Tonkawa Chieftain. (Tonkawa, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 26, 1906 Page: 2 of 4
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THE
STANDARD’S
Great Clearing: Sale on Shoes
In order to make room for our new line of Men s, Ladies and Children s Shoes we are offering to the people
of Tonkawa a BIG DISCOUNT on our large stock of Shoes. Our space and time is limited therefore cannot
itemize the prices but to appreciate this unparelled offer is to call and inspect goods which we invite you to do.
The sale will begin promptly on May 1st at 8 o clock and will continue until May 12th
Standard Mercantile Co.
A. CIVISH & Co., Proprietors
(Hst'Ml mm I’M C MAI >41 Vli'KMM.
Official Piper of the City of Tonkawa, 0. T.
THE TONKAWA CHIEFTAIN give them time i! it takes ten > fili-s.
all right. if it takesu hundred years,
all right; but givi«tlii‘in an np|M>r
tunity to show themselves worthy
ami well qualified, ami before ml
Emitting them at any future time
compel them to dost). The majority
Kittled ut tlir I't >*»i,, ttcf at TmIi.iw.i K»t>
Counts Oklaliomt itn iois .is • « «>ntl tills shir ol flit* ( )i;milm*|* iulinit
oi»wnmii matter. that neither is entitled to statehood
alone, hut on the theory that two
Sahacrlption Rato $1.00 Per Year in Advance mw,tiv,.s mak(, an anir.uative. I
suppose, you try to convince your-
Uicated Two HUx-ks West of l-osioim-e on S(.| v,.s aM(| tllis Mouse that they
Orutxl Avenue. No. 4*
should he admitted as u single State,
lint not mi. Two Territories whol-
ly unfitted for statehood run not he
eoinbined so as to eliminate all ob-
jectionable features and s(tund. thus
united, the perfect example of what
a Territory ought to he before the
greater estate of statehood is con-
ferred Numbers alone do not make
a State nor are they the strongest
factor in determining the right to
statehood. The quality should
BKYANT a WEBSTER. Publi»h«m
Turn hay, Aimiii, 2tJ. 1!MH»
SPEECH OF HON. FRANK B. FULKERSON.
OF MISS10URI ON STATEHOOD BILL
Mr. Fulkerson said
Mr. Speaker [applause Having
voted against the adoption ol the
rule which had the twofold effect of
cutting ofT all right of amendment for more than the quantity. The
and of preventing a majority of this immediate future prospects of the
l>ody from expressing their real pros|tosed State for wealth, for in
sentiments as tA the merits or the dustry, for intelligence, and for all
demerits of the double barreled pro many qualities that go to make up a
|Misitiou involved in the.Hamilton strong and powerful community, n
bill, and afterwards having east my community capable of self govern-
vote for the passage of that same ment. with an ever-increasing tend-
bill. a word of explanation for such ency toward still further, iiltivatiou
seemingly contradictory conduct of those capahilitics should All he
may not he entirely out of order. taken into account Until any giv-
I voted’against the adoption ol cn Territory reaches such a stjkge
th;^ rule for two reasons « ith« t ol ,,f .1. vclopm.-nt it should not have
which, in my judgement, was more the effrontery to come here and ask
than aulficicnt to justify my eourm for atatehood and even If it dooa wo
• First. I deny the right not the should have the ^noral courage to
power, however .f this or any refuse to grant such a request. The
other l>ody to so combine two sepa mere possibility that some future
r.te, distinct, and entirely indepen Congress may fall so far short in
dent propositions that a .Mcmhercan the performance of its duty as to
not vote either tty e nr nay nor . an f... r,.| the res|>onsihilities which
he refuse to vote and feel that by so may rest, upon it and in and evil
doing he lias done his whole duty hour do something that might turn
There was in this instance no rea out wrong, or perhaps enact a piece
son for 10 combining the twodouble „f legislation that would prove to he
statehood pro|x»sitions and no Mem unwise, should not deter us from
• ■ tor ii .s jret put forth .hs, barging our -
even u fair excuse for so doing discharging them now. lint why
'I'" - - I vohd against the adoption borrow trouble* Let
of what I consider an unfair and tin any bridges until we have at least
just rule. come in sight of them. “Sufficient
Second I am unalterably oppos unto the day is the evil thereof
ed to the admission of New Mexico For reasons stated I voted against
und At zona I erri tor ies to state hood, the adopt ion of the rule.
either united or separated. They And then when the original hill
und each of them arc now in tlm came before this House for the first
.....''bon t at every ot I » ton. I .oitso.-.| my - with y..
