The Weekly Oklahoma State Capital. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 16, No. 23, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 1, 1904 Page: 4 of 8
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TUT. WTEXLT OKLAHOMA ST ATX CAPITAL. TffE17., OiT.AH MA. OCTOBER !. 1W4
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klENDLY SETTLEMENT
OF CONTROVERSY
a*. Ill** #TAte-
• frank oca-
r west too far '
i m^d this mcaiat >
"■•th a oo® eiKlaiory
Tb? Oklahoma Slat* Capital
Br cv tut Capita) c*«r*aajr.
P
row ac-
FPAWK H. GACE*. IMTOR.
luwcmmoi* RATE*.
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t* mee*i g *~aa enure-
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verbal retraction thaa j
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STATEHOOD VIETS
OF THE PARTIES
«!..* the dfrvrra' ■ KpeJ Windier* •
rr«i is *t-
1-i.e j*op by ■
MeMliaeH to
*op]e of Okla-
ory tit repnb-
rtarin
the
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R«fiRfrt<DM>ei H. iByaH
Fvlae E I T^-trA-
,__E F A-n'Tt -i- .
r>- .- B~ E B**v«a
jj« the pr> l
Territory ,
PlTT? Diatrvn .. JL F. ««*?
£**«* Dirtrtrt ...•JgM'?"
Thl-4 E I!'*"*"*
IwOut of tbe T-^" -i
;aKk* -f UaISeos ...Owy M D^Or-jC
O—atiUi ...—C IE _
And 1&
rati part,
{•eopie of
ult«d is delay
aeTer b«*n lot! J
'•7 ©f u e n*
•bOM ,
Oklahoma, bat
M)
' ex- j mm^tntnw tlwr -- 7*-« altu&llaQ la
I
proa-
CMparal
titaa the w«t
lur •.!>* is th* fffnial Mr. T c**rt to
r*r<J.. rru !t *** To ba aure h« ha«
PHaAaetorata HHHHBVBPP
po :bka «*uapllor of tke Author a dub—
- F T « boavy mayirtty tor «
i-n'v-%!! r«Mld^!e for maj-or
Nv wl . that «rr. !• work in tho rout-
tr Aatrlct %' Ir.dJaaaT \nn it charm
W«n 0/ El:ncU ar;4 br :.f tha )to-
Hi tiw worid. 1 > «ft-Te ca.- -a-lJ 10 - * ioj> tue.r thAt ty„ ^,w<n>af|n Tr.m~***n *t%li 4o
Mr Ma-'e^f « tfc«r tbe 'aiiaa- jotiuor The be..el ; ex- (aematbmy tiw to tha
•i« Pr.T « H, : o: . r..pr«~i :*« jJU ud. tb. g-
sar f ti* p-ablif acicr. fyrra He i i-itamm wto« ;v «l. .rai .in* , . ••^ioj.Tea iut!f com['a/«4
i doe* MX hcttm itet tkc 'rwiw •*> airmiy effaced oaKl be mhit**
ptapte t 1* «?o=*:e<d He i« * «: * 'ae *tan. wub * large tfcare
' .:^er of t** oJ4 theory erf tie tost* of provlaciai r.-twoaj The kingdom
Ltat aea are lw t.c-rt e^aa: He b - of fr uzc rtc-aid tie ree.iea at leaM
J ia -Jc^ anstocracy of blood aid « « " necesfcarr pre.iminary
ia ibe teft erf tie family trea rfforts** :ai>d for bv :te pr^ct state
These art aome of tb* reaaons *217, erf '~h.&£* tAere 00c. d be introuoced-
a- se fr?a 1 * aata* - * .-a u *be c- r.i.aad fi:e!2 r. 1- «* ••■: • .
