The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-11-06
FIRES LAST GUN
IN GRADY FIGHT
FOR DEMOCRATS
Lee cruce. Former Governor OF
Oklahoma. wlnds Up Political
camuaiun With Speech at
Courthouse Saturday.
ASKS WALTON SUPPORT
AND ARRAICNS FIELDS
Takes Several Broadsides at O. o. p.
Administration Nationally; brings
Out Clearly Main Points at
Issue Now.

Il regard the office Of governor
OF Oklahoma as a sacred office and
80 long as God win let me live !
will never support man whose
election believe would disrupt or
bring dlsfepute upon this state ex'
Gov. Leo Cruee declared In his
speech here Saturday evening In
which he urged the election of ]. c.
Walton. democratic nominee.
A capacity crowd heard the mes
sage from the ex-governor, doliy-
cred IN the county court house. Ev'
cry seat in the room was occupied
and only a small amount OF standing
room IN the aisles was available.
1t was the firing OF the last big gun
in the democratic party's campaign
In this county.
Il know John Fields personally;
John aud / are friends. socially, but
politically We are enemies" Mr..
cruce declared. Il believe John
Fields Is n good man and an hon.
est man in everything except poll.
tics. Jack Walton Is just as good,
Just as honest as John and he would
make Oklahoma a good governor.
Why do say Jack Walton is a
good man? Because he is mem.
Der Of the Christian church. the Ma
sonic lodge. the Shriners, the X. of
i. lodge and the w. o. W. lodge
and his neighbors say he is a good
man. No man who Is not good,
honest man with clean record
would join all of these orders and
remain in good standing and. furth-
ermore have the respect and adj
1airation of his neighbors,' Mr..
Cruce continued. "If did not know
Jack Walton, would believe he
is a good honest man after reading
those recommendations"
The speaker then read letter
signed by Rev. j. NJ. Johnson, a NJ.
II. church. South, minister who lives
near the Walton family in Oklahoma
City. This letter praised Mr.. Wal
tons private life and his standing
in the neighborhooe.
aviation a Good Democrat"
Jack Walton IS as good democrat
as anyone in this house." the ex-
governor exclaimed. Jack is an
Arkansas democrat and an Arkansas
democrat is a good democrat. They
have accused Jack of being a social
list: he's not a soeialst-he's a dem
ocrat. But | hope every socialist in
the state votes for Jack and the
democratic ticket this fall. They
will be showing much more intelli-
gence than when they made possible
the election Of Harding and Harreld
two years ago.
"When did Jack Walton become a
socialist? He made four campaigns
in Oklahoma City and was never ac-
cused of being a socialist. Not until
after the Shawnee convention.
"There were republicans, demo
Gratis and socialists in the Shaw
nee convention. There were some
republicans who are just as good as
John Fields in that convention;
there were democrats who are just
as good as myself in that conven-
ton; there were good socialists in
that convention
"The Shawnee platform is not a
political expression; it is an express
sion of the farmers and laborers
views Of needed legislation. They
have right to that expression and
when that right is denied the stars
and stripes cease to have a meaning
John Wanted Endorsement.
"If that convention would have
endorsed John Fields for governor
John would be the happiest man II
Oklahoma. But since they did no
endorse him, John brands their de
mands as bolshevism and socialism
-Four planks of the Shawnee plat
form were inserted in the republl
can platform OH which Mr.. Fields j
running.
"Ten democrats whose names vii
appear on the ballot to be submit
ted to the voters next Tuesday wer
endorsed by the Shawnee CONVEX
tion. Has any of these men othe
than Jack Walton ever been accuse
of being socialists? Has Col. K. 4
Sneed, the Confederate veteran an
democratic nominee for secretary {
state, ever been accused of being
socialist?
Il don't know what the socialist
will do next Tuesday; | know VIII;
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