The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-03-22
Barometer of Public Opinion


Editor World; writer from Muskogcc under
the caption. "Florida's East Coast" in This
mornings world reflects the sclfishnea of a
great many or our inhabitants OF the male mop
ulation' and also certain number Of the fair
SEX when he puts question mark after pro
hibition law" and ] want to raise the question
Tor him and his co-believcrs in a wet country
as well as the better and more law abiding
citizenship, the World not excepted; liz a man
good cill1en who knows where there s a
iarse sun IN operation and does not apprise
the officers OF the federal court OF It's where
abouts; Is "a mans opinion worth much for the
uplit and good OF the country who does all
that ms power permits him to do In the way
or bringing our constitution into ridicule and
discrodit; would nc be man that fathers and
mothers would want to put their sons and
daughters into his Keeping IL they want to
raise good sound business men and women.
men and women who will be law abiding and
a credit to their country?
He quotes from an article from the Saturday
Evening Post as though its columns were cri-
terlpns for good citizenship in the making. He
AZ well as many other men that talk and write
on personal liberties" show their selfish selves
In their fight 10 keep booze in circulation" for
themselves, entirely forgetting 90 the rising
generation, which everyone knows is more
sober than the present one, and It In turn is
more sober than the one just stepping off the
stage. Most OF the men | hear eXtolling the
good old times are either not fathers sons
or clse they foreigners who have not been
In America long enough to learn of the benefits
o a larger part OF our population) OF the lack
of liquor.
Who condones the actions and excuses the
arguments of the hi-Jackor and auto thief
we all know II is not tho victim of his wiles-
20 It is only his brother in law breaking, who
can see justification in his personal liberty
propaganda.
Going back to the s. +. Post article I do not
doubt that the booueggers cat heartD out
number the customers, FOR great many mon
that | have heard express themselves, show
plainly that they are selfish enough TO sell
booze pcddle dope, or even teach the poor
weakling the modes operandi OF the dope route.
simply for the profit to themselves, II they
were not moral towards who fear the finger
OF scorn that would point their way Surely
they are mot their brothers keeper
There is always little good in the worst
of and little bad in tho best Of us and
Mr.. Woods condemnation OF the officers who
he says know these open violations or the law
cannot he put too strongly; for they should be
their derolctions, the same as II they refused
to protect a citizen from hi-Jacker when he
caught him being held up; but, as in all cases
where the man is deprived of his personal no
critics" he and his friends are the only ones
that make fight for their return-the law
abiding clc.hcnt has always been too willing
let the other fellow do IT. with the con
sequence that the Officers think me law II nov
popular ana proceed to "shut their eyes 10
its intractions. They really, | think, believe
that the majority are against them Tor most ol
their associates and friends are OF the per
aonal liberty" class and they see little to make
them think otherwise, so that maybe they are
not to be ccnsured to harshy.
with just one little poke" at the editor
will close; Why can't YOU use tho influence OF
yovr editorial columns To law Uhs) en-
forcemcnt instead OF rtdicung II, II not I'm so
many words, by vague insnuations, as you
often do? I do not mean to imply your treat
ment OF the local conditions, but the cigh-
teenth amendment to the constitution OF this
glorious United states OF America.
a Doctor, and Father of Two Sons.
Muskogcc, March /,