MttH der.re* of ti * peopie <rf O&i*- ^ i e- ded in tbe fram•■**>!& of the —
Y,n—_ Mr Ma'Jsews ^ not repr**seota- P^;«c d RT t.kr asUiutloi .'.-.e has of Wteeoaala Aoekfo* like dor«a to
Ore -> ir.« s:tr..ac w:rt of tbe ;.-> & coa*t.: of her -wt an: -.1 that ZZOSZtn* wfitiSi'unt^
pie of .tiat.sa. Mr Ki:be*i f wt- -J fiewssary to re«tore crate and ^n- !-%t :t w.a rr<•••« more eff^tiv#
f*-4 ceserat a*"*T '*.• --* ' t*Bt is to *!• ..?h tie de^rt"- *L.-' . t'.>r. « bf utifu. dr^im Put if tha
K-B-r*.- a a/ «rua ... ... «..r v . IVifcodv omiulrtf* ha# opened its pock-
; mest of Oklahoma pec;.e sjc day -*'• A.rd .. • F -n... m M thfct wrT ,n;2# #IAn^ for
I tht taectdaMi of t^e ftnt families of I Avtocraey is declared to be the con- • 1 is Ml an ua^rajudfeed obaer%-«r can
r.. E.1T «•- U I.---- Ti T a 1 «uey of .. ti« p .. - •< t - VJVl!'^-.; r "
! •• .? en Ti« if nu: ♦=.; t- ul ;t o y ... ,i iorti™
J -jeers of Mr slalhev?. if there : <'aee th* par*> *1 - it . . -• -arnpar-t!** y f^-w ic num-
tia te.'.'i 1 :e ttamcny h b*ez o*;y fn-m zg during : ; ^jd .1^1
the axis" carats of Oklahoma ai: : e ;*• few yeari frde :i p>:*e ~ at nT K"kr,i f >
?ropo*itloc rf elerating one of th^m ib the oarse of ai! the pac4- •- who. very well to crv for ctemr
te rrprrtrvtAttn potnjoa atr >• oii!f^ 7 WMka «M«at«r t r «-1 J SLSTePSiM* te? SftiiJ-v!'m
j UmUi if sot Immediately patsfbte. j «•" thl R jaman aatioa la tkis part j ^TlftT 0f a aij«ot and unknown candi-
i of tie * .r e aeed -.■aroaiy be «a-d ist« "tj w«-«tern trip j icoir.f to
COLL'MBI A f-RESS AGENT J*1 ■ ' T" ** 'Qm„',:i
ic irnv prcv m 1 "■ ' wt ■" ■ '••"■-•-• " - - r. ..«•>• e* •• • t.-, tie* to
13 .4uAl.> ISLjI geE'ra! mhm sic-oia beeosce a N«w Yo'k
Colcicbi* University h*a inr.deataJ-
eotFt-tet-oa*; stat/ Tke ataaesc'e: •
erf the empire tan hardly fall to b wh* Not Ter *• Truth.
lcrrw«4 w.- :i, tut tkU cmxItU- ^ f-: • • - n
, ... . ,v . , . ' •.'■•• truth? VThr not ^
t. ..&. ..s. a -> POL ~r rover -. ',.• _• -,r • nr. ! <] cent about It?
(orertsitai a Japan have cot haa- *.•'•■ •• * -n a Kirw railway la
;ered the exnr < yst.eat of the resour-- ! ,b/" "BS*t «fr-cderation, by
tn« ourtc by the (*e.flitw« aa well
£.ate .a the gTta. £..ragg.>: ar •►. rur. <■'. peopi* as a
doflar lnv«F-.e4 in any other property in
*— tht fsrro
«. H- Bpr*.
la proiilTi""*—i fo!i{ t^fce CJ« toetj
tsan of fbe anr stale?
T# teewra the rwtriraicts oajt'A tc
*e itooud all alarg ti line,
y.T.yam 1a t^li .Ih * froet for
Hen. ¥taok Mafheva And Ikai 1* tit.
ti kome town.
by ail of th
r«anJte4 */,*
4taa Territory
riet atd
e-" ■ t
.ahotna pe^oj,!- #fc<j tjtbcaglj the re-
Tp-'.-'an wnj hi Okla&ot&a has at-
ia JiM'.y r- to the dtaert* of
K-e of Ok.afjc raa, to aeryre an
' J** ''1 ' '■ '■*L,'a+* regardle**
Territory, a .owing that
W^J.j
Of Course Not, Okalboma is Awake
i is now a lap aaead of the Chicago aa.-
| renrfty. that has the best jwess ajrea;
j of al] the bvad. The latest is the cote
of a-anr sounded by Professor W;UJam
A. DunEiig. of Co:a iS Ic u odrra to* « -f oat in Ue fir wl
at the oongres* or arts and sciences at
| the ezpce:non.
Professor Dunning sard that up to
the r .aeteeath century the one great
j pol-t:caJ s:n:gg;e between the people
of the cir-.iaed world *as between con-
servat.sin and rad-salisza Gradually
after tV ope a: be of the nineteenth
c*n* ary there developed a eoaitit'_*.ca-
i al form of government wh;ch Great
Britain and until recently the United
I Stare# illustrate Succeeding This
j ~axne the per.od of nationalism
evidenced in Bismarck's time
coin's and in Gladstone's. Then came tion by Mr. Smith in a spint of fair-
A FAIR PROPOSITION
BY MR. D. F. SMITH
In this issue of the State Capital
apf«ears a card from D F. Smith mak-
ing a propoiitioB to Captain S. E.
