The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-10-05
WALTON ANSWERS HIS
CRITICS. WHOM HE
CALLS PAID LIARS


would nol nov r. opposing me
openly When be VAS iirsi a
candidate for office some years
ego. he nreiendsd 10 b. friend
Of The people. AMI be fooled the
people apd the people can rs
fooled some 81 the time IN faef
was fooied myself / Thought
be was triond % ghe people
lie > now repuliaied hy the
people because & n generally
known b. his offeisi A,ts. ma,
be IS The stool pigeon al TIE N
ter,Ns
am informed that hc landed
one son for faf job with the
Oklahoma Gas and Electric com
pany The corporation commis
sion has jurisdiction over this
company Il i ihe company
which have been fighting for
wears ia behalf of the people
rhe company has constantly con.
tended for higher rates. as the
people u Oklahoma City Mus
kogce and other cities n this
state well know
ie Is one Of the mar
poison squads travelling over the
state. financed hy the Interests
wko are eudeaN0rIng 20 defeat
me- and 70 elect a man who will
be- suhseryient 10 their wishes
Some of the members oi these
squads are intellectual prosti
tuics hut most of them are just
common ordinary liars, They
have circulated and will cnuiinue
10 circulate from day 10 day
seurrilous ties about me, about
nay business, about nay official
acts. ahuht my religion about
my wife. and about ny children
They are political sravenRcrs.
hlrcd hy the week They are do
ing an these things heeauso they
fear to meet me on the ISSUES 81
this campaign, aud that issue j.
shall the robbery uf tho people
and this especially a the farmer
canilnnc'
They have charged me with
about an the criines Ia The cal
cndDr First IL was murderer
or at least accessory before The.
fact Now il ~ M insmuaiiou
that the property aud money
which have wefe acquired dis
honestly and eorraptly since !
became mayor ! hrand this and
an such As simply another scurril.
ous lie. and say 20 the people of
oklahoma. that what property I
have was acquired honestly and
honorahly aud by my own energy
and economy Those who wish
10 know my financial Standing
before | was Masor of Oklahoma
City. or had anything 70 do with
politics may consult Dunn and
Bradsireoi. where they viii find
that had substantial rating
Since entering politics ! have had
no rating, bul viii state that |
am worth considerably less than
before took up the fight for the
people some years ago, against
the interests.
:" A corporation lawyer Of this
city. recently circulated petit
lion aud cnuscd a grand Jury 10
be- cmpanelled 50 thu every act
Of my life could be- examined
This lawyer forced himself into
the grand jury room and the
satraps Of the interests thronged
the court house. The grand Jury
were honest men They did their
duty They found nothing
against me. The interests and
their lawyers and their politicians
and their press have rcsoried 70
all known means to switch the
issue fro mthe economic field II
/ stop TO discuss all the side
issues that these trained corpora
fion lawyers are cndeavoring TO
force into this campaign. the
main issue will be lost sight OF.
spd the cause % the people would
perish
IN conclusion al ! have TO
say is a word 70 all soil toilers
and 10 all laborers aud 10 all
service men, stand by your guns.
Don't allow them 10 make dent
in our line. To all intelligent
business men ! wish 10 say that
il the robbery of the farmer con
tinues In this state there is moth
ing in the future for you but
bankruptcy and the interests
that are opposing me today are