The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-01-07
Barometer of Public Opinion
Laying n Corner stone.
tBy H. {. EganJ


Editor World. We have mortgaged future gem
erutons, financially In order to preserve our
governmental structure because wo believe II to
be the best under tho sun. In doing this, We
have made great many present day million
aircs; some honestly and some dishonesty We
must take the bad with tho good We are to-
day suffering from many Ills brought ON through
the process Of backing up our claim. These are
not new diseases. II we win road history and
compare symptom we find them about the same
tury when this structure was built We did not
then ask advice, nor permission of any Euro
pean chhnccIury about keeping our own house
We simply told thcm our plans, fought for
them and proved them true to form.
George Washington was boss OF the job at
that time. lilo laId no claim to being the seq
ond Messiah, he did not claim to know II all
lie took orders during the building. and exc
cuted them so thoroughly that after the site
had bccn cleared. ana the grading all done, he
wac made chier superin tendent OF the greatest
governmental structure known to mankind. He
know mon ana governments he had friends
and oucmcsi lie had "A plan and worked II out.
lie took council with ali recognized ability and
surrounded himself with the best in the land.
lie hunt on solid rock ana allowed no out
aidcr To tampcr with the foundation When he
all his famous colleagues. He was proud OF
that foundation, and guarded 1t with Jealous
eye, ho quickly and effectively uipped In the
bud the first attempt TO tamper with IT, he
stayed the job until he was sure Of the
stability OF his mighty structure then he passed
the job along. From that time We nave jeal-
ouslv guarded that foundation because II carries
the greatest free government IN the world
Nineteen hundred and nineteen will he a
fnmous year In history. It was in that year,
Mt Wilson. commander in-thi'i OF the guards
OF mat wonderful structure built by George
Washington. aud always 80 jCulously guarded.
conceived the idea of substituting foundations
So he could lay a cornor tone. our corner stone
laid 10y George Washington did not suit him.
Mr. Wilson was popular commandment
chlct until that time. Whether or not he mlsin-
GprG hs PSPg2r or Era9Sr m@SnSr mSn rro Who Tn
were anxious TO see George Washington s
structure crumbo, he one day came from
Europe and informed as that there would De a
new foundation built; new corner stone laid,
and, that HE would lay H. That sort oI stunned
The old foundation that cost us so much blood
and money more than century and hal! ago,
and the one we have Just gotten through fight-
a now corner stone laid by Mr., wilson We were
assured that it was alt right that ne mad the
permisslou and advice OF the ClRnccNories OF
Europe TO go right ahead, that our house was
old fashioned anyway.
We had NOT been IA the habit OF asking Euro
pcnu advice about running our own hoHSehold
and We do NOS like 10 commence nov, w,
knew Europe had made mess OF her own
building ours had not only WtJiheEed every
storm. but grow stronger with age, Tamperins
with the told foundation iHld ny Nhshlhsto'
lnntel .usoIrIous.-.t looked as though either
personal vanity. or jealousy ot some one o's'
were working through our chief. II dld nor lool
right The old guard Commenced 10 investigate
and look into the now plans Just because o
that some people got sore, and are saying mast
. thiugs-thuse people are not thinking first an
. them SU#tN.ug. tN.N sptdhiNE l.lNt, anu W ~
/ have pleufy OF time TO think afterwards, ina
b. lho tyne ot character pT. BlRckturd describe
as glow thinking quick acting, or scientifically
b known as the vpuCpNC. pr CouCINc uOpcr--con
,ayo lower. not prcdomInatng in America hu
I rharacterIsuc of European countries. Americ
+ b,.nr the convex or convex uppcr--concaV
lower typo. which demonstrates quick thinking
I sure actlug. The Americans think before the
. talh. they talk quick. and Co the point tn
/ predominant characteristic OF the America
/ people,
/ That looks Rs though our senate was America
. AN right They are running true 10 form, ac
. rord.nu To American character. They are doin
/ thylr thinking and talking, and when they d
/ act they VIII act quickly and surely, and the oil
+ foundation won't he changed.
II therr Is q uCw corner stone 10 be laid
. will have TO be far enough away 80 that IN
I structure won't butt up against our old tounda
I tion. when we want TO do building, we do nc
/ consult Eurupc--we talk II over in our ow
/ household then build straight upon the ol
I foundation. II is strong enough to last as Ion
. as the world LASTS. and there is plenty ot rooJ
10 build towards the sky. We want 20 koe
going up, not sideways The bosses from I
J divisions nt our household are iuNvstEauug thos
pluus and II they q. * them. and they do nu
suit there will hc new BOSSES ON the Job VIII
VIII make them suit Tn, American people wi
attend TO the,r own business without being /
too bis a hurry, and they will not need the per
mission OF bankrupt nutiuns to do so, especiall
ff n Do q Ia f,r.t d,