The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-31
TO BRING PRESSURE
PERRY STARTS A NEW MOVEMENT
FOB FREE HOMES.
Public Meeting Selects = Committee to Con-
fer With the People Of all Parts of the
Territory to Secure Concerted and Har-
monious Action by Petition and Per
sonsi Appeal to Speaker Reed to Use
His Friendly Offices for the Passage OF
the Free Homes BiIl-Governor seay's
Withdrawal.

His Friendly Offices for the Passage OF
the Free Homes BiII-Governor seay's
Withdrawal.
Perry, o. T, Jan. 30.-At a large and
enthusiastic meeting on the 9th inst. at
| the court house in this city to consider
what means should be used to secure
favorable consideration OF the free homes
bill, now before the lower house of con-
| gress, a committee was selected 10 con-
fer with the people Of different portions
| Of the territory with view TO harmoni-
Gus action in petitioning again for the
passage Of the bill.
The following method OF procedure
was adopted, in the sincere nope that
every person in the territory will attend
| these meetings when called and use ev-
cry effort to influence congress to grant
| free homes before adjournment.
Letters, blanks,t etc, like the following
have been sent all over the territory:
Perry, o. T, Jan. p, 1897.
To the Mayor Of.
Sir-Piease see to the collecting Of
Business Mems convention for next
Monday; also have some thorough can
vasser get the name of every business
man in your city. We nave organized
here and ask one more effort on your
part. Let the officers of the convention
telegraph a short message TO the speak
er at once.
c. D. SHRADER, Chairman.
A. c. HINDE. Secretary.
Perry, o. T., Jan. 81, 1897.
To the Board OF Trade and Business
IL =
ing of the citizens of Noble and Pawnee
counties held in Perry this the 9th day
OF January, 1897, it was unanimously de-
termined to make a united effort TO en-
list the influence of the Hon. Thomas B.
Reed in behalf of the free homes bill
now pending in the house Of representa-
tiVes; and 10 that end re desire your
active and prompt cooperation.
We suggest that a petition similar to
the one enclosed be thoroughly and
promptly circulated among the business
and professional men of your city end
forwarded to Mr.. Reed. through the
Hon. D. T. Flynn. and that on Monday
next you hold mass meeting and that
your president and secretary at once
telegraph to Mr.. Reed an urgent request
for his favorable efforts in behalf of
said bill, and that the said petitions fol-
low promptly by mail.
We further urge that you will once
more ask the cooperation of all the
wholesale houses with whom your mer-
chants do business, and also that OF the
boards OF trade OF Kansas City, st. |
Louis and Chicago.
We would further suggest the pro-
priety of a concerted effort all of next |
week by yourselves and the farmers of |
your vicinity in the line of personal ap-
peals to said Speaker Reed and all the |
members of congress with whom they |
are acquainted.
We have heretofore endeavored to Sc
cure favorable consideration through |
monster petitions of the masses and by |
the last above named method OF personal |
letters. We may now want to present il 1
as concerted effort of commercial and
other business interests to accomplish
this much-desired result
We would confine these petitions to
business, professional. and official men
and state the business or official position
OF each signer. Please enlist the prompt |
support of your newspapers also.
Respectfully. c. D. SHRADER.
A. c. HINDE, Chairman.
Secretary.
The following is the form of petition
To the Honorable Thos. B. Reed. Speak
er OF the House of Representatives,
Washington. d. c.
Sir-We desire to appeal to You in be-
half of the worthy and needy claim
holders of Oklahoma, and TO ask your
friendly offices in behalf of the free
ZONES BILL now pending in the house.
we peileVe II TO be mistaken policy of
he government ever TO charge the
nfnnaars h. |
tut of the western wilderness. The
county of free home in the arid or
lands of the west is too small
Fecompense for the privation endured
~ the frontier settlers, their wives and |
Title ones. Those whose lives have been |
pent IN the older portions of the conn
ry can form but little idea of the hard
hips endured upon the frontier They
hould nave every favor a kindly gov
rnment can extend to them. The farm ,
rs nave met with many obstacles AL
most unsurmountable: drouth. chirch ,
Jugs and various insects have been their
INSTANT companions. The non-pa ssasa
L the free homes bill will operate as a q
'tacucal confiscation OF the free homes
I large portion of them. Many of {
-ie claims could not be placed upon the q
market and sold for the amount 5ua the
overnment, after years of labor nriv.- {
ION and expense in improving them. For 7
more than third of century II bas {
cen the settled policy of orr govern, !
TENT 10 grant TO actual settlers absolute !
rec MONIES: and no policy of the govern 7
le;1t mas done more than this to buiIA
the greatest republic the world has c
er KNOWN. We trust your love Of hu- q
ianlty VIII enlist your earnest haln in a
uhsihg 70 a speedy consideration the a..