The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-03-30

Itcal hcnchnan stand at the head Of the mo-
tor thief organization. but the fact remains thot
this organization socs right ahcad without trou-
bic OF any Kind.
The mayors standing is entirely too high to
believe that hc orders protection Tor the stick.
ups that operate nightly occasionally taking the
life ~ some fine citizen like Arch Han. but the
ulopups do operate ana they are rarely mo-
Icstcd or upprehcnded.
Having said this much what II the uncsca.
able conclusion? That the mayor Is victim of
tho system Just as an Tulsa Is such q victim.
lie himself denies that hc would be party 70
any Of the things enumerated. Yet those things
do exist ana have been praoticod right along
during his administration. Notwithstanding the
tact that he ia the general manager Of the mu-
nicpallty ana vested with supreme authority.
How then. is one 10 escape the conviction that
the system Is moro powerful than the mayor
Has he not. by his own word OF mouth,
fcsscd his inability to control ~
II IN to the mnyora credit that hc dd not
deny in his letter to Mr.. Jones' that these prac.
tIccs do exist whnt he said was that he d.i
not conuvc at them and was not party either
before or after the fact But what boots that
to the citizenship Of Tulsa since they 80 on and
are not checked by the hand Of authority
II is difficult to deal 50 lenently with the
mayors doctrine that the citizenship should
force the law. lie tells the citizenship to bring
tho election crook to him aud prove the case
and he will that the crook does not vote.
This In Itself argues that the mayor has
considerable authority with tho election author
tiles, but we shall simply let that pass lie also
infcrcntlally denies that the gambling houses
and other forms Of law defiance are being prac-
Heed because year more ago he APP
pointed various good citizens as special police
men ana since they have not arrested ana
brought in the iawbrcakers they just simply
don't exist
We believe the public is so familiar with this
doctrine that we are relieved Of the necessity Of
pointing out its weakness. Yet we are minded
to make an observation or two The special po-
liccmen appointed were for the purpose OF pro-
tccting not only the community but all Amer.
lea against the acts and utterances OF dIsloya-
lists Their appointment war measure To
indirectly charge these men with culpablc neg
lgence for not walking beat and enforcing
the police laws OF the community comes
precious near hclng an Insult to tn, m and -
the public.
Tulsa elects mayor and commissioners, gives
them ample means and permits them to employ
sufficient help, for the purpose of doing these
things and relieving the private citizen OF taxi
ing the enforcement of the law into his own
hands It may come to the point where an out
ragged citizenship viii indeed take the enforce
ment OF the law into its hands, but that Is pre-
cisely the eyentuality The world seeks to avoid
when It solcmny advises the citizenship that
the only way to end the reign OF election crook
edness and law defiance In this city is to vote
against the Allison Kinney ticket headed b.
Mayor Hubbard.
The mayor well says that the personal fitness
Of the candidate should he the major consdcra-
ton Yet there are other considerations. We
have no hcstancy in saying that Col, Allison
himself would mako Tulsa as competent mayor
In most respects as 1t would be possible to Sc
| cure Ills ability is beyond question. lie woulI
/ exact but one privilege In return Tor executing
| the office of mayor efficiently and effectively.
! But ls Tulsa ready to meet that condition.
Happily, the opponent OF Mayor Hubbard suf-
| fers not at all in the most eSacting comparison
of ability. And he stands out by himself, leay-
! ing the mayor at most distinct disadvantage
in that ne is not the hand picked candidate OF
an impossible system controlled by col Allison
| and Boss Kinney.
The mayors defense is notable II cmpha
sizes with tremendous forcc the issue set forth
| hy this paper on the morning following the
primary clccton--lhat II what has been and '
meets the approval of the tulsa citizenship ther
Mayor Hubbard should he reelected, but II