Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-02-14
SPEWING A CROUCH


hammer-knocker of the OIL & Gas
News, peevshly deprecates and blat
antly denounces the optimistic views
of the Tulsa World in relation to the
reduction of 10 cents a barrel In OIL
as announced by the Prairie.
The World, not deeming Ii propri-
ETY. to fOist In the face Of the oil man
and the merchantmen the red rlag
OF bankruptcy, stated that such re-
duction would not amount to much
The World has no occasion to change
that statement.
"Pronoun Eye" says: THAT sounds
much like a prepared record inserted
in the talking machine and probably
the record bears the trademark, mo.
26'."
And this statement comes from
man who, for many years. received
his bread and butter from the inter
ests connected with standard OIL ana
VINO was on the payroll OF the Pralrle
for n wear as a scout and who was
dismissed for cause; and also wNose
expenses for five months, In addltioh
to his salary were paid without ques-
( tlon by the Prairie Oil x Gas CO..
even though a large public subscrlp'
ton was taken up in Tulsa Tor the
same purpose. so we are reliably In
/ formed.
World Fair to All.
The World does not here have to
reiterate that It's policy is and al.
wavs has been to be fair to Standard
| OH, to the Prairie, to the Gulf, the
Texas. the Magnolia, White q SIN
clair, Nc Man and every other large
company as well as the most humble
| oil man and business man and labor
| ing man in this state. We have not
as vet become 80 bilious that we be
| Heve all big interests should be de-
! stroyed in order to make some Other
| little fellow big interest, or even
without making him big interest
we have, in fact, never hung reu
| hag Of anarchy over the masthead OF
! this paper. we want to be fair to
everybody We do not fly black
/ flag nor try to sail unded false one.
It seems to be hobby with a class
of citizens in Tulsa and Oklahoma TO
always dig up the hue and cry or
STANDARD Or wrenever a newspaper
sees TIT to publish something that up
holds the handspring OF a communi-
tvs very existence, II there Is any
chance to hang on the IS. o. sign,
and they do this sometimes to cover
up their own Identity
II IS the cry or the demagogue!
Whenever a bill is introduced In the
llelgislature-no matter what its nature
the STANDARD or cry Is resounded
throughout the lobby.
It's a habit II is extremely handy
TO the man who wants to hide his own
duplicity to make the cry. In his
narrowness he imagines he Is mislead-
ing and hoodwinking somebody. when,
as matter OF fact, he but tips his
own hand.
"Pronoun Eye" Gets His.
We remember, but a short time ago
, when "Pronoun Eye went down Ia
the legislative committee and made a
! speech against the conservation blll
for which he was paid by a certain oil
company, It Is understood. and we
failed to notice that he exhibited any
, degree Of conjunction In accepting
the coin.
, Not long ago "Pronoun Eye" wa'
sent out west to make report, and
IT was circulated pretty generally that
, he was drawing down 5000 per from
a certain Interest" while gone.
I At another time--nOt so very Ions
iago-'Pronoun Eye wanted TO sepa
rate himself from a burdonsome part
ner. who, by the way. added the only
, dignity TO that mouthpiece II ever had
Z and when a certain well-known in
a terest' put up the money TO Duy mn
out. "Pronoun Eye" was just about al
slow getting his hands on the money
as weaving pig would get its nose II
pan OF hot milk on frosty morn
ing.
/ Passing the Hat.
White & Sinclair. G. II. Wrightsman
4 Murray Doau. Jack Crosbie, ]. Craw
ford Roger Kemp. John II. Markham
= and dozens OF other men and firm
e that might be mentioned, have at dif
ferent times contributed their mite
like they would drop a dime In
church hat to keep "PrOnoun Eye
going in one direction and stopping II
q another direction. II Madam Rumo
Z and wise conjecture are correctly re
a ported: and we haven't heard OF Pro
: noun Eye" refusing any OF this monet
because II was tainted.
People who live in glass houses
| 'Pronoun Eye, may gather som
, moss" but when they begin TO throV
n rocks at the passerby they are apt &
. smash their own habitat.
s We run your conservation contribu
I tlon. didn't We? And we didn't ge
Il any pay for II. either. Did you. PRO
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