Seely for settlement of the repub-
lican depute as to who is the real
nominee for the council by the re-
publicans of this district, it is now
Lin- UP to Mr Mf to accept the proposl-
Then came tion by Mr. Smith in a ap
■■HttdaA 'HH
{ •',: -t. r. from the court* ard the law-
• r r-<-*er ; ik- icrilar rut into a
bank or Sn a farm; and we ars
• " li.v rha? r.;r.«ty-fiv« p-r -ent
•v- tazpa? r* >' t f •tat-" «re w I! satis-
•-.■■■ t •' ?v railway dollars ln-
f / T.&'.lcmer.t ard
"•-•at -- but with the r :e charged
^aaserger
rr - Bat the c -d)dat<
the wiik'at d^Jeg*:*'
• '■* '■ onpaausa tktiu* k«
: hi an*«itica r f Q-jes-
the
] the period of imperialists, which )iiBK! iEl!j wr . h i
: now rtrallni thf work! pom'n dl- . r„.
rectJng the moTemeats erf dependencies "g "
It was this feature of Professor caat for tie msn waose n
Dunning"* address which gave to the g>es : n^the t. ke: ^
prrparaiioa of Um . . . _ . ~ — a
■ r ■ ..art of the bur- ' t ,illE" tCu -en.es the state any re- lng It would g*-Te enrouragecieat to in his belief that the Indian Territory der the language of the highly educat- iwa ' ' w•*- '
a ir.t.wyj An<j Te^je" opponents of statehood all over the two has not been placed in a better con- ed literary man. there was a covert They .. measure nit
rksome to > <rf restric tions upon sale of territories and would result In the del- dition for statehood than it w as two thrust at the present methods of gov- Pu^* *n:«a by tenor an -
Fh tKi* r . **L7* £bi* guard.snthlp of The pro- egate-elect of the democrats leading a years ago then he is admittedly in eramental conduct, and it was fre^iy t'ar-*c r*1 •' has^an op
4-"ls of The sa.e to the lnter*ar of the lobby to Washington to encourage the favor of delaying statehood for Okla- i h.nted that amone the scodolodsts *"n:ty to assure to ti- repn! "an
strength
-called
J a ;>t-
- '1
«- • ?
railway
uch drr-
em erf one stat*
Wfciie tii* re^blicaa revival is play
lag to a crowded mourner's bench
there ia still room for a few more.
| hood, the main pro>
^jha* aerer been io t sight of
dian Territory Is to
is in the
bouse of
No. Join the vegetation *• not frost-
bitten. Toa will bear la mind that Mr.
Maiaevs spoke ia yocr towa the other
It is believed that Beaver consty
has now dried oat sufficiently to admit
of the irrigation eipens tapping the
naderflow.
And now the
be .-BKiy la im and "
admittedly :a ernmental conduct, ax*t it was freely
lng ton to tncoorage the fsvor of delsying statehood few Okla- hinted that smong the scoc oiogi#ts
s.. .ee s the sola' on to the prob- unlimited debate tha: would be pos- homa by sdvocating single statehood and theorist* who were pr^eat the *'
, s4ble on the part of the democrats in But he is not really in isvor of single treatment of the subject represented *n 6 ref . ..:an
/ ,* pre** °' l*° ter" !^* senaie to defeat tbe Hamilton bill statehood and h.s party has never been the sentiment of historians ja.d stvi-
r 6 - *"* 3 n ation But the spe 'a'.' of the dene- ra*- :n fav6r of making one state here dents in general retarding th*- ' -
. aat « ... be a wor r y obje<t and a of Oklahoma abandoning their only The allegation that the Indian Terr.- mate destiny of the republic existing
issue—the plank over wbtch they tory is not In better condition for inder present conditions
fought lor hours and upon whkh they statehood than It was two year* age In his viewing with alarm while ad-
HFMnrR ATS iRivnnv ?*^ly bouyantlv joined issue with is an argument against any statehood vertising himself and Lis schex>l. Pro-
. UL *13 ADA. UU.^i th# wnuhMrini of Okiahnrr. «rwt .. {t w^ two years ago If it v>re fessor Dunning aek.<
uch
I is trie
ve :n
than
the republicans of Oklahoma and vio .. /v«.. . ,v ^cie
STATEHOOD ISSUE lnted the trad:'ions and historical po- , r.ot ea>. y and con y disproven
senate hsv eg ,*«-•' j the bouse of amusing to see the 6emocratic of their party In cocgTess—is i;- the position of the democrats who
representative* eaab..ng7be sute to!l*«y ia Ok.ahoma backing up on the ^m4**Tln* ^ 11 asserUon would be a real
be formed under t«*m* f. ,k., be shown to all erf the voters of Okla- menace to statehood.
