The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-07-01
Barometer Of Public Opinion
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I notice the following statement.
"F. II. Konnamer IL republican politician.
lie ls the republican party of Marshall county.
lie was, II is said, the official applause leader
WI wh'9 pde SPOKE az Win ~ She KEN.
namer vote for Gore II Gore is nominated"
Yop having asked ,he question as to how
I will vote am willing 10 answer. and as
suming you viii believe In fairnesa, will pub
lish my answer.
intention Of voting for him IN any election.
Have you ever voted for him, and viii you
vote for him II he H. nominated
Senator Gore has spoken In Marshall county
twice and | heard him each time. Scott Fer
ris has spoken in Marshall county twice and
] heard him each time. ls u crime Tor
republican TO go and hear democrat speak
The editor Of the Madill paper has Indicated
that It was serious offense for republican
10 attend democratic public speaking, but
! hardly believed such sentiment was fostercd
adhered to by anyone else. Now tell your
readers why u is that when republican
appears I'm tho headlines Of your paper and
that Of the Daily Oklahoman, but mention
s made OF the fact when a republican attends
a Scott Ferris speaking. II you are trying to
convince your rcadgrs that the republicans
want Gore nominated in the belief that he
will be the easier man TO defeat in the gen
let me assure you that I am one republican
who does not share that belief at all.
II is true that went to Kingston last Satur-
day, The day on which senator Gore spoke
IN that city In going over there | furnished
transportation Cor two good democratic LAWYER
friends j q. Minter ana George l. Sneod, the
latter being county attorney Of Marshall
county, and both favorable TO Scott Ferris We
were engaged on that date I'm the trial OF
criminal case before tho justice OF the peace
in Kingston. Also In the party was one George
w. Watkins who liz one OF the old time citizens
OF Marshall county, successful farmer life
long democrat and a Gore man 10 the last
ditch.
When Senator Gore said in his speech at
Kingston that he had voted against President
Woodrow Wilson In trying to fasten universal
compulsory military training upon this country,
I Chcered those words | would have cheered the
same statement from Scott Ferris VIII you
please tell your readers whether or not II is
wrong to cheer such a statement in the state
OF Oklahoma. Did your spy tell you that the
audience OF about six hundred farmers, Ya-
Jority OF whom were strong democrats cheered
the same statement? VIII you tell your readers
whether or not your spy Is the same one who
reported the Scott Ferris speaking here in
Madili on the i4th Instant 10 the Daily Okla
human, In which II was charged that Ferris pub
licy denounced me, when a matter of fact
Scott Ferris did not mention my name and the
statement an Infamous lie out OF whole
cloth You have a big fine looking candidate
alright one who may do lots of brave things.
even to meeting a blind man in Joint debate
AT long range. but any time he comes to Madill
and publicly denounces me and gets away with
It III wire your paper special message
Now. for proper diagnosis of youS trouble:
| find you to be a narrow minded moss back
democrat without any hopes OF recovery. You
are sore at Senator Gore because he would not
bow and kiss the toe OF the autocrat in the
white house Gore refused to vote for the pro-
posed league of nations which would destroy
the sovereignty Of this republic; he refused to
assist the solf-appotnted peace commissioner to
establish sociastic worldwide super govern
ment and place the destiny of over one hundred
million American people under the dictation of
the Kings. Cars and Emperors Of Europe with
power and authority to command the best blood
OF our country to protect the boundary lines
OF those warning monarches and empires: you
are mad because Gore did not submit to the
demand of this autocrat and have this country
accept a mandatory Armenia and Turkey,
thereby making necessary the creation OF A
standing army of five hundred seventy-six
thousand men to perform our duties under such
lnu Nn,1 %,
Ferris who endorses the action of a bunch OF
outlaws in suppressing free speech. You like
to mention what happened to Senator Reed in
Ardmore. | believe that any man who Is not I'm
favor OF free speech in this country is just VIII It
great American said he was: IA scoundrel"
However. IL Senators Gore and Reed are a dis
grace to their states and party, remember It is
just such moss backs you who put them
where they are, and you can't get away from
the fact that your Oklahoma democratic candi-
date for president Senator owen, together with
forty-four other democratic United States sem
ators have had unlimited opportunities to at
least nave made move to have them expelled
from the United States senate. Did you ever
turn your hand in that direction?
In this campaign you seem to have forgotten
that not long ago you took sides in repub-
lican fight for national committeeman from
this state. You didn't hear any renublicans
complaining because you exercised or assured
such privileges. Among people with grain
OF sense your objections to and criticisms OF
republicans going to hear either Senator Gore
or Scott Ferris speak will not make one vote
for Scott Ferris. You also seem 10 forget that
IN octoper, l'ls, the autocrat of the white
house upon tho advice of one Scott Ferris, and
In keeping with the Prussian spirit which per-
vades the same occupant OF the white house
special appeal made to the intelligent
voters OF this country to elect only democrats
to congress even TO the extent OF replacing five
republican members who were then in the mill
tary service of their country. Maybe you re-
member the answer TO that appeal. Just keep
up your campaign of falsehoods. You are only
showing how hard up you are for something
to vomit about when you try to make II appear
crime in this country for q man 10 hear n
United States senator or any one else speak.
Very truly yours.