The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-08

Democrats have Declared War on the Reso-
luton Adopted ut the Shawnee Con-
vention and viii Make the Fight for
Single acknowledgements at Okla
homa City Next Month will be. the Scene
of The Combat Nothing can be Gained
If Partisan Row is Excited-Sews OF
Oklahoma.
Guthrie, o. T., Dec 7-(Special)-
The howl over the result of the Shawnee
statehood convention has set in. Every
body seems TO be taking the opportuni-
ty to kick.
Just what the trouble is no one seems
TO know. Sometimes it appears that
the issue is Joined clearly between the
single Stockholders and the double
Stockholders. AT other times it ap-
pears to be a s;raight-out fight between
the Republicans and Democrats. At
other times il does not.
OF course if the fight does result in
throwing sta tehood az the mercies Of a
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES row, the Demo-
Gratis viii come out for one state Of
both territories because the Indian Ter
ritory is Democratic and with il inclu-
ded the Democrats could get the Unit
ed States senators and so forth, and the
Republicans would be forced into the
position of fighting for statehood for
Oklahoma alone. Now there are lots
Of Republicans in the territory who do
not favor statehood for Oklahoma alone
and they do not want to see the fight get
! into political row.
1t is also claimed that IL the thing
gets into a political row. and the Re
publicans are forced into partisan
measures, single statehood will come
mighty quick from a Republican con-
gress. provided the Republicans con-
troll the senate, for, If the present con-
gress is impressed with the idea that
the admittance of Oklahoma and the
Indian Territory is to forever turn
Oklahoma over to the Democrats there
viii be no single statehood.
AT any rate the thing looks mighty
blue for statehood a Z. this session of con-
gress. The Shawnee convention has
done its part, and the Democratic lead
ers of the territory are claiming that
Il was manipulated by Republican poll
ticians. Next month will come the
statehood convention at Oklahoma City
and as delegates from the Indian Terri
hood straightout will be resolved upon.
There will be a clash. The Republi-
cans may succeed in getting an act
through congress but Cleveland, upon
the advice Of his appointees in the terri
tory. Will veto 1t. And there you are.
MAKING IT PARTISAN.
To show how bitter the Democrats
are against the Shawnee statehood con-
vention the following editorial from the
Guthrie Leader is given. The editor
of the Leader. Leslie Niblack, was
chosen asa representa- tive of his county
at the Shawnee convention although
he was a Democrat but that makes no
difference. The Leader is the official
organ of the territory and it is the
official Democracy of the territory that
speaks in the following:
1.-The adoption Of doulbe-statehoodr res
olutions at the Shawnee convention will
not contribute to the cause of state
hood for Oklahoma. The resolutions
do not represent the sentiment of the
people of the territory, and a conven-
ton with the office-coveting band OF
Republican politicians left out, and a
proper representation. will show that
this is a fact. While harmonious in
the main, regular as to proceedings, the
convention was not q success, since the
result attained viii cause friction and
wrangling among the people and des-
troy all hopes Of securing action in this
congress. Unless We nave unanimous
action congress will do nothing for US.
Double statehood is wrong, and those
people who advocate IT at the same time
urge the cause Of free homes are bril-
hantly inconsistent. and IL will be no.
ticed that the heartiest advocate of the
free home movement is the loudest in
his bowls for a state made OF original
Oklahoma. Before Oklahoma can ever
hope TO don the garb Of statehood she
must prove conclusively to congress
that she will be self-sustainfng; she can
not be that and at the same time beg
congress to make the homes Of the far
mers in the strip free. on the ground OF
Improvement. With the Indian Territory
to bear half the expense incurred by
statehood We could quickly take rank
as one of the Cl-andeSt commemorative
in the galaxy Of states. There are
hundreds Of other reasons showing why
double sta tehood is not feasible. but the
burden of argument advanced by the
advocates Of the majority resolutions
seemed to rest on free homes-that IS II
Oklahoma We're made a state with her
present boundaries the passage of a
free home measure would be assured.
The proposition is picturesque in its in
Oklahoma hope IS single
statehood. pure and simple. Any other
means no statehood"
TROUBLE ABOUT TAXES.
Nearly every Oklahoma paper IS I'LL
ed at this time with communications
from tax-leagues and associations. In
Woods county the trouble is absorbing
public attention entirely. In Payne
county il is the same way. In Logan
and Garfield and all along the line i
groan goes up that can be heard all
over the territory and is causing a gooi !
deal of anxiety. The Territorial boari |
Of equaliza ton comes in for some OF the |
blame II raised n every instance the /
valuations. The last legislature. which /
passed law making the boards OF the |
commissioners tax the people |
for all the estimated expenses for tho 4
ensuing year are also roasted; the coun
" officers who place their salaries high
In this estimate come in for scoring (
too: as we'll as the county commission