The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-08-17

Clashing Ambitions of Leaders the Only Menace Party Success Next Year
How This Menace May Be Avoided
S Next Year.

10 surrender his commission As an
office holder under the democratic
party because he found himself
completely out ~ sympathy with
he policies OF the titular hOad OF
that party. one OF the candidates
Tor Senator Cores seat has chosen
Tor his platform demand that tho
federal government at once sur
render 10 the states and the people
powers that % arr0gated TO itself
during the Wpr In defiance of con
stltutional Inhibition. This is IN ~
rect opposition to the practices and
policies uf the utular head OF the
party. Yet Senator Gore ~ being
opposed in the main because he
did not follow auiectiy and az all
times the slightest wish and whim
On Wilson.
These divisions are not traud.
tory, They are rooted I'm mental
ruuv.cti0ns not altogether free from
patriotic considerations. II follows.
that these convictions must move
their advocates TO more than a mere
gesture of opposition. Whoever se-
cures tho senatorial nomination next
August--w whether Gore or'any one Of
the field already arrayed against
him-that man Will discover much
( less than n solid phalaTN ot enthus-
lastio democracy hehinfialm. Tnrr.s
with his supine worship of Wilson,
Will scarcely he comfortable
sane tunry Tor Humphrey or Free.
ling. Nor will Gore. with his diplo-
matte defiance ot Wilson leadership
ana his impRtlenOa with Wilson
democracy. offer much 10 the Farrls
followers
The Effect Next Year.
The preudicot partlsuns ~ DEM
ocragy next November cons.d
able number at lcast-will sulk In
their tents while the battle fRses
round about them Those who hay.
The courage M patriotism 90 fuI.
low their CJAhlctlOus will lght
boldly with tho enemy
And all that iH said concerning the
senatorial campaign may be nppIlpd
with almost equal force to the guber-
Material campaign Of three wears
hence. The astute observer can
easily trace the lines OF division at
'his timc. Campbell Russell has
hocn denied long enough. Ills run in
with Robertson over the road bond
matter and the Administrator =
studied policy 20 punish him and
huWlu1ie him, has forced the
"Nosps' hand Either In person or
10y proxy he will go 10 the people
'hree years hence ana settle a good
many thlngs
Md Republicans Wrnnplc.
WIN such q prospect, it Ia amazing
mat the republicans OF the state
should permit themselves TO become
intlamei ana flcuOnlzed over the
iisuihuuon Of mere organization
nonora Yet that menace looms Of
tensivrly threatening The clash
VI personal ambitions M the moment
ls "a tAr greater menace 90 republican
success iu Oklahoma than is the
democratic organization with It's rec
lrd on victories won. That lH the
simple truth
We're g not for the national com
Wiircuarshlp fight there would be
NOT the slightest difficulty IN effect
Inr an urEluIEal.uu and adopting "a
clean. militant inspiring policy that
would put the party ON the firing
Inc noN' year with the best morale
I' has ever known
The chance to elect "a republican
senator tD succeed Gore is "a rrnll
Heal better than p mere fighting
chance. Given the right tfrn OF
man with the right record ana living
. I'M tho right place 81 becomes % apleu-
lil opportunity
\ Republican senator.
There are many such mon. Many
NJ 'hnsu are on the east side OF that
imaginary limo which has ana VIII
continue to have FOR years Co come.
considerable effect ON the political
ambitions ana purposes ~ intiyI1-
o. .H. d