e«MJ9tr. there u a clew Ism befo4 tnempti to 4od e h0IM. j, rtould be made tie tnalaew Meanwhile the tin u incontrover-1
. r *o lasue are as feeble, however, as a of Mr McGulr® sn-d his campaign com- tible that the work of Mr. McGuire
defense <rf the issue could be. mlttee to publish to the peoe'.e of this in th# :a*t M.^«ir.r> nf
the people The Oklahoma voter
aats siatebc*>d wl <*.*> hi* vote
cngreas made
democrst
ic proLOfcitiea to form twn .t.ia. # toT alnfle statehood atk the people to support him beca js'e
two territories fs be tb< ,!oe* ot The H*mi,u>n b,Ir ^ar® to *** measire to LOGAN COUNTY
^ ^ The issue was )oined by the democrath which bis party ha* p.edged defeaL "
to^awor^t h <' ^*rn *t Oklahoma City in which the Here-
to uvor single statehood But they
est debate of the convention 1
Lad been prepared.
The published Itinerary of Hoa. B
8. McGuire Indicates that a lot of hla
admirers are going to bear him apeak
In tha next two weeka
And now lexington drives up wtth a
anasrsai^ s&TswsEar^ssass1™""-"*™
YmA firenared. ' * ' ao amended as to fi* 0f the Hamilton bill in ^oto save ss
sin<*rit* °e ik " ^r> ', -4'* 'heir to the outer boundaries of tbe prcp '-
the a'thnde U by H NV" "; the Oklahoma City
rr*g aa<i f*. ^njo^rats in ron convention adopted the resolution con-
ocrata •. 6 of the den,, the Harui.'on bill the del -
?2? ia I?d *u Territory, who are gates were told by Judge A G C. Bier-
pposltion to single f-r. erf Guthrie, that they had rained
! their chsnc* of success by condemning
hst ail erf the people of Oklahoma
REPUBLICAN OUTLOOK
His friends wh
staunch republicanism4 a
ia doubt They point
he can do no other
cept the proposition mad- by Mr
Smith. For the proposition of-
fers a way out that can ' •: be coh-
ered other than fair If Mr See'y v
accept the first propo?.t .-a he will end
the entire matter an i wrrrby
being classed as a patrioti republican
REPUBLICAN PKESSAND
SINGLE STATEHOOD
' The organltation in this city yes-
terday of a press asso.ia'ion am<.ng the
repul/iican editors of Oklahoma a^:
Indian Territorj wa? one of the mcist
commendable effects of th- sing
m- s'Jitehood movement And t g ue
Rome and Athens ws- t° he one of the mc
What now is the meaning of this
new imperialism? Is there any-
thing really sea- Is it any differ-
ent from the imperialism of Athens
in the dsys of Pericles, or tbe im-
perialism of Rome when Julius
Ceasar toon the helm Has it for
its underlying principle* anything
c.fferen: from Thst of Machlave:
that no states. wheTber monarchic
or popular, can live a peaceful and
quiet life, but must either con-
quer or be conquered?
And the answer is easy
perialism
In their __
sut^A'jod of any sort
Some of these days Oklahoma is go-
laS to wake up and look tot the plact THE RESTRICTIONS
•here Mr. Mathews disappeared. The
date ia approximately November 10.
i desired. And the trend of the <-ampaign *'hlch have tended to change
ihe republican situation in L:'gan an imperiajism of despotism The pro- furthering that mc
county is most promising. It is prom- position is not now one of conquer or this nnect.on i' ma-- - no -
INDIAN TERRITORY iising because lhe re(or<5 of rapabllcan be conquered It is one of drill rat Km ■atlsfaetioa oy tki frlenda af
T_ ' . - , ^ office holders in this >unty is -sn snd advancement for the people of ? . sta:-. . tnat r-
tarTr'22:"a "■ c*"a'dtu" 00 repuolkan of the world The panels ou: ot Indian Terr.: .ry ., • , . r
,:ckft 10 ">« oountj- are reprwnu'ir- Afr.ca and of Asia a."- for the eenelit republican pres.- of OJ>.a'^"-«
ZZZ miD °' *"s!l abiUtJ. unqje.tlonei hon- of all of the people that thev may
r. ,h \ ,rj , ' "'J °d tea! in the interest* I ut fcav<- more :.?ht and benefit iv .fc. a -
eoat.tg the work-tactic.*4 ! « „.„„ a <l the people of the fr.ur.-v yanoe tha: has i*.n itai. ov toe r
£. J L, "** In the ntin 01 nomine- there more progressive neighbor.
