The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-04

lean which would have caused you to have
paired" with some senator who was opposed
to the war (some senator who was bold
enough to have his vote recorded against the
declaration of war) thereby multiplying one
negative vote, thereby proving to the Ameri-
can element of your constituency that you
were not in league with those who sought to
embarrass the American government, that
you were not bringing the comfort of your
silence to the camp of the pro-German OBJ
structionists
You say in your own statement, Senator,
that you had been sick 'three months and
two days" During all that time, during
every minute of every hour of the whole
three months and two days the air about you
pulsed and throbbed with surchargings of
static excitement during all that time you
were in position to know that the inevitable
declaration of war was drawing closer with
each passing day; during all that time, and
for months and months before your illness, the
ghostly arms of innocent American women,
the spirit fingers of baby hands, innocent
women and prattling babes drowned by Ger
man perfidy when the Lustania was sent to the
bottom of the ocean, were entwined about
the necks of American manhood, tugging at
the strings of American hearts, crying, weep
ing, pleading that this outrage should be
avenged--crying, weeping, pleading to the
husbands and fathers Of America to resent
this blow against the very fundamentals of
Humanity, of Christianity Of the will of the
Omnipotent God and the teachings of Christ
the Savior.
During all the span of three months and
two days, Senator you knew that war with
Germany was coming, coming just as sure
as the darkness follows the setting sun, lust
as sure as the dawn disperses the gloom of
night And during all that time, Senator,
the record fails to show any attempt upon
your part to 'pair" with someone who had
the courage Of his convictions and voted "No"
voted to temporiZe with the master of I'M
perial Germany.
And, Senator, according to your own
Statement-the answer which is not an an
;wer, the answer which contains only that
nodlcum of truth necessary to make it pal
ltabe to those whose Ignorance of the law
excuses no man." that modicum of the truth
which makes your failure to nullify a vote
against the declaration Of war; through pair
ng,' the story Of your stand upon this mo-
nentous issue sweet morsel to be rolled
md mouthed beneath the tongues Of the
conscientious obiectors.'
You say in conclusion of your letter, SEN
tor, that you "try to be tolerant even with
he opposition, and perhaps should pardon
hem for fabricating facts when the truth
viii not serve their purpose. The one
race of silver lining in all this cloud of poison c
as is the instinct of people to discern truth
rom error"
We hope, Senator, that you are right Z
nd like you we "try to be tolerant" with '
hose who seek to pervert the real truth
trough statements with half-truths, the half
ruths enshrouding the reservations" which 1
eep you from telling why you failed to
pair" your vote when the honor of America \
1as at stake And we believe that the silver
ming will be seen when the clouds Of poison
as" roll away and the instinct of the
eople, the great American people will enable o
hem to hear the echoes yet vibrating through
he air-the echoes of Bernstorffian laugh
er, born when the lines in the Congressional
ecord were read, the lines which recorded ii
lore of Oklahoma "absent and not voting" :,
arrying with them a notation to the effect +,
nat he was sick, but no notation that he h
ad paired" his vote. 1t seems to US, Sen -
tor we can hear this echo even nows that r,
re can hear the chuckles eminating from the
erman embassy, and the words, Zach, Him
lel! Das ist goot,"
And now, Senator, knowing from the tone
your letter that you believe the truth is
lightly and must prevail we ask you again: m
Did you deliver one single, solitary b
oeech in the state of Oklahoma for the a,
liberty Loans, for the War-saving Stamps,
or the Red Gross? or were you i'll at the
me?
And we ask you, Senator Gore, if letters
cheer and comfort and encouragement
'om you were not found in the pockets !,
some whose patriotism during the war was,
put it mildly, of the adolescent and SOM
olent type?
How does your record read on these two ST
uestions? Did you again fail to "pair?'
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