The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-29
REAL DEMOCRATS
ASKED FOR HELP
IN BIG CLEANUP
CoNriNUED rNoM pAor Oyu

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| state convention and sCorufully re.
fused to attend, taking the ground
that women had no place at such a
gathering.
Story OF the War.
You know the story ot the inter-
| vening years: How tho war came;
| now tho men won't to the firing
! line. ana tho women STAYED al home
not merely to wcep and 20 pray. bui
| To work and take mp what had here
| totore been considered mans WORK
| exclusively So suffrage came bv tho
| vote OF mCnHnut women.
Il dld not want tho Nar-nur ala
anyone, but the war camo. I dId
not want suffrage, hut the Lord son,
| II; and 10 became our duty az men
| citizens 10 take up the work so fow
| OF us hHd asked fuU Women now
must not be slaukcrs. they must take
their places quietly. uuobstruglvclv.
| az ehrnest lovers Of home and coun
try. and help save for the vorid
American liberty md freedom
II speak 20 you today as ono who
mas tried io live according 10 my
oath OF office, and 10 stand upon
my firm platform. ] am "a Chris
tan, American, rcpuhlicau-not fol-
lowing fads; not voting for any class
legislation; not even that OF scx-but
trying TO Keep a straight unwaycr-
ing path.
"As IN my casc. 30 you viii lind
u to he with tho majority OF women
They will not push forward. they
VIII not rush into n share of the
government. They want 10 be asked
for. They viii not sacrifice their
femlnity I'm tho new duties. Ana
they may not be depended upon IN
politics unless man with chivnlry
and faith and loyalty, as In choosing
llfe partners, viii cnll women into
thls new place In government. The
republican party realizes this, and
my election today | accept as tho
strongest possible proof of the state
ment am making thank you"
Harris Urges Clean up.
The chairman then introduced Ma
uonal Commlttecman James A. Har-
ris, who made n short talk after be-
Ing greeted with cheers by the del
egatcs Harris urged corporation
OF all citizens TO "clean out the
statehouse."
Two years ago" he said. "the
republicans appealed to those I'm
other parties who stood for good
to aid In overthrowing
national policies which had brought
this country TO tho verge OF bank
ruptcy and internatlonalism. They
responded nobly. This year we an
peal again to those who want good
TO help us clean out the
statohouse." Harris urged election
OF n legislature and the entire state
ticket.
Senator j. W. Harreld was then IN
troduced and spoke for about twenty
minutes. chiefly upon the course
taken by the farm bloc in congress,
OF which he is member, and ac-
complishments OF the admlnistra-
tion. He also took n few raps at the
state administration, charging that
tho cost OF operating state govern
mcnt In Oklahoma has increased
800 per cent since 1913. Legislation
In behalf of the farmers. enacted by
the present congress, and similar
legislation In progress. came in for
n large share OF the senator's speech. |
johnson Raps Wilson.
w. y. Johnson, OF Ardmore. chair
man OF the committee on resolutions.
read the report OF the committee.
and was frequently interrupted by
applause. The resolutions dealt
largely with the record OF the ma
tional administration In caring for
ex-service men; I'm calling and con-
Quoting the peace conference at |
in passing the national |
budget law; In enacting Legislation |
Tor the farmers. and I'm bringing or /
der out OF the chaos II found when !
L took charge ot the government. /
a strong attack was made upon the |
Wilson administration. For tho de- /
flation policy which was inaugur. /
lted by the federal reserve board in .
the spring OF 1920 and which, the |
resolutions charge. brought upon the |
country near panic.
Chairman Robertson then intro