The call of the North. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1923-1924, 1923-10-15
WALTON OFFERS TO RESIGN
THE OKLAHOMA SWASHBUCKLER IS STILL
TRYING TO keep IN THE PUBLIC EYE
Oklahoma Grand Dragon Freed On
Rioting Charges.

the vast majority OF OklahomanS Will
not be denied their inalienable rights
as Americans by few demagogues,
politicians and self-seekers.
At this moment Walton is trying to
find some legal loophole through
which he may jump and so escape the
indictments of righteously enraged
people. His injunctions, appeals, and
other legal maneuvers mean nothing.
however, except that he would con-
tinue to act the despot by refusing to
bow to the will of a constituency
that demands nothing less than his
immediate removal from the political
arena of the state to which he al
most brought disgrace.
His impeachment will be brought
about Immediately.
1t is conceded here that had it not
been for the Ku Klux Khan Walton
would have inundated the citizen
ship into submission to his tyrannical
mandates. The Klan's Lincolnian
slogan that this is "a government of
the people, by the people, for the peo-
pie" was made manifest here Tuesday
when thousands of emergency officers
sworn into duty from the one hundred
per cent Americans of the Khan, made
possible a public election that the
despot would have prevented by
force of arms because his "throne'
was at stake.
The election, recognized as legal by
the Secretary of State and practically
every state and county official, with
the exception of a few of the Cover
nor's personal appointees only indi-
Gated the public's attitude as to the
desirability of Walton's impeachment
by four to one vote, but showed that
his financial integrity was questioned.
A bonus bill that would have plac-
ed $55,OOO,OOO in the governors
hands for expenditures was also de-
feated. Of this total $3O,OO0,0O0 was
to have been used in making loans
for home building, etc., and it was
generally understood that only those
who were fright" would receive loans.
The governor had hoped to get his
hands on the $55,OOO,OOO before the
Federal government voted a bonus
for all veterans.
Another question which, if carried,
might have cost $15,OO0,000, was
state question No. 125, refunding to
depositors all the money stolen or
lost by incompetent bankers in the
state banks which failed. The adj
ministration of this fund also would
have helped to build up a political
machine.
Both measures were defeated.
ArOuses Bitter Feeling
The Governors fight against the
Khan has not only kept this state un-
der martial law for weeks, but has
aroused a bitterness between racial
and religious groups that will result
in strife and bloodshed for a genera
ton to come. Before he launched his
publicity-seeking campaign against
the Khan this state had few trou-
bles other than those caused by the
immune and pardoned criminals who
operated under the protection of
"Waltonism." Now the public is de-
termined to use aggressive measures
to wipe out "Waltonism." The hon.
or of the state will now be preserved
even if some one is hurt in the effort
say the best citizens and most loyal
Americans.
The keynote of the situation was
sounded by Rev. H. C. Williams, pas
tor of the University Place Christian
church, who said:
when the facts are known, as they
surely will be, the present governor
will be found only a tool of an in
visible government which seeks to de-
stroy American institutions, the pub.
lie schools and the right to worship
God according to the dictates of con-
science.
"He ruthlessly has trampled under
foot rights which the Constitution
has guaranteed should never be de-
MED; he has attempted to bring
odium upon our courts and law-en-
forcing officers by releasing men
charged with contempt Of court; he
has nullified their efforts to bring
criminals to justice. Without reason
or necessity he has engaged in riot.
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