The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-08-08
Political Revolution Impending in State

never so low in Oklahoma as now"
This man has served in Washing
ton as a presidential appointee, is
u conservative ana able member of
the bar and is known for his un-
compromising adhesion to the dem
ocratic cause In general and Presi-
dent Wilson in particular. But he
recognizes conditions as they are.
The Machine Is TO Blame.
The writer has talked to numer-
Gus democrats and republicans who
went through the primary as can
didates, and heard indirectly from
many others, not alone those who
campaigncd Tulsa county. but some
who campaigned the cn'!re state.
Everywhere it is the sluc. The
woods are literally filled with for
mer democrats who are on the
warpath against their party. They
are ashamed and dissatisfied with
is performances in both The hSte
and nation: and In many, many
cases are also out of sympathy
with its performances in their own
town government or county admin
istration.
The machine has been driving
with an iron hand Almost every
man you encounter has citnH7 come
in contact with the cruel thing or
| has friend who has suffered
some indignity at its hands. Then,
| too, Campbell Russell, through his
| cat" is reaching n much larger
number of voters than the general
public knows, and wherever he So
| cures Il reader he makes an angry
| democrat.
Russell in sort of unofficial
wav as vet, is the real head of an
| insurgent movement that Is sworn
| to clean up its own party. and that
/ is beginning to understand such a
| thing can be accomplished only by
| defeating IL at the pools. Vote her
| straight" the old shibboleth, that
| for years at election times rang
! through the woods and over the
prairiss from the Red river to the
/ Kansas line is no longer heard
! There remains In the democratic
! party not n single leader capable OF
arousing the fighting spirit that
won victories in the days of Has
! kCll, Cruce and Williams.
The Spectacular Contest.
The spectacular contest OF the
fan will be between the candidates
]
ris, the hand-picked candidate OF
the state machine--the servile fol-
lower of Wilson and wisconsin,
sworn to vote for the ratification
of the league of nations, viii fight
a defensive fight against Congress
man Harreld. anti-leaguer and the
most Independent political char
acter that has appeared in either
Oklahoma party since the coming
of statehood,
Ferris fight win not only attract
the united support OF the state ma
chine that has been after Gore for
two years. but will have the active
| support Of the national administra-
ton and the democratic national
committee. For the Ferris can
dldacy was ordered from the white
house and his defeat will properly
be accepted as crushing defeat
for the president So that there
will really be a greater. direct ef-
fort made to elect Ferris than TO
carry the state for Cox and Roose-
welt,
Equally as aggressive a campaign
will be made by the republicans tc
elect Judge Harreld. There Is nc
question but that Oklahoma is over
whelmingly anti-league II the ia
sue could be presented free OF
partisan considerations. Unfor-
tunately that cannot be done. FoI
! Cox has made II the paramount is
= sue in obedience to orders from
the white house, and he stands foi
as servile acceptance of the Euro,
: pean plan OF conducting world af.
fairs in general and United States
affairs in particular, as does thC
! president. SO that the appeal |,
) one of party regularity and the
: democratic ticket will receive tn,
support Of tens of thousands OF
people who are bitterly opposed e
/ the league and its consequences
? A United Party Behind Hnrrcld.
But even so there is absolute con,
/ fidenco in the rank OF the republi
cans that "A sufficient number OF
7 democrats will become patriots fol
J the time being to elect Harreld
5 and there Is real fear amoni