Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-12-18

door of New York hotel, II WAS a
matter of adjustment between them
ana the proprietor Of the tavern. We
have always thought that people, on
some occasions, have the unques.
tonable right In q democratic coun-
try I mako Inspired asses Of hem
selves so long as they dld not ros'
pass on the rlghts Of others, After
Ian u ls purely "a question Of taste.
We nrc somewhat familiar with the
form ana we are intimately acqunint.
ed with the spirit Of Christmas cell
cbruuon IN most of the southern
states our observation extends TO,
land includes only the states Of Vir-
puia, South Carolina, Georgia, Ala
hama, Mississippi Louisiana, Texas
Arkansas, Tennessee and Florida.
Instead of a season Of "rowdyIsm" or
ITusa Democrat "roughnecking" Of
shooting bees ana fcudal assaults
there is nowhere in this wide world,
between the rising Of the sun and the
setting Of the same, nowhere from
Kamschatla TO Kalamazoo or from
Dan 10 Bccrshchn, "a section OF coun-
! try where the spirit Of the meek and
lowly Nazarcne is more nearly APP
preached than IN the south. II is
season Of Homecoming, season
when the absent son and daughter
Iappear and once more tread tho
paths where their childhood ways
lead them to peace. II is season of
reunion. Of remembrance, when there
rs not a Niger ON the place for
gotten. not a chlld but is blessed with
"a fun stocking regardless Of race,
color. creed or previous condition Of
scrvitude. II ls a season when every
thing makes for "reminiscences when
men ana women meet again at their
mothers knee and listen to those
stories Of love and faith which are
as old as the eternal hills and yet as
new as the discovery Of the south
pole. It is "A season Of retrospective
mirth and happiness when the mem
orics Of "old, unhappy far-off things
and battles Of long ago" are revived
and refreshed, and, tlnged by the
mellowlng Influence Of time, lost all
of their accrbity the while retaining
the fragrant and enduring memory
of sacrifices which were not made
in vain
The south asserts no monopoly to
It's form Of celebrating the birth of
| the Savior of mankind. and its sons
and daughters win resent It's isola-
ton by the Democrat. In the south
as in New England while the old
folks and the middle aged folks and
the sons and daughters are grouped
around the fireplace talking about
ancient things, the young folks are
ont making noise. In New England
the youngsters are fllnging snowhalls
land having lot Of cold comfort
while down in Louisiana or Florida
they are cutting loose some hrecrack-
crs and shouting around the pine
fires while they are trying to snare
the festive possum. In New Eng
land the cXubernnce of childhood
finds expression in firing snowballs
Mt the distinguished citizens Of the
village. In the south the same spirit
ls expressed by chuckng confetti
down the back Of the eminent citi-
zcns patriotic neck
And after an. whore is the differ
ence? 1t is purely a question Of
climate, purely question Of latitude
and conditions which are as ineXor-
able as moonlight and sunshine There
Is no more rowdyism in the one sec
ton than the other. There are no
more tragedies In Mississippi than in
Vermont there is no more rough
necking in Louisiana than IN New
Hampshire As long as Christmas Is
a period Of time when the Joy and
the charity and the ovcrflowing good
ness that is In every man, every wom-
an and every child swells up for eX-
preston. Just SO long will 1t find its
way OF volcing itself however It may
disturb the prejudicial notions OF
converted Kansas agitators and i'm
ported apprentice writer's The south
needs no apology for its Christmas
celebrations any more than New Eng
land or the west needs apology for
their mode Of celebrating the same
occasion And with that We leave
/ the Democrat to stew in its own
juice.