Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-11-23


functions and powers Of party gov
eInmenl not granted or delegated %
II by the voters and Republican
In form, Second. division which
ia being fostered ana encouraged
along the lines OF indyiduaism and
devoted personal adherence 20 Ger
tain idolged leadership.
Neither Of these causes should be
| permitted TO divide the Republican
party nor can they long continue 10
do 30, The first evil should be and
will be speedily remodiod when the
voters get chance 10 create now
| committee. The practice that has
grown up IN the state committee Of
| yesting the chairman of tho com
mitteo with the authority 10 rcmoye
a member Of the committee from any
county for any cause solely upon the
| Judgment OF the chairman. or the
right Of the chairman To name the
So cessor OF any member OF the com
mittee from any county when va
cancy occurs from death, resignation,
removal or other cause, or the right
OF the chairman Of the committee 10
name his own successor before he re-
signs az such chairman an these and
other abuses of power which the com
mittee have rosorted 10 or permitted
their chairman TO resort 10 and which
the voters condemn, are practices
which should be and will IN the fu-
ture be remedied.
These and similar practices are un-
! Republican and should not be toler-
! ated by any committee The udivid-
ual voters expect their respective
mmittoemen OF represent them on
! thc committee and not that the COM
mittoe shall delegate all Of its powers
and functions TO the hands Of somo
! individual, and leave the members Of
! the committee mere pawns to be
| PLAYED by the officers OF the com
mittee at their pleasure or for their
advantage. These and similar abuses
which have been permitted 10 grow
up in the state committee have done
much to alienate the rank and fiji o.
the voters from its support and htvc
enabled the officers Of the committee
to use it and the voters through II
in the creation of and Advancement
Of spoil aystem rather than tn
maintenance Of party principles
The division that is attempted to
| lie made u the II rty along 'l' lures
Of indiNdualism is equally as foolish
add harmful as those that are oeuas-
Toned by the UNIV lrranted lli arhi-
trary action Of the committee. Upon
the lines Of individualism no or-.lu-
! i2ation can be built or p,rln' ned
| and the sooner the citizenship Of this
state who believe IN the nuhpenance
Of a constitutional government by
representation, forsake the notion Of
| obtaining a satisfactory government,
| representative in form, throusn indi-
| vidual leaders-abandon tn practice
Of hero worship and 2 st lack TO the
principles Of a Representative govern
ment to be obtained thruu2h party
organization holding the rcprcs."tl-
tivcs Of the party responsible through
such organization for their "onduc,
to the people, the sooner this stare
and the county at large VII gc' n
thorough and honest administrator
Of public affairs The soon"r he Re
publicans Of this state lut dividing
upon men and begin uniting upon
principles Of government tn o'ttor
and this result cannot Sc ao'omp-
lshed through Independent action.
Present Organization DisCrcditcd.
1t is apparent to the casual nbserV-
or that the present Republi an state
organization is dlscreditad by the
rank and file of the VottIs 1f -iha
state who adhere TO Republican prin-
ciples. This discrediting by the Vot-
ers of the state who adhere to Re
publican principles. This 1iscredit-
ing by the voters may seem Just or
unjust to the committee but In either
event so long as the committee u
discredited its usefulness 's impaired
/, would therefore, seem TO be the
proper and patriotic thing ipr the
present Republican state committee
to have the members of that organ
ization in every county call the Re
publican voters of the county toeeth-
er and have them select a new COM
mittecman from each county. Let the
old committee resign and the new
committee organize and adopt new
set Of rules which will have for their
purpose the execution of the Will OF
the party, through its committee
rather than the exploitation of the
parrv by It's committee and begin the
organization Of the Republicans OF
the state for the next state campaign.
And in line with this suggestion M,
presen national committeeman
should resign and allow the people
through their representatives. on the
committee to select and designate an
entirely new man for that position.
BY this method the working organi-
zation Of the party would come di-
rectly from the hands of the voters
and there could then remain no reas-
on why any man who still adheres to
,he principles of the Republican par
~ should not support and uphold the
committee.
It is believed that the new com
mittee should at an early date call a
state convention. composed OF dele
gates from every county In the state
selected by the local Republicans, TO
meet and nominate a set Of men fol
state offices to be afterwards nomin- |
Ited through the agency Of the prl- |
mary. While the action Of such con.
1.. lee.