Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-10-30
ANSWERS BRENT ON
"SOCIALIST" BILL
Guthrie Man Takes Up
Budget in Defense of
Election Law.
EMINENTLY HONEST
Would Place Machinery of
the State in Hands
Of People.

Mr.. While the press re-
ports credit Oklahoma City with but
one case of infantile paralysis. yet the
artlcie In the Sunday Oklahoman of
ottoper 10, would indicate another
| severe case. But the friends OF Ruth
efrord Bret will no doubt extend their
| coVery 'N''
| Inc proposed fair election law that
Bret seems 10 have tangled himself
up with. while it was initiated by the
machinery OF the Socialist party. has
no more TO do with socialism than any
o'ner polltical dogma. 1t is strictly
hohpartisCn measure. II has tn
40 with elections and with the elimi-
nation of all elements Of fraud in con
quoting those elections. 1t is endorsed
ana supported by ali voters who do
inahd equal protection for every citi-
zen IN his right to vote and have that
vote honestly counted Instead of as
at present discriminating against
some or the parties it demands repre-
sehtatlon for all three parties.
Tiradc of Abuse.
All this TRADE of abuse from Mr.
bfet shows n confusion of Thought
ana want of discrimination. or
uesish 10 confuse and delude others
py playing upon their Ignorance or
governor to pay off political debts in
the appointing of election boards as
at present, 1t is proposed that the sec
retary OF state shall name one member
from each of the three political
parties. This departure from the
sacred program Of the state machine
causes Mr. Bret to fume and rage like |
" ihau spanish bull. He pretends to |
sec snakes. anarchy, free love. unhoIv |
combinations. Brutuses stabbing Caes- |
ers, Judases betraying Christs. He
CRIES out his fear that his children |
VIII nave to go to school with a negro:
that ms daughter Will yet be forced |
TO marry a negro. and all that delirium
Which Will frichtcn no one bet weak
minded people. When / was a boy |
llc'ru those same rawlings from the
enemies or Abraham Lincoln. who is
now credited as the greatest statesman I
the world ever produced. Brets ex-
act language is, that an unholy al
lance through the initiative "can
IoiSt upon the state any law the com
desired from an open saloon
% legalized brothes and to free love
ma social equality" What an insult
o the Intelligence of our citizenship. |
Judge Bret admits that the Demo- |
ratio party would not remain in con
rol OF state affairs if this law passes. |
rms Is about the plainest admission |
II the Justice of the charges so often |
maze that we Will never have an hon |
ST election and fair count of votes
o long as the present party machin-
ry Is kept In operation. 1t slows that II
ne real fear Of the judge and all his |
lass Is that the people will yet man
Se To secure such an election.
The Democrats provided this initi-
tive. why are they so suddenly in
great iurore over the use of it by
he voters of the state? They must !.
ear some KIND of rctribution at the .
ands of the outraged voters. The
resent election law of Oklahoma is 4
lore Vicious than was the notorious
'oehel law. But those Kentuckians
al no initiative avenue; they were
Drceu to take more drastic measures
Who is Government?
Mr. Bret rants over the Imagination
nat TINS Socialist law would rob the .,
overnment of the control OF the cleo i
ohs who is our state government q
not the people, and they certainly u
ave already been robbed of every u
'mblnnce of control. because the gov u
nor of the state is in absolute and Is
'rsonal control of every wheel and u
" of the election machinery. with W
IT let or hlndrance. cl
Let the Brets learn that all their p
lnder and villification never rises to ~
10 dignity of argument: that by lust W
ch Trades as this Bret pronuncia- pI
ehto they practically admit the JUS ..
'e OF the cause 50 bitterly opposed ~
Ia such outhursts show their want OF sc
ason and argument with which to W
Get this honest demand of the people nj
TINS great and patient state
y Just cause grows by such unjust IT
position; bad one dies from its 81. 81
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