The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-12-19

to punish Welch for being obstrep-
erous with the governor, but the du-
! ties Outlined are practically the same
as the statues compel the state In
surance commissioner to perform.
| The state insurance board is "A him
| drancc TO the commissioner, who
has to do the work anyway. A pru-
| dent legislator on an economical
tour. really seeking to improve ser
vice and decrease the cost, could win
fame and merit acclaim by offer
ing and securing passage OF a bill
| to abolish the state insurance board
and the office Of state fire marshal.
An additional clerk for the state
Insurance commissioner, at "A salary
! of $500 per annum could accom-
plish more than the board and the
! fire marshal and avoid Emporium
| ing Legislators for division of the
state into several fire marshal dis
triCts."
Fight Being Organized.
Republican members of the legis-
lature. and many democrats who
| are convinced the hammer of econ
ony must be used, are appriscd Of
the present alarming situation, and
1t Is alarming beyond pcradventure
OF doubt. From many sections of
the state legislators have come TO
Chairman Jim Harris. whose open
| opposition 10 the program has not
iesscncd because of other affairs
Buck Campbell of Waukomis. Eli
Admire of Ollton and Judge A. h..
Cravcr of Bartlesville, all candidates
Tor speaker OF the house. have OPEN
~ challenged the program, Admire
and Campbell boldly going into the
press TO state their views.
All fthese experienced men of
politics understand that while II ap-
pears impossible to the novice that
such gigantic spending progra m
can be carried through. its very ma
nitude makes 1t the more formida bic
VIII gather toward it like "a magnet
those who can not see it's folly IL
pursued to the end.
Nor can any opponent afford to
forget mat when big things are
Deing done, the doers thereof rec
ognize no party. and the matters
outlined above belong in the realm
OF big things.
| hiDlp S-eclshrdln up upupunIpp
Submcrgcs Other Legislative Plans
Already 1t Is noticeable that the
fight over appropriations is about 10
submcrGe other plans. In this the
democratic state administration has
all to win. and, losing. will have as
much as II the plan had not been
proposed. In the event OF the state
administrations remaining quiet and
resisting legislation passed by a re-
publican house when 1t reaches the
senate, the best to be hoped for
would be compromise. In that
event the democratic administration
would have TO accept a modification
OF the registration law--sometning
will.
Eurant has already publicly
stated could not be done. Repeal OF
the present unfair automobile tax
law Is demanded by the public, and
the republicans would also check
that to the senate. Refusal to accept
would carry the responsibility to the
people which would be bad for the
democratic state organization, al
ready repudiated by the people every
time they found opportunity to ex-
press themselves at the polls. ,
| Consequently there is more than
hope TO secure the appropriation
program on the part of the Robert
son administration. II 1t wins the
fight and the appropriation net en-
meshes enough republicans OF the
house to carry the day--well, and
good. If II fails, 1t can at least af-
! firm that 1t made gallant II
ghoulish stand before the state tres
lry doors to the time of the very
fall of legislative gavels.
| 1t is not good politics for an or
ganizatjon seeking to gain or regain
favor with the people, but those
making it are conscious that they
can never again be the elected rep
rcsentatives of public they have
not included in their scheme Of
things. 3
Fight Over Walkers Place.
Resignation OF Art l.. Walker,
| chairman OF the state corporation
| commission. must be expected In n
very short time. In fact Mr.. Walker
has definitely announced that he
will leave the commission in a very
short time, and 1t is an open secret
| that this would have occurred before
now had the democratic organization
| been agreed as to who should sue
| coed him.
| 1t is also an open secret that Mr..
Walker desires the governor to ap-
point II. T.. Echols to his place.
| Echols was defeated for commits
| sioner at the late election by n. II.
| Hughes, republican.
Former Senator c. W. Board of
| OksMah, long time friend OF the
government, Is most frequently
mentioned as Governor Robertson's
choice as successor TO Walker.
Others. both democrats and repub-
| licans, have importuned the gov
| ernor to appoint republican, which
would give that party n majority Of
the board and permit election OF
republican chairman to cucceed
| Walker. This would eliminate Camp
bell Russell. the Nemesis of the
| Robertson administration and for
whom the governor holds an cnmity
which is undisguised, as "A probabil-
!ty for the next chairman.
Another ConnaIly Heard From