great combined. The ttrloai Item. „ not one asa: t whom n. r .or Tbe weak place la the argtment ol
ISLJ!L2d U2ff. *« "• «* ,a ' * '■>" •- «"« ® "« *• ne ob-
OKLAHOMA PARAGRAPHS.
the r< • It «f a quarrel about a <V I-
• • • Jarr*s g-jmmera nhot and killed
Henry, at Wild Horse Wed-
rerer.t rv'lnp all teachers In
who il'iw any money from
•••' 000 •! appropriation «ra
5-r:he to th* Iror-clad
rlbod for gorernment employ-
r n are about to cx«
nsation. In that a con-
of th fund subscribed
rr-1 fair and birthday
returned to the orlg-
ytar's prices
if. His cot-
e ftalks have
xpects
(ins In
days
ed in the accomplish
at tbe earliest pos-- r
The eflorts of the
territories in the rep
tween this tln-e and
a state here will hav^
paring the party and th
nt of this end
slightest degree upon h:~ ability ns sn
overlooks The
dition
Somebody ought to remind the Okla-
hotas tasehall teams that the gun for j •
. , . ^ : nug iu iui- tun Di.. wj;i uo- nave *nj eae*— i ney • «« ''" •« ' •« t.ons of this r:n r tv f4a. a , ■ - *( ■
mtbai KM c4 > jm 0 ajo TVI «:.h "> • 'b «* o- point out tha: the fate of -he Hamii- be aold about one fifth of tbe en- „rl b„ : lo -he iD^rts^ ot a otirn'ing desire for publicity
are enoeoathlng tipoa (k* foothatl per- «-•• «dop ■ . :.v th- interterritona: ton bill will be settled by the coming tire area or the Indies Territory , peopj, ,nd to the Integrity ol th. ' Much re-pe t is due to b arera-e
M. ' prr* tv"CMioa *' ,h*lr .bort aeiFion or congren of wblta : It was done In order that the coadi- juats impose4 upon tne oB: als eautator But the aye rare e4ticat.ir
i - I •ZS* °t o„"„f I?. w** te lh" fr McOMre will be a memker regard-'«< • > t « <■<"" Temlory mignt To the republican ott is,, of ,.Viu i.- , trailer He f«Uowt -he proces-
It aeems that ll-J rorrert has been ' ' ' on of the problem. I lea. of what the result of the com- b« bettered and tbe lands made tai- roun'j is due credit for the hlrh stand- sion and make, depictions from what
long enough at ths mourner** bench. a , a".§,r<m ^ lnf e'*e<l'on ln*)r ^ |tJp* i , w . ing of the county in all of the n atters the world-compelling men of his time
Imor mat a of their present tenure In its issue of yesterday tbe Okla- Provision for tbe removal of restric- -hat may be affected by the manage- snd former times have accomplished
we.fare of the state homan^ makes the_e*pect*d confession | tlons aale of sny allotted land meat of aflairs of the county by toanty wner. this necessary lack of ini* --
Indian T#:
I mortmain
be shoal4 be a*s!gned to a few pert]- j« wrat a!
sent remarks in the democratic strong- A t
bdMi.
' make the state great at the oataet Th"
i present provision* for the disposal ot
llojor Uslie G. Nibiack—the spon- iri< ' 1 i4n '-s *re luadequa
taacous choice of an ofBoe hungry an' " no' niove rapidly enough !
horde of democrats! It means tha: ^ not .uffldent jafeguard-1
*n ■! tne int.r- • ■ of the Ind.ans In'
none of them hare any hope of win-' , r..t ■ ,r, of tbe proceed, from sale 1
tilng. • i the lands.
— ■ It i# in every wsy desirable tha*
!t la now established that Mr. Math- the sllot • 1 'and be aold and pass in'o 1
ewi is a consistent adherent of the|,r> th< producers It Is essen-'
Bhakeapeareaa phUoeophy. For Shake-i !b* i*nd• bear their share
nays that we rareiy like the tlr- a ii'' l e«entW that the Indian be
tues we hate not. | not robb* d of tbe proceeds of tbe sale
- The rvaotaUoa aiopted by ths editors
Despite that one congressional dls- covers every feature of the proposl-
trict in Kansas has three red-hea<kd ' ll0T if provides
candidates for congress the campaign
there Is not pronounced to be a par-
ticularly warm one.
A Chicago university professor an-)
Bounces that the white race has run I
its court?*. If th* Ch ' ago university
professor la an example of the white •
race prcbabty It has.
