Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-07-17
BARRETT SEEKS
MURRAY SCALP
SHAW ME- SEN hTOR 10 RI'N rOE
CONGII.SS FROM FOIRTii
DISTRICT.
RIDICULES MURRAY LETTER


OKLAHOMA CITY, july lG.--Statc
Senator -. i. Barrett Of Shawnee,
while in Oklahoma CiB Tuesday IN
the interest of private business an
nounced h,s candidacy for the demo
cratic nommation for congressman In
the Fourth district. which embraces
the home Of Congressman William II.
Murray. Senator Jarrett Is the third
member OF the upper house of the
legislature 20 announce his intention
To run IN hat district, the other two
being Senator Reuben NJ Roddie of
Ada, and Senator c. c, Shaw Of
Johnston county, SO far as known,
these are the only candidates mcn-
TONED IN that district with the eX-
ception Of Congressman Murray who
has not vt made known definitely
whether he Will be a candidate for
reelection to congress or some other
office.
Local politicians who have made a
careful Btudy OF Mr. Murrays re-
Gently published letter are Of the
opinion TINT he will not be can
didate for reelection to congress
but instead will be candidate for
governor r the United States SEN
ate. In any event, Senator Barrett
says he Is in the race to stay,
After reading Congressman Muir
rays letter" said Senator Barrett,
in which he says it Is easy for him
70 go to congress, | realize that the
race in our district will be between
the tortoise and the hare, and as !
represent the tortoise VIII begin
carly AMI Keep plodding.
Outlook Docs Not Discourage.
Il am not discouraged with Mr..
Murray's summary of the small cf-
feet new congressman has on legis-
latiye matters in Washington, since
| am willing to serve with the rank
and file. Mr. Murray has not the pa
uonce for that kind or employment
From almost any angle that / look
upon CONGRESSMAN Murray's letter
find that il is one of the most re-
markaLle contributions to the pOlit-
teal history Of Oklahoma that was
ever iIdited,
at is a remarkable case of self
confidence when even so disting pushed
a citizen a Mr.. Murray can flattCr
himself into the belief that all he
has to do to he either United
States senator congressman or gov
crnor is 20 signify that he Is willing
70 accept the same. In fact so GER
tain does he feel of the governor
ship that he feels inclined 10 refuse
the honor In advance unless he can
have the .ather unusual privilege in
Oklahom1 of selecting the attorney
general, state auditor, state eXamln-
cr and Inspector and other members
If his official cabinet.
There must be something Won
dorfully poisonous In the political at
mosphere 1T Washington, when six
months residence Will so radically
change a modest, rational and some
times sensible statesman like William
II. Murray into the peevish and pes
simistiC erltic and extreme egotist
who vote the Murray letter and
signed tho name Of OklahOma's great
commoner to II.
1T has been one Of the besetting
sins Of every man elected to a state
office in Oklahoma and particularly
the govern )rs Office that he be con-
tinually demanding of the legislature
and of the people that he be given
more power and still more power,
but according to Murray's letter. the
Sage of Tishomlngo "out-Herods"
them all. lie begins the demand for
power before he even settles on a
choice of which particular office he
will appropriate and wants the pow
er TO name the whole ticket.
1T Is far cry from that good old
doctrine which reverberated around
the chamber in which the constltu-
tion was written of let the people
rule" to the autocratic and central
iz!nc wall that comes from Washing
ton"