Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-02
Why Tulsa Should Have a
Change in Administration
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slbility upon it to the public TO see
that there IS absolutely no WORKING
agreement whatever between the off
cials and law violators. We are will.
ing to c9nccde that there will be
some surrcpttious bootlegging and
possibly private poker party occa-
sionally; that there will be some pros
ututes in the city, hut the prostitutes
VIII not be permitted to flaunt
their aVocation before the public with
impuniy or without restriction. And
while the law makes no distinction
between public gambling and gentle
men poker PLAYING in the nature of
recreation and without rakeuffs or
percentage to the dealer. there is n
great big difference in the moral eff
feet and in the act itself. and while il
Is easy to stamp out public gambling
where there is real disposition to do
so, 1t is vastly different from sitting
on every mans doorstep and under
taking to regulate his personal morals
and pastimes and diversions.
The World is, therefore. whole
heartedly for the entire Republican
ticket and sincerely believes the best
Interests Of Tulsa will be greatly ad-
Nanced 10y change in the admins
tration of its affairs. The Democratic
party is so tangled up with the in
visible and invidious influences that
conspire to the detriment and the
hindrance of good government that. |
even if it were so disposed. it cannot
shake off these conditions. We be-
lleNe the cost Of government is too
great in this city. We believe there ,
is real need To have the accounts
gone over and looked into by parties |
in no wise interested in covering up or |
liding what has gone before. and |
that, even if there has been no i'm |
proper diversion of the puhic's funds. |
the disclosure of this fact by men of !
an opposite political faith will go
much further towards convincing the |
public of the rectitude and honesty of |
rast administrations than If the proof |
is furnished by men of their own Sc |
lection We believe that when any |
party is long in power in great
municipality like Tulsa there is un- |
consciously. If not dosignedly. woven |
into the very woof of the public fab |
ric favoritism and unfairness in the |
handling of the public's business that |
mitigates against the economic ad |
ministration of its affairs as well as |
the public morals of the community. |
We believe that what Tulsa needs |
more than anything else is a change. |
and that as neighbors and citizens
with a common interest in our city
we will be able to make greater
progress thereby than we can posi-
bly, hope to make with continuation
of the old regime under different
leadership. we have not single
word of disparagement to utter
against any man on the Democratic
ticket or against any who have held
office in the past, and we positively
know that by reason of the powerful
of invisible government.
ntrigues and partisan influences in I
The past, many of them have been
unable to do things they would per- I
naps have liked to have done, and II
he present city ticket is elected, the :
same conditions that initiated to the .
disadvantage Of the officials in the /,
,ast will initiate to those Who may /
succeed them under identically the
'ame handicaps. q