A Kansas editor , having become
weary of th* campaign, take* It out. 1
on the veal her by averring that Sep-,
tember acts like s man who owns an
©strcoat and electric fan.
nothing else nee>ded_tc and attempt at avoidance. It ssys
No mstter tow the election this
fall goes. Mr. McGuire will repre-
sent Oklahoma in congress during
tbe short session. His present term
will not end \intil March 4, lfK>5.
By that date If the Hamilton bill
is not acted upon in the senate,
it w<il be as dead as Julias Caessr
Tbe election erf Frsnk Mathews,
therefore, csn not possibly sffect
tbe bill, so fsr as action before
the senate at the forthcoming ses-
sion of congres* is concerned.
When he reaches congress, in the
event of his ele*-tion, the bill will
hsve been definitely disposed of
one way or another.
It is plain, therefore, that the
plank in the democratic platform
which calls for the amendment of
th- Hamilton bill can not possjw.y
affect :t. unless McGuire chooses to
observe it. It Is also plain that
the election of Mr. Mathews will
place him in no pewition to remedy
the pending measure, because he
will not assume his duties until af-
ter the pending measure is disposed
of. He can neither defeat nor pass
It Tbeae sre nutters which rest
solely with Mr. McGuire, whose
term continues so long as life re-
mains with the Hamilton bllL
The organiza'ion of
rltory republican party will be harm:
ized with the republican party of Ok.a-
homa and the result ol 'his will -
better conception of the problems and
necessities of the situation when state-
hood shai. come.
It is with pleasure that the ?-ate
tlve is coupled with a consuming desire ! Capital compliments the republican
to stari.e somebody the combination j newspaper men of the two termor;*-*
brings aJKffJt such remarks as , :pon having gotten together thus early
those of -Professor Dunning at | in the forma'on of the state. The re-
Professor Dunning , suit is going to be in every way satis-
t Aside from the fact that the republic- jjyed in Oklahoma be would i factory to the party and will be tK~
result in the sale and taxation of aoout an party is in favor of single state- he opposed to statehood. For Okla
one-third of tbe entire area of the In- hood and tne democrat i party oppoa- homa has done well as a territory.
dian Territory. to it—from the fact that tne repub-
Limiting the tenure of the Dawes lican party is in the majority and the
save the insliensDle homes ted. Under 0®, a ^
thea* rules say Indian is allowed to j
I make showing of his ability to WtlrAnPNT iDniuCVT
for his own property and upon satis- 1 AKUUMCPi
fying the Indisn sgent the restric-
tions sre immediately removed It w...
AGAINST MATHEWS i.
best evidence of the renewed desire '
of rtie republican party to do thin-
in the interest of all the people of tbe
state.
Tbe call 1
daughters" t
Wichita mea;
daughter.
>r **vives mothers and j
► meet Mrs. Nation is
a all of the women. If a |
ao fortunate as to be a
er she is furs to be a
That we r- mmend to the con-
grens the enactment of legislation
looking to the speedy and complete
removal of i restrictions from
the sale of Indian lands other than
homestead <• recommending la
lieu thereof the onaervatlon of the
proceed* of said lands for tbe bene-
fit of th«i Indisn vendcrrs. by in-
stallment payments or rach other
means as the congress in its wis-
dom shall devise, the purport of
this resolution being that we rec-
ommend the adoption of such
IB asures as will conserve to the
Isdian bis homestead and enable
him to safely aell tbe balance of
L - holding! to actual bona 3de
In thii pr<
CURRENT COMMENT
Roy's Pitabie Cond.t c
d Stafford to
msrord'*
By the way. what has becoae of thi to
democratic press agent? Its about time j sy
for some startling announcements 11
from the gall-tipped quill of ti* mar l"
with the note book and a look o:
hungry hope. &
jComml^ion m the j*e*ent . year democrat party in tne minority—the AUTOCRACY OF THE
tnaxe* it obligatory upon i.iat body republicans are going to have control RI?SSIAN FMPIRF
j to close ail rolls and comp ete allot- ot statehood legislation and the demo- cmrmc
ment making every Indian the usto crats are attempting to block the pas- A brief but interesting article is
disn of his own esta e. 1 he- appropna- sage of the eaabling act uatil some contributed to this week's Idependent
ition for the Dawes commission will . time they may have a chance to make by a senator of the Russian empire
i cease on July 1, 1W5 The tenor" will four ststes for political reasons there *ho=e name is not disclosed but who1 pro-;.* *- *
•-nd on Msrch 4. ld< • This latter ar other and cogent reasons for the is Touched for by the editor as on*: ^ ■.m - rr.
