Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-02-02
0KLAH0MAN POSITION
PROVES NO SURPRISE
kAch~rs of Go,crn"y Rnl-r,sop- :
Program for Irfy Mlllinn Dol.
lars Ispcctcd Opposition
COMMITTEES ARE AT WORK
Editorial Appearing IN ,apilni 81,
Paper Only spurs Them On IA
Action on Measure, 81
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OKLAHOMA cry Fob while
considerable discussion has heon
aroused among friends of the hatd
surface road project nv the front
pars editorial ~ the pally Oklaho-
man opposing tho proposition ho'h
house ani senate committees uto
solng ahead with tholr consideration
~ their respective hlllt ~ Au effort
10 reconcile differences ~ opinion
between individual momhrrH Hni
road cNreriH
Tho Oklhhoml'H editorial was ~
pected and except To- those who ha,a
not been Initiated into the drylous
ways pursued Nv capital city Journal
lam, II was no surprise IN som"
quarters II IL now considered That
N" proposition gained strength
instead Of losing Il because ~ tho
attitude taken hv the pklahomnn
what motives were behind the rdi.
forlAl ara explained Nv friends ~ tho
paper ~ hring as of convincing
nature which would not permit the
propriH,ors 10 sanction the road
scheme. even though no tangible p'nn
has yet been whipped into shape Tor
tho consideration of the voters
On tho other hand, tho comment
al first excited by the editorial was
Of such nature that n left the impli.
cation that some such action was tn
he expected from that source before
the $50 900 600 proiec, had advanced
10 a stage where citizens could he
9iven enough Information upon
which to base their own conclusions
and 10 form definite opinions aa to
the sdvisa bili,v of embarklns upon
such q gigantic project. There II
considerable usly iaik going the
rounds. similar 10 that which has
bsen heard on previous occasions
whom the policy OF this same paper
has suddenly switched unexpectedly
but little attention II being pAid In
this by friends Of tho proposition or
the more conservative element al tho
capital who know batter ana who. II
they would. could tell Of something
further back which brought about
the editorial
A close friend of Governor Robert
con eaid yesterday that there WAS
peculiar siRnifioancs 10 tho COVER
nor's statement To tho good roads
men Tuesday when he asked them 10
'prOteot him from some OF his over
sealous friends" They pointed out
that . certain nswspaper which feels
that ita influence II such that its
voice must be heard on any matter
which u deems Of sufficient import |
Ance 10 warrant Interference, hNs
outlined q road plan Of Its own. soma
features Of which have been accept |
ID by Governor Robertson In his pro-
Rvam. In the view of this newspaper. |
the other features were Of equal Inn
pestance ana should have been In
oerporated In the program. Oover-
nor Robsrteou. who felt that he
ought 10 have some voice IN shaping
road IDEAS. n said 20 have politely
rsteetsd these other features but was
Informed that his action would mean
that the entire measure would he
married for slaughter N the newspn-
psr's ideas were not adopted In their
entirety. II n known that tho edi- |
tor and the governor had n confer 1
ence the other evening and tho next
Morning the editorial appeared In
the Daily Oklahoman.