The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-11-30
GlAE Of STATEHOOD
Dennis Flynn Made Right
Kickoff at Enid.
HIS ACTION is APPROVED
Democrats Speech in Pre-
Senting Friendship Cane.

Guthrie. o. T. Nov 2s.-The speech OF
Delegate Finn yesterday at Ell Reno or
tho occasion o. his canning by his
Canada ncounty constituents and in
which he gave utterance to his matu-ed
views on the statehood question, was one
Of those unsc1edpIed events whereby
History loves to spring surprises when
ever, Fl the fugness Of time, she gets
good and ready The statehood football is
IN play. and it now remains only for the
'E5ig fellows" to chase it up and down
the territorial grdiron. The "kick-on'' at
81 Reno yesterday happened in this wise:
Delegate Flynn made a one days trip
over on the west side and tn due coursa
reached FL Reno stopping over between
trains. The occasion was seized for the
cane presentation. Mayor Hensley edi-
Tor Of the El Reno Democrat. made the
presentation speech. He paid high trib-
ute to Mr. F1ynn's devotion othe well
fare Of his constituents ia the cause Of
free homes and in all other matters Of
affecting their interests. He also alluded
10 statehood and took ground upon the
matter as considered from a pre-eminent-
~ business standpoint. declaring himself
for Oklahoma first, as the member of the
proposed partnership who would have to
furnish an overwhelming preponderance
OF the capital
Mayor Hensley was followed by Major
Simpson. editor Of he Supper Bell a
Democratic daily who duplicated the pre-
vtous speakers tribute TO Mr. Flynn's
prowess as a champion Of the people,
and endorsed practically entire The prev
1ous speakers stand on statehood
Mr.. Flynn, in responding accepted the
gift in terms which showed his admtra-
ton for its elegance and his hearty ap-
prec.ation of the spirit which prompted
its bestowal. Then, he too, talked OF
statehood. I'm Substance saying that white
the question could be made infinitely
available as q political issue. 1t was in
a high sense and in the sense in which
the phole people were most vitality inter
ested. a simple business proposition.
Flvnn's audience. irrespective Of party.
apDlauded this sentiment enthusiastically
as ont only one doing him extreme honor
as a broa dstatesman, but as one which
in one sentence recast the issue.
Mr.. Flynn then went on to statehood i
Oklahoma had such endowment from the
federal government in the way OF public
lands as would produce a fund sufficient
to erect public institutions second to
none in any state i'm the union These.
while Oklahoma was a territory were
locked u1. but the future states legisIa-
ture would locate the future public insti
tuti0ns and appropriate of this fund
What was to hinder the Indian territory
end Of the state-tO-be Of Oklahoma
under immediate combined statehood
from using this fund which was never
theirs in locating these institutions to
suit themselves and without consulting
the real owners, the people of Oklahoma
And on this line Mr.. FLYNN proceeded to
declare his view that in any aspect OF
the case Oklahoma would have the heavy
end Of the financial load to carry. and
That even combined statehood could not
because Of existing Indian treaties, come
in within q day less than i've years:
that hence, Immediate statehood for
Oklahoma meant combined statehood as
soon as IT coud be had in an yother way.
and that, meanwhile Oklahoma would be
enjoying home rule. could locate and pay
f9r her public institutions with her own
money, would not meanwhile Zoe payins
the Indian territ0ry's taxes for her. and
would, I nah other respects, be gamers bv /
"a matter of years i'm The accelerated rate I
OF national progress possible under tate
hood as against territorial rule
prominent among those who FASTENED
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