j provision was fixed by treaty and the defeat of Mr. Mathews as delegate to of the oest known public m*n of Rus- ^£jaTh^,t
Curtis bill six years s*o .oag oefore congress from Oklahoma fc.a. In this paper the writer discus- has dawr.ed
ttie present congress convened it ws«- He is an alien in sen'iment, and at ses the probdble future political or- : **"*■ '•
at that tin;*- an empty prov.slon if bean out of sympathy with the people ganizatioc of the empire, the oonclu- or.<stth' s*a
a.lowed ,o s.and unsupported by the ofOki<. oma H* is o? th** old south and sion pointed at being tS^I SKanie form
reewn' provision to wind up thn Dowes carr.es with him all of the prejudices of constitutional government Is like- *" 1
commission and allow sale of 'he .snds ThaT have been forgotten by the people ly to be adopted. Tbe belief is ex- . w JwL' .
j Tbe last session of congress appro- of Okiahon.ei whether from the north pressed that the present autocratic mi* ve- '" • th
priated flvd^OO for extension bf the or south. He is a rehii-taat and univil- system cannot iast long after tbe clos< - hrr^r ar.d
publ: school system o.' the Indisn ling c.'iten of Oklahoma who axr.o of the war. and that autocratic and ?,**•' si^uniaStmtha:' 0
i Terr.tory in order to s ow school aere through no act of his own His centralised Russis mast become a fed- * •
privileges for whit^ childr. n Th sympathies are with the people of T>t- eration eventual The writer savs i ' ' Id. winw- rjght wbe
| Hamilton statehood bhl ma-. - further as and h s heart is with the graveyard? eventually be-ause he does r.ot think!<. "J ,!
provisi r. for s:h . .s oy appropriating of the olfl *outh. He is not ;n harm/ny 'that the political trajisforination which ron. • te ■ *
$-,.WO.0'«0 for a school fund for the In- with the spirit of progress that is the is necewary and inevitable can have "r\*t0 ffv im°r '
d:an Territory to offset 'he hool en- trademark of Oklahoma, and :* or of as an immediaie result the orpaa.z - 11'2 >r u- '- -''w 1
And ,n tnis is an sbandonment crfldowmest for Oklahoma joint with the common people of this .tion of a federation of states Th**m- > 'he sarins ud
the Issue sought by the democrats It So it is re adily seen that graatar ' great young commonwealth by rea«« ju p>re must ftrs* bacome a constitution- 1 F®' f ' i
:S an admission that the democrats work is now being done and was ac-|of having been born and bred among al moaarchv in which deceatrahza- T* kape sS-fJ v^'
committed « jiclde by making an issue 'compllehed by the last ses ion of con- he ass prejudices snd patrician en- tion must be made one of the dotni-! '**"•ot
f non there is no hard- <m the Hamu'^r. bi :. In the statement gress to fit the Indian Territory for j viroas of the old south. tanl feature. 7:id olm " e* v
Indian And there Is tnat Mr Mathews election or defeat statebe>od than hss been befor* done The*e matters do not detract from In the view of the writer the whole ' "" ,hrTtof ,n '"** *
') the g-a-, And there can in no v. ^ affect the Hamilton full !n a number of years Tne proposl-| Mr Mathews as a man. They do not territory of the empire should be di-
a ::.•« to the bona Bde < an adm.ssion that the only thing 'Ion made by the Okiahoman in its reflect aga nst him as a citlxen. They vided into provinces, administered In
admitted by tbe ibmt for the peopi* who are in favor of issue Tuesday morning that the Indian are no' a badge of Ignominy. ' accordance with the pr.ndpies of «li-
ardians of the Indian statehood to do is to elect Mr. McGuire Territory is not now in better con- But they are a potent, pregnant ar- government, applied In the most l!b 'r-
i Its present condition -o <ongr «s this fail dition for statehood than it was two ^ument why he can not represent tne ai manner and legislation of a local
a re ve n *ie-pro<i uc. ne proposition I t even the negative position in , years ago in foolish in the face of the people of Oklahoma. For the Id'-als cr nature shcyjid be intrusted to provin-
,k • iniquitious lease which the Oklafcnman pla< • tae can- work that has been done an. in Tiew Mr Mathews are of ancestral hall's cial assemblies, thosgh tae emperor
that now preralls in the Indian didate of the deme>cracy is antenable of the fart *.hat the Indian Territory snd coats of arms—of the cavalier and would enjoy the right, surrounded by
>ry Is the only method by which For he ia not going to be harmie*-* is now the busiest section of the coun- the grand dame. And the ideals of Ok- a responsible ministry of approving
can bail ..' bis land to make t elected The vote that would elett try, due solely to the opportunity that j lahoma are a big crop and good pri-- or vetoing all measure's Th* division
e any revenue. And -hat does aim to <ongres* *ould say to the sen- hss been made there by tbe work of the best cotton field and the low- into provinces, should, It Is su?2efired
> intere*. n the value of the ate that tae peop.e of Oklahoma do j tbe last session of congress. est rate of taxation consistent with the • be mad'- in such a way tha' the ri.fi. r
It din our age* Improvement of not approve the measure that is pend-j If the Oklahoman writer be sincere | be*t government by tne people and the ent peoples would be grouped as far ac
of the Muskogee Demo-
.• t of ;i projected
* " 1 •• ]'< i hill, looking
the Creek I-idlans from
ard a new home In Mex-
• ne of the hlefs of the
. ia the originator of the
organist-i - f the first
I.l-t; • in talking to the repub-
M >nday said that fourteen
interviewed Governor Steele
i- i J not for publication—that
1 for Oklahoma and Irdlan Ter-
•v -i to occur In IS?:. Hut a dry
ime ii:;d the plan 'niled. Ilar-
-sppnir.ttfd. All republican
its si ■ hav- wanted to mak'
tv of these territories.
