The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-23
ABSURD POLITICS.


j. a. Harris OF Wagner According to this
story Harris has been hsked by John Fields to
manage his campaign. but has declined ana
selected ia Motter. OF Muskogoe to become
tho Fields manager.
For lurld Imagination or treacherous iu-
trigulng the story stands in n class by itself
Doubtless It Is the work Of an enemy OF Harris
since II is sprung by a Newspaper that has al
ways been hostile TO the Wagner man. How
ever It is necessary to notice 81 for the benefit
of those not altogether sophisticated.
The scheme set forth could only he enter
tained or a basis OF geuuincness by attributlng
20 Harris trenchory OF the deepest hue. and this
his friends are unwilling to do few days
ago Harris assured Fields OF his unqualified and
sincere support That he meant II is beyond
question. lie permitted himself to be quoted as
I saying that Fields would be nominated by
handsome majority and elected by $4,000 ma
Jority.
why. then should he seek TO load on Fields as
his manager the man who has just boen repud-
ated by the Harding administration, who has
cost the Harding administration more in prestige
and standing In Oklahoma during the time no
has held n commission from the president thar
all else the Harding administration has done In
this state, and who is absolutely without stand
ing among oklahomans OF either party3
II anyone was seeking 10 utterly discredt tho
Fields candidacy and was alert to political con-
ditions In this state that one could do no better
than geek 10 make Motter the manager OF
Fields II Colonel Harris should identify him.
selt with ally such movement he would speed
lily find himself sans the confidence OF both re-
publican leaders and the great voting public.
No one knows this better than himself For
any man to Identity himself with the discredited
xo- t,at IN
suicide.
we saw that Motter has already cost the Hard
tns administration n great deal In oklahoma.
His dismissal by the department OF justice
should have occurred months ago; better stiil
the appointmcnt should never have heeR made
But the dismissal at this time does reflect credit
on the department and the administration But
~ the gentleman escapes a scandal OF the wid-
est proportions cveR yet-a scandal inVolVins
several others who think themselves safe, II
VIII be due to n too tender solicitude on the
part Of tho gentleman's late chiefs; ana oven
this tender solicitude may not save him. be-
cause there are other interests very much
concerned in turning on the light
Happlly the Fields candidacy is In no wise
connected with this sordid chapter of federal
patronage nor In any wise interested In the
artful game Of national politics Republicans
and democrats alike are supporting Fields for
the .nurpose of redeeming oklahoma. bringins
economy into tho public expenditures, honesty
IN high places and abatihg tho political fever
The strength of the Fields movement Is found
among men who want chief executive VINO II
not n politician instead OF one eterhnly con
cerned In intrigue and willing to barter the IN
terests OF Oklahoma for the Advancement o
some national ambition or purpose.
The campaign manager is at hest aues
tionable creature. In the case OF fie'us ~
would be vermlform appendix. certain to d'
more harm than good. John Fields needs M
manager during the primary. other thaR nj
own cause and those who have volunteered u
sac him through The whiskered gentleman
from Ardmore who put on the Fields meeuh
and succeeded In procuring Fields consent t.
run. Guy F. Cobb should remain on the JOB
the unofficial manager. lie Is not politician
,,o,tors ana has but one object, Let hin
alone.
After the nomination, after the campaign ha
onened in earnest then the state chairma
should conduct the campaign. and the resua
orrarizatlon be called on 10 function as II WI
gladly do. This the procedure two year
ago when Harreld carried the state 1t shou'
he followed again. Fields has about as mue
use for campaign manager as he has for
can Of nitro glycerine In his coat pocket An
one would be about as dangerous az the othe
He is either the candidate OF the people to
elected free OF intrigue obligations or h
isn't much OF a candidate at all,
No man who knows Fields feels called on
ask him to deny the Phoenix story He wou'
no more be a party 10 that sort OF Set-u
than would Jim Harris, although Harris Is
the position where self-interest alone repu'''
that he repudiate the Phoenix story eeeau'
& Is too generally known that intriguing Oh u
mos, vicious character is going on among ee
tain gentlemen who have rather recently pr
claimed their republicansm after years
f.a,y 10 the bourbon cause all Of which is d