The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-07-15

vIce that the old gang purposes defeating all
but their own men In the nominating primaries,
to all who oppose them that they propose to
take the election regardless.
For Kinney mover loses his precinct when
he controls the election machinery. And h"
controls both rogistration and votes when NJ
II part Of the election machinery.
It due to the respectable. law-nbidlng
element of the democratic psrty that there was
a complete change In tho administration Of the
municipal government last spring. That vast
improvement resulted In not questioned by any
one. Tulsa IL today moro nearly a law-abiding
community than for some years Not a whisper
~ official dorcction or corruption has been
made.
THAT was accomplished because democrats
Joined with republicans In the commendnble
task ~ driving the corruptionsts from power.
ono stop toward such an achievement was the
disrnlssnl of Kinney from all connection with
tho election machinery. For that piece Of work
Mr.. J. VI Rowe Of Broken Arrow, deserves an1
has the commentator Of all good citizens re-
gardloss Of party.
This was dstastcfui TO the gentlemen who
have long proftcd by Kinucy's machinationP
IIo who n few days since earned now laurels for
demanded the dismissal Of Rowe because he
voted TO dismiss the boas OF the First precinct
An experienced democratic politician himself
not above practical politics, protested that
Rowe was good man and had done nothing
to forfeit his office.
Hes a good man all right" said the en-
bryonic eubernatorinl candidate, but he's
against us,"
20 hc wns forced to relenquish his office
through conspiracy as contrary to good poli-
ties az It was rcpugnant TO good citizenship
and man substituted who was known to fol-
low orders. And Kinney was rcnsta,cd not
withstandins tho tact that he had been proven
guilty of unlawful acts.
So much for the record In the case
The gang not hope to rcwin the city
hall Nor is that It's object Its purpose Is
To retain control of the county courthouse. That
includes all county officers up for re election
sheriff county attorney clerk, assessor, etc.
II was entirely natural that those democrats
who worked in splendid cooperation with the
republicans to clean the city hall should seek
to regain control Of their own party in the fall
election and by nominating better and more
honorable and efficient candidates retain the
county offices for their party. We say that
But what can they expect now?
Just az the city haIi gang could never have
been dislodged by any movement within the
democratic party, Just the county courih house
gang never he disodged by any movement
within the party. once again let It be said,
and with greater vehemeDce than ever ~ that
be possible, no political party has ever been re-
formed while feeding at the public trough
been inflicted.
Tho city hall gang and tho county courthouse
gang In as much the enemy OF and opposed to
the purposes OF the decent democrats as It is
the enemy OF and opposed 10 the purposes of
the republicans II works for and feeds its own
minions at the expense OF the taxpayers. And
part Of Its organization Is criminal element.
There is no question about that.
Those democrats who worked for a Iaudabie
purpose with tho republicans list spring; the
women Of the city who voted for the Evans
ticket regardless Of party and to redeem the
good name OF Tulsa, facing an undisputcd
condition and an imperative necessity.
They cannot do what they naturally would
desire to do--clcan tho rascals from their own
party and elect good democrats Therefore
their obligation, imposed by good citizenship
and the necessities of their homes and COM
munity. is to defeat the candidates OF their own
party by clccting the republican candidates TO
the county offices Thus and thus only can
they reform their own party, Thus and thus
only can they break the defiance of the gang
leaders and force them to consult tho better
element OF the party in the conduct of tho
party,
The ability of language to conceal and dis