Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-10-01
The Political Observer
4 Glance Henedh The surface IN Tulsa Gonnfy PoHhch
Some Thinai Nor CIedrb IN Sighf


"a County. aa II ana when II attempted
iH nfm great coup, the edIct "'ul
forth that Norih must bee destroyed
Then came the notorious superior
muddlo which speedily he-
pnmo the most dcbnuchiuR incident
lhut ever existed IN any community.
The end of n iH not yet And shaIl
Doc very much surprised II It does NOT
result In impeachment and removal
from office Of officials IT, In fact
10 docs not result IN some men going
to Hlnto'H prison.
since this contest between the coun-
Is commission on one hand, ana me
machine ON the other, has been on,
North has frlt the power of the org
lie has squirmcd beneath
Tine sting of the party whip ana heard
ha uthrrwiHc best and warmcFt friends
urge him To- yield, 10 meet the com
promise In order to save himself ana
his party
"You are dlwupting the Democratic
plrly" blended one Of these men, not
long since. while urging the cOmmls-
Huucr to agree to compromise ten
drrcd under the terms Of which the
commissioner was to withdraw his op-
position to the superior Judge, the su-
pcrIor Judge and the organization
agreeing to sacrifice Cliuo and Frey
Superior court attaches these appoint
mcnts to go to the commission.
"Thcn." said the commission, IT.,
because I am acting according to my
outh of office us ! understand IT, the
Democratic party is to be disrupted,
so much the worse for IT, And he
declined the compromise. lie stood
pat lie ls suE standing pat
tie aud his colleague, Commission
err Saunders. Of Broken Arrow, are
alone down there at the county court
house They are parinhs among their
kind They are all but hissed by
most Of their fellow servants In the
public office. Not all Of them approve
the machine, but all of them save
North aud Saunders fear IT, The
county attorney tx embarrassing them
In cy,ry conceivable manner When
the county commissioners refused Ia
provide quarters for the superior
court they refuse 10 recognize. the
county attorney Installed the court IN
his office. Later, on his advice the
court rcutcd It's own quarters. bought
It's own office supplies. desks, books
typcwritors. and SO on, and the coun-
ty attorney approved the bills.
The county commission was devised
hy law 90 be the fiscal agent OF the
county Il is the countys business
manager makes all contracts. en-
ploys all holp. authorizes all eNpendi-
turos ot the public funds. but II the
position assumed 10y the county attor-
ncy ia to prevail. Il is utterly absurd
and Wastctul cNtraNNsance for the
taxpayers of Tulsa County To make
further prctcnse of maintaining q
county commission. II Is without au-
thority In any sense The county IS
being run 10y one lone individual
"Gct North" said the machine. Tel
tho people he's crooN Hatch NJ
something II we can't cet him one
way, then we'll get him another"
So thcy began to get busy Let m,
relate an incident; The superior judg,
rushed into the county attorneys OF
. O,c % time ago. \ number was pres
emit And vhcrc one or two are gath
cred toEvthcr In the namo and In
forests of the machine that has Tul
.ss County completely in It's grasp, witt
tpe sole exception ~ the county com
mission by common consent the con