The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-03-21
Barometer of Public Opinion
Some Gospel.

Editor World. The citizens mass meeting at
the First Baptist church Monday night was at
tended by many of Tulaas best representative
citizens. But say Mr. Editor II gave me a pain
TO listen to some OF the disgusting things that
were said about our city, county and state Of
ucinlS. There never was a wrong righted by
wrong and | beseech my brethren to desist
from the continuance OF undertaking and fault
finding and get down to brass tucks in handling
the law Volators of our city. The sensible
thing to do is to raise less smoke and cheap po-
llucal orattons, but moro fire and more light
ming speed to correct the evils that obviously
exist. II Is better to clean our public affairs
by righteous public through the proper trihu-
mails rather than through the newspapers and
mass meetings and thereby befoul our own
nests and endure the stencil and filth that a
few human polecats are ever ready to spread in
our midst The greatest asset OF any business
destroys lfes efficiency. The expressions Of II
guarantees its success. An ounce OF confidence
Is worth pound OF knocks to stimulate and
guide our public officers. No general has ever
controlled with power and success who did not
impart as well as command this important
element No man was ever stimulated TO
greater efforts and ultimate success by rebuke
OF persistent criticism, but many have been re-
stored to n place Of power and effective service
by the disclosure OF confidence on the part Of a
rcassurng constituency. 1t Is those who live
day by day with a high consciousness OF stew
ardship ana large sense OF responsibility for
playing the game OF life fairly honestly, and
with due sense OF obligation TO those about
them that really constrlhutc 20 the welfare and
happiness OF their fellows and becomes bene-
factors OF their kind,
How many men would succeed in the COM
morclal world today did they not have some as
surauce from those higher up OF the fulfilled
possibilities of life Man ~ not 80 much fact
as a possibility, So Il ~ with our public officers.
Il Is the man, not only with genius but with
tho sense OF assurance born OF tho support to
whom he Is dependant who accompllshes the
most, We have unfortunately fallen upon a
time that seems TO disclose a want OF public
confidence ana tho lack Is the precursor of a
general arrangement OF public affairs and de-
StrnNs the fundamental structure OF our gov
eminent IL seems TO be the popular thing
today for newspapers 10 viii and abuse public
men and accuse them OF every crime In the
criminal calendar | would say to thCm, Thou
hypocrite, first cast out the beam OF thine own
eye; ana then shalt thou zee clearly 20 cast out
the mote Of thy brothers eye"
Would any prudent citizen run 10 the public
press and give vent TO his domestic troubles
Then why should these men, who's methods OF
selfrcNplotauon pursue this dubious and fall
laCious course to the detriment OF the growth
of our city. They bid for cheap notorety and
they seem 20 get H. They are self-constituted
diagnosucians of public affairs. hut unfortu-
natoly they have no reasonable or proper rem-
cdies for the situation they think they discover.
Tho. time for this dagnostic type OF muck
rakcrs, seeking AT high noon with a lantern In
hand for human defects has passed.
Tulsa is our Baby" so let us guard her rep
.utatiun as zealously as we would one OF our
own children. "GiNe not that which is holy
unto the dogs neither cast ye your pearls before
swine, lest they trample them under their feet
aui turn again and rend you
Tulsa March Z, COUSIN JONES,