The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-18
WILD SCHEME, HE SAYS
Surprised That Man Of Your
Sense Would Propose Such
a Measure" He Writes
MAYOR MAY TRY IT ALONE
Will Initiate Constitutional
Amendment Providing $50
a Month for Service
Special 70 The world.

! Special TO The World.
OKLAHOMA CITY, June 1t
Phe soldier bonus proposal OF j. c.
walton, democratic candidate for
governor. as submitted 10 II. II. Will
son and Thomas II. owen, two
other democratic candidates for
governor has brought out reply
from Wilson declining to participate te
in a conference for the purpose of
preparing q constitutional amend
ment to be submitted. Mr., Wilson
say he would regard proposal to
pay the former service men a state
bonus. protected at this time. as an
attempted bribe TO the former SOL
diers and sailors and condemns the
whole proposition as wild
scheme" unworthy of his attention.
In Mr.. Wilson's opinion the matter
Is one that should be handled by the
federal government and not by
| states, and he says the common
people" would he called upon to pay
the bonus through higher rates for
| public service and Increased interest
| charged, regardless of the plan "a
place the tax for bonus upon the
corporations.
The Wilson Letter.
June II, 1922.
| Hon. j. c. Walton, Candidate for
Governor. Oklahoma city, Okla.
! Dear Sir:
have Just received your letter
OF June 49,, addressed TO Hon.
: Thomas II. owen and myself as
! candidates for the democratic
/ nomination for governor inviting
us to Join you in an immediate
! conference for the purpose OF for
mulating n soldiers bonus bill to
F 81 N
, measure to the people through the
| process of the initiative at n spe-
| cial election to be held prior TO
! the November election. You pro-
| pose to give each soldier and
sailer n cash bonus OF $50 per
month for the time spent In the
service that money for having
this bonus be raised by a tax on
public service corporations, bank
ing, loan and trust companies, and
natural mineral resources OF the
state. and that bonds be issued for
a sufficient amount of money TO
pay the bonus in cash, but that
| IL must he distinctly understood
that the tax should not be levied
on the homes, land and property
OF the common people.
Oklahoma furnished approXi-
mately 5000 soldiers and sailors
during the war and their average
period of service was about ~
months. To give each soldier and
sailor a bonus OF $50 per month
for l2 months would require more
than $50,0O0,000.
You propose TO rush a constitu-
tional amendment 10 the people
so that this mony could be paid
In cash TO the soldiers ana sailors
before the November election.
refuse to Join in any such wild
scheme, and l am surprised that
man of your sense would propose
any such measure. The voters
would regard It as an attempt 10
bribe the soldiers and sailors by
paying them 5000 each In cash
for their votes, and they would
regard you, Judge owen and my
self as triplet OF tackasses for
attempting 10 force such thing
on the people.
How would you determine who
are the common people 80 as TO
exempt their homes, lands and
property from the payment of tho
tax necessary to raise this enor-
nous sum of money? What meth
cd would you employ 10 have tho
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