State of the I'nlon has been in at thought that 1 had done my level
soim- period of that State s history, best to prevent that nefarious union
save and except the original thir this union that could only result
teen States, to which number, for in the birth of twin States even
*l»ceiiil reasons might Is- added though the advent of one should be
the lone Star State. I he Fcrritor so extremely premature as to en-
ies of Arizona ami New Mexico are title its arrival to a more accurate
not fitted for statehood, as this and descriptive appellation and
lowly we • know • Tle-ii why w IV • doll. . ■, \ „ .1 ,1 |M, x
n • low them to pi-......I on th.-o five way I was n.-vt for -.1 t,. tb■
weury way in the same manner that unpleasant alternative of choosing
other new States have pro. -ceded ' between two evils tliat of denvlng
a pisiuve and altogether t<m> long
delayed right of statehood 1o In
dian Territory and (>klahoma, or
else force upon Arizona the uninvit-
ed embraces of an alien and uncon
genial, not to say anything about
unlovable, ucighlxtr. All things
being eq ml I would have consider-
ed it my duty to vote against the
passage of the bill, blit there are so
many more people to suffer for want
of statehood in the first-named Ter-
ritories than there are now in Ari-
zona to suffer by reason of enforced
statehood that I finally chose vvliat
l considered the lesser of two evils,
and hence voted for the bill.
Hut b day we are face to face with
a new order of tilings. "The best
laid schemes o' mice and men gang
aft a gley. The bill passed by this
House did not receive the enthusias-
tic approval of the Senate. nor did
its terms measure uptothe require-
ments and demands of the people.
That measure was not right when
it left this body. It has been taken
by another body, corrected, perfect-
ed, and passed by it. and returned
here for our concurrence. The op-
port uaity i - now presented to uu to
correct our former blunder. The
case is before u> as on a motion for
a rehearing a very fortunate thing
for us. It does seem that there is
something in that old adage that
"(iod takes cure of fools and cliil
.Iron, ' for theerroreommitted by us
having been pointed out. it is not
yet too late, and indeed the oppor-
tuity is now afforded us to make tlie
much needed correction.
Oh. why do you wait.dear brothers
t Mi. why do you tarry so 011c '
Why not come in out of the brush
of error and defeat and do our duty,
our whole duty by these people of
Oklahoma find Indian Territory, and
give them statehood? K-t us con
cur in the Senate amendment, and
concur now. To longer delay is
is only to invite further criticism.
F.very hour w. delay this matter
will only add to the humiliation of
our past error, the humiliation of
continued defeat. We all know
down deep in our hearts that the
Semite bill, so far as tlie one State
feature is concerned, will become
law. or else 110 statehood at all.
You ask me why the Senate bill
will pass or none? I will tell you,
H.-caiise that lusty strange as it
may seem to some, is absolutely
right on this pro|Misition They have
discussed it they have deliberated
it. and they have spoken in no un
certain tones their conclusion. The
Senate lias the people of tins coun-
try with them on this proposition, a
fact worthy of note and coi sub-ra-
tion, It has from four to six years
of serv ice ahead for twb thirdsof its
Members, and thus securely in
trenched behind all the essential
fortilications. why should it yield
its present |>osition to an assaulting
column unarmed for either offense,
and every soldier of our band, in-
cluding tlic old General himself,
liable to receive his discharge with-
in the next few months.
It is all nonsense to say that the
Senate "ill recede. They will do
no such a thing. It will lie easier
and much less expensive to vote to
concur in that part of the Senate
amendment which strikes out all
reference to New Mexico and Ari-
zona than to dealy this matter indefi-
nitely and have to include in our
expense hill an additional outlay
for materials with which to In-salve
our irriated and inflamed, if not
wounded, pride.
And why should New Mexico and
Arizona be united? There is no
reason on earth for it. New Mexico
alone has 12-,-ltiU square miles of
land surface. All New England,
with her six States and twelve
I'nited States Senators, has but t!l,-
1*73 square miles of land surface.
