The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-10-12

HOuHCeu anu cOHLluueS 10 announce
that he stands irrevocably upon the
undemocratic and socialistic planks Of
the Shawnee Platform, rejected by the
Democratic Convention.
(F) The action Of the Convention
in rejecting said planks is just as bind.
ing upon all true democrats as the affir-
native action taken on planks adopted.
Second. The official record of the
so-called democratic nominee for gov
ernor, as mayor of Oklahoma City, is
such as to alarm all good citizens by
his wanton and reckless expenditure
of public funds, in the following, among
other particulars to-wit:
The expenses Of the police depart
ment for the last fiscal year under the
previous mayor were $S2, ,55l.20. Two
years later under the present mayor
these had pyramided to 1925, 2S5. 81.
From 1914, 777.33 for the full four
years term of his predecessor for police
protection, the tax payers of Oklaho-
ma City have been forced to pay under
the present mayor FOR like period the
stupendous sum of $l,091, 5Sl. 90 for
police protection. While the expenses
Of other departments of city govern
ment with the increase of salaries and
population have increased less than 1875
the expense of the police department,
over which the mayor has direct con-
troll, has almost quadrupled and at the
same time the efficiency has fallen so
low that the residents of the city have
found it necessary by community sub
scriptions to employ dozens Of private
policemen for the protection of their
homes.
Third. We are firmly convinced that
the socialistic provisions of the Shaw
nee Platform (such as the establish
ment of state-owned Bank, mills and
elevators) are impractical, and if actu-
ally established and put into operation,
will not only result in the serious i'm
pairment of the credit of the State but
will also place tremendous additional
tax levies on the shoulders of our al
ready overburdened tax-paying citi-
zens. We find that the attempted
working out of these visionary schemes
in another state benefited only a hun
cry horde of political appointees, many
of whom, after having beon routed
from that state are now actively en-
gagged in an attempt to put over a SIM
liar program in Oklahoma. History
records no instance where such an
Utopian scheme has been undertaken
without leaving in ITS wake burdens of
accumulated debts to be borne by the
owners and tillers of the soil.
Therefore, We, the Constitutional
Democrats of Oklahoma City and Coun-
ty hereby signify n intention of sup
porting every candidate who stands
squarely on the platform adopted by
the State Democratic Convention, Aug
ust 18TH, 1922, and of opposing the So
cal ed democratic nominee for govern
or ard the socialistic Shawnee plat
fora gpon which he stands, and we in
yite all true democrats to join us in our
effort to save our State and our party
from this threatened tragedy from
which they would not recover for a
generation.
That the campaign will be made pri-
marily against the capture of the dem
ocratic party by socialists and adven-
turers from this and other states, 4"
was the statement which comes from
headquarters. "The democratic party
must remain democratic, said Presi-
dent Miller. 1T cannot be allowed to
become radical. 1t must continue to
stand for the constitution and the flag.
If we stand by and permit the party
name to be stolen and used aS a decoy
behinoiwhich radicals are to masquerade,
it will take years to recover it, and the
effort will be accompanied by difficult
ties not now realized. The time to do
it is now. A candidate for office who
refuses to abide by the platform of
the party, and accepts, instead, a So
cialistic program written by radicals
without party authority, has no claims
on the party. The democratic party
has no candidate for governor, and no
democrat is under party obligation to
support Mr.. Walton"
Secretary Patterson stated that he
will be glad to receive communications,
addressed to either President Miller or
himself at Rooms 81 and 3l3, Skirvin
Hotel, Oklahoma City.