The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-12
is 1T GOOD ENOUGH?
OKLAHOMA TAX S ANOTHER LOOK
AT SHAWNEE B SOLUTION.

80 profound IS me disgust Win NnS Okla
homa City convention that after this
week Okfanomans will desist from men
tioning it, and VIII try TO keep from
thinking about it.
The people at large magnanimously
blame everybody connected with the
affair II IS no wclaimed by some that
Sidney Clarke knew that the conven-
ton was TO break up just as il did and
that he went 10 Washington to avoid
it. IN this connection IT is remarked
that almost all the prominent double
Stockholders in the territory kept in
the background when the row was in
progress and that many more kept
away entirely. There is another crowd
that blames the Democratic territorial
admins ira ton for the row; that they
intended TO defeat any action for i'm
mediate statehood by precipitating a
rumpus. As many prominent Repub-
hcans get away, 50 il is also noted that
most of the Democratic officeholderS
avoided the convention.
The feeling among the Republicans
here is that the Shawnee resolution is
good enough without anything further
1t has been criticized for being too slip
shod and indefinite in its demands. But
others claim that that 1t its best vir-
tue.
The Shawnee resolution calls for i'm
mediate statehood and allows congress
TO fix the boundaries.
In the light of subsequent events the
resolution adopted at Shawnee is inter
esting. 1t is as follows:
Resolved, That the people Of Oklaho-
ma Territory, without distinction Of
party, assembled in delegate conven-
ton at Shawnee on the Attn day Of De-
cember, 1895, for the purpose Of con-
sidering the tatehood question, ear
nestly urge upon the congress Of the
United States, at dts present session, TO
pass an enabling act providing for the
admission Of Oklahoma as a state with
such boundaries as in the wisdom OF
congress will best subserve the cause
Of good government
NBBD NO CONVENTIONS.
In voicing the sentiments of those
who uphold the Shawnee conven ton
the Perry Enterprise-Times says edi-
torlally:
The single or no statehood delegates
did not hold a convention yesterday as
IL was stated they would. They, after
INDUCING IN a dose of sober second
thought" quietly left for their homes
This was the proper thing TO do: what
else was there TO do? There was moth
ing for THE convention to do In the first
place; the Shawnee convention had
done all that was necessary TO be done
No good results could have come OF the
Oklahoma City convention even II II
had remained in session for a week
The Democrats VINO favored statehood
at all were for single or none, and
rather than favor statehood for Okla
homa now, they would oppose state
hood altogether. Unless they could
get single statehood they would have
none. The Republicans were all in IA
vor OF immediate statehood for Okla
homa and q clause in our state consti-
tuition, cOnsenting to the annexation OF
the Indian Territory when congress
should see At in tts wisdom 10 do so, as
recommended in the Flynn bill. As II
Is the action taken by the Shawnee con-
vention remains IN force and 1t Is In
harmony with the wishes of the people;
IS what the people want outside OF Office
holders and offioeseekers. Here the
matter will rest No other statehood
convention Will be called; they could &C
compliSh nothing that would in any
manner influence congressional action,
or aid legislation looking 70 statehood.
In due time the matter Will be taken up
IN congress and we Will get statehood
without the aid Of statehood conven-
lions or advise Of those who do not
want statehood at ALL"
The Guthrie Capital, along the same
line, says:
The statehood meeting at Oklahoma
CITY was a reTnarkable fiasco. It was
good natured throueslout. only one
slight approach to a Touchdown IN the
whole proceedings. Two hundred dele
gates were jovfal and yet they yelled
and yelled again AMI would give no
heed 30 anything. The Shawnee con-
vention had done the work and done Il
we'll, expressing the desire OF the people
OF Oklahoma for immediate statehood
regardless OF boundaries. The majority
OF Oklahoma City could see no sense In
disturbing that expression. AL the ad-
mtnistration Democrats were there op-
posed TO statehood % any kind. Those
few Democrats who favored statehood
at all were for single statehood or none.
The Republicans were unanimous for
immediate sta tehood for Oklahoma on
the lines OF the Flynn bill There was
no attempt 70 endorse the Flynn bill,
however, as there were but two copies
Of the printed bill IN the convention,
and the people We're not familiar enough
with q TO venture an endorsement 50
hastily. The Republicans determ.n-
ed that no resolution should be passed
for single statehood or none. as the
Democrats came there 20 pass"
WONT PUBLISH CALLS.
The End Wave Is so dfsgusted with
statehood conventions that II refuses
TO publish hereafter calls for such con
venrions. Il says.
There was a tine n the history %
this bissding country OF our when s1ch
conventions had influence with the law
making power OF the country. but they
have become 80 numerous and corrupt
that the congress OF tire United States
pays less attention % their resolutions
than Il does % a numsCously signed Pc
tit.on.
The acton II the Oklahoma Cry
convent ton VII prove % Be more q a.
injury u ne god nR-ne OF ne Territory
than a regular Mexican bun fight o.
pugilsstfc match between DICK PlUngett
and Leslie Nsblack
The resolution Convention e played
out; they ara good things fo- hotels
and The SOFT solder poEtsc.zrs wa
wish % ar Lnei- strength and O-atory.
The Wave = ashamed % he Oklahoma
cry statehood Convention ard n ne
future VIII positively refLISe 20 pgbKst
calls H1- such au--ahs that nay end =
disgrace . ne Territory. TIE Wave
has -tle bast s-l-e7eS: q ne Tsrrzfo-y
hsa-t. hOTsve- We may srT "a judy
n1ent. ye, W. ali take chances and
fE.1t any more q t5ese political cuckoo
fighting conventions"
Old Pc pie
Old people who require medicine %
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