New Mexico end Arizona combined
•
have 235, MHO square miles of land
surface more than any other state
in the Union, except Texas Cali-
fornia. the second State in size, has
155.!'HO square miles of land surface,
yet with Arizona and New Mexico
combined into one State you will
have an area in which you can place
the entire Stall- of California, tin-
entire New Kngland States, Dela-
ware, and New Jersey; have land
enough to make another New Jersey
and stiil have hundreds of square
miles left. Oh. I hear some one say
that this land out West is sandy and
can never be cultivated, lint such
is not the case. The same argu-
ment was made against Kansas and
Nebraska * Why there arc men
here who have seen the old school
geographies, which put that land
now known a- Kansas and Nebraska
down on tin- map as the Great Amer-
ican Desert. And it was correctly
described then, too Hut that great
Republican measure, introduced and
pushiil through Congress by the
great Morrill, of Vermont, the hotm •
stead act. has given and op|M>rtiini-
ty to American pluck and manhood,
und by the force of determination
and never lessening industry the
American fanner, tin* American
homesteader, has pushed back tliat
waste line of the Great American
Desert until to day it is pluying
hide and sock among tin- mountains
of tliofarWest And that same pluck.'
tint same determination, can and
will trails ot'in th h- desert places
of the far West into fertile fields and
blossoming garden. The United
Slates census show that Arizona
during the last decade more than
doubled her population. Oklahoma
did even better than that, but no
State in the Union did as well. The
people of Arizona do not ask for
Statehood, but they do ask to he let
alone. I think we should let them
alone. 1 have faith in Arizona’s
future. I have faith in New Mex-
ico's future. They can and will be
developed into great States with
great populations. 1 am surprised
that the majority of my colleagues
Kansas and Nebraska should feel as
they do toward* these Territories
and seek to com bine them into one
State, and than against their will.
What has been done in Kansas and
Nebraska can ami will be done in
Arizona and New Mexico. The lat-
ter Territories have this very ini-
(Mirtant advantage, they have min-
eral wealth untold.
Hut I am still more surpised when
I these same Members vote to delay
j statehood for Oklahoma and Indian
Territory. But why dwell longer
on this painful subject. You have
your minds made up and are deter-
mined to delay matters. You say
your course will eventually bring
in the new State of Oklahoma. I
hope you are right in your belief.
But 1 am in favor of bringing it in
now. Vote to concur in the Senate
amendment above indicated, and the
forty-sixth State of the Union can
be admit ted at once. Add one more
star to Uncle Sam's la-jeweled head-
gear, and let it stand for the great
and grow ing Common wealth off >kla-
lumia. [Applause. |
Sunday School Delegates
F.very Sunday school inOklahoma
of every denomination and no de-
nomination, is entitled to a delegate
at the Great Snndn.x School Conven
lion at Hobart next May. Izu-gc
schools may have one delegate from
every lun or fraction of luOenrolled.
A very interesting program is be-
ing prepared Grand music is prom-
ised. lotto delagates will attend.
Reduced Rates (>m- fare plus 50
cents for the round trip has been
granted over every railroad in Okla-
homa for t hi* meeting. Rate* good
all the week.
Accommodation* There will he
no free entertainment. The crowd
will be too large. But all who
send in an application to Mrs' T. V.
F.llzey, Hobart, Oklu.. will be a*
xured sleeping accommodation* at
25 cents per night, anti meals will
be provided at 50 cents a da\
Mrs. L. A. Myers,
MILLINER,
Has purchased a large stock of
Spring and Summer Hats that
are now open for inspection.
She has one of the most com-
plete lines of Mowers ever brought
to Tonkawa. All kinds of hats
made to order. "Bring on your
trimmins. Orders on Tonkawa
merchants taken in exchange for
goods.
The old P. 0. Stand,
SHOE
REPAIRING
Halfsoling, heeling,
plates, patching, sew-
ing. rubber heels and
soles, gum boots re-
paired, all kinds o f
work at reasonable
prices. Work guar-
anteed. 2nd door east
of Commercial Hotel
Annoaatrmrnt
I hereby announce my candidacy
for the office of marshal of the town
of Ichkuwa. subject to the approval Fon
of tin* voters lit the 1
ith, and ask the sup|Nirt of all
friend*
L. D. JOSLYN
S\l,t One gentle ridin,
tion on May t*>ny and all kinds of house ‘plant-
my also hrowirh-ghorn eggs fto f-ottl
u. eggs 1* II Schroth < h
"• ,iuxr block north of Christian church.
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Tonkawa Chieftain. (Tonkawa, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 26, 1906, newspaper, April 26, 1906; Tonkawa, Oklahoma Territory. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1171030/m1/2/: accessed April 18, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.