The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-10-05
Republican Senatorial Candidate Ac.
euses Democratic Entry of
Binding Public to His
Official Acts.
TAKES RAP AT LEAGUE
EXPLAINS BERGER VOTE
Says Has No Apologies for Voting
to Allow Berger Take His Seat
Ginsman Also Talks; Crowd
is Small

Accusing scott Ferris, his demo.
cratic opponent. with misropresenr
Ing his vote on certain measures
and upholding his own record ia
congress, J, w Harred, congress.
man from the fifth district and, re-
publican candidate for United States
senator, delivered an address to
small audience on the corner OF
Fifth street and Choctaw avenue.
yesterday afternoon.
The speaker was introduced by
l.. NJ. Gensman, of I.awton. who ID
opposing J. Elmer Thomas, OF
Medicine Park, in the race for con.
gressman from the sixth district.
The Lawton candidate reiterated his
objections to the League of Nations
and denounced the president for
leaving his post at the head OF the
government, crossing the waters 60
participate In the Versailles peaea
conference and returning with moth
Ing but a $4,000 laundry bllln
Il have no apologies to make
said Congressman Harreld after he
had explained his attitude concern
Ing tho Victor Berger and his mega.
tive vote ON the resolution which
refused the Milwaukee socialist
seat in the lower house Of congress.
Il believe that every man ia in.
noeent until he is proven guilty.
he said. 'Berger's case was then
pending in the criminal court of ap-
peals. The courts should pass on
all such matters and not the con-
gress of the United States"
Berger was convicted OF violating
the espionage act.
League "PoIltlcal Body"
Apoltical body and super-goy-
einment to decide the vital issues
of the world" is Congressman Har-
reld's view of the League of Ma.
tions
The opponent of Congressman
Ferris expressed the following OBJ
jections to the League.
That 1t is football of a political
body that will finally end in war:
that political body never acts
right; that in entering tho League.
the United States would surrender
It's sovereignty and would revoke tho
sacred Monroe Doctrine.
That article is gives the councii
Of nine more power than was ever
granted She United States congress;
that the council is given power to
call out quotas of men and fighting
machinery to enforce mandates, that
the council has power to act unless
some member requests that. It be
taken into the general ASSEMBLY,.
That England has a "6 to T. vote:
that in entering the League tbs
United States would bind itself in
obligations that could not be ful
'illed in many years; that il ths
United States once entcrs The
League, she enters to stay; that a
commercial boycott would punish
the poor more than the rich in tho
/ boycotted nation; that a commercial
boycott would close tho market for
many farm products. ~
Prospective tariff regulations
we're recommended by Congressmaa
EIarreld, who declared that sur.
plus OF wool, hide and cotton is now
available in the United States Large
shipments of peanut oil from Orien.
tai countries have interfered with
the marketing of oil products of the
United States, he said. Tariff laws
that will function in keeping prices
up can be enacted only by the re.
publicans. he declared.
Excessive profit tax, the speaker
stated is curtailins production
which means higher prices, and is
responsible for many strikes.