Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-07-26
Decent Citizens Through
out State Work Against
the Measure.
BORN IN INIQUITY;
DOOMED TO FAILURE
Means Perpetuation of
Crooked Elections If 1t
Is Adopted.
Special to The World

Special to The World
nkLAHOMA CITY, July % Al
~ oklahoma is aroused over the
underhanded methods by which ma
chine politicians and crooked election
manipulators are attempting to place
the proposed "literacy law" In the
state constitution.
The Republican organization Is
making state wide fight against this
law and judging from the workers
they are en.isting in the cause
among men Of all political faith. /,
begins to look like the last desperate
attempt of the gang to perpetuato
corrupt elections would meet IT,
Waterloo at tfe polls next Tuesday.
The very Kramer In which the
question is To be voted on is sufficient
indication that it was created in the
VIC NIB of inipuity and reared in the
cradle of corruption.
Anything But Honest.
Instead OF permitting the voters TO
vote yes" or mo" on the proposition
the machine politicians who framed
the measure have so worded the bal
lot that you must mark out the words
FOR the amendment with lead
pencil, in order to vote against II
Otherwise you will be recorded as
voting yes" All other initiated
propositions and proposed constitu-
tional amendments to be voted or
next Tuesday are gotten up in the
usual yea and may" manner.
In the interest OF honest govern
ment--which can only come from
honest electlons--thc fair minded, re-
spectacle citizens all over tho state.
are working against this law, as Il
nonpartisan matter, feeling that the
adoption Of sIch n measure will fur
ther muddy up the political waters
and create more room for crooked
ness and graft.
! G. c. Harmon secretary OF the
Nowata county election board re-
ceived letter from Alger Melton
Democratic state chairman. relating
to the "furthorinG OF the adoption
OF the literacy test amendment. Mr..
Harmon wrote back to Melton as fol-
lows
Il cannot. in justice 20 myself or to
my ideals Of Democratic principles.
lend any assistance that may tend to
perpetuaie the party In power in Ok
lahoma."
Promptly Bounced"
Mr.. Harmon very promptly received
a letter from the state election board
informing him Of his removal and OF
the appointment Of his successor. ITO
take effect Immediately"
Mr.. Harmon, I'm his letter to Alger
Melton. took a further swat in these
words: when that party repudiates
Campbell Russell and all that ne
stands for and makes amends for the
criminal legislation enacted bv the
house and senate at the last session
then, and only then. can they call
upon Democrats for assistance
Republican county Chairman John
Coke of Choctaw county has Dreparef
n verified petition demanding that
the county REGISTRAR strike about fnur
hundred Illegally registered names
from the Choctaw county list OF vot-
ers The Republican organiZauon
after some difficulty. secured copy
of the list of voters and has heon
checking the same up carefully, and
has found that II contains many bogus
names. II Is claimed that many tHke
names were placed on the rolls with
in the last ten days. for the purpose
Of swelling the Democratic vote in
the urinary. II rs charged that DEM
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