The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-22
DEACON SL0CUM ITINERARIES
HeMakes Oklahoma Cityans Talk and
Tells What They say.

HeMakes Oklahoma Cityans Talk and
Tells What They say.
| Oklahoma City, o. T., Oct. 19.-Since
my last writin I have taken trip over
| to Oklahoma City with my peerless cream
separator and made numerous sales.
Men who did not know the difference be-
tween an OK and a COW bought the separ-
ator just to see their names in print
While waiting for a carload of separators
from my factory in Kansas, 1 dropped
around to see a few of the boys who
think they know everything relating to
politics
The first one 1 tackled was Ed. Dunn,
the master mechanic of Democratic poll
tics in Oklahoma. Ed. did not know his
| name was going in print, so he unbOs
omed himself in fine shape on the SUBJ
ject of fusion from a Democratic stand
point. He said: The Democrats and the
Pops will not fuse this hitch. We had
enough of that before, and it is my I'M
biased opinion that the Democrats will go
it alone. Nothing can be gained by fu-
sion. We have got the Republicans, on
this expansion and imperiaIstic business,
and we propose to work it to a finish.
AS to statehood, all I can say is this:
We are ready for it now whether single
or double Senators and congressman
from eastern states have expressed a de-
sire to see Oklahoma admitted as state
and 1t would not surprise me bit to see
her state inside of two years"
Samuel Murphy (Old Pizen). postmaster
general of Oklahoma City, was found in
the back end of the postoffice porting over
lot of letters received from Washing
ton. Samuel remarked that things were
going along smoothly. The country was
never more prosperous than it is at pres
ent. Mechanics and laboring men may
be seen going to work every morning
with full dinner pals and nearly all own
the homes they live in. When asked who
was going to be nominated for the presi-
dency, he said: well, 1 don't think it
would be advisable, as Lincoln used to
say, to swap horses in the middle of a
turbulent stream, and my humble impress
sion is that William Mckinley will again
be nominated and will again be elected as
sure as fate. 1t is written with indelible
has been true and faithful keep him.
William has been true and faithful: he
has never lost his head when men with a
more supple backbone would have fallen
by the wayside. He deserves TO hold
down the chair for another term, and.
by the Lord Harry, he will do it. Bill
Bryan will no oubt be the nominee Of
the Democrats. Bill is a 'pizenous' crit
ter. He used TO be the apostle of free
silver but 1 hear he has dropped all
that and taken up the cry against ex-
pansion and honest government. Bill
will be showed under worse than he was
before.
This talk of statehood is good, and
hope congress vii at the coming session
pass an enabling act giving US the right
to statehood. l don't go much on this
free homes business. I think it is dead
dog in the pit and is too much decom-
posed to resurrect 1t again.
You want TO know a little about the
Barnes matter? Tolk to Commodore Sid.
Clarke about that He knows the full par
ticulars and viii no doubt post you. I
have no fault to find with Governor
Barnes. He has always used me white.
and the way he has advertised Oklahoma
is a great credit to him"
Commodore Sid Clarke. ex-congress-
man from Kansas. and present senator
from the Oklahoma county district in the
territorial assembly, was in pretty fair
humor when the separator man ran
across him and asked him what he knew
about the present political situation in
oklahoma Well said the commodore
Cthis is a new title he has just received
by wire from Senator Winkler OF King
fisher, II am pleased II state, without
fear Of contradiction, that the good old
and reliable Democratic party Will come
out on top at the next election. We have
got the other fellows just where we want
them. and with the blessing OF an all-wise
Providence. we are going 10 keep them
there.
What interests me more than anything
else at present statehood. As chairman
OF the territorial statehood committee. I
am going 20 issue call FOR a delegate
convention TO be held at E Reno along
about the middle Of November We wan.
70 have a rousing meeting. for have as
surances that the matter viii be brought
before congress at the next session. and
we want a memorial written w in shape
20 present it to that body care not
whether We have single or double state
hood, as long as We yet il. II the people
Of Indian Territory are no; ready NJ this
time for statehood. let congress give the
3oocoo people now in Oklahoma . chance
70 Ebert their own officers and have say
in national politics. 7 venture 70 say.
without fear Of contradiction. that ,he-s
viii be 20 60 people in Oklahoma inside
OF two wears. Must these people live
under territorial form q government
while other territories have been admitted
as states with not half the population
Oklahoma has, I say no
The separator man asked the CONNIE
dore L there was anE truth IN tire -
port that he was trying io deny ever
signing Ms name 20 charges against Gov
ernor Barnes. Wei" said the Connie
dere. Deacon. yon were NEWSPAPER
man would not eiaeulass one sentence