The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-30
Outlines of Oklahoma

Kay County News: Oklahoma RepubE-
cans propose but President Mckinley dis
poses-the federal pie"
Harry Gilstrap Is to have a rival Repub-
Ican paper at Chandler. Is Governor
Barnes taking revenge?
II is a dead sure thing that Dennis Flynn
will not take the marshalship. He has
been for Bill Grimes from the first.
1t is in poor taste for Jake Admire, nice
iy tucked down into a job. to make Eight
of the home rule plank in the 81. Louis
platform.
II Canahan's friends at MuIhall insulted
the old soldiers the c. A. r. at Kingfsher
id right IN ignoring him in their list OF
speakers.
The trial of Frank Worcester cost the
people of Grant county SEQ. II was
brought on the Recommendation OF an ex-
pert accountant.
Secretary jenkins mus; be making money
issuing charters. The activity in that
line IS more than il has been since the
first year Of the territory.
Governor Barnes has been abused so
much that public sympathy is changing
in his direction. People think he has been
slammed into about enough.
Callahan may declare war on the c. A
r. Callahan Is very dangerous man al
times and the Grand Army Will probably
leave the territory in q body.
In his published interviews Cousin
Mckinley talks Ike a man of mighty good.
sound horse-sense. Guying hereafter in
regard 10 rela tionship Will be perilous
Governor Barnes is poor man. II he
was worth as much as sl0.0Je he would
hand tina; governorship over so quick that
President McKinley's head would SWIM.
Bill Fassett OF the West Side is also
thinking OF throwing himself into the mar
saalship fight Ransom aPyne has never
Withdrawn, SO there are still plenty OF as
p:rants.
Frank Worcester's treatment at the
hands of the PopuI,sts of Grant county
has been outrageous. The people Will
knock them cross-eyed al the next election.
They ought 10.
Part of the G. A r. post a. Guthrie have
made a sharp demand of Governor Barnes
that more old soldiers be appointed to
office. Barnes is smiling. He Is getting
used to threats.
The deputy marshal.. according to the
Ec4ISId Cdil i!ON 4lO4u O.t
civil service. Pat Nagle's men might as
well pack up their goods and get the
trunks out on the front porch.
A chairman of territorial committee
does the hardest work of the campaign.
A reward IS generally conceded TO him. No
one can object 10 his appointment to an
cfice. Tina, IS why the majority of the
Republicans of Oklahoma want Bal
Grimes appointed marshal.
Pawnee Democrat: "Died-At Washing
ton, d. c., Sept 16. 1897. Master Home
Rule Plank. son of st. Louis Platform, age
about Is months. He was a bright boy,
full of the promise OF future usefulness,
but when the public pap was given to
others he dw:ndled and passed away"
Jake Admire: so. we say there is not
much, after all. in this talk about home
rule" There is only one means OF escape
from these aggravating conditions-aud
that is through statehood. With statehood
will come genuine, honest home rule
We will elect our United States senators
and representatives, and, as our agents.
they will recommend and secure the ap-
poin tment of bona-fide residents to federal
Offices, and II they dare to fiagrsntly ig-
more the wishes of the people. at the next
election the people can send them back
to their dingy law offices and give some
other lawyers a trial"