The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-10-28
FREE HOMES MOI ALL
Other Things in Which Okla
homa Needs Flynn.
LAND QUESTIONS MANY
And No Man So Able to Han
die Them as Present Delegate


have the greatest vote this year every
given him; why his majority should be
1900 or greater; it ought to be unani-
nous, but that is an impossibility, OF
course, since the opposition must make
some sort of showing.
In the first place, no man ever did
more for his constituents than Dennis
Flynn has done for HIS. No man ever
devoted himself more assiduousIy to the
wants and deeds of the people he repre-
sents than the little giant for eight years
has sought to accomplish for the citi-
zens of Oklahoma If he had never done
anything but pass the free homes bin,
that one thing should be sufficient to en-
dear him for years to come in the hearts
of the people of the territory But there
have been other things-yery many other
things. The passage of the Kiowa>
Comanche bill was one of the greatest
acts he has accomplished. The numer-
Gus smaller bills passed by him at the
last session of congress-more bills than
any one man passed at that session, and
each one in the interest of some citizen
Of Oklahoma, should, with free homes
and Kiowa-Comanche, show to Oklaho-
mans that they should show to the world
their faith in the little delegate who
does things.
in the first place. the people of Okla
homa should recognize the fact that If
such a thing be possible as securing the
refunding of the money paid out by
homesteaders before the passage of free
homes, that man to accomplish it is Den>
mis- Flynn. OF course it may never be
possible to secure it, but if it can be
done, there is only one man who can
bring it about.
The fact that man who cannot come
under the provisions Of free homes still
has the right to take an additional 100
acres should be an issue in this com.
paign. With many other things to think
about Flynn had time still to put in this
provision.
The fact that man who has fled but
can take 160 acres in the
Kiowa country is a good thing that Flynn
has looked after and should be consid-
cred in this campaign.
The above is something no one ever
to be able to do, and now that
Flynn has made it possible, it should be
such an issue in this campaign that every
man in Oklahoma to whom the provision
is applicable should not let any bench
man of Neff put any argument up to him
against the little delegate
The feeling of pride in leader and a
man who is always doing things is or
ought to be present in every consti-
tuency. 1t is something to have a man
in congress who is one of the men who
does things. 1t is something to know
that you have tireless worker in that
great body where every man is strug-
CLING for something, and to know that
your representative generally gets what
he goes after. 1t is something to know
that If you make known want, little
or big, that the man who represents you
is willing to give it careful attention If
the people of Oklahoma will stop to think
of this, they will see that they have just
such man in the little delegate who
represents them.
If the people of Oklahoma want state
hood-and of course they do, they know
who is best capable Of procuring it for
them. They know who won in the free
homes fight, against the bitterest of op-
position, when it was contended in the
territory and out it that no such piece Of
legislation ever could be enacted. They
are familiar with the manner in which
The battle was won. They know there
is nothing in the cry OF the opposition
about duty and cost"
AS far as the cry of Flynn only doing
his duty" is concerned, it IS folly TO
talk about. OF course if by doing his
duty" Is meant sacrificing all that a
man can sacrifice; making the only end
in life, the passage of an important
piece of legislation that his associates
told him it was folly TO attempt; IL
struggling here and there, night and day
making friends that these friends might
help him. working for others that they
might be won over; lining up opposition
wherever he found 1t; sacrificing person
al comfort and political friends-if doing
all these things is a mere performance
Of duty, then Flynn only did his duty
N passing free homes. But it is not
thought the people of Oklahoma viii so
COX at it. They know something OF the
cost Of the labor performed, and they
know it is folly TO refuse to return the
man who did the work.
There is every reason to believe that
Flynn will have a tremendous majority;
ne ought to have it. and every Oklaho-
man knows 1t. Every homesteader ben
sitted by free homes; every man who :
the beneficiary Of all the many little
bills passed 10y Flynn; every man who
expects TO go into the Kfowa -Comanche
every man who has failed 10
perfect title and thanks TO Flynn can
have another chance: every man who IS
proud Of the achievements OF the repre-
sentative who has fought and worked
Tor eight years TO make the name OF Ok
ahoma famous and TO get good things
or its people. should take il upon him
self 10 work now for the man who has
worked for them. II this IS done so
complete viii be the victory, so overwhel-
ningiy win the people say 10 the world
hat they have faith in their delegate.
hat for years TO come. when Flynn asks
.or things. the people he asks Of: the
American congress. viii know that Okla
iona appreciates It's servant. and VIII
give 10 Rim What he requests and de-
hands
Among the bills he has introduced and
'aused 70 be- rsssei are selected the fol
owing most Important ones:
4 biz giving settlers in the CHEYENNE
ma Arapahoe country an extension 81
we've months in which to make paw
nent on their lands. and also The right
# commuiatI0a-
oIn anowin gthe settlers IN B.aver
'ounty The lisht to commute homestead (
,utries.
A Dill authorizing settlers on the Deep
Pork 10 III out thel- claims &c Ia acres.
A 5il authorizing the people O. sae
cherokee Strip 70 vote
\ s.u allowing settlers or the Patta-