The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-10-16
SPECIAL CLASSES
DANGER Of UNION
JONES DECLARES
oreat Lecture. "creed Of Democracy
Delivered TO Packed House at
sugg; Pleads for Universal
Understanding.
FATHER OF DEMOCRACY
is PRAISED BY SPEAKER
Points 10 Declaration OF Indepe ndence
and Jefferson's Policies; Two
More Lectures Are Coming
This Week.

"The greatest evil Of the age and
the greatest dangers TO the AmerI'
can institution lies IN the appeals
being made to special classes" DR..
Granville Jones declared last night
IN his lecture, Greed Of Democracy"
at the Sugg theatre.
A crowd estimated at 1900 people
heard the message.
DIR. Jones declared the Declaration
Of Independence 10 be the creed OF
the American people. Simplifying
this famous declaration by dividing
IL into three parts-libcrty, union
and recognition of and dependence
upon the Supreme Being-he de-
clared this was the first instrument
of It's kind ever written. This ere
ated and established government
of the people, by the people and
for the people," he said.
That this creed "for the people"
was never intended to mean special
legislation for the banker. manufac-
turer, farmer. labor unions or any
class of people. was one of the as.
sertions made by the speaker. Spe-
cial legislation Is detrimental to any
nation and no country wherein class
hatred is created can thrive, he
said.
Need Broad-Minded Leadership.
Better, broader-mindcd leadership
is one of the needs of the United
States, the speaker declared. "If
had prayer to the American people
and the citizens OF Oklahoma, II
would be for better, broad-minded
leadership he asserted. DIR. Jones'
advocated legislation for all of the
people and the refraining from ap-
peals TO class hatred.
Thomas Jefferson, who has been
called the father of democracy"
was eulogized by DR.. Jones in his
lecture last night. "Jefferson's enc
mics accused him of being a skeptic
but after thorough study of his
tory, believe Thomas Jefferson was
the most reverent and God-fearing
man who ever occupied the White
House." DR.. Jones said. To sub
stantiate this assertion, he declared
that Thomas Jefferson took a pen
knife and cut from his Bible every
utterance of Christ recorded in that
book. lie pasted these utterances
in his notebook which he kept on
his desk in the White House and
which he used as his daily guide,
the speaker asserted.
Speaks Again Tonight.
DR.. Jones will deliver another one
of his famous lectures this evening,
beginning at 1880 o'clock, in the
county court house. The text Of
this address will be Enemies Of
Democracy" This address is dis
cussion Of the conditions which are
holding back the principals of the
American government and the sug-
gestion of remedies for these con
ditions.
Enemies of Democracy" is one
of the addresses which, it is said,
has contributed much to DR.. Jones
popularity as a speaker and philoso-
pher.
The last OF the series of lectures
was scheduled for Tuesday evening
hut, because of the union labor rally
to be held here on that date, has
been postponed until Wednesday
evening in the county court house.
DR.. Jones subject Wednesday even
ing will be Opportunities of Dem
ocracy."
"A Representative Crowd"
That DR.. Jones' lecture last night
was well and enthusiastically re-
ceived here was indicated by com
ments heard on the streets Of the
city this morning.
There never was more repre-
sentative crowd of Chickasha citi-
zens ever assembled than the one
which heard DR.. Jones last night,
commented L. G. Hutson, assistant
general manager of the Chickasha
Cotton Oil company and a resident
of this city for many years.
Il don't think | over-estimate the
crowd when say 1,500 people heard
DR.. Jones last night" said Mr.. Hut
son. His is the greatest series Of
lectures | have ever heard"
Or. Jones last week completed his
engagement at the Oklahoma Col
lege for Women. Upon request Of
the Raymond T. Hurst post of the
American Legion, cooperating will
the Rotary, Lions and Kiwanis
clubs, he was induced to deliver hi:
three lectures on democracy tt
downtown audiences.