The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-26
Barometer of Public Opinion
Mr.. Moroney 10 Mr.. Davis.

Editor World IL is doubtful that the mild
obiurgation, soft impeachment or constructive
criticism" or whatever 1t may assay, delivered
20 The World by that prince OF urbanity, at
fnblllty and precision, Mr.. Phil w. Davis. Jr., In
Mondays Issue, will deter the World from is
logic in the matter OF the "Okmugee Insurrec-
ton" venture that doubt because know The
World TO be a bit bull headed In Its logic Yet,
fearing that the rather remarkably forcetui'
yohement and profuse, not TO say, profound,
outpouring OF "disappointment' by the gentle
man In which he quite sufficiently disposes OF
tho "Okmulges revolutlonists' as quite unit
for the process OF assimilation 20 which he as
signs The Worlds attitude" might cause The
World and the rest OF the world to waboie,
wish 20 address n word or n few words TO en-
courage you to sit tight.
upon what Seems TO he the history OF the ok-
mulgee revolt" which Is HIS first lapse OF pre-
cision. The "hlstory' is that the court In ques-
tion delivered decision When? Some flve
days prior TO the date In question. TO quote
from our affable and precise gentleman. "the
decision IS (was) the procurement OF the law
OF the state until reversed'etc That decision was
that the grand jury was legally drawn FlVe Gays
later the Judge reversed" that decision In
tho meantime the judge had been known to
have been at the state capitol ana In touch
with men In state office whose whole immediate
life interest and all immediate advantage to
them depended upon an opposite pronounce
ment OF the law OF the state" from tnat wnich na
had stood as "the law OF the state" during those
five days. This judge did not counsel Win
judges or courts In his visit TO the state capitol
He was called there to take counsel with men
of another department OF the state government
than the Judiciary. And the decision was re-
versed by -? BY judicial revisw'' Mr.. DAVIS
think you?
somehow the assembled "loungers spectators.
curiosity seekers and persons who the urbahe
Mr.. Davis himself perhaps would grant were we're
representative of 1.-The community of oolarless
red necks and whiskers" sensed the truth I'M
medlately that this "reversed decision" was
quite apart from the Davis own definition or
''the law OF the state" defiance OF It, n scut-
Ting OF II and all that depends upon It, pro-
jected into and imposed upon the RECORDS,
hI.Nx ~ thn
by the dictation OF men In the executive oe-
partment of the state. Where. what and how was
the claw OF the state Just then Mr. Davis How ',
In your emotional scold appear 10 insist uponT
Mayhap, ever against the time when your emo
tions subslde and you yield 70 your commenu-
logic OF Tom Latta, you Will find yoursef IN
shameful harmony after all with the com
munity of whiskers and surburned neeks' when
instantly rebuked the rape OF "the law or the
state" by men who misused the power OF an
other department of the state government 10
commit the outrage.
All this which the assembled "loungers, curl
oslty seekers, spectators and persons sensed
in a moment was proven by the events which
succeeded 30 rapidly following the pronounce
ment." Those events hardly tempt the ',loung-
ers' TO apologize to the state executive depart
ment, even upon the 'insistent and eloquent In
situation of Mr.. Davis that apology Is due to the
''law OF the state" though It be non-1udiclally
pronounced" why; Mr.. Davis, even DaS' Snas
oklahoman, that stately and statewidely DIS
seminaspr OF grandiloquent bunc which mas
poured its output of every description from bile
to bull upon us for two weeks has not tempted
a whisker TO burn nor a neck to pale In this
scene OF "mob law"
I have changed the subject and shall devote
n word to the Oklahoman. That great paper
in the past some three years or since Bart
Howard left its editorial page has not risen 10
the dignity OF anything above common pur.
veyor OF directed policy" any question OF
moment. II is beyond comparison the most
abiect thing in the way OF an organ to be
found of equal prominence In all the states
Probably the collapse OF democracy In thif
state IL due more TO the want OF character IN
that paper than to any other single fact It's
rank slander OF this community in the recent
week or two is not its first offense TO citizenship
too good for II TO claim community with. Its
zeal 10 be craven led IL In recent issue 10
commit an assault upon the banking institu'
uons of this city which II II were not utterly
beneath contempt would have caused II TO be
proceeded against under the federal banking
laws What is set down here is the unvaryine
opinion TO be heard in this city wherever the
conversation descends to the oklahoman for a
theme.
The editor OF The World may read okmulgee's
heartiest commendation In just word, which
is that II Is recognized as the exact opposite oi
the Oklahoman. .
okmulgee. February 20.