The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-26
DEMOCRATS CAN'T
Be SOCIALISTS
Alger Melton Says Party
Can Be Wrecked Upon
Waltonism
EEMOCRATIC CHANCE
Vote to Keep Reconstruction
falcons From State Only
Way to Salvation

e.s.II 10 The World
AJTTS, oct 25,-Alger Melton, |
former chairman OF the democratic
marty of oklahoma, spoke here to-
r.ht 10 an enthusiastic audience
r9mpu,td mostly OF democrats and
f,rmaIly declared his refusal to sup
rr-t the candidacy of j. G., Walton
Tor governor on the ground that
walton was chosen by the recon-
aruct!on league controlled by social
I.ts and has refused TO accept the
I Isuurratic platform. Melton de-
,.uei the effect OF the league In
North Dakota, and asserted that the
progr1m proposed by the Shawnee
yati0rm Is identical with that OF
HE nonpartisan league in that state.
lie also quoted from the records 20
show that the socialists are debating
Walton's campaign.
.srhe democracy OF oklahoma has
no nominee for governor declared
Melton. Socialists in Oklahoma ar
ranged convention at Shawnee IN
February this year, and that conven-
tlun was composed or socialists ana
socialist sympathizers. That con-
yenton adopted platform and
picked n candidate for governor.
THAT candidate accepted the plat
form In the democratic primary, as
ths sociaists. The convention then
adopted a motion that the candidate
make the race on the Shawnee plat
form In bite democratic primary, as
the democratic party is the dominant
political party in Oklahoma. Social
lstA we're Instructed to, and Id, change
their registration from socialists TO
democrats for tho purpose OF voting
for this candidate in the democratic
urinary election, and thereby nomi-
nate eneir candidate as demo
crat." bellevelng II this could oe
done. enough democrats could be de-
ceiyed and misled by the name
democrat" TO elect their candidate.
The socialist vote IN the democratic
primary nominated Walton for gov
Violated Party Integrity.
THE socialists have succeeded In
attaching the name democrat 10
their candidate in violation OF party
integrity and the election laws of
oklahoma. and no democrat is uh-
der any moral or political obligation
Ia gupport him. Not only was Wal
Ton nominated by socialists on
socialist platform, but he now de-
clares that he expects TO be elected
on that platform and enforce lts
decla~atlons II elected governor, Al
though it was repudiated ana re-
iectcd by the democratic convention
walton, therefore. repudiates the
democratic platform and swears al
leglance to the socialistic PLATFORM,
The democratic party has existed
under that name for nearly nun
drcd years. II has never recognized
adopted, approved or ENCOURAGED the
doctrine of socialism, During lis eN-
istence there has never been an at
tempt TO appropriate It's name py
lis opponents until the Shawnte
4 convention. II Walton is eioctcu
\ governor, two years from now, ne
vul contend that docemocrats by
electing him, approved the sociaist
platform and he and ms soclallst
supporters will adopt piatlorH ol
/ gucar-coated socialist doctrines uh-
der the name democracy and in pc
half OF the democratic party IN
oklahoma. Then will the demo-
cratic party in oklahoma cease 10
exist as the party of Jefferson. Jack-
son and Wilson, and VIII become the
party OF Berger, Nngle ana LahsSo
ton What will democrats 90 theh
Men and women who believe IN ue-
n mocracv and oppose socialism, those
VA who believe IN God and country ana
n are not afraid to praise the name Oh
4 Woodrny Wilson, where VIII they
find a name to take the place or the
one which has stood for their party
and its principles for hundreu
years?
Save Their Party Name.
"If democrats defeat Walton they
wifi save their party name, nam
tain It's integrity, uphold It's prln-
ciples and Insure It's future success
Socialists will be forced TO keep thel-
party name; political conspiracy
will he branded in It's right name,
socialism in Oklahoma VIII receive
It's death blow and at the next eIec-
n
found fighting under hurting ueH-
ance at its enemies.
"To any democrat who honestly
believes that Walton is democrat
and making this race on the demo
cratic platform I make TINS propo-
si,ion:
IF you will secure a written stote-
ment from j. c. Walton, signed VIZ
his own hand, that ne s., staiIus
squarely on the democratic PLATFORM
adopted at oklahoma City on August
I5 this year. and II elected COVER
nor he will advocate the prlnclpIes
contained in that platform ana op-
pose the provisions OF the Sha"hSe
patform rejected by the democrats
Convention; and that he indorses we
'emocratic administration or ".v"t
row Wilson, | will guarantee M,
such statement will be publsneu III
every election nrecinCt In Oklahoma,
II YOU can get this statement sisheu
by Walton, you will render grea,
service 10 the democratic party. ano
great favor to tens OF thousands OF
democrats who have heard MalI"n
say that he started on the shaWhve
platform, was nominated on ~
running on II now and will be stana'
ing on II II elected governor or ok,I-
homa. challenge you to get TINS
statement"
Noton's address was wen
ceyed and his statements were ire
Q1ently applauded.