Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-09-29
Campaign IS BASED
On OIL SITUATION
TWO MILLION BARRELS OF
MEXICAN CRUDE EACH
MONTH.
REPUBLICANS ARE ACTIVE
Judge Gill Gains Strength; John
Fields Makes a Notable
Tour of State.

Kansas city Star has the following
story on the politicatl situation in
the First congressional district OF
Oklahoma IN "A recent issue Of that
pape.:
The bAncful effects Of free trade
have been prougnl nome in a pow
erful way to the oklahoma oil pro-
duCers. With the oil market pracU-
Cally ruined as the combined result
Of over production and the war IN
Europe and the Standard Oh com
pany refusing to purchase another
barrel from tho Mid-Continent field
under present conditions, Mexico is
pouring oil into the country at the
rate Of 1000, 600 barrels a month free
of duty, thus aggrayauns sit."uon
that the most astute operator IL at
"A loss TO meet
Even were conditions normal in the
oil country, the Mexican crude COM
ing into the United States ould be
sufficient to cause decline in the
oil market. And If the situation were
not bad enough as it Is, northwest
Canada is opening up what may
prove to be another great al field,
for which production q market must
be sought in tho United States Mil
lions of barrels of Canadian crude oil
coming into this country monthly on
a free trade basis within the course
of a year or so is not outside the
rang of possibilities.
Tariff Is the Issue.
The present campaign for congress
in the First congressional district viii
be wagCd on the tariff. The efforts
Of supporters of the present congress
man from this district, Jas. 5. pay
enport a Democrat, to attract sup
port to him on the administrato-
stand relative to the war does not
meet with favor. The entire First
district, with the exception of Dele
ware and Ottawa counties IS directly
affected by the shattered market.
Producers, oil field laborers and the
business interests Of the district III
general are demanding immediate
relief from a condition that threat
ems to ruin many heretofore prosper
Gus producers and bring suffering
and privation to an army of employees
out of employment
While a countervailing duty on OIL
may not have the effect Of restoring
conditions as they were a few months
ago, il viii help great deal Such
duty the oil interests are now de
mandng.
Running on Oh Issue.
Judge Joseph A. Gil, Republican
candidate for congress, Is making ms
campaign largely upon this issue. ne
is promising the oil country that he
will insist upon countervailing tar
If TO meet the present situation ana
To guard against further agra
waited results" OF this character
Another cause for which the oil in
forests are sorc is that the oil in
dustrv has since statehood been maGo
the goat" of oklahoma politics.
Whenever a statesman from the snort
-rass country in the southwest part
of the state has wanted to curry faV-
or with his constituency he has never
failed TO attempt some legislation
looking to an additional tan on oil to
the exclusion Of other industries OF
the state or has sought to effect state
control of Oklahoma'S greatest in
dusty.
Agitator- Fool Tcndcrfcet.
For the first few years of state
hood the tenderfooters in the oil
game believed the legislation or re
form sought would rebound to then
benefit. They We're misled by the
erroneous theori. odvancod by agila-
tors tn, II would be possible to Grip
ple the great purchasing agencies and
large producers and bring prosperity
to the small. in pendent producers.
The fallacy of such doctrine Is APP
parent. Producers, large and small,
are now in the same boat. The sauce
for the goose proved also to be sauce
for the eander. What hurt one has
hurt all.
Many politicians who rode into Of
flee on a wave of theories arc now
high and dry in offices witt rich
emoluments, while those in the oil
business are still holding the bag ana
wondering If they will survive the
winter
Not only will this fallaciods teach
ing have the effect Of aiding in the
election of a Republican congressman
but a large majority Of the producers
and men employed in the oil fields
are openly declaring themselves for
the Republican state ticket as well.
John Fields. Republican candidate
for governor is conceded this dis
trict. his plurality being the only
point at issue. The great strength Of
Fields. IT is also believed, will carry
the rest of the ticket through.