The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-11-13
Old Mrs. Grundy

For more than week tho CauIto,
building has had to contend against
old Mrs. Grundy. Command, iu.
chieftess of the forces Of slaudor and
gossip. II all arose over the fict
that two local divisions OF enforce
mcnt officers went raiding uu ihc
same night and one elective officer
was arrested and charged with AN
nffensc, although there is no stat
ute to cover the case. A sleepy ucws.
paper reporter gave a key tu tho
situation, and three or four elective
state officers became "onragcd' ana
demanded publication OF the maine
or names of those who wcrc sup
posed to be present at the Be'sHta-
zar entertainment.
This imaginary first instance o.
laughabie to those of us who have
been following state affairs. once
before a state elective officer hur
riedly left the state to avoid being
oyertaken for a similar uftensD, @
few years later another, OF the same
depart ment az the one who lcfi and
tho one now charged with being iu-
discreet, was kicked down one flight
OF stairs OF the city's leading ho;cl
only year or 40 ago another was
kept away from the capitol building
on tnc command tHdt ut "'ulb 't"-
erwise be dispensed with.
As matter Of fact and TO be oan.
did, there have been some hig social
scandals in state affairs and people
who understand the frailtics OF hl.
mankind have. without regard o.
party, united In keeping them AS ob.
scure as posslblc---nOt for the so
called purpose of protecting tho
strong, but for the very wise pIr-
pose OF protecting society from the
failings OF those unable to protect
themselves.
In political sense the "Gruudy'
case Is unimporthnt, for. AZ pre-
viously related, there was no statute
broken. There IL a law against
drunkenness on the part of state al
ficers, which could be enforced, pro
vided any state officer drank tand II
Is presumed that they do not hut I'm
tho recent case which aroused more
notoriety than an yother IN control
affairs. there was no charge OF tho
terpischorean artists having I'M
bibed from the extract OF corn.
Uoucs Dashed To Earth.
1t Is now certain that there Will be
no congressman-at at large from OK
lahoma next year. The congress
has practically killed the reappor-
tionment measure and there Is Ut
tie prospect of its heinR revived AZ
the regular session which conVenes
next month. The new bill carried a
proportion for membership, that
would have lessened the member
shin in some of the older states, and
for that reason found little favor IN
the senate.
Ex-senator Gore, while IN the
state, gave the reasons why the re-.
apportionment bill was likely TO fan
and very generously declined proi
fered nomination for the posi- ION
then presumably TO be created. In'
senator has returned to Washlnston
but announced before leaving the
state that 81 shall take a very great
interest In the democratic party ln,
crest in order hat We may succe'u
next year and two years later
The visit OF the ex-senator. also
II possible--aroused still greater lh
terest among organization leaders
who have been attempting to bring
together all elements of the paIN
and who are anxious that NO
wounds made in the last campa.-'
be thoroughly cured before the o'-
ginning of the new year.