The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-10-07
Barometer of Public Opinion
A sermon In the shade

Editor World; Don't read this unless you are
n liberal thinker and can grasp both sides OF
fact without losing your equilibrium.
NJ church last sunday our minister rather
startled me by declaring in burst Of enthus-
iasm that no "wouldn't be at all surprised II the
whole world went for Christ tomorrow"
More likely" | amended thoughuully the
whole bottom falls out and we slide straight into
hallelujah-ram" Which was an ugly pessimis-
uc-kc thought 20 have in church, but, being
In business which gives me dsillusoning
closeup OF men and human nature generally, |
cant hop believing that the millennium IL still
some few billion years off.
Get your own opinion and keep IT, but first
gq around and view the thing from It's up and
under side.
You 20 to church and hobnob with the mem
that "overythlng IL lovely and the goose hangs
high" IL is-and does--in church.
Then go down on First street and rub elbows
with the other element The goose there Is
haggled and dragglcd and doesn't hang at ALI
And that element doesn't confine itself To-
First street Every hotel and rooming and
apartment house in the city gets Its share, which
may be greater or lesser owing to the astute-
ness with which you put on the lid,' and the
consistency with which you sit on 1t after put
wish to inform the world through The
world that it's IA man-size job keeping the lid
well down!
The blame for this condition be placed
only at the feet Of the men. Yes'm--yes, sir
everybody. | said 1.-THE mem think hear
gasps OF horror from all the ladies. and a few
from the men.
Wen, listcnl This u a man planned. a man
made and man governed town and the reason
for the present condition OF affairs Is that men
want them to continue JUST AS THEY ARE
Otherwise they would change them.
Right now II you have any dignity left to be
shocked you'd better leave the rest OF this ar
ticlo for some else 10 finish, for I'm going
TO enlarge upon the shortcomings OF men.
DO you know that well-to-do men hire i'm
moral women to run the cheaper third-rate
roomng houses?
DO you know that proprietors and Iandadies
arc offered five times the rent of the room by
men who want to 'have little game?
Do you know that these same proprtetors and
landladies are approached day after day by
wcll-dressed intelligent men, who want to know
II they keep girls at their place.
DO you know that lot OF these are respect
able CD married men with growing girls OF
their own2
These facts are go commonly known to hotel
people that they begin after a while TO be-
lieve that the whole world is crooked
A nice-ooking old man called at our place
last week for rooms Lady" he said, "a friend
and are rooming over on - street with
an old couple who are very religious OF course
don't mind that we like TO live among de-
! cent people but my friend wants TO know II
! you would allow us few privileges II we got
room with you" what kind OF privileges" l
| asked.
"well-er-you see, We would like to bring
! In lady friend now and then"
Tell your friend" said, that we rent
| rooms here--not privileges"
This from old codger (cxcuse the terml
with dyed moustache and one foot in the
| grave,
would he glad to believe that he was the
! exception but know too well that he is merely
| one. out Of the rank and file.
! Ever notice that just after election when the
! new mayor, sheriff and whatnot take their seats
! that the first thing they do Is to swear with a
| loud and mighty voice that they're going TO
! "Cloan up the town"7
! II needs IT, heaven knows, and a lot OF tho
! good people sit back with a sigh Of RELIEF and
| think It's certainly going to get It this time.
But the town continues to be the same old
town with probably few OF the vice Centers
! changed hands. They romp all over a few old
dope ncnds and run out a few bootlcggcrs who
! anyhow stay out until after dark. Then they
| lock up in Jail few dragged -out unfortunate
| women and consider as they advertise these facts
| that they are making great impression on the
| voting public,
Rut why punch or punish the results OF vice
| while the cause itself goes footloose?
You men--lston. You know that pet sin OF
| yours--what2 That one you kind OF cherish
| sometimes you even braC about II 20 other
! people. That hcsctting sin that YOU think YOU
| can't turn loose. Sometimes it is a drink on the
side, moro often the desire OF lovely woman
| whom you have no right to- Well this precious
cared-for sin OF yours is the whole cause OF this
| vice-riddcn world live In today You make
universe, then you proceed quietly 10 break
them every day.
Honestly now go at Il and clean voursclvc,
up and this town will be rid OF the Other
element" within week, They are like any
other business people--unless they are patron2et
isn't i2 Clean up your individual part ana the
only thing left for the town to take care ot
viii be few old dope fiouds and fcw STICK half.
crazcd women, and these will be easily dis,
posed Of
Having said what came TO say, and all things
having an ond-evcn sormons-I will pronounce
a hcuedicton'
May the graciousncss and peace and duletudo
OF good conscience be yours as often as Won
refuse a drink, or stifc tho desire to drag down