The Washington times., 1923-10-11
WAL TON WARNS
Of INVISIBLE
RULERS
Oklahoma Governor Tells
Legislative Session OF Peril
to Government.
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legislature into extraordinary SEES
sion, and you are now here In
response to that call q
The reasons for calling you to-
gether. are well known both to the
members Of this body and to the
the conflict In this state between
the visible and the invisible gov
arnments, so-called. This conflict
must now be brought to d close
with q complete victory for the
visible government. or Oklahoma
will face indefinite turmoil and
strife, the final results OF which
are bound to be disastrous.
This Is not a threat, but q mere
statement OF fact. q
ut ought to be apparent now to
all citizens that the people Of this
state will not cravenly submit to
the intolerance, persecution and out.
rageous violence Of hooded orgaIli-
zation which operates IN the dark
and under cover, and whose mem
hership Is secret. Racial and reli-
gI0ns bigotry and mob violence are
unthinkabie when preached and
practiced in the open they become
hidden behind the TN American
mask. Let us all agree that 1t Ii.
time to kill the serpent In our midst
and restore that good nature, har.
n1ony and tolerance, without which
Oklahoma can neither progress.
prosper nor guarantee happiness TO
her citizens.
Reviews Events.
eft III not necessary TO review ut
length the chain OF events that led
up % this extraordinary session.
on August II. declared martial
law IN Tulsa county. For months
q steady stream Of letters mad
poured into the executive office
from Tulsa and other counties III
The state complaining Of mob yio-
Ience. Hundreds Of OklahOma's Ctti-
zens had been beaten and tortured
while other hundreds had been
threatened and intimidated. Tens O1
fho1Iaarlde Sc our citizens felt and
protested that the law-enforclllg
branches Of government, in many
counties the courts we're under the
smell. influence and domination Of
an invisible government, whose y.
lent appeal touched every aspect Of
human endeayor.
'aThis invisible. insidious and ter.
rorizing empire represents In an Ex-
aRgerated form fear, falsehOod and
religious hatred.
This aII-powerful and most de-.
moralizing .scper government IL ui1-
dermining the very cornerstone ana
foundation Of our government and
sapping the very life blood Of our
citizenship. It must either be killed
or the government itself must nnal-
ly give way to anarchy and revolu-
ton. There is no alternative or
middle ground.
8 Some cases present Outrages and
heart rending cruelty In the ex-
treme.
Appeals For Bill.
THAT these conditions may be
Immediately terminated and that
the people may be protected forever
in their person, property and funda.
mental liberties, recommend and
urge that you Immediately enact
into a law the bill drawn and sub
mitted herewith, which seems to be
complete and adequate to meet
every exigency and contingency.
This law provides not only for un-
masking all citizens but cofnpels
secret organizations to publish g.
list Of their members AZ well. The
law which you may pass must not
be a makeshift, merely as an ex-
r1ediency measure only, but 1t must
he in truth. in fact and in law, one
that has teeth and will meet the
alarming situation.
Nothing less win have the effect
to destroy this 'super.invisible' and
asserted invisible government and
nothing less will satisfy the peoples
demand, their win, my will.
IT urge you to do your duty.