The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-25
Barometer of Public Opinion
John Henry Comes Back.

Editor world: You have recently published
several letters from your readers In which they
flppanty or disparagngy refer TO my letter
defending and championing the candidacy OF J.
c. Walton for governor and boldly and un-
compromisingly declatmlng myself disciple
and adherent OF Karl Marx and the social revo-,
luton.
Well. always make It point never to mem
uon an opponent by name, because know that
any man who IL opposed to the emancipation OF
the working class Is either grossly ignorant and
prejudiced or else he is one of the parasites II
is the object of the revolution TO eliminate and
obliterutc. Such persons deserve and Will
ceive no prestige from mo by being so much as
mentioned. thorough mental overhaullng is
what they need, and IN the absence OF this, then
the only thing that can cure them Will be the
actual revolution itself
one OF your correspondents seems to doubt
my Amcrlcanism. | don't know Just what this
particular writer means by this term American
ism Each individual you come across seems
TO have a different idea OF the exact meaning
and import OF the term. They all, however,
agree on one thing and that is that 1t does NOT
mean JusNce for the working class. They all
agree that the present inlqultlous system OF
robbery and exploitation Is perfectly right and
natural ana that "Americanlsm" includes all
the infamy and rascality and robbery that
lists under tho present capitalistic organization
OF society.
Your correspondent further says that the fact
that all the Catholics and socialists of the state
win vote for Walton Is sufficient proof that
Walton is un-Amerlcan, or words TO this effect.
Wen, personally, | don't care any more about
the Catholic church and superstition than your
correspondent seems to, However, don't blame
can, TO me there s and can never be but one
real issue In political campaign and that Is
invariably economic, Walton Is the candidate
q fthe working, ana propertyloss classes Fields
Is the candidate OF the rich and propertled
IL, therefore, Walton finds Il necessary to raise
side Issues in order 10 secure the votes OF the
ignorant and crViulous. l don't blame him In
the least somebody has TO feCd the babies
candy and if It wasn't Walton It would be
Fields
This talk about walton being prot Catholic IS
X. Walton \ "A
the pro there is about him. He is anti ca pitdl
and antl-chamber OF commerce. and anti-open
shop an dthat Is ali the anti there is TO him,
That Walton Is not pro-CathOhc Is seen by the
fact that Bob Wilson and others Of tho anti
Catholic crowd are for him
As | said above there is no religious issue
In this campaign. The fact that some fools
ON this score doesn't affect the matter in tho
least Wise men aud politicians, know that all
this religious stuff is put out to catch votes 1t
Is perfectly legitimate aud admire Walton for
his shrewdness He will get votes from both
factions l happen TO know that both factions
believe walton Is for them, l also happen to
know that Walton Is 100 per cent union and
Tor the working class az al times and under all
circumstances This is the reason / and other
intelligent voters are tor him. You can't scare
me with any religious argument They now
say Walton is not even member OF any church
Well what OF It? Neither am /. | look upon
all religion ms being what II In reality is. either
traut or hypocrisy, iThe only religion that is
worth 10 cents IS the religion OF service to your
fellow men and the downtrodden and exploited
mtlHonse With this as test walton is 100
per cent rClg.Ous,
Away with such bosh as your readers seem
TO love to swallow. The X, X X, Catholicism,
and other such stuff Is bunk pure and simple.
Grafters one and all Take the graft out OF the
Catholic church and the Ku-KluX and they
would die tomorrow morning That's what the
social revolution Will do. Do away with the
srsfters and the methods they employ 10 make
a living and this will be better world
Jack walton will be elected by 100000 ma
tor!ty. when he is made governor things will
begin TO happen, Down with everything that
opposes the progress OF economic justice.
Yours for economic emancipation,
JOHN HENRY, BOLES.
Oklahoma City Oct, 10,