The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-11-16
TO POUND CONGRESS
Captain Admire Thus DeSig-
mates His Plan
TO FETCH FREE HOMES
Oklahoma Newspapers are to
Wage a Campaign.

Kinghsher, O. T., Nov. 15.-Captain j.
V. Admire. editor Of the Kingfsher Free
Press, is for free homes. He is taking
special pains to do everything within his
power to aid the passage of that measure
in the incoming congress. and there VIII
be no let up by him or his paper until
the free homes bill shall be finally passed
and enacted into a law. In this week $
issue of the Free Press, the captain,
under the caption, advice to Home
steaders,' has the following to say:
Mr. Flynn feels hopeful Of the sue
cess of his free homes bill. He will do
everything in his power, and all the in
huence of the territory viii be grought
to bear upon congress in favor Of this
measure. If it fails this winter, ii may
be considered dead beyond resurrection.
Every man anad woman in Oklahoma
should begin at once to write letters to
members of congress urging favorable
consideration Of this measure. This step
should not be delayed a day. Flood and
overwhelm congress with these letters.
Every newspaper in the territory should
the measure Marked copies of these
papers should be sent to every member
Of congress Of course, to DO this at his
own expense would be too great tax
upon the publisher, and so a fund should
be raised in every locality to enable this
II be done. and man should be esDec-
tally selected to see that it is done. Every
publisher in the territory would, no doubt
be willing to put copies Of his paper in
the mail for a merely nominal price-say
one cent a copy. This would aslo cover
postage. There are 90 senator's, 1856 rep
resentatives and 8 delegates IN congress
40 all told. So that, TO send a marked
copy Of each newspaper, at the ratae sug-
gested, would be 4.49 net per issue. OF
course no copies should be sent that did
not contain one or more articles in favor
Of free homes. So. if congress should re-
main in session until July l, go weeks,
the total expense of mailing each paper,
Gas suggested, would amount to $l3470.
But. it is hardly probable that the weekly
publishers would average more than one
article every three weeks. This would
cut the expense down to S4490. In fact;
there might be a stipulation, that no
more than one such copy should be sent
every four weeks. and that would cut
the expense down to $3S67. That would
be money well and probably spent. and
there ought to be little trouble to raise
ii. OF course. each newspaper office has,
or could easily get, copy of the con-
gressionaI directory and the papers
should have endorsed on the outside.
marked copy and the article should be
loudly marked with a blue pencil. If such
continuous pounding as this, in addition
II the thousands Of personal letters to
members Of congress that should be writ
ten, added to the personal efforts of Mr..
Flynn and other friends of the measure,
In and out of congress, did not win, we
might Just as we'll throw I'D our hands
and give it uD for a bad Job.
"1n the meantime final proofs should
be entirely suspended, or, at least, as
nearly SO as practicable.
What do the newspaper publishers Of !
Oklahoma think of this plan?
Answer. quick