The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-11-02
Barometer of Public Opinion
The Daddy Of II All.

Editor World: a. G. Townley, notorious
radical who organized the band which ruined
the state OF North Dakota between tho years OF
1915 and 1921. struck that state in 1913 with
less than 81 In cash. He was an itlnerant ped
dler. BY mlngllns with tho farmers. to whom
no was selling his wares, he found that they
were dissatisfied and wanted to band them
selves together for political purposes ana ne
dreamed the nonpnrtisan league dream, which
gave them their opportunity. This would have
been all well and good 10 they had selected one
Of their own class as "A leader, but by hook or
crook ToWnlcy became their lcader-u man who
knew positively nothing OF their problems and
with their aid he became absolute monarch OF
their orsanlzatlon. His followers In North Da-
kutn were unthiuklnE, but loyal and he led
them into the fold OF the T. W. WIS and radi-
cal socialists, as tho quickest and easiest way
to influence, accepting az his advisors such
mon az Walter Thomas Mills. the most notable
Of all notorious radicals an ardent advocate Of
free love and sovictism; l.. NJ sheldon, who
rendered valuable assistance in the rape Of
North Dakota and was then sent to Oklahoma
In 1917 as an organizer OF the reconstruction
movement In this state, whore he fleeCed the
farmers for memberships At sl6 a throw; Pat
SaEle. the Tankest OF rank radicals, who went
from Oklahoma to assist Townley in North pa
tkota ana became such an apt student that he
was sent back here to write editorials for the
socialist oklahoma Leader, telling farmers how
to overthrow orderly and organized government
and substitute socialism and 10 write speeches
FOR his understudy, j. G. Walton, candidate for
g3yerhor on ms ulcth,ed phItorm Dah logan,
who also Joined Townley from the good old state
Of Arkansas, and afterwards sent to oklahoma
after he had proved himself master socialist
by his attendance at tho famous socialist con-
vention In 81. Louis, where he served on the
resolutions committee. with Kato Richards
O'Hare, which committee branded Woodrow
Wilson the greatest tyrant the world ever
saw aud resolved that the socialists would do
everything In their power TO evade the draft
ana aid others to do so, which resulted In 80
many socialists being sent to federal prison
under tho provisions OF the espionage act.
These men assisted Townley In rayaEing the
farmers of North Dakota and so manipulated
that state that Towalcy made millions OF dol
lars before no was dethroned by the recall OF
Governor Frazier In 1921,
These men are advising oklahoma farmers
TO join them IN the anticipated dcpredauons In
this state study their records and determine
whether you desire TO be known az 4 member
Of their gang. They offor only promises that
cannot possbly be carried out and tell YOU
that even II they cannot deliver the goods they
at least promise TO do 80 Their candidate, j.
c. Walton, admits his program cannot be car
rled out whom he says in his speeches that ho
does not intend TO establish state owned bank
but TO create a banking board to handle the
peoples tax money That ~ exactly what
Townley ala In North Dakota when he organ
ized the Industrial commission. which wrecked
the scandinavian n-American bank at Fargo, IN
which the taxpayers lost more than six million
dollars paid to the state as taxes.
There Is not doubt but the farmers OF Okla
homa who belong 20 the reconstruction league
are honeSt and earnest and loyal In their sup
port OF their new organization, hut they do not
realize that they are being manipulated for the
profit ana political prefcrment OF those who
are riding their wagon for the satisfaction OF
their own ambitions and have no real Interest
III them or IN thelr CalNng, FOR instance, Whai
does the candidate on the shawnee platform
know OF the problems OF the farmers OF this
stato2 What does Pat Nagle, oscar AmeringeI
ana H. n. sheldon editor OF the Recunstruc.
uonist know or care concerning tho problems
OF farm ne, no long as he makes his living on
the farmers by writing editorials advising then
90 vote for Walton, remain good, loyal mem
bers of the reconstruction league and contribute
regularly to the upkeep Of the Reconstruction,
| LIST and the oklahoma Leader
II Ia believed that enough farmers have stud
| fed this question and rebelod against Townleyi
program IN Oklahoma to defeat his aims ant
! potoau, oct. 81. JESSE q. CURD.