The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-03
Willy IMPOSTERS,
LEAGUE CASTOFFS,
BAIT INTERESTS
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form If possible. there has been
much scurryirg about. Near the front
of the scurrying may be recognized
some of the well-known figures OF
the Walton campaign, men who were
and are supposed to be close TO the
mayor and VINO are busily offering
to sacrifice themselves upon the al
tar of Baal. 1t looks like the prom
ises made to the octopus during the
rauuaign are about 10 be called for
fulfllment
Rut and this goes for the whole
flock OF grubbers who were making
the promises of nonfulfillmment,
more contribution" will be re-
o,,ired to keep the bolsheviki off the
contributors" The easy marks
we're called upon to finance the VIC
tory. and now they Will be called
unon to finance a defeat. II is
fine game. Particularly is 1t flne
for feftain prominent oil Interests IN
and around Tulsa, that are conduct
ed by well-meaning gentlemen win
more money than knowledge OF pol-
ticians, When they paid for the
campaign, under promises that eV-
erything would be taken care OF ant
or election, they supposed the paying
was over with. Not so. They mere
N. bought admission tickets. Now
the hal viii be passed. 1t will be
passed every few minutes during the
entire performance
A New Pastime Evolved.
For those who are planning TO
capitalize their proximity to Walton
and league leaders for the purpose
Of lobbying against the platform
pledges upon which the victory was
won. the radical proposals already IN
The air come as mama from above
It gives the Interests" scare, Inc
more Nightmares, the more money
II heats golf.
The committees which are WORK
ing out a legislative program In De-
half of the farmer-labor reconsu uC
tion league are in the midst or thelr
labors, and it already appears that
none of the Shawnee platform
pledges will be omitted, unless 1t be
the central bank. That may be mod
filed TO a banking committee Tor the
purpoae of distributing state FUNDS
Just for the present purposes; put
the matter is only to be deferred'
Notable In the program that is being
prepared is the new taxation plan
which will abolish the ad valorem
system entirely and substitute the
gross receipts system. This, say the
political promoters, Is "fierce." 1t
will avail naught to point out that
such a system would be unconstltu-
tional, for 1t is proposed to make
new constitution, which VIII Tx IL SO
that not much of anything woiIo De
unconstitutional. That IL the pro
gram that has been agreed upon py
the real league leaders, ana viii pe
Il tell nnEE1
BILE: but if the legislature fails 70 act
favorably, 1t will be submitted TO She
people through referendum
Bank Tribute Collectors.
There is no discount!ng the inten-
ton of those who are responsible lot
the league success at the polls
those who built up the organization
that nominated Walton. They are
the Mr.. Brltlings who Will see II
through. The fellows who are pus-
syfooting around with representa-
lions that they can prevent the pro
gram from going over, and trying 10
blk the Interests" out of some more
campaign funds after the cam
paign is over, are merely hopetul ol
obtaining money under false pre-
tense. They are the flies on ne RIM
Of the wheel II they can succeed IN
Tightening funds out Of tho ftdgety
interests" in other words, II they
can milk the octopus again, it viii be
10 their bank credit.
Since the meeting of the farm
labor union at McAlester, and the
resolutions which were adopted by
that body, it may not be so difficult
70 convince the public Of the SINGER
,ty with which the aWlton forces are
going about the fulfilment OF the
platform The fight on McAllister,
e1'rctary o. the election board ls
only the opening phase Of the fight
% is being handled by those VINO