Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-08-08
HAS MONEY FOR
MORAN Defense
REV. KNICKEIUBOCKER STANDS
READY TO PLANK DOWN
QUESTION OF PROHIBITION
lie Fcarlcssly Discusses Situation
From the Pulpit--A Thought
On Personal Liberty.

Now, | may be wrong, but II l arm
wrong, | don't know It.. | want to
say that n John Moran needs any
more attorneys 20 assist him In this
matter, | am ready to plank down
some OF the spondulix to help get
them, lie has stood for law enforce
mcnt IN Tulsa and l believe It would
be the part OF traitors for people beliov
Ing in law enforcement 20 nol" re-
uounce him.
"lf am riding through the streets
In an automobile al a terrific pace, and
John Moran calls upon me to halt; and
! don't halt, and he fires into the air
10 get me TO halt; and then when I
don't stop. Il no shoots to puncturo
a tire and the bullet hits NEEDN'T
blame John Moran; blame mo"
"l believe that the great majority
of those who are against John Moran
are bootlcRgcrs and their friends, and
had this occurrence been otherwise.
they would have said, Yes, he enforces
the hWs-ho jumps on the bootleg
gers ana the whiskcy sellers and gets
us fellows in jail but VIII N he runs
across % horse thief he just let's him
GO You know what they'd say
This isn't matter of horse thief
Its just prohibition fight Every
bootlegger is lined up against John
Moran. They've got their knives out
and It's the knife to the hilt Moran
may be no saint but believe that he
is honest"
81 expect that there will be some
Of YOU who will not agree with me.
know great many good people
have been led astray and think that
great crime has been committed by
Moran, But I am going to tell you
what I think about tt got my com.
mission from God | know that I do
II great many things wrong, and l
know that | am a sinful man, and II
/ you don't agree with me. say I am
! fool or say that J am IA fanatic, but
say that | am sincere"
talk delivered by Rev. Percy r. Knick-
erbocker at the Methodist Episcopal
Church. South, sunday night, caused
profound attention 10 be given to
his remarks. His listeners caught
every word, and during his delivery
there was scarcely move or a sound
save that which came from the half
dozen or so electric fans.
81 had intended tonight to preach
on The Last Song Jesus Sang but |
can't overlook another matter" said
Rev Knlckerbocker To Illustrate
cause for his change OF subject matter
he told a story about an old negro on
IA Virginia plantation. pulling tobacco
stems in a factory. The black man
got religion and cut up so about II
that ne disturbed the rest Of the
workers IN the factory; and when
taken before his master to explain, he
said. All jes couldn't hol' in no mo-
- de hol' back strap done broke an i
had TO tell EN- about IT,
"Now, that's tho way It Is with me-.
said Mr. Knickerbocker. "I didn't
intend to say anything about this
John Moran matter, but there has
been so much talk and ! have heard so
much said, that Knickerbocker's hold
back strap ls done broke too
There will be a great many people
differ with me | know, but am here
10 toll my convictions | am on a mis-
sion for Jesus and I got my commits.
sion from God. In all sincerity do ]
preach TO you things as believe them
10 be, with the understanding that
every man must give an account OF
himself"
Rev. Knlckerbocker then touched
upon the theme Of strictly preaching
the Gospel
II don't suppose 7 am worth one
one-thousandeth part Of what John
the Baptist was You know he lit in
and cclaned up a king, and after they
had him In jail they went to him and
told him that If he would just modify
what he had said about Herod, II
would be all rght-just preach the
Gospel and let Herod alone. But
John told them that he was telling the
truth, and that they could cut his
head of II they wanted TO- but that
he'd rot in jail before he modified
what no had said"
Tho preacher commended the edi-
torals appearing in the World I'm con-
nccNon with his subject, and satsfac-
tlon was also expressed with editorials
in the Democrat. lie said that the
slain man was being given every
chance to appear and clear himself of
the impending guilt recitlng the ac-
tions OF Moran in endeayorlng to halt
him, and how, by strange clrcum-
stance, the man was killed
And then the bootleggers and their
friends got bilious, as the World said"
continued Mr.. Knlckerbocker, He said
there had been a lack OF work In en-
forcing the laws, remnrklng that tho
county had done but very little in this
connection.
II don't care what You think about
H. believe this is a prohibition fight
all the way through, and a great
many people have become weakened.
They want the preachers to be peace