The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-11-06
REVIVAL FORCE
BILL IS CLAIM
OF DEMOCRATS
United States Marshal Threat
ems to Violate States
Rights, Fitzpatrick Says
in Speech.

In an impassioned appeal to Dem
Gratis to stand by the Constitution and
Tor their rights, Kirby Fitspatcrick,
whose speeches have been an outstnd.
ing feature i'm this campaign, called at
tention to the fact that the Lodge, who
dominates the Republican party and
who defeated the League of Nations
and crushed Woodrow Wilson, is the
same Lodge that wrote the Force bill
in reconstruction days and placed negro
soldiers over the boxes In the South
and further called attention to the
fact that our Constitution Art. Sec
I provides that no power, cival or mil
itary shall ever interfere to prevent the
free exercise of the rights of surrerage
and that the qualifications of a voter
in State question limited only by the
Federal constitution, and that where
such Constitution is violated the rem
edy is by suit in Federal Court and
not by Armed Force.
The speaker here read a signed edict
by Alva Mcdonald and Henry Cooper
u. S. Marshals, which appeared in the
Daily Oklahoman Thursday Nov. End.
wherein these Marchals threatened
10 control the registration and voting
by Federal Deputies and wherein they
said: Whenever this right is violated
we will exercise our fun official author.
ity and in so doing so many Deputy
Marshals as in our judgment may be-
required will be deputised TO officially
cover the fields"
THE question of States right--Flts
patrick continued-is an old question
and has cost much blood, and while it
is settled that a State may not with.
draw from the Union yet there are some
who still maintain that within the
Union we have certain rights which
the Constitution guarantees to a free
people; and we call upon you Consti-
tutional Democrats to read the Consti
tuition, of which you prate before you
volunteer as Deputy Marshals to take
over by force our election machinery
and set at naught THE GRAND
FATHER CLAUSE by which alone we
have kept this white mans State.
Line up your patriots and show your
loyalty to your Federal Masters! Cringe
at his feet and lick the hand that smites
you. You are for us or against us there
can be no middle ground when liberty
is assailed."
IF Oklahoma cannot control even
her registration without Federal inter
ference then indeed we are no longer
free people and our Government is
mr. longer a Government under the Con-
stituuon.' and life has become so sweet
that we are willing to purchase it with
chains in slavery"
THE Republicans have always stood
for Government by Injunction and Rul-
ed by Force the people who they have
always despised. and whom now, think.
ing that they have cursed into surfdom,
they seek to terroriZe by Deputy Mar.
shals-line up you Constitutional Demo.
Gratis 10 draw your badges aud six
shooters and show your loyalty TO
PRUSSfAN RULES which you have
espoused"
II is stated that at the Cruce rally
: Monday nigh at +. NJ. Convention
! Hall. the Constitutional Democrats will
be invited 10 submit list OF q. S.,
volunteer Marshalis. from their ranks,
who are willing To aid in supre.slng
the GRANDFATHER CLAUSE.