The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-11-03
Answering Mr.. Sinrks.

Editor World. WIN you allow me space to
reply TO ono @. H. Starks, whose article ap-
critlclses the candidacy OF Colonel Snced? His
whole crltclsm ls far fetched. lie. Ike the
mountain has travelled territlcally and brought
forth n mouse. Consistency II a Jewel which
the gentleman seems 10 he ignorant OF You
folks blow hot and cold from the same breath.
only last spring during the city election, The
world Advertised voting for the man. and |
felt Justly too, but now IT'S vote the whole hog
or none. Let mo ask In that consistent? Not
that Colonel sneed needs my championship, be-
cause he does not. Nj. Starks seems 20 think
he waA crlminally guilty because he accepted a
small salary for his services as custodian OF the
national park at sulphur, ana because he oc-
cepted the position on the board OF Confederate
gentleman not state the amount OF salary in
each case2 II it was violation OF the law TO
hod @ o3 Poa o EGss S % the same me bS WY dd
states government sad nothing about H. where
does he como in2 The fact is, had there been
= chance for -esrssution OF n good sized town,
ana he had had II near relative In the United
states senate TO whom he could have appealed
TO back a recommendation to move the town
from a half to a mile necessltatlng the United
States paying an exorbltant price for improve
ments. and selling them back to the original
owners for one-fourth to half OF the cost.
Paying $65.0OO for n four-story shell OF n hotel
which only cost the builder $4,000 and had
been condemned as unsafe | say. had he.
Colonel sneed, had this kind OF an opportunity
for graft, be might have refused position on
the board Tor the confederate home at small
salary suppllmentlnE hts salary as custodian OF
the park that he might live In keeping with his
position. lie Is now poor man; but no
grafter. OF course he is regarded as n Grim
inql by some, because he was confederate
soldier but am proud TO say. not by those who
refused TO cheer, having high regard for so
worthy foes, and not wanting to humlllate them
in tholrNost efforts General Grant, great man
he was, never showed greater than on tho
9th day OF April 1865, when no showed 10
great magnanlmlty to his gallant foe at Apo
mattox. One OF Colonel Sneeds predecessors
took charge OF tho park while in poverty He
quit the job rich man, The Rentleman's COM
parson TO Lincoln ana Davis controversy
shows the strait to which he Is driven In trying
20 make his attack appear the least bit con-
sstent. The gentleman undertakes to criticize
the fact OF Colonel Sneeds con getting his
fathers place on the board OF trustees for the
confederate home. IL that trustee Job pays
enough to buy the chlldren's toys, It's the first
one I ever heard Of. And feel sure he never
would have been appointed only for his fitness
for tho Job. lie looks to me like a dlsappoint-
ed, dsgruntled, politician. l won't say "A demo-
crat because II he was, he would submit TO the
rule OF tho people, which Ia democracy Seeing
his political downfall, he Is forestalllng on the
outside | want TO warn the republican party
beware OF such characters They viii not do
TO trust. Good republicans, away down deep IN
thcr hearts, abhor reuegadcs. who are out tor
pie and not principle.
= II. A WILLIS.
1916 East Third st.