t have been
IA intentional oversight IL
The 'key-note'? Well, it was al
here all right: the Democrats
must be driven from power.
Prolonged applause in which ds
Ir. Hamon and all the other al
aints joined heartily. There ri,
as no mistaking the key ed
ote.' These saints were moved
.ith righteous indignation as
ley thought of their country be- nj,
10 in charge of the despiea- ar
Ie bunch described by Mr.. 81,
odge and they longed to see it vo
,livered into their gentle hands.
r. Henry hit them exactly
here they lived when he de- ite
ared the Democrats must lie in
'iven from power, his key ma
tie" made patriots and pie pa
Inters alike prick up their ears fla
ID take notice.
Wen give Mr.. Lodge credit ]
r doing his best to hang onto P.