The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-10-28
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People Urged to Vote for
Ticket Their Faith
ers Did
PUSH RACE BUGAB00
Depend on Secret Spread Of
Misrepresentation to Affect
Vote for the Machine

Tho eleventh hour appeal OF the
bourhons to tho nrcjudlccs OF pnrti-
sans. their disregard of important
and vital issues, their misrepresenta-
tion and tho sending out ot scwcr
squads for tho purpose Of poisoning
the minds OF electors IN the hope thai
slnnder secretly spread will cause
them TO vote contrary 20 their con
viciions. has aroused literally scores
OF leading democrats in Tulsa TO
an indignant protest.
''Aforo than over am I dcteTmiucd
10 vote aCnlnr the ontlro machine.
said one prominent democrat We'd
ncsdav. This man has been an i'm
portnnt fnctor In state democratic
affairs and has held high office.
~ want hcre In this state. in tho
south, whore ! was horn, every
whore. "A political condition that will
enable men ana women to vote their
honest judgment on Issues of to-
day, not their preJudiccs concerning
issues that their fathers had to
settle.
"Just Yesterday" no continued.
"a friend OF mine that | think u
great deal OF, begged mo not To
vote for the republicans. Ic talked
about what the republicans did so
years ago he appealed to every base
pretudice In my nature, He did not
discuss n single issue OF today. but
did admit that he had no use for
the league, was bitterly opposed To
Wilson and his kind OF democracy,
thought the state machine was bad
and menace 10 the state, but vet
begged me TO vote for the party that
stood for the things nc condemned.
"I,am against that sort OF thing.
] am an good n democrat 20 wos
was. But what my father did what
the republicans OF his nme may have
done. has nothing whatever to do
with me today or the republicans
who are in this campaign standing
Tor the preservation OF American In
dependence nor tho democrats who
ure seeking TO subvcrt the consti-
tuition Of the United States. involve
my country In European politics and
10 the instant bidding OF the radi
calls.
II have every reason In the world
for believing that II my father was
living today he would he standing
with those who are standing by their
country In preference to their par
ty ] believe that men and women
everywhere are tired of heing i'm
posed on by misrepresentation and
an appeal to prejudice. Neither n
wise determination OF public issues
nor good government can como from
such practices.
"The raising OF the race question
by the democratic organization IL an
insult to the intelligence OF every
voter in the state. Negro domina-
ton is not even a possibility. much
less an isSue In this campaign. |
Neither Is there the Blightost dan
ger OF mixed schools or the repeal
OF existing legislation with reference
TO seperate coaches and waiting
rooms. lf the republicans should
electevery officer In Oklahoma there
would not be the slightest change
In such laws. And tho lamentabie
part OF IL is the democrats who are
appealing 60 the preJudices of vot
ers along this line know that and
admit It.
But it's our only chance--@to keep
the people from thinking OF the VIII
son administration. the league of
nations, and the pardoning orgy,
lovying OF unjust taxes and road
bond schemes OF the statchouse ma
'chine,' they say.
Isn't II disgusting? Don't IL show
that the bourbon democrats really
believe the people have no sense
are not capable of protecting their
own interests? think IL will do
them more harm than good. And