The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-01-10
TnE MUNICIPAL CAMPAIGN.

TIM MUNICIPAL CAMPAIGN.
The time approaches when the voters ot Tuaa
must choose their municipal officers Tor tho
ensuing TWO years ordinarily II ls mere
convcnuonailty to say OF each election. "this IL
the most important election In our history"
but In THE present such a statement Is
more than a oonvontlonality, because It Ia true
and demonstrabo.
There Is pending tho greatest constructive en-
terprise Tulsa has ever undertaken, the spavl-
nav water project II Is the whole souiod in
terest Of Tho World to this great work car
rlcd speedily TO completion and In manner
that will leave no stains either upon tho
esoutcheon OF tho city or the record Of any OF
its citizens. 10 that achievement the next adj
minisration OF both the city and the non
partisan water commission IL committed; with
that great task the men we call to authority are
20 be entrusted And It Is to be the heavy task
OF this paper to follow that work painstak-
insy In effort to protect the city ana tho
taxpayers against cvoty' form of graft and
waste.
In addition TO the water undertaking Tulsa
awaits constructive achievement In other droc.
tions TO which the new city officials will bo
permitted by genuine and proper opportunity
20 contribute In small degree. The urban
and interurban transportation question presses
for solution. Whether or not the best solution
is an official attitude of helpfuness and en-
courngcment to those already holding securi-
ties In these enterprises. or through political
chickering's In tho hope OF making partisan medl-
cine. constitutes both the issue and the line OF
demarention between what Is right and what
Is merely polite.
Courageous, constructive. able leadership In
municipal government should. and In proper
circumstances will, afford the raying point for
the citizenship OF this municipality In all things
one OF the regrcttable phases OF the times Ia
that we emerge from tho destructive and dis
quleting process OF deflatlon we find ourselves
as community, very largely without acceptable
leadership commercially financially and po-
liticaly, Tho disturbing consequence Is fac
tions. petty broils, too critical attitude toward
each other, Our citizenship is torn asunder by
urgings both unsound and unnatural
The opportunity for strong sane honest
character to step forward ana flll the position
which not only awaits but begs FOR an incum-
bent never better. Neither rampant par.
tlsanism blatant medlocrity can no success
fully embrace the opportunity. In It's possession
OF sheer human material OF the highest type and
qualifications M community ,p,uboro 49,. t,.
size compares with Tulsa But such men must
needs make sacrifice to serve and 1t is a sacrifice
which fails TO inspire acceptance when there is
involved In 1t the disturbing and painful prac
tices OF acrimonious and personal partisan blck.
erins or narrow prejudces which blind men 20
the beauties OF opportunities which ask ac
ceptanee in the name and interest OF the whole
community ana not In the name ana Interest OF
mere faction, be it partisan or otherwise.
The world frankly confesses that its interest
In the forthcoming campaign like it's lnterests
in Tulsa and it's future. refuses to be clrcum.
scrbed by either partisan or factonal consId
erations The world has too long and too
steadfastly proclaimed It's confidence I'm nom
partisan municipal elections as a sound policy
for ending discord and abuting violent disoeree.
ments TO require any repetition AZ this Tina
and place 1t is stn committed by both prc.
vious expression and present conviction 10 that
doctrine
1t had hoped on the occasion Of the last mu
nicipal campaign, when It arbitrarily disturbed
partisan arrangement OF its own political Or
OF the opposition. that before another election
the charter would be so amended that never
again would It be necessary for men who think
alke--whose interests Identical in all re-
spedts alone the mere partisan respect
that never again would 1t be necessary for these