The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-01-02
Oklahoma Politics and Politicians
by G. W. II HiNDs

ings and twice attempts bad been
made % "rcorganize' or devise some
way To cover the gaping wounds
through the medium of the stat,
committee.
Those who had offended or bolted
failed to confess their sins or take
seriously the calls for harmony In
| truth they awaited the arrival of
those who were known to be opposed
. to the Robertson ad min lstration and
| its legislative pNlicies. when that
time came, there was immediate ac-
tion, with eruptiOns and explosions
the order of the day.
should the state administration be
able TO cover during the Legislative
session. it Will come gu. with the
I, still slim hope of commanding dur
Ing the next two years. Total defeat
In the Legislature will bring about
'reorga niaztion" of the democratic
party without calling for :he as
sistance of the state committee or
the elective comanders thereof.
1t must not be construed that q
victory for either faction will be de-
cisive In the ultimate, for this Is a
surgical operation, and 1t is next 10
impossible to perform clean surgery
without removing some parts of the
unfortunate operated on.
! Complcxity and Pcrplcxity.
| And while the solons seek to weld
together. working organizations and
politicians play for future stakes, the
complexities confronting the new
session are only exceeded by .he per-
, plexities of those who are to do tho
| llegislating.
There are already legislators here
with bills. Some OF them are on new
topics, some of them are impossible
only few, however, viii bring strife
and discord-two In particular.
| one comes from the farmers or
ganization, led by President John
Simpson and backed by experienced
farmer lobbyists. They have met OF
ficially and will ask the legislature
for a loan" of S2,000,000 to sav,
crops and relieve situations admit
Itcdly strained to the last financial
extremity.
Naturally a majority of the legis-
| la.ors are conscious of the fact that
no such legislation would be legal
Likewise, there are few men BRAY,
| enough to stand on the firing lint
and say so. This farmers lobby Is
| impressive, comprised OF determined
men and men who know how to ask
1 lpl WHAT NIltN Ndllt. hS u Tult lnty
luppose large appropriations. but, like
the soldier hospital bill, this Is 20 bs
la loan. not an appropriation.
IL requires little eluc!dation e
make the reader understand there
are many Legislators. officeho olders
and politicians who are sorry Mr.
Simpson decided to ask for tn
loan" He has IA very persistent way
about him and his organization
heads trust him implicitly and carr.
out his orders with alaCIity. But tC
make the situation of additional in.
tercst, simpson is going 10 revive the
old free textbook measure and ask
for its passage. The free textbook
controversy arose in the first legis'
laturc and has been rising every lime
the solons commenced work again.
However, there is considerable diff.
ference In beating d free textbook
lbill sponsored 10y few educator,
land "A few young legislators Just out
OF school, and defeating one backed
by the president OF the farmers
luniou with $4,000 members. Every,
one understands that many bij
measures are introduced for IN
purpose OF countering some othe
move--sometimes for an even wors
purpose, Textbook bills bring on
lobby from publishing houses. Any
one who ever saw that kind OF
lobby in operation always feels sorr
the Lord didn't make folls differen
righ' from the start.
There Arc Others.
The foregoing two measures hav,
carried the banner during the las
week preceding the session. ant
largely because of the direction from
whence they came, There are others
Revision of the code, mandatory nj
this legislature and "A task of the frs
magnitude, Appropriations, Ia b,
large at best and To make then
larger the task of the toterinG stat
administration. grasping at every op
portunity 10 pile on u little more.
Redistrlcting the legislative and
judicial districts Is considered
mandatory by those most conversan'
with the stature. There Is also ths