The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-10-21

Mr.. c. c. Wells of Oklahoma city writes The
World as follows:
Referring TO your article in today's paper
pertaining to the Independent voter, please
state in your paper II you were "A resident
OF the Eighth congressional district would
you vote for the semi mi-imhecile, Myron Her
rick, or Zach Harris? Please eNpatiate on
this In your paper and obge.
Mr. Wells does not appear to be "A resident
OF the Eighth district and his question may not
be In good faith. However 1t suits us to believe
that 1t wns put in perfectly good faith.
II II Is true that tho republican nominee in
the Eighth is 'scml-mbecle." then a very
Uerious question confronts the voters OF that
district. For beyond all question 1t is true that
the democratic nominee. Zach Harris. secured
place on the ticket by methods 30 question
able that he forfcits the Just consideration of
honest men and women.
Whom Congressman Dick Morgan died the
time for candidates to file had expired. The
primary tickets had been printed bearing the
name OF Morgan and Herrck. both rcpubn-
cans; and Hyde, democrat. The republican
congressional committee exhausted its resources
in an attempt to have thoroughly qualified
republican candidate on the primary ballot, but
the bourbon machine In charge Of the election
machinery held that 1t could not be done
hut tt possible for the machine to get
one Of It's own members on as a democrat since
Hyde quite objectionable to the bour-
bons Herrick to the republicans The
methods employed to get the democratic ring
ster on should damn both he and his party for
| ever. The courts were rcsortcd TO and by some
hocus pocus known only TO the insiders Of the
! bourbon machine Harris was enabled TO have
! his name placed on the ticket His allegation
| being, II we remember corrcc,y, that he had
! filed in time and that his name was left off
! through carelessncss OF some subordinate Off
! cal
We refrain from drawing any conclusions
! The known facts--thc published facts-speak
nvSi itrn,gnI the Amsr.csu peop,s ,.'r - regi.
! louder than any argument or course there
! would have been no court action had not Nor
gan died. We do not charge collusion on the
part OF the court. wo charge that the court was
imposed upon
Now 10 answer the question put by Mr. Wells;
! II We were voter of the Eighth congressional
district we should unqucstionably vote for Her
| rick, regardless OF whether he IS sane or crazy;
We should do that whether we were democrat
or republican. For in no other way can an
honest ocotor express disapproval OF corrupt
election methods,
Herrick. even though crazy man ,and we
have only Mr Wells statement that he is) is
| Incapable ~ doing any harm in congress. Je
| may not make an entirely satisfactory repre-
sentative, hut he at least ia not responsible FOR
his affcuon, assuming that he has ono II is
not charged that ho IS dishonest,
As much cannot be said Of Harris. To elect
him Is to put premium on election crooked
ness and encourage questionable methods in
primary nominations.
Mr.. Harris may he an honorable man him
self but he appears in this campaign as a fence
for the bourbon machine The Worlds advice
to the honest voters Of the Eighth Is to support
lierriok and rebuke the mpudent bourbon ma
chine To vote for Harris is to condono q
fraud