The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-01-12

States mails because of its seditous utterances Victor L.
Berger editor and publisher In the past ten days mail ad
dressed to the Milwaukee Leader has back the writer of
this editorial rbber-stamped Denied Use Of Mails Berger is
under sentence Of twenty years to federal prison for his sed
os uerances during the fighting period of the present war
between the United States and Germany.
The Ardmore regrets that its duty to place before the
people Of Oklahoma may be done through these col
umns the indictment against j. W. ared, who has many
friends in Ardmore and is known a keable But The
ArdmOrete shrink from what il cOnceives be its
plain duty the public The Ardmoreite, in with
majority of the citizens of Oklahoma wants to sent to the
United who represents the best thought and
the highest culture and the most enlightened Amercansm and
patriotism Oklahoma TO that end compelled to find
this indictments against j. w. arred, candidate for the
republican nomination for the senatorship.
Mr. Harred, elected his brief part-erm in the lower
by the socialist Of the Fifth district is playing for
bigger gamefor the entire socialist vote of Oklahoma And
right here let point to you that the socialist vote in this
going to be most important factor in the senatorial
election As have said heretofore if Senator Gore re-
nominated he will get nearly all the socialist vote And the
socialist the of the macontents the discon
tents, the habaked, the wdeyed the mentally incompetent
IN Oklahoma. in other states, there are many such.
Mr. Harred. by his vote Convicted Felon Berger
hoped to corral all that vote There be other explana
ton He an astue politician is viii arreld, Don't
get the notion that viii anybodys fool He has taken
notice that almost overnight he became something of national
figure "the mysterious stranger from Oklahoma His un
expected election the house put him right into the running
fishing dey the element which he believes will be
sary elect him. if nominated over the democratic nominee
He is fishing for the socialist vote. Never doubt it.
GIr ared and the five other congressman who voted to
seat the edonit Berger two of them being democrats by the
way should read and study the constitution of the United
States If they will but do they will discover that con-
vced eon is not eligible seat in the house of representa-
vs upon any peeX whatsoever and that their vote to seat
such person direct insult to the intelligence and the pa
osm the American people including the ustrous fore
fathers.
ANY sort Of convicted clon is ineligible to seat in con-
ess The sort of conyc feon represented by Victor L.
Pege of Milwaukee is lust about the very last sort that any
srespectng member Of congress should be expected to ac
cent as colleague Berger tried defeat the ends of this
crnment in its righteous against Germany and he still Is
trying to do very thing. Berger anita Berger
is one of those extreme ndivdual who imagine that every
body else is wrong and he alone right Such persons some
times 20 SO far in that ndviduaist direction that they are
examined bv eniss and passed the Berger
IS not crazy but has crazy notions along with some
very excellent ideas But his crazy notions with relation TO
government overwhem the excellence OF his other ideas with
relation thereto Thus he dangerous perous per-
sonay and as such not fit to sit in the American con-
gres federal court the that sentenced him to serve
twenty wears in prison for sedous uerances knew where
he should sit.
Mr. arred should not be permitted by the good people
of Okahoma-he forwardooking and women who will
vote this yeato make capital out Of his vote for Berger
Against him personally this newspaper has nothing Those Of
us who know like him. But personal friendships
should be permitted shield the politician who is guilty of
chicanery to advance his political star
If the democrats do nominate Scott Ferris other
real American this state going be msepesented in the
United States senate by socialist-eleced senator.
This is the warning and you may take it or leave it,