The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-12
OUTLINES OF OKLAHOMA.


John Golobie is getting Endorsements
together for the position OF librarian.
There is a possibility that the Santa
rum may be moved away from Nor
man.
The city council Of Oklahoma City has
decided that asphalt IS the material for
paving.
The double Stockholders Of the Indian
territory are Up in arms They viii get
their wish.
The New York World has a dispatch
relating again the Battle Of the Saddles
AZ Oklahoma City.
Perhaps the turkeys IN Oklahoma de
not think that Sol Temple can do II
again. Hell show EN-.
No portrait of Governor Ferguson has
ever been published in Oklahoma Did
ne ever have photograph taken?
Her friends al Guthrie say that Mrs
Jenkins is sure 70 call on President
Roosevelt before she returns home.
Leslie NioIack says; The vino jag in
the Philippines is to go. but il is no worse
than the tin-top jag in the Indian terri
tory
Suddenly the Guthrie Leader has turn
ed about and began 10 pat Tom Ferguson
on the back. Now. what does that
mean?
Under a recent construction OF the de-
partment it IS said that James Woods
and Miss Beal can not commute for town
site purposes.
The Democratic papers Of the territory
are failing 10 print long lists OF contests
I from kiowa land 10 show what failure
the drawing plan was.
The head OF the National Baseball
League is in the Indian territory hunting
for & good Indian baseball player TO take
third base for the Chicagos.
The Muskogee double Shareholders say:
we are unaltera bly, opposed TO any polit-
zeal union with the territory Of Okla
homa." And that settles that.
The double SHAREHOLDERS will succeed in
demonstrating undoubtedly that a ma
jority Of the people Of the Indian terri
tory are against union with Oklahoma.
So long as the people of the Indian ter
ritory are not united on statehood II Is
not very likely that congress VIII put
upon them statehood for which, even If
they were united. the territory is not pre-
pared.
The W. c. T. L. took hand in the
Muskogee convention of double state
hooders. The W. c. T. L. is for two
states out of the territories. IN order that
liquor selling may be banished from IN
dian territory.
The aspirants do not lose much time
They are already pouring in their appli-
cations. As a matter of fact, the men
out of office in Oklahoma make more
money than the men in Office. But lit
tie thing like this doesn't appease the
seekers hunger.
II IS said that the Guthrie Leader s
article charging Tom Ferguson with eat
ing pie with knife helped to get him the
appointment. Some one showed the ar
ticle to Roosevelt, and he said: That's
all right. I'm not hunting for a dancing
master for that Job or a brocaded dude.
1 am looking for something that has
good teeth and Is not afraid TO bite.
Enid Eagle: A great deal OF reform IS
necessary, but all that Is desired can not
be accomplished under territorial condi-
tions. The best government is q govern
ment of the people themselves. When
the people can make their own laws,
without congressional restrictions and
limitations, and choose their own officers
TO execute them without federal interfer-
ence, more satisfactory government viii
be realized. And until that condition
comes. through statehood. the aspira-
lions of the people, for the most efficient
and economical local government can not
be expected. Our territorial laws are
crude. imperfect and confused. They are
in large measure dumped into the stat
ute books from several states without the
slightest consideration so carelessly that
for several years we had an entire code
of marine laws: and We stiH have part
OF that code. So far as law is necessary
we could run ships If we had the water.
And this sort of careless and unconsid-
cred legislation rules through all our
laws, rendering them inharmonious, i'm
perfect and confusing.