Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-03-05

that this united action on the part
; OF new dealers" as you contemptu-
, ously call us, viii b0 continued and
! carried on until the present unfair
methods are entirely eliminated.
You ask how much ! helped Mr..
Harris. This IL my reply: never
have, ! do not now. | never Will.
owe any allegiance to Mr.. Harris
neither do | owe him any help or as
sistancc. My allegiance always has
been, and is now, TO the principles
of government as announced In the
history and platforms of the Repub-
lican party. And so in expressing
such allegiance, / have always sup
ported the Republican ticket. You
readily recall the last gubcrnatorial
campaign in the state of Oklahoma,
in 1914, when the Republicans of
Oklahoma were making the hardest
and greatest fight of the party's
career for supremacy, with every
| hope of success, and you remember
too, that during those trying days
YOU were the editor Of a Democratic
newspaper, the Bartlesvile Exam
| incr, and doing all you could to
spread the influence Of Democracy
| ana elect the Democratic ticket. SO
! II i'll bchOOVeS you to come with
| prepared preface to your letter to
me, stating that you have been long
recognized as the leader of the Re
publican party of Oklahoma" and
attempt to tell the Republicans Of
this, your former county, that James
A. Harris must be elected national
committeeman.
fail to recall where at any time
heretofore you ever endorsed or stood
for James A. Harris, but | do recall
the frequent and positive denuncia
tions by you of Mr.. Harris and his
methods. and the columns of the
Tulsa World during your administra-
tion will prove this assertion. You
are now actively supporting Mr. Har-
rs And, although you live in Okla
homa city, you, Mr.. Harris. and your
others, are attempting to dictate
what the people Of this county shall
do. The supporters Of Mr.. Harris in
Tulsa county are well known and for
your Information, Mr.. Latta, let me
tell you that every one Of them are
men whom YOU were continually and
consistently against during all the
time of your editorship of The Tulsa
World.
In this connection, let me answer
another one of your questions, and
that is, your query as to whether The
Tulsa World ever accorded Mr.. Har
ris one moments cooperation or sup
port. No. Mr.. Latta, II never did
while you were its editor. But have
i very distinct and vivid recollection
that four years ago The Tulsa World,
under its present editor. Eugene Lor-
ton, gave to Mr. James a. Harris the
most true and loyal support, and was
largely influential in Mr.. Harris being
elected national committeeman. You
well remember this, and you also
know that since Mr.. Lorton has been
editor of the Tulsa World it has been
consistently Republican. And now,
in this presidential year, with almost
certain assurance that the Republi-
can party will be returned to power
III the nation, now. when the differ
ences that existed four years ago are
practically all adjusted and the party
stands united. and with the splendid
opportunity of electing practically all
the Republican congressman from the
state of Oklahoma. and likewise of
carrying all the counties In this. the
First congressional district, the Har-
rs machine comes into our county
and district. and YOU. in oklahoma
city, beyond the boundaries of our
district, and Mr.. Harris, likewise be-
yond the boundaries of our district,
seek TO continue the domination of
the Harris machine. to perpetuate its
control and to fasten its power upon
us, ana by so doing, you. MIR. Harris,
and your others, are willing, although
outside of your jurisdiction and where
YOU have no business at all. to so dis
rupt the party. provoke factions, en-
mites and anger among the mem
bers thereof, that the party will be in
danger of defeat again at the hands
of the Democrats This is the hour
when harmony should prevail, and
this is the time when all Republican
leaders and workers. instead of going
out and bearing tidings for Harris
and breeding discord in our ranks,
should consistently get together and
act together for the good of the Re
publican party.
have had very few conferences
with Mr.. Lorton and none of those
conferences have been secret or con-
iidential. And | am pleased to state |
that every uttcrance of Mr.. Lorton
was for Republican success and fair |
ness to all members of the party. in
cluding all those who differ from him,
and his greatest desire was to have
the opportunity to meet with all the
leaders and workers, whatever their
sentiments might be, and get togeth-
er for the party good. And it seems
to me, realizing that The Tulsa World
is by far the largest Republican or
gan in the state and has very wide
circulation. that we Republicans
Snoulu JOIN with Mr. l.ortOn ana come
to a satisfactory understanding. meet
ing him in the same spirit that he
has himself expressed, and, giving and
taking, together work out a plan on
which we can all unite and the Re-
puhlicans of this city. county and dis
trict can combine and with the help of
The Tulsa World, spread broadcast
the doctrines and principles of the
Republican party and thus assure Re-
publican success and triumph.
Now If you, Mr.. Latta. your Mr., |
Harris, and your others. all apostles
of harmony. will keep out of this !
city, county and district. | believe we |
can have really united Republican
party
Another thing, do not give James A. |
Harris credit for the increased Re-
publican vote for John Fields for
governor in 1914, in any five or other |
number of picked counties in this dis
trict, for Tulsa county is fair sam
pie OF what they represent. and 1t was
the belief in the sincerity and integri-
~ of John Fields that gave him n ma
jority of more than eight hundred in
this county. and doubt If Mr.. Har- !
ris ever was in the county during the
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