The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-31
Barometer of Public Opinion
Talking About John Henry.

Dear Editor: It Is curious faot--to me at
Iedst-thet you VIII print such dlsloyal stories
as one John Henry Boles, who claims Oklahoma
CITY as his home, sends 10 your Barometer col
umn. John Henry Ia most certainly OF the poor
.downtl oddon' class; and since this he nc
khowiedgcs ne must be In that predicament for
the same reasons that thousands OF others OF his
iik are IN that class-because he refuses to- work
ana produce something for himself and others;
In all his stories / have read no has not even
produced readable matter lie is Of the same
class that spent 70 much time visiting In Leav-
enworth and Atlanta during and after the war.
for he says IN peace time that which would
nave entitled him to entrance in either ot these
lustltuiions when hundreds OF his comrades APP
pued lor admission re" years ago: Amer
icanism Includes all the infamv and rascalty
and robbery that exists under the present cap
lIaHsuc organization OF society says John
Henry This same capitalstic class is paying
for his daily bread, for 1t is good wager that
John Henry doesn't in any manner earn the
bread he eats And then, II John Henry has
such an opinion OF America why in the name
Of all that ~ red doesn't he 20 10 Russia where
such dtatribes as he composes Will earn for him
the plhudlts OF his kind and perhaps elevate
MN TO position under Lenine, whore he could
earn veritable bushels OF money, and where he
cnn join tho capitalist class ana tread on the
necks OF his American brothers to his hearts
built for him or his tlk--and that includes his
dearly beloved friend and anticipated meal
tlcket-now asking to be elected governor.
John Henry praises Mr.. Walton for his strad-
die OF several issuee IN this campaign and lauds
him as n friend OF labor--a union man himself
As far as Is known, Mr.. Walton has never given
out but one job In Oklahoma City in which his
own money was TO be spent and that was tho re-
modelling OF his home here. which was rebuilt
by nonunion labor. not nail being driven or
a splotch OF paint being placed in that house
hy union man, strong evidence OF his pro-
lhhor sentiments when applied personally
agree with John Henry that no mans re-
lBon is an issue In this campaign, but every
mans reputation for truth and verAcity s an Is
sue IL is not question OF which church Mr.
Walton belongs to or attends, but II IL a cues-
ton OF Walton attempting TO secure the vote
OF members OF any or all churches by ca Inning
atriliatIOn with any church. and affects his in
tegrlty and vcracity, not TO cay his honesty in
laying claim TO membeTship wheu In fact he Is
not Thnt is the question involved--if he will
falslfy his etntements regarding his religion he
VIII as certainly make false statements even re-
garding the shawnee platform and his love for
union labor.
John Henry says he looks npon all religion as
either fraud or hypocrisy. This leads me 10 be-
neEe tnat he Is one OF the bunch of radicals
which has boen advising the candidate. on mat
ters political IN this campaign, and from utter
Ances OF tho candidate ono would be led to the
belief that Mr., Walton holds the same Views a .
John Henry He admittedly advises the mayor
10 go ia II ana misrepresent any Issue TO capture
a vote, This the candidate Is doing, and has
been doing with John Henry's advice. lie il
FOR everything 10 everybody az ali times and
under all conditions So is John Hcnry---if II
VIII make a vote for his only Bible--the Shaw
nee platform.
Walton Is the candidate of the working and
propertylcss class. Perhaps II bis candidate Is
elected JGhn Henry and his gang are hoping
that j. galway VIII permit them to move into
and share with him his beautiful home at
Thirteenth and Broadway and that he will dl-
vide his building Rud loan stock with him, to-
gether with the other properly upon which the
candidate alleges he pays taxes In Oklahoma
city, But walton is only using the same tactics
on John Henry and HE gang to keep them in
the saddle that John Henry and his gang have
the candidate feed TO the voter TO get votes
The mayor has a knack OF getting the goods and
then holding on 20 them, and John Henry will
be as badly fooled about his share Of the dlvi-
sion as he would have the candidate fool hon-
est voters OF oklahoma.
John Hcnry--who 1t Is believed is no other
than Pat Nagle--threatens Oklahomans with
the social revolution II he had his way that
revolution would not be bloodless one, but
every man, woman and child of what he
holds Is OF the capitalist class would be put
beyond the roach Of human or divine aid aud
their holdings, large or small, would 20 into
tund 10 nander his nefariaus principles in other
states and countries, but for his purpose he
labels 70 social revolution" We accent HE
Interpretation OF his meaning and ask him what
he knows OF society In any OF it's branches, when
the principles he advocates would make chaos
ot society and whore marriage and divorce
would be unknown; every woman would be a
concuhine ana every man lbertlne This is
the man who pleads Tor the election OF J. Gala
way Walton as governor of this state but |
have my doubts as 10 whether his articles In
your column is making his candidate a single
sympNthi2or, or q single vote.
Yours for organized government,
j. O. CURp
Oklahoma CITY, s05 South Harvey.