The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-04-10
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Has Defeated Every Candidate He
Into Dscordan Dsordey MobNobod Believes State Admin
the State Capital Hears Concerning 'Pie"-Har-
reid Stlla Child of FORTUNE

the house. republican in name, could
not properly function because 1t was
oarnacled with lot of old members
VINO knew no other duty than to be
against somebody.
Therefore, trouble came along In
org droves and got stronger as the
days went by. A trained and highly
skilled democratic minority in the
house OF Representatives would have
saved the day for the democratic
party, but the democratic senate was
dlSorgani2ed in its orga anization.
There was no reason for declaring
that Tom Simpson was the leader of
the senate, for he was not and
declarations could not make II come
about.
The governor organized the senate
ana the people were against the gov
crnor. simpson Is a splendid real
estate salesman and a fine fellow,
and knows about the same of law
and government as the governor; not
more. on the mot more" statement
we do not wish to be held to literal
meaning, for there is no desire TO
give simpson the worst Of the deal
and there Is no cause for malice.
Not Hard to Understand.
Perhaps the greater part of state
politics can be traced directly To leg
lslation. If that Is true now, II will
require scientific tracer for the
reason that the legislation got flab-
belgastcd--if that is the correct ex-
preston for something that can not
be described. Anyhow, we nave seen
the winter fade and the spring ap-
proaCh summer with "A smile, and
the legislation has been small; II
would be iInkind to add that some of
mo iaUigl4fnpa
smaller.
Political Splits.
A statement has been going
around the capitol building TO the ef-
tect that "the republican party is
split wide open" II 1t is no worse
than that, Il has the best OF the
argument. The democratic party is
not spirit" II would be more cor
rect to suggest that it has been ex-
ploded.
In sober truth. Oklahoma politics
as now existent could command the
attention OF Colonel Cobb-not tho
ha swatter. but the Kentucky paper
marker II IL likewise true that
there should be change, because
real politics and governmental ad.
ministration are so closely related
That It means To the average man
ror political waves 10 ride toward the
shores OF safety, conservatism and
honest intention.
OF course, unthoughtful people
can declare with gusto that one OF
our most populous foreign countries
was early paved with good inteu-
TONS but even that does not pre-
clude the idea that If some of the
more ambitious OF our statesmen
would just he honest with them
selves We might be able to right
things.
Two Wise Ones ovcrplaycd.
The present political prcdicament
IS really due to two really wise nIav-
ers on the political checker board
getting too confident that all was
well. Lieutenant Governor Tram
and senator Rob Davidson We're run
ming the senate, The governor
thought otherwise. but the governor
does not think thinkingly. Neither
Trapp or Davidson wanted to carry
out the governors complete pro.
gram, hut they allowed IL to iostle
along too long,
1t can be remembered that when
the republican senate floor leader
Joe sherman, conceived the idea OF
destroying the republican state
chairman ana national committee
man, Davidson would not stand for
the deal, and II had to he played
from the Rohertsonian end OF the
senate. and the PLAYERS wor. un-
skllled-oraVe but untutored polit-
ical operators.
The proposition blew up. II looked
all right on a grasshopper blue print,
but would not stand the wear and
tear. Further politics that would