Evening star., 1936-04-27
BY WARD MOREHOUSE.

BROKEN BOW, Okla, April 27
NAN.AD.-In the remote Southeast
corner of Oklahoma, snuggled down
near the Texas border, you find the
village of Broken Bow. A mile out of
town. on old U. S. 10, there's creek
called YaShau. a reluctant little stream
that goes this way and that. Beside
the creek stands farm house.
flve-room shack Of rough pine
boards-dropped siding. Tap on the
screen door of this house and you'll
find yourself face to face with a spry,
enarled man of 67-William Henry
Murray, ex-governor of Oklahoma.
Just set a while" he called out
from his pine cabin, and maybe
I'll be out"
Finally he did come out-Alfalfa
Bill himself. the great man from
Tlshomingo. He wore shoes, but he
was sockless and buttonless. A bat
tered black hat, torn dirty shirt, and
looking for all the world like Jeeter
Lester of Tobacco Road" Or per-
haps Jeeter Lester's pappy.
ABRUPT, Caustic and Cranky.
The son of Uriah Dow Thomas Muir
ray is abrupt, caustic, blunt and
cranky He is slightly deaf and has
a penetrating voice. He is slouchy
and picturesque. His hat is one that
any panhandle hobo would scorn. His
dropping mustache is tobacco stained.
He was unkempt and unshaved. But
he's fascinating as he talks-and
that's all the tine-and he's as ar
ticulate a Southwesterner as the
stump platform ever saw.
Alfalfa Bill piloted me over his 10
acres and showed me the sights. He
climbed several fences, and talked
as we walked He claWed at his thick,
gray hair, rubbed his beard stubble,
spat, chewed his cigar stub, whacked
his knee and said:
"I think President Roosevelt Is
the most dangerous man that Amer
lea has put into public office in my
time. If we admit that Roosevelt is
sincere-and I don't say I'm ad-
mitting it-that does not answer the
question A good intention has led
many a man to hell. The all-im-
portant question is this: Does Roose-
welt know what to do and will he
do it? You can answer both ques-
tions in the negative in so far as the
American system of Government is
concerned
Alfalfa Bill was now back at the
shack. seated in a cane chair on the
narrow porch He went on:
II don't think Roosevelt really
knows what he's doing. His ides of
government is something he read
somewhere. probably in romantic
book. I don't care what the Demo-
Gratis do about platform in Phila-
delphia. No matter what kind OF
platform they adopt they won't pay
any attention to it. Look what hap
pened in 1882 Evidently the bureau-
Gratis and the Democrats and Mr..
Roosevelt think platform is some
thing that's built around a depot
not something to ride upon"
You think the Republicans have
o chance in 1882" asked.
Alfalfa Bill nudged me and leaned
forward confidently. Those fell
lows can win if they'll come right
out into the open. They can't slip
around like they been doing. They'll
have to make a bold front. Anything
else and they're licked. He'll,
America will never stand for four
more years of dictatorship. If the
New Deal wins In this election then
you'll really see things happen. Mr..
Roosevelt and Mr.. Farley and all the
Tugwells and the rest of them will
come up against Governor of some
State who'll refuse to be dictated to.
He'll say he'll stand by his oath to
uphold the Constitution, and when
that happens we'll have nothing less
than secession. Call it civil war If
you want to-"
G. o. P. Needs Bold Front.
He kept on talking:
There's more unemployed in Okla
homa today than in 1881. Jim
Farley's conception of politics is Tam
n1any. and that means a machine.