The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-11-02
|Poindexter Gives Platform on
Which He Will Make Race

their families for comfort and happi-
ness The laboring man, above all
! others. is benefited by the preseryi-
ton OF law and order, the security
OF life, person. and property against
violence and arbitrary rule. But the
effort of any labor leader to put la Dor
In control OF the government. by
means OF Industrial blockade, eco
nomic pressure, intimidation OF vio-
lence. or so-called direct action, can
not be tolerated, any more than such
an effort on the part Of combined
capital would be tolerated. Either
would violate the cardinal principles
OF free government.
Communism In inconsistent with
the vested right OF n laborer to ihe
wages of his labor. The right to
work. to Join or not to join union.
and to accumulate, or to use. M one
sees 1T, and To transmit to his chill
drcn the wages OF his work us an
essential part OF "life liberty, and
the pursuit OF happiness"
These essential elements OF liberty
1re menaced by revolutionary doe
,rines. This revolutionary movement
is international In It's scope and pur-
pose. 1t has received powerful en-
couragement from the adninistra-
tion. Many OF Its advocates have oc-
cupied high place In the government.
Instead of encouraging n class dicta-
torship 1t is the business of the gov
ernment to preserve the ordered lib
erty Of the people, and to protect by
every means in It's power the insti-
tutions on which II In founded. De
tenders and advocates OF those who
h hs.. infs hNgI
OF law OF crimes OF violence, com
mitted In pursuance OF a revolution
nry and communicate program.
should he dismissed from the govern
Tnent service.
The process OF making supreme
sacrifice" OF America. and OF "Ioiu-
ing our fortune with the fortunes OF
men everywhere should be stopped.
The opposite and ancient policy OF
our fathers must be restored of saw I
ing instead OF sacrificing our great
institutions. and OF promoting In
every honorable way the interests Of
our people. The process OF Inter
nationallzinr our fortunes must he
reserved, and the separate interests
of this nation. with due regard for
the rights of others. must be cherish |
ed again.
America, In her mighty separate
station which the fathers gave her, |
leader and champion OF the new
world. the friend OF the old, must /
preserve her sovereign independence. |
ns the one secure seat and refuge OF
genuine liberty
ExtravaGancies produced by war.
and governmental waste. must give !
way to a wise economy. Direct taxes
~ nj ~
should be reduced and supplemented
by increased duties upon imports,
and surplus revenues derived there
from should be expended In liberal
extension OF land reclamation and
Internal Improvement.
Radio communication between the +
United tSates and the rest OF the I
world should be under American
and full cooperation by the
navy department towards that end
should be assumed
An ample merchant marine under
The American flag is essential to ma
.ional prosperity. The merc ham
service and the fisheries afford a
training school for seamen: and
stery facility for the development
of these great essentials OF national
fefense should be provided.
IAVor an extensive system or ma
.ional roads-built on approved en-
principles. located with "A
'iew TO military defense AS well as
,ivil and commercial use. co-ordi-
,ated with existing highways so as
o form national as well as local
'ystem.
Peace with Germany should be de-
Jared at once.
The peace treaty should be
'tripped OF the extraneous incum-
Frances which have been placed
ipon II: and which have so long de-
aged II. and the permanent burdens
which II Is proposed to place upon
he United States In the conduct OF
European affairs should DC at once
elected. II
Every American soldier. except
hose engaged In diplomatic or other
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