The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-09
Barometer of Public Opinion
No. MhItc.Idc,s MnlorIty.

Editor world; Mr.. whcsIde received 3,79S
votes more than the republican candidate for
commissioners No. /, l,il2 more votes than the
mayor cloct
How come? listen, Let me tell you a story
When was small boy my father came home
one evening and was telling my mother OF a
fine family he had net on little trip he had
1ust made over In Montgomery county, Mis-
souri,. My mother, being a very religious
woman naturally asked II these new acquaint-
ances were or the same faith as ours. NO"
answered my father, but they are the most
broadmindcd and unbiased people l have met
in a long time"
In early manhood I left northern Missouri
and never having met Mr.. Whitesidc / had
long since forgotten even the name. but when
commissioner / recalled the above statement
that had heard as boy, nearly forty years
ago.
In looking him up In my own quiet way It
was gratifying 10 discover that al least MIR.
Nhtcaldc individually, still possessed those
sterling qualities that the Whiteside family
back IN Missouri had always displayed.
II was with this confidence In Mr.. White
sides qualities that the word was passed" i"
that he could be relied upon for the safety and
fairness to AZ democrats OF Tulsa While It
was impossible to lit the Veil that surrounded
the invisible forces, that mad gathered In great
masses to put over the slated ticket and dis
cover their real strength, u was well under
stood by the newborn visible group that the
real purpose OF the manifest activities lay APP
parenuy and supposedly hidden In the under
current. on the surface. many were mislead,
but tho splendid support given Mr.. Hadlcy the
big majority given Mr.. Whtesido stands out
as a symbol Of the great necessity OF having
big, hruadmlnded men to in public Offices.
men whose minds and souls are unsullied by
the Influence OF intolerance and preJudces. II
was the votes Of many well meaning every
day democrats men and women whose toy
atty was never questioned when the troubled
: voice OF Uncle sam called them 10 the colors
| during the World war, honest people who dc
not believe in shouting from housetops or boast
! ing In public OF their 1000 purity Il was these
| votes that caused Mr. Whteside TO run so fai
! ahead OF his ticket and had the election been
! prolonged a few days the gathering visible
| forces would have put Mr. Hadlcy over with d
substantial majority
Il It possible, to hope that these same voter.
! VIII not be compelled to turn To the republican
! party for men to represent their Interests In
! state aud national offices who are biz ant
! hroadmindedf Men who are not only homes
! and incorruptablc, but alert ana courageous
| mon who are tolerant and unbiased, Is Il pos
| sthle that they will be forced 20 accept the Chal
lenEo that has been flagrantly thrown In the
II has been stated that "job l66 has nov
| ceased ~ an entity" besides other things, 81
! now represents tho vcrtahle batteries OF tn
| forces fighting rnr economy I'm municipal gov
! crnmcnt" The Whtcside majority vote Is tn
| new symbol appearing above the horizon, II
| ~ Infancy IL is encountering the studied, hos
tile, indifferent attitude that was SO nantes
az the beginning Of the compaign In 'lob l66'
Hut with the same determination courage AN,
| persistence that was employed by the cham
/ pions, the now famous "l66," with tho al
focused directly on the real purpose " the In
visible group, 10 is hoped and expected tina
common decency, justice and fairness Will pre-
Tho whteslde majority is the new symbo
| II stands FOR tho necessity OF broadmiudtd un
| biased public servants, IL means the hcgiuuin
OF a determined, organized effort TO maiutoi
authority OF law and order, the ComplanC
with the constitutional rights OF every indyld
ual cltzcn Il means the passing OF iutoler
ance and prejudice from dominating election,
Tho now symbol means more than the publ.
realizes and viii have much TO do with the max
ing OF the history OF greater Tulsa.
\isihly yours,
Tulsa, April &. EMMETT CORLEY.
We're willing tO Try II.
Regard Death ot Ieniue Possible" Wei
the world can manage TO flat-wheel alon
fairly we'll without him, according TO the gen
/ eral vlcw.--Nashyile Tennessean.
As scientist He's a Scream.
| There Is not any humor iu sCience--or
least, there was not until Mr.. Bryan undcrtoo
to figure as a sciontist--Charleston News an
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