Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-03-10
DEMOCR ATTIC PRESS
BUREAU Spears IP
Crack Republicans and Asserts That
Party In Power Will Right Oh
mulgcc Wrong II Any.

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Division Of the pcmuDa.. Na..,a'
Press Bureau. ~ Oklahoma rnyi
The n"oNlc If 'hr ..at, .a,, '.a
given much about bad g,.,ru.u.
and thrro aa, been ,,ryulu.d .u:.h
state uc" papcr- me ,to.y o' %. Co.,.
mulgcr ha.k faiIuru rLa' rmu".
was not political hu, necessarily tine
democratic parry being in p,..' o..
called on TO make answer.
If there wa d,rc.ic,ipn Of du,l.
if there were democratic Officials who
failed to perform their respective
duties or who were worse .hau iurf-
ficient. no democrat within the -tatc
desires to shield such officials. But
good government demands that the
statutes of the state be enforced ac-
cording to the law as written. The
spectacle of "A republican county at
torney, for no other reason than to
propagate a political advantage.
standing in open court and 'cussing"
pass without mentioning. That is the
more true for the reason that if that
attorney had evidence to convince him
that he could convict a high official,
he could have filed an information
and brought the matter before the
court of proper jurisdiction with
out the aid or advice of any grand
jury.
So much has been said of the Ok
mulgee bank failure that the news
papers have been overflowed with
surmises, and few facts have been Sc
cured. The Democratic party stands
first for efficient government, and
second for the honest administration
of the laws. No sensible person can
expect more--certainly no more
should be askey.
If wrong has been done at Ok
mulgee, the Democratic administra-
tion will right that injustice; it will
stand for an exact and correct state
ment of facts and proceed according
ly.
1t will not, of course, proceed on
the excited statement of Rcpubli-
can county attorney whose idea of
justice appears to be to make stump
speech in a court room where. had
the judge had metal. he would have
been sent to Jail.
Enforcement of the law is en-
powered in certain elective officers
Of the county and the state. A coun
ty attorney is one of such Officers.
Making speeches in which imprint
able language is used is not one Of
the things for which Il county attor
ney is elected. He may gain tenn
porary fame and additional favor by
making such Il speech, hut he adds
nothing to the peace and dignity of
the state; neither can he appeal to
the right thinking person by reason
of such indulgence.
There has been no law infringe
ment anywhere within the .tatc Of
Oklahoma hat the constituted au
thOrities cannot cop" with. The De
mocratic party Il, am organization
representing the majority Of the pco-
pie of thi, state, make no apology
for the misdoinr& of any member.
1t stands today IA it ha, stood from
the beginning for the mas>cs and
will so stand al the end Of time.
Being comprised of the people it is
necessarily Of and for the people
and must answer To the people for
its stewardship of affairs,
If there be necessity, the party
will clean its own house and there
will be no occasion for a Republican
county attorney looking toward the
governorship, to make stump
speech in the court room to bring on
the house clearing.