t.o is to have a street rullway.
: liwm - got. t Chicago
li«« cooencted With the street
w i h he and his assr < late? in*
build In BI Reno it will be re-
el that a franchise wi> granted
-.-.era! months ago. They say
- V: that thi road will M
ti in ?er.i >n within the time
I In the contract.
k 1! n-.c^oade-; The tallest
-n «• "\er saw was brought
Ir Jolir Pti'.ls of Conrov. Beaver
He t M in the fl'Md or Mr.
. of Iranhi*. The stalk I*
I and on* ear of corn was up
n the stalk, and tha strangest
it - tha' It grew on ^od Wo
af r'ur office, but shal use It as
po." when MoOuIre comes to
and ;
I to dith
I It strllu
Jt.ft row «
- f Mike's
A Tour for
Kansas City Htar
There m Hi b- p.
roggest that il -
of Mr Thorra* 1.
is only a method c
lng fo.
Taggart'a Smile.
II : VI Ber.tiMil: A "youth" from Foss
sumrr> r- spr'-'^d f r a marriage
- t. wed a blushing girl of « sum^
:tvr* Ht r --iuerted tho Judge to pre-
sent t^e r rA'ter cop>-1r.g the record 1 B
t ' ' stating tVi^t the bride's fath*
*- w vt-: > lo* and the shock upon
her marriage mlgi i pro\ e
' . . the o. g< nt!*ma'.. For fear tliat
^ t he • the blow M at killed
fa:. *e ief«in f*cn puk sbing ths
y.: Derado rourlsi; Several of Fl IM-
ng peewe t*ok sn outing on tha
r. • ; '..r.k at rr^wi Bundaj' afternoon.
A -mull ra/t was launi!.«'d at the hank
vl the party consisting of eight,
'.Seug 111 tnoj would lako a boat ride.
Tt* -> rty got aboard and ptiahed out
1.-: • lflV« Everything went well
l few yards, tken tho raft began to
ti -.t sidU*. Th# party became
t-lfM' for they were now out in
- o<. • fifi ®n >< t of waJit, and nothing
- ow W«tf. but long poiea In their ex-
tsmeiit tlw young people ran from one
ti i the raft to'fr.e other, and by s
' doing succeeded in floatfhg the raft ta
Hobart Repubttcan: a democratic
a i i shouts wlthatrat glee that th. r*
:re strikes notwithstanding the republl-
n y «.f general prosperity. Yes. th' re
-- • - > r'. and «rrikf* right now under
• • imlnlstratlon. oc. i.-ioned hy
' . rkfltep ..sklng for blggsr wages than
mpleyers feel they an able to pay. I'n-
>r CVveliad there v;as no opi>ortunity
■trlk r.o ci .nce for a Job at any
"ice Then mills foundries and fa--',
ories wer - closed, an.l millions of people
• .ixlous ' • secure work were offered
fh to f ' ng •-11f-r t'- in tl « soup house, or to
r.e : ur t.-s ste^l or tramp In search of some-
We-t ' ins t -• . • w deplore both situs*
unbend- Hons, but t iere Is a big difference be-
- twe^n > vir.g a good jo>> and clamoring
eet him ' f-'T higher wages ar.d having no chance
' ■ - - t TV . K the faintly hungry and In rags,
regard- j md that differon-'e it the long meas-
nocratic and republican
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