The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-08-13
Barometer of Public Opinion
ncnonnccs Political Icglonnircs.

Editor World:-In regard to the position
taken by our state commander OF the American
Legion on politics that, Il intend to continue 10
devote my time and attention to political mat,
tcrs" and while the Legion has not yet entered
the political field II is getting very near tnere
Rt the present time" l have this TO say II MT
Uagan is laborng under the impression that the
only opposition he has or Will have to bringing
the Legion Of this state into politics is the edl-
torial writer of your paper, then he Is making
the biggest blunder he has yet been guilty or lie
is mistaken, and very seriously so, when he as
serts that the Legion Is very near In politics az
forts to bring the Legion OF this state into poll
tics has been the most untiring activity In the
political arena this season.
Mr.. Hagan attempts to excuse his partisan
fight in the last primary on the proposition that
he is in favor OF the members of the Legion be-
coming interested in politics. This only gets
him In decper for his efforts TO bring the Legion
into politics was not an effort to help get some
member into office, but to assist n man INTO or
flee whose record in congress should he repug-
nant 10 cx-service men. II is my personal opin-
ion that Mr.. HaEan is such a bitter partisan In
politics that he is willing to surrender the prin-
clplcs upon which the Legion was and Is found
ed in an effort to aid the candidates Of his par
tlcular party. | would like TO ask Mr.. Hagan II
the Legion organized or II II exists for the
purpose OF fighting the political battles or can
didatcs and | care not whether they he demo-
cratic or republican in principle. whether the
Terion keeps n record ot the names and ad-
dresses OF its membership FOR the purpose of
being handed about to political candidates who
may find favor In the eyes OF on" man, whether
he
was a candidate during the primary cam
paIgn and was defeated by ii6 votes, there
abouts and know that had 7 campaigned on
the Legion proposition l would have won, but
| left my Legion card at home, and further.
could have been the post commander OF ST.
Mabel Post No. II had I accepted tho office,
which was rendered mo last spring, and I de-
cliped TO accept because I was a candidate.
say these things that Mr.. Hagan may know
why | did not accept his invitation appear be-
fore the Joe Carson Post in political capacity
The American Legion was not brought into be-
ing for the purpose OF serving the selfish inter
est OF men who are willing and anxious 20 use II
as a means OF securing their personal elevation
I'm politics and the sooner Joe Carson Post takes
issue with our fussy little state commander, IN.
better for IT, I say Joe Carson Post because
that seems so far TO be tho only post MIR. Hagar
seems to have been able to lead astray. II he
would get the entire membership OF that post
! / 45O men in all, TO attend one ~ his meetings
| FOR POLITICAL PURPOSES, he would be
| able to handle about corporars guard
The other posts OF this state are going to bt
! anxious to know whether the Joe Carson Post
which set such n fine example In the bonu,
question, ia going to permit itself 20 be used as a
politlcal tool as the state commander has sc
! omlnousy threatened.
Yours respectfully
! BEN c AXLEY
! Member American Legion
! sand Springs, Aug, IL.