The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-30
SCOTT FERRIS ANSWERS
HIS SOPP0NENT'S CHARGES
Congressional Record Gives
Proof of Cores Disloy-
atty to A. E. F. 4

the political record Of his opponent.
Scott Ferris candidate for the Demo-
cratic nomination to the United States
senate. last night drew repeated Wig
orous rounds of applause from APP
proximately 1000 citizens Of Carter
county who heard him speak for nearly
two hours at Convention Hall.
Ferris declared that his opponent
is no longer entitled TO consideration
at the hands Of the Democratic party.
His actions in the senate in the past
three years demand that he be retired
TO oblivion, Ferris said.
My opponent should be retired"
Ferris said in closing a vigorous ar
raignment Of the junior senator. "HIs
opposition to the will Of the loyal
citizens Of Oklahoma is cause enough
for his retirement, speaking from
strictly patriotic standpoint. His ac-
tions as a member Of the Democratic
party were worse. For two years the
republican whip walked out and led
the senator III to vote on every I'M
pcrtant measure.
He is running on a platform dia-
metrically opposed to tho national
platform adopted recently at San
Francisco. He is in oposition to the
Oklahoma platform. Seventy-seven
county Democratic conventions refused
to indorse him. He is now running
without the Endorsement Of q single
Democratic organization either state
or national"
Introduced BY Mrs. Church
Ferris was introduced by Mrs. Min.
ME B. Church Of Ardmore. Mrs.
Church was introduced by Joel Crosby
an Ardmore member of the American
expeditionary force.
A. f. F. Man Pays Tribute
I have failed to find any former
soldier for Gore VINO cheerfuliy ac.
cepted the tasks assigned by his gov
ernment, to him during the war"
Crosby said in introducing Mr.. Church.
THE soldier boys will support Ferris
because he was true tc them. They
are fighting his opponent because he
WAS untrue"
Scott Ferris Is man whom wo-
men can trust" Mrs. Church said In
a pointed Introductory speech. "We
need never apologize for him. / have
know him for years. His personal life
is an open book to his friends and
they have never blushed for any OF
his actions.
"Iie was friend in our hour OF
peril. He stood by the fighting men.
He was true every day. We can
! trust him in fair weather and lean
upon him in times Of stress. He has
been tried and found true. Rewardlng
him with seat in the senate Is noth'
ing more than properly recognizing
true, faithful and loyal public serv-
ant and furnishing one who has been
neither true or loyal to the trust re-
posed in him."
Reasons for Not Debating
my friends l want to tell you why
1 have not met the senator In de-
| bate" Ferris said, speaking In
humorous vein. Let me tell you OF
some Of the challenges / have had for
debates. The first challenge was
made by II. II. Stallard Of Snyder,
socialist I gave no heed to hun.
was elected. When the war broke
out his wife sued him for divorce. She
got 1t. The neighbors evidently Thought
him disloya They tarred and feather
cd him and rode him out OF the COM
munlty on rail. That was the end
of my first challenger.
"The second man was Stanley j.
Clark. He challenged me repeatedly.
I ignored him. l was elected Where
is he now? He was sent to Leaven-
worth for violation OF the sediuon
naws during the war. That Is the
end of challenger number two.
Number three was Al Jennings.
AL realized he could not be elected.
He wanted a fiasco. No one paid
any attention to Al. Where IL he
now? Out on the coast In the movies
That was the end Of number htree.
No One Can Debate Blind MAN
Seriously speaking though, no man
can debate a bind man. The man
who can meet an afflicted opponent
does not live. The senator is bitter
against me. If We met he would
abuse me for hours. II l sat quietly
and took II my friends would abus'
me for cowardice, II l paid hfn
bacl2 in his own coin / would oegel
for him the sympathy of every person
who heard me talk. II would be a
losing proposition in every way tor
me
Records Made Nothing to Debate
Our records are made. They are
in the cold print, Every speech
every vote, every bill is available TOT
the public. They are facts. Far's
are not debatable. There is nothing
10 debate"
Answers Attack on Personalities.
Ferris drew hearty laugh from
his crowd in humorously replying u
the statement made here by his os'
ponent to the effect that Ferris -
the prettiest man In the state.
81 want TO ask you good peop'e
} of Ardmore if you think that line
, of talk worthy Of senator" Ferris
said. do you think that is heavy
argument DO you approve or suen
, dealing in personalities? | cannot bs-
lieve that You do.
, However let us assume that l am
/ as pretty as he says | am. Let US
} assume that am SO beautiful that
/ am Irresistible. Let US accept ~ \
, fact the statement that he makes.
that am jazzer from Jazzerville;
$ thnt | am a regular handsome Andy
, Even at that, friends, have had not
. had as much trouble with the ladies In
9 the past twenty-five years az the
n senator has had" NJ
[ Germans Praise Gore.
I Ferris charged his opponent witu
/. seventy-four votes on important was
@ measures in company with Hardwick
9 vardaman, Reed, Gronna and La