The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-11-25


! single statehood convention, TO be held at
! South McAlester, 10 Dec. prox.. which fs
! to be attended by six hundred delegates
with six hundred minds with single
| thought, and six hundred hearts that
! beat as one, and says:
THE Minstrel is strictly in favor Of the
convention and Of its purpose"
/ Next Chief Hornbeck explains that the
/ advocacy Of single statehood is no new
thing with him-he advocated the same
doctrine years ago.
Events Transporting since the earlier
days Of the agitation have served only
TO convince the man who cares to think,
and who is able to free himself from use
/ less tradition and miserable prejudice.
that our only hope OF progressive liberty
lies in a statehood union with Oklahoma"
That's what Chief IIornbeck now says.
What events have transpired?
Oklahoma now has four hundred thous-
and popuIatiOn-mOre people than all the
intruders, squaw-men, Indians and Mig
gers of the Indian Territory put together
Oklahoma has eighty thousand voters
and seventy-nine thousand of which are
white, and mostly native born Americans,
and sevently-nine thousand Of which are
for the flag wherever it foatsi
Oklahoma has sixty thousand dollars
worth Of taxable wealth, twenty times as
much taxable yealth as could be found in
all of the indian Territory-and ten times
as much as she could possibly have with
in her borders. within the next quarter
Of a century
Oklahoma has public school and public
building resources in ready cash collater
ais and reserved lands relatively far ex-
ceeding those Of any other territory of
the Union, present, past or to come
Another thing, Oklahoma votes the Re-
publican ticket and stands by Mckinley.
prosperity, expansion and honest money
These are some Of the events which
have transpired since the earlier days
But let Us not interrupt Chief Horn
beck:
"The plea for a state Of Indian Terri
tory alone is fatuous. misleading de-
structive and really impossible, says
the chief.
Why IS that so? we ask
And Chief Hornbeck, in the same ar
ticle. answers:
Without an acre Of public domain or
the possibility of obtaining an acre
Without no fund for public schools;
mo revenue for public buildings.
mo source Of support for the state gov
eminent
With the land all held by Indian citi-
zens and exempt from taxation
"All royalties from mines and timber
going to Indian citizens instead Of the
state
Where and how in Gods name
the chief cries
can the necessary support for a state
government come from, except by an ex-
tortionate tax upon personal property?o
We give it up, Chief Hornbeck-we ad-
init that we do not know.
Chef Horneck then gently strokes his
painted warriors on the back. and ex-
plains the beauties Of statehood with
Oklahoma
Statehood for indian Territory alone
is impossible" he softly whispers but
Statehood with Oklahoma will give US
an equal benefit
In her generous public domain
Her splendid school fund
And her taxable lands
"All Of which she is willing to share
with usr'
Oh! the devil she is. Chief Hornbeck,
That's what Sid Clarke and D. C.
Lewis and Grist Mil Jones and Psalm
Murphy and Frank Greer, and Governor
Barnes tells you, is it?
Don't ne too certain Of IT, Chief Horn
beck. The people Of Oklahoma NAV he
fooled a little while, but the wool can't
be pulled over their eyes, and kept there.
very long at a time. Oklahoma city and
Guthrie do not represent Oklahoma Ter
ritory on this subect-not vet awhile. at
least. Oklahoma Territory-the best and
smartest part OF titles north and west
Of these towns and when the auction
sale Of our birthright comes off. no mess
OF pottage counts!
But. we interfere with Chief Hornbecl,
He continues TO prattle to his painted
and bedeol1ed warriors in the sweetest
tones: In the proposed union" he saws:
THE Territory Of Oklahoma furnishes
all the capital, and ready resources for
the marriage ceremony, and for setting
up the housekeeping.
Just think Of that gallant souaw-n,en
Of the Indian Territory and weep tears
Of joyi But what does the Indian Ter
ritory do as its share in all this glorious
wedding business?
Chief Hornbeck saws; "The Indian
Territory comes forward with a pronis-
sorry Cnon-interest bearing) note payable
in the future from her magnificent re-
sources IN mines, forests and sonl"
But the mines forests and soil all
every single pound and limb and foot of
it-belougs TO the Indians, and they can
not sell IT. and it cannot be taxed. for
quarter Of a century-before that time
comes one-half Of the present adult pop
ulation Of both territories. will be dead
and forgotten.
Chief Hornbeck, himself. admits and
says: "T'he note Is payable only in the
dim and distant future when these re-
sources have been released BY the Indian
government and then By the Indian citi
zens into the hands of the white mans
commerce and industry
Not now"
that But that sort of q note cannot be
cashed in oidahoma-it Is no good-n. 2.
You couldn't buy last springs rnave--
lex with busheI basket full Of srch
notes. Go to with this dim and distant
future note business. There isn't sank
I'm Oklahoma City or Guthrie that would
give ten cents on the dollar for them
Ask n j. Turner or joe McNealt Pint
Chief Hornbeck who speaks for the lie
dian Territory advocates OF single stata-
hood. General Bradford. and the whole
oapoodle chacks his duslzy warriors un-
der the chin and continues. The Indian
Territory brings TO the union nothing now
EXCEPT unt3xaoie area and numerical