The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-03
Barometer of Public Opinion



Editor World; Herewith find check for sub
scrlptlon to The World and in this connection
permit me To say that your recent editorials In
regard to the trend Of the affairs of both state
and national government have Influenced me
IN taking this step certainly appreciated your
editorial In Sundays issue OF January 22 and
Saturday 2S. The first to the prohibition
amendment, the second "a Definite Object"
with both OF which agree in the main. Allow
me To further state that no man can write such
editorials unless he has widely read and dill
gehtly studied conditions as they exist today in
both state and nation. II IL not so much a
case OF bad government as so much government
that II In all badly administered We are the
most governed~nation In the world today and
the end IL not yet, for at every session of con-
Eress' every sesaon of a state legislature marks
an extension OF the system. The establishment
or bureaus for running government, Is a fair
ready been introduced In the present congress.
Protesting not long since against the growth
OF bureaucracy and the extension OF federal
authority over the lives Of American citizens,
Senator Stanley OF Kentucky said Every bust
ness man finds an Inspector at his elbow, a fed
eral sleuth at his heels Houses are searched
MONIES outraged and the public highways dap
pied with the blood of unoffendlng citizens by
multltuue or agents and inspectors ignorant
OF ana Indifferent to the law OF the land and
the rights of its citizens" Lest someone should
think senator Stanley who is "A democrat has
allowed mis- Jeffersonian theories Of govern
ment TO warp his judgment. take the following
from DR.. Nicholas Butler Of Columbia unIver-
slty who Is not only republican but n neuber
OF the conservative wing Of his party when i'm n
report to the trustees OF the university express
ing his objections TO the prnposed fadsral
bureau for the supervision OF education Doctor
Butler said "In the United states we are in
tlat defiance OF all our proclaimed principles,
oullulng series OF bureaucracies that will put
TO shame the best efforts OF the government Of
the ear OF all the Russlas when in the hey-day
OF It's glory. We surrounded by agents,
special agents, inspectors mad spies and the
people people are called upon to support through their
taxes In harmful and un7American activities
whole armies of individuals who should be en-
gagged In productive industry"
Yet IN spite OF all those agents spies inspec-
Tors ana enforcement officers, the people are
asked to allow and pay for more as was the
case OF Tulsa Just recently when four more dep
utles We're asked for, and In other places the
same request has been made. Besides ali this
every paper, county state ana national are in
every issue telling us OF the continuance of the
crime wave" and number of crimes OF ali
kinds being committed. Yet a Tulsa minister
(no shall not say Tulsa Tor knowinF him /
judge he Is from some other place. accuses your
PAPER OF beihg out Of date "Of sounding the
,hoT,h no11 1t 90 years ago Wonder II he has ever
| opposed TO political freedom and progress M
| ne mas not, let him read history censored as ii
mas heen until he does and until he can produce
more reliable statistics than those Furnished
| MN by the ministerial Alliance" who are ad-
| pions OF blue laws. they should cease troubIinp
editors OF the public press
IN conclusion ! VIII say, among the indict-
Tuehis T AGAINST George III in the Declaration OF
| independence was this; "He has erected a mul-
liSuue OF new offices and sent hlther swarms
| OF otilcetS 10 haress our people and eat out
| their substance" II George ri couId SO ~
armies OF officers that the American peonie
unuer thelr own government have allowed IA
! be imposed on them, TO harass them ana GA,
| out their substance, he would be astonished at
| ms own moderation. What the fat hers rcfusod
| To endure II appears the sons submit 10 as
! meekD as flock OF sheep, The American peo.
| pie In every state as well as the nation 49, A.
! process OF being governed 10 death as Vii =. au
taxed To death In order to support the arm,
u, p, hen VINO nave undertaken to regu-
maNes pad matter immeasurably worse
Senmlnat,ng an those like Reverend DutO they
seem 10 nave lost all their capacity for rasist.
ance to the ever widening rule OF eovernvo ,
TgS 1b o1sir'toeS, enIoroement officers and seuths