The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-27
Barometer of Public Opinion
John Henry Asks More Space.

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tona 20 PROFOUND to you ana n you refuse or
fan TO satisfactorily reply TO them II Will be
ample and conclusive evidence 70 my mind that
you are as crooked projudiced. infamous and
informal as am already just about persuaded
you are. don't want to say much more 10
you. as | know that TO try TO argue or convince
q hido-boupd servant OF plutocracy Ike you are
Ia an utter waste ~ words. Somebody once
said that TO argue with n bigot or an icnoramus
is like giving medicine TO the dead and that
is the way feol about you. don't mean you
are an ignoramus. admit YOU are n pretty
shrewd servant ot special privilege and prcdn-
tory interests In fact, that a exactly the rca-
son am so candid ana persistent Ia my efforts
to demonstrate that fact, not only to you but
10 the ignorant deceived and inRlorously be.
fuddlcd readers OF the Tulsa Daily World who
IAN for your limo Of bunk. under the misleading
captions OF right" morality" otc. OF course,
there is no chance In my getting anything to
deuded victims OF your intellectual legerdcmain.
Although you pretend to publish n barometer"
and falsely assumed 'fuirncss' and Justice" 4"
is oll pure unadultorated hypocrsy. Your "Ba-
romcter' column Ia for the things you are
pleased or willing to see In print and for nothing
else. You refuse me an opportunity to answer
tho informal lies that you and the rest Of the
devotccs and hirolings OF economic exploitation
have pcrpetratod and disseminated on Hon. i.
4, walton ana the great recoustructon program
whlch thls great ana valiant leader OF the work
Ing masses and tho common people OF Okla
homa has pledged himself to enact and estab-
llsh
No, you will not permit me TO do this. H. on
the other hand, were "A tool OF the interests
and desired to write a few words In defense
OF the existing order OF slavery and oppression.
why you would be only TOO giad to afford me
the opportunity. The truth OF the matter Is
That you have your readers trained along a
certain line-you have thcm all fed up on the
old bunk about right ana morality" etc.
until the idouc dunderheads actually believe
that there Is a moral issue In this campaign. OF
course. this is premeditated, deception and
mendaciy on your part. You know that there
L. no moral question in this campaign. You
also know that you talk about" constitutional
government, protection OF legitimate business "
otc. is all as false and Infamous as hell. You
% special privilege.
that you write, not what you verify and con-
sccntlously believe to be "rlEht' or tha "truth -
nut what you know IL 70 be the best interest and
profit OF tho corporate and special privilege In
terests which own the institution for which you
work and which would Kick the nadir OF your
spinal column until your tongue turned 20
leather II you dared -uH counter 70 what your
woll-trdined and experienced Intellect inialibly
informs you Is right and proper"
Now, as stated before. know that you will
never permit a new or radical idea or state
ment OF fact, no matter how true or irrcfrag-
able. to reach your readers through the columns
OF your capitalstic sheet, but there is nothing
to prevent me from deriving the satisfaction OF
informing you personally that | am on to youi
line OF bunk and know You for the inyeteratC
hypocrite that you are.
Why do you continue 10 print news items. ne
false as hell, about Walton being pro Catholic
etc? Frying to play on the religious prejudlce'
OF your fanatlcll ku-kluN readers, oh? sur,
YOU are Well, on this question l want TO say
that walton doesn't need the vote OF "a Ku-KluN
VA lhls state TO win ana ne doesn't want them
Any man who will join or even apologize fo
the existence OF an organized mob Of yellow
bigots like tho members OF this internal order
ought 10 he IN hell am not a Catholic and
| have no defense to offer for the system OF pope
worshiping that constitutes tho essence ot thi
superstitutiop, but do say this about tho IN
famous Ku-Klux and that IL that It Is slnpll
an organization TO crush labor unions and op
pose economic reformation and revolution
! Walton Is not prO-CuthoNc but he Is anti-I<u
Klux and II Walton Ia elected governor OF thi
state and n legislature II elected that will hacl
him up he Will drive that damned mob out o
| the state, You won't let your readers know
how Walton stands on tho Ku-KluN issue be
| cause you know that great ma jortv of then
are against the ahomluahlc thing and n the
| knew that Walton's success will mean the enc
or 'klannishness' IN this state they would be 10
| HIM Tell the truth and astound the life out %
more than a majority OF your readers
JOHN HENRY BOIES.
! oklahoma city October a.