Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-06-30

tin to deliver. providing he had any
influence.
HI tho letter attention is called to
tho fat that tho "literacy test law
Is to come up for ratification at the
August primary and all loyal Demo-
Gratis are called upon to move heaven
and earth to put this iniqutlous meas
ure across. II Is the successor to the
/ late lanented grandfather clause,
only II Will have the effect of dis
! Ifranchislng hundreds Of white men
as we as negroes, f 1t becomes a
law.
Law Is Violated
Printed arguments against this law
| have been prepared by the Secretary
of state Lyon. but they will not be
circulated in Tnlsn county Secretary
| Lyon said yesterday that he could
not mail them to Tulsa county voters
! because Registrant Wallace had
neglected to send in the registration
/ list compiled last May. If these argu-
llnents We're to he placed In the hands
of every intelligent voter in the county
/ they would roll up an oNerw helmn~
vote against the proposed law, and
/ that IS inst exactly what the Demo-
Gratis do not want to happen. Secre-
| tary Lyon says that Registrant Wal
| lace has clearly violated the registra-
| tion law in not sending him the com
IIlctc registration lists for the county
/ But what docs that natter Is II not
/ a Democratic law, passed at the recent
special session as a last frenzied blow
Iagainst friend enemy the RGpubli-
Icana? And was It intended tpat any
! Democrat should be prosecuted under
that law Roach Your own conclu-
eions
/ The campaign letter. mailed out
under date Of June &c. is about the
crudest and most llterate thing ever
iperpetratcd in oklahoma. TO the in
| Itellgent man, regardless of his politi-
cal beliefs or affiliations, II is laugh
uble-otherNise II Is serious. IL is
worth printing. Here It is:
Democratic Finance Committee.
Tulsa County Democracy, Tulsa,
Okla. June 26, 1916: Dear Sir:
Among the newer slogans Of
! Democracy there shines above all
other slogans - Preparedness
and AmeriCanism.
While other countries are hold
ing their hards up as rulers, and
dripping with the blood Of wars
fury. let us not forget that this
country needs to be prepared:
that the Democratic party in this
state II II is prepared against the
rnvages Of the people who seek to
destroy the foundation OF Amer
icanism, by placing over us the
Republican rule OF African DOM
ination. we'll and good.
Mark you unless the Demo-
Gratis " this state keep on guard
and not only vote but go to- the
polls aud 500 that his nelghbor
goes and that every Democrat
goes, the Republicans and ne
| groes from the black belt Of Ok
lahomn will reverse the order that
| This is a White Mans Country"
once we get the amendments
(section 3, article OF the con-
stitution) ratifying legislative ac-
| tion on the election laws
| RE PREPARED! 60 TO THE
POLI.Sl Reiterate the fact that
| II Is the purpose Of this state and
| county not only to aid Ia the re-
| election OF woodrow Wilson, but
| 10 put to rest the delusion that
| Republican hands will ever
| blacken the fair name OF Okla
homa, with her carpet hags and
her coons. Go to the polls at the
| primary In August, or We will
have Republican election law.
send your ncighbor's name, pre-
ciut number and address to the
county registrar, and he can he
registered as late rs Friday night
Of this week. +. l.. Wallace.
! County Registrar. Bliss building,