The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-18
barometer of Public Opinion
TO whom Shall lie rurnp

The fireworks we're brilliant
Today J. c. walton who is running for gov
ernor on tho democratic ticket, is at outs with
tho democratic party by the very words from
his own mouth. And the democratic state con.
yontion at oklahoma City has made itself more
or less tho laughing stock Of the state by ex-
tracting, In addition TO some Of the planks that
were the pride OF the tarmer-Labor Recon-
sruction league. one OF tho very few good points
about tho Platform on top OF that, IL heartily
iudorscd all the democratic administrations In
Oklahoma for the past 4 years. This OF course
Includes that Of j. H A. Robertson.
walton thus far has very appropriately kept
HIS silence until he has had a chance more
eoH,y To- study tho new document"
on. what % good time they must have hadi
Nhcr J. g. Walton breaks his silence there
are but TWO plain courses open 10 him. one ~
90 accept the platform as approved by the demo-
cratic convention. 10 do that would be to break
his own word, which he uttered the other day
whom he said: II stand irrevocably for the pro,
gram and platform Of the shawnee conference
until 1t Is amended, changed or modified by the
groups that gave Il birth" The only other
roasonabio course he has is TO refuse to accept
the doclored document II he does that he has
spat into the face Of the democratic party OF
oklahoma, and to maintain It's self respect 1t
viii nave to ronouncc him,
or course It would be remotely possible for
walton TO gather the Reconstruction league to-
gether-at least a sufficient group Of men that
he can call the Reconstruction ieague-and have
thal BODY make the changes that the demo-
cratic party has ordered. But, II no gathers
men Of the tyne that met at shawnee and gave
tho platform birth he cannot expect them to
do that kind OF n jon.
The flames are llcklng at the feet OF j. C..
Walton. That austere gentleman from Okla
homa, senator Robert j. owen, pleaded his
cause 50 dld other democratic leaders--and
they pleaded for Walton oven before they knew
that Waltun's very platform on which he OBJ
talned the nomination, had been altered until II
was scarcely recognizable, with Walton him
self apparently in doubt as 10 where no would
consign the democratic party for its act!
Neither Mr.. Walton nor Senator owen, nor
Yet Charles n. Haskell, whose glowing message
Of harmony" was read amid cheers at the con-
yentlnn. can stay on the fence In this matter.
walton has but one thing he can do. honorably,
and that is TO renounce tho child OF the demo-
cratic convention, because he said he would.
When he does this. Senator owen. the two de-
fented candidates FOR the nomination and
Charles ~ Haskell. all OF whose pleas for the
democratic party's supremacy s,iii ringing
throughout the state, must, by their own words,
ronOunce Walton In the name OF the party he
has spurncd, For any one OF them TO remain
passive In this matter would be to admit defeat.
Some OF the planks taken from the Shawnee
platform were Objectionable tools OF the So
C!allst party Tho one dcploring the looting of
the bank guaranty fund and demanding prose-
cutlon.ot the guilty. be they state officials pri-
vato citizens, and which removed so as not
to embarass Governor Robertson. was one OF
tho very few pauks that should have been kept.
But there are stll planks In that platform that
reek with socialism, that couldn't have passed
at any other time
MIR. Walton can be expected TO make his little
speech soon about what no proposes to do with
the now document.
Il will make interesting reading, to say moth
Ing OF the votes 1t win make for John Fields
okmugea Times.