The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-05

promising everything and performing eithcr
nothing at an in tho direction Of their promises
or going in tho opposite direction and perform
Ing iu direct opposition 20 those promiaes
Hence radicalrm. u IL such reprchousihle con.
duct ON tho part of those entrusted with the
administration Of government that has bred
every political or class revolution In the history
on tho world. what foliy Tor tho reconstruc-
ton candidate 10 assure his conservative friends
that he can "contro the radcala by merely JEFF.
ting them believe thcy have won"
n ~ astonishing 10 hear the local recon.
struction organ opposing tho miserable
bonus bill aud showing its Injustice ana
positive inlquliics. yet announcing that II
~ for the entire obstruction ticket aud
program aud that the reconstruction cnndi-
date ought a. he elected since this vicious
assault hc has made nnd i advocating will
be- law, n approved by the people, regard
less Of whether or not hr II elected.
This l. taufnmount to blghwhymnn tell
Ing his victim that he must bc friends with
him IN order 80 cscapc being robbed again.
I TT the reeonstruciloulss and their allies,
- the mlnlone of tho robertson administration.
explain and deny and threaten and assure all
ineuuy that % cannot be budgcd Thnt fact IN
this; II walton ia elected governor ot okla
homa In November Investing capital viii be
No scarce IN this state ns tho proycrblai hene
tocth at least uuti such q time as no has dom
onslratcd his trustworthlncss ns n public off
c.al You can supply that date woll ns can
we. Outside capital viii not enter this state.
This is not theory. 70 is a demonstrated fact
| on numerous occasions. II was demonstrated
| on tho occasion when popullsm captured Kan
pae and the enforcing ot mortgages became n
| sckeninR order OF ths day u was demonstrated
| in North Dakota whore even national merchnn-
| dlsng concerns refused 20 soil a dollars worth
! OF merchandise on credit for upwards OF three
I years after Towncy secured control, and In both
! instances not only Htagnaton OF commerce and
! industry aud development OF natural resources
! followed, but losees OF gigantic proportions
! overlook the commonwealth ana its people.
II n because OF this that country banks
I throughout the agricultural sections OF okla
/ homa arc oven now telling their farmer friends
! that Walton's election means loss and tragedy
for both bankers and farmers In these sec
| tIons the small bank has rendered and ia rem
| dering a service 10 tho farmers OF the most
| commcndable nature. II carries the farmer
! from year to year. as does the merchant when
| tho drought. hot winds or boll-worm renders his
years work abortion. It is the local banker.
| on funds no borrows from tho larger banks who
IN turn secure such funds from the regional
headquarters OF the reserve system. who rsnews
the farmers paper and increases It sufficient TO
carry the farmer over into new crop year.
That hns been the system that has cn.
abicd the farmers OF Oklahoma to hold on
and ON ana to at last own their honcs or at
least remain In the business. There Ia no
| cnmity between these small town bankers
and their fnrmc. patrons For they are OF
| n kind The banker and the merchant both
were but yesterday on the farm. moving
into town to take another step upwards
| towards ultimate economic succcss.
These bankers fully realize that they will be
unable to continue to got the capital with which
! TO carry these farmers over Into the next crop
year II the walton program becomes possible
and they are telling their friends and patrons.
the farmers tho living TRUTH advising them
that they will be compelled to foreclose In order
| to keep thor own heads above the water.
|
IT is folly OF the most reprehensroIo kind for
the reconstruction chioftains and their non
partisan league preceptors from North Dakota
10 say that waltonlsm does not mean harm TO
the state, and to promise that Walton win do
nothing as governor TO drive out investing cap
ltaL HE HAS ALREADY DONE TT. CAPITAL
is ALREADY ON THE RUN What can you
do to stop ~
However pleasing It may be 10 the ears OF
the man who is tollIng In mine or farm
that nature forbids TO be productive. TO think
OF forcing moro prosperous section of the
state 10 contribute for his material benefit. the
fact remains that In this state as elsewhere in
| this republic we all 60 up together or we oil