Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-02-12
AN OPPORTUNITY OF A GENERATION.

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redccnng this from msrue and from misgoyemct today
the Republican party of Oklahoma has opportunity forget fac
tons and feud and its face the future look the rising
instead OF the setting today the Republican party of Oklahoma
has opportunity abandon all thought of personal ambition all
idea of personal aggrandemen all ocng for position and put
itself the broad plane of organization which is seeking give
the people Of this the best government compatible with ndyd
ua liberty and the rights of property today the Republican party OF
Oklahoma has opportunity break away from the things which
have made disastefu in past and sink all consideration
or the good of Oklahoma and Of all the people of oklahoma today
the Republican party of Oklahoma either take tie forward
the backward step.
There ways about it. There middle This
no time for sraddng or beruge The be laid face
up the table and the appeal the electorate must be made on high
ground and prejudice personalities The platform
press uncertain the sentiment the enlightened sentiment
of the people of this who have been struggling for SIX weary
the government of the fathers the scn
of the people who abhor and depe the which have
been dshed them by the political docrnaes since statehood
accomplished fact the sentiment of the people who have done
much under adverse circumstances make this the greatest com
Monweah all of the sterhood of the sentiment OF the
people of Oklahoma who stand for law and order who stand for in
ddual rights who for the enforcement of the laws who stand
or economy government who opposed uaerab opposed
useless boards snecues and the mucpcy of offices the sen
Of the people who opposed jobs and raids the treasury
the sentiment Of the plain people who beec that some
where somehow they paying much taxes and a they are
being muced for which they should not pay
Rightly wrongly, whether the charges be true d not IS
fact that the former leadership Of the party IN this state cannot carry
out this platform Canddy speaking one to anoer every Re
publican this knows that there something wrong and the
thinking Republicans know that the wrong only rgd by
new deal by humg Of the cards by people in com
mand new the wheel We have criticism make of the
management affairs of the party the past The then at
the helm perhaps what they doing tian could
possibly know and possibly they had to cut their cloth to the situation
as they conceived it and as it existed at that time
But the dule of us must realize that conditions have
changed that there has tins state spirit OF dust OF
old regime and should be continued the Republican party Of
Oklahoma would have to go into the coming state campaign ON the
defensive This the last thing be desired The Republican Or
eanzaton ought be oered that will go the state
pagn which beginning armed and equipped for an ag
resNe and militant fight against all agencies which have stayed
the development of this state and which are eadg ITS growth at
this There should be attempt patch the old and
machinery all along the line We ought to have houseceanng
ejuyenaon short and fine ought to be the aggressive
every minute and every hour and be there weak place in the
In spite of the fact that is rather pathetic that certain who
have fought the battles of the party in this state even before
statehood must be discarded that their hopes must be DESTROYED and
their ambitions chilled the dire necessities of the present situation
that be reformation of the organization and that
blood into the party direct its and control its dene
And these have been honored their day and time and ought
to be willing step aside and let try their hands
The World welded the candidacy of any for any
Office The World holds brief for any individual in the state who
has the remoes idea of running for office But The World knows
every thinking man Oklahoma knows that this state man
handled that has been msgoverned that has the prey
the machine and the uScrupuouS politicians and that today there
widespread discomfort as to the manner in which the government of
the has been administered For ourselves believe that the
Republican party this should realize the chance which
conons it of appealing to the best of the citizenship of Oklahoma
gain its lost prestige will only take charge of the govern
through the assistance of those gmnded citizens who
welded but who their and who
ensey interested in good government but send message
the people of the United States that Oklahoma which is
inhabited by freaks and frauds which stands for all that good
all that is true, for all that is honest and square.
The opportunity here it present today VIII the party rise
the demands of the occason Will the future
bury all memories of the past will it stand right up with face
the with leadership that commands and command the
dence of all of the interests which have made this the greatest
spite of all the corruption in spite of all the msgoyernmen
spite of manifold difficulties and will speed the march the
making through tribuaon the sars We deyouty hope
We that the convention today remembering that this is
Inco birthday will approach the task before with the
patriotism the intense devotion the
republic which characterized the whole life of the who saved the
republic
The has been overaxed it has been oyegoverned has
een the butt of all the politicians and the country
freak legislation the Republican party convention
sembed today campaign of issues which will
hdence which will make for the advancement of this state which will