The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-01
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The political disclosuroe of the past week
have done much 20 narrow the i'euos ip the
state campaign. The appeal being sont by tho
reconsructlon lcngic executives TO all labor and
farmer organizations OF tho more radical class
throughout the union. shows clearly that the
voters OF oklahoma are 'aclng choice between
roconstructlonlsu and rcpubcanism and not
between ropublcunI6m ana democracy
so far as gubernatorIal candidates are con-
cerncd there Is no democratic candidate. The
leaders Of tho movement which wrote tho shaw
ncc platform on which walton is standing, and
who nominated Walton on that platform. ape
officially advise their brethren throughout the
nation that theirs "ls not partisan movement"
that It captured the democratic party because
It was the major party In oklahoma, and that
tho movement Is being supported by yocotlons
and classes regardless Of party affiliations.
rns letter conveys tho additional astounding
claim that I'VE were successful In nominating
"the governor Mr.. j. c. Walton. member OF
"the order OF railway conductors, three supreme
court Judges, Judge OF tho criminal court
"of appeals, a fow state Officers and 80 mom-
"bcrs OF the state legislature. . We are not
"partlsans We are OF all political bollcfe and
fighting under the banner OF the Farmer
Labor Reconstruction league. Lend us n hand
&c. - ana in tho future our help will be forth
"comng to you should you organize a similar
movement"
Hero ls indsputable proof that the shawnee
movement is as hostile to democracy az II Is re-
pugnnnt 10 the constitution. as it is vicious IN
its class appeal. That It is phase OF national
movement to inaugurate class government
predlcated MS closely ns possibly on the foreign
class movement, cannot be successfully dis
puted,
Tho effect OF this disclosure must be painful
20 that large class Of democrats who out OF de-
votlon to their party and It's principles have
tried TO Justify themselves In adherlng TO the
ticket. what can they do now. In face of the
open declaration that they have ticket. that
financial aid Is being asked from cass-con-
Scious ORGANIZATIONS IN all parts ot the nation
only for those candidates nominated by the re-
construction league. which frankly admits that
I'VE are not partlsans. we are OF all political be-
"lefs fighting under tho banners OF the recon-
'structlon league" and that at tho Shawnee
convention 1--WE decided to try for relief through
political action" that because the democratic
party was tho dominant party in tho state, 1--WE
recommended that all farmers register as
democrats and vote In the democratic pri-
'mary" concluding with tho tersc statement.
we named the ticket, and the most vicious
flight in all the history OF the state followed
"lF WE CAN WIN THIS FIGHT TT WILL BE
"a HISTORIC EVENT IN AMERICAN Po-
7LITICAL HISTORY"
Indeed It will No, only the most historic, but
likewise the most tragc
And observe tho naive admission OF the only
hope for winning Il: Labor cannot win without
the farmer. n the financial interests can keep
"us apart they can whip both groups" what
financial interest wants 20 whip" any group
Of citizens IN this state?
There Is your class appeal and your class ad-
mission. Only becauee OF It, inability to win