The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-30
is ANYTHING POSSIBLE?

Henry Ford IN his history OF himself and his
work, now running scrially IN n popular pcrl-
odlcal declares that he will not have I'm his
employ any man who begins to consider him
self an expert In anything because when man
fccls that way about himself ana his work hlq
mind lie closing on various matters and he Is
ready 10 believe that many things are mpos-
sIblc. Mr Ford thinks anything IL possible:
that because ono man or many men have failed
10 do certain thing. Il does not follow that
the thing is impossible; some inexperienced
man may accomplish It successfully. And the
Detroit manufacturer cites many experiences to
prove his point
We are reminded Of this reasoning while
reading the following remarks from the Mus
kogeo Times Democrat uncnt the Influence of
the Klan in the political campaign. According
to all former experience tho esteemed Times
Democrat is right, Never has an organization.
other than purely political organization.
tered into the political game successfully The
attempt to do so. and there have been numerous
SUCH has resulted either In a complete failure
of tho political purpose shattcring Of the
organization, and not infrequcntly both.
Tho Times Democrat editorial follows;
one hears d good deal Of discussion these
days OF tho "vOtc OF the ku-KluN Kan!"
without inside Information wo venture
that the khan IL not in politics and is not
going to he We do not believe that tho
khan, any more than tho Methodist church
or the Elks lodge, will vote as body.
klansmon are just Hs other mon. They
do their own thinking and their own vot-
ing and wc doubt If thorc ARE any within
their membership who would assume to
dictate - any other how hc should vote.
II the khan should enter politics the rcsul.
would be just the same as II the church
or lodge entered politics. The church or
the lodge that permitted II would immcdi-
ntciy 30 20 pieces. We have often heard of
this candidate or that ono who was going
to get the solid vote Of "A labor union a
lodge or a church but we have never known
Il 10 happen.
Tho mon or women who belong TO such
organizations are capable OF doing their
own individual thinking and therefore their
own voting and any attempted restrictions
upon this privilege would be exactly the
same as an effort TO restrict free speech
or "a free press.
The candidate who Is running for office
IN this county state ana Is hasing his
hope ~ election upon getting the solid vote
OF organized labor, or the ku-Klux Klan,
or the Mothodists Raptiats or any other
church is surely on the highway to certain
defeat.
Human nature being what It is instead Of
what many OF us would like to have II. It prob.
ably is true that many ambitious men have
sought tho sanctuary Of the khan in the fond
hope that Il would aid them in attaining their
ambition. But that the membership Of this
organization will vote as a bloc by reason Of
agreement or In response TO ordcrs--that Is un-
likely because 1t Is contrary to the teachings
and ideals OF America However, should Ford's
theory be true, that any thing Is possible, and
should the event demonstrate that the khan
has attained that cohoslyeucss as an organi2a-
tion which enables IL 10 vote It's membership in
bloc. f. viii have the distinction Of having
established precedent I'm American politics.