The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-10-26

tfHt tNN tN'NttEtNW' 'F'f'F'N
would be n dead man and II he
straddled. he would be deader than
dead"
On September 3. 1922. when there
was considerable speculation ms to
whether Walton would stand on the
democratic platform and carry the
banner Of the democratic party. or
whether he would remain on the
Shawnee platform under the social.
lst banner. this same paper said:
mo man can serve two masters.
Mr.. Walton endorsed the Shawnee
platform when he accepted the nom.
nation OF tho Farm.Labor league.
He has made his race on that plat.
form and was nominated In the pri.
mary against two democratic oppon.
ents. who were outspoken against
the Shawnee platform"
"The Shawnee platform Is there
fcre. In the nature OF a contract be-
tween Mr.. Walton and the farmers
and laborers OF Oklahoma"
"The farmers and laborors ful.
filled their part ~ the agreement
when they nominated Mr. Walton
and Mr.. Walton Is honor bound TO
make his final race on the platform
on which he was nominated
III In the face OF these facts. Mr..
Walton should 'straddle' we would
regard him as unworthy OF the fur.
ther support Of THOSE WHO MADE
HIS NOMINATION POSSIBLE. and
we shall so inform our readers"
In the face OF this threat can you
doubt where Walton stands? Can
ycu not understand why Walton
says:
II started on that platform, was
nominated on Il. am running on
It now and II elected governor Of
this state | will still be standing
on It."
No wonder Walton dare not men.
tion the name OF Woodrow Wilson!
These statements in the Leader
we're made in answer to the follow.
ing question:
"What will be the attitude Of the
Leader II Walton should straddle by
endorsing both the Shawnee and the
Packingtown platforms, including the
endorsement OF Wilson. and Robert
son administrations, and the contra
dictlons contained in the two plat.
forms?"
Do the democrats of Oklahoma
owe Walton their support? He has
repudiated democracy: to him the
democratic platform is mere
scrap of paper; he has refused to
carry the banner Of democracy and
darcs not mention the name of the
greatest living democrat. Will you
follow the socialist banner, while
yours remains unfurled with no one
to carry it to victory?
This same editorial declares that
the Leader will support no demo.
cratic nominee who stands on the
democratic platform.
Is there a democratic nominee for
state office, for congress, for the
Legislature, who stands on the demo-
cratic platform? If so, you will not
get the socialist vote. This is the
threat thrown in the teeth of the
democrats of Oklahoma by social
lists and socialist supporters. Have
democrats lost their courage? Are
they afraid to fight their enemies?
Throw the challenge back In the
face of George Wilson, Dan Hogan,
Pat Maggie, Luther Langston, and
treir cohorts, by the declaration
that democrats will support no man
IN this election who stands on the
Shawnee platform.
Democracy VS.. Socialism.
am opposed to socialism, be-
cause socialism is opposed to dem.
ocracy. Democracy is based on
spiritual things, belief in God and
religion, and upon equality in gov.
ernment; government by the people.
Tor the people; socialism is based
on material things. Atheism. unbe-
lief, and government by class for
class benefit. When the Declara.
tion of Independence was issued by
the founders of this nation, class
government ceased and freedom. lib.
erty and justice became the rule for
Americans so long as this govern.
ment stands, and there can be Sc.
cured to us only by our faith in
God and our belief in Christianity.
10 understand socialism, we must
understand certain terms used by
them: "Proltariat" means working
class wage earners.' Those who
DO not own property, but work for
a wage, usually limited to those who
work in shops, mines, factories and
similar industries. Bourgeois"
means middle class" Those who
own property, and those engaged in
-heir own business, such as farmers.
merchants, business men, profes.
sional men and all others in similar
occupations. Get the meaning Of
'nese terms. They are important.
What do socialist authorities saw
about socialism? Karl Marx, in
1867, published, what is called the
socialist Bible Engles, an associ.
lte of Marx says: