The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-10-25
ras ISSUE susr Sc msr.
Must Deeioe Between Political ard
Commercial Interests.

Ue held az lu-kOEtt NOV mutr q
will be- the supreme effort OF the tvo
/ Territories 20 secure q single form
OF government az the next session 1t
congress. writes the correspondent ~
the Kansas City star. The issue will be-
squarely divided between the polit-
CA and the commercial interests oi
the Territoriec. Politicians in both
Territories Who expect 10 seek pre-
lferment under future conditions. a.
rule are IN favor OF separate -t1tehooi
Many have fortified themselves a.
ready and DO not propose 70 lose a
single advantage that has some .0
them in the uphu.ldiag of their pes.
sonsl machines This selfish view
| bitterly opposed by men who wish
90 see al avenues Of trade and indus.
Itry opened without restriction. This
I Is especially true in Indian Territo-r
vh1se unieyeloped natural resources
are as rich as can b. found in any
ssete in tte Union. Oklahoma. than
which better agricultural section
can 1ct he f1uns. can not De COM
pared with ths Indian Territory acr-
. hy acre The vast coal deposits OF tha
Indian Territory are practically ur-
--uetti. although t1r years her miras
have furnished la-ee perctutaee a.
-he coal supply %. the Southwest. The
ie.l notes of experts sent ont by rail-
road companies 90 examine The inter
to- of indian Territory are astonisr-
iug .n the record OF discoveries made.
They show NOT only vas, deposits of
coal but deposits of OIL asphaituu
manaEanese. zinc lead. och7e. grani-.
marble and commercial CLAWS. These
riches De within reach but conditions
prohibit their development.
Naturally. men ambitious 20 make
their fortune have erowu antagon!stic
% the slow procedure 0f the federal
government in its adjustment OF The
Affairs % Indian Territory p-epa-a-
rory 20 making it a white mans couu-
. try shere security can be found for
every dollar leE.tmately invested and
where iatlstry win te rewarded a.
corting % its honesty and vision
These men 90 no, deuy that the In
dian citizen has been robbed. a.t
/ they assert that whatever has ben
/ for the Advancement of Indian Terri
tory came from The white man i1
spite ot the indian. and that The rob
oery OF the Indian will b. no greater
under statehood OF a form OF govern
nent Ike that o. Oklahoma than il
has been in the past
Tie convention az MussoEee All
encounter t,To propositions. which .iIl
/ require al the wisdom of the dele
gates 90 haunouize. DELEGATE Flvrn
7 of Oklahoma declares that be Is for
immediate statehood for Oklahoma.
E win such provisions as viu enable
Tie iEdian Territoy 20 be- attached 10
E Oz-E1oDa whenever the Irl.an Terri
. tory or any 7oruo1 q il j. capable
/ q ass ming form 0f government fif.
te-eu- IRON that nov in existence
7 Citizens of the Indian Territory wh3
favor a union with Oklahoma 70 The
Z end that one great commonwealth
may b. established. object and say
that Flynn's plan would give them
70 relief for years 70 come. as federal
o1c-als would take their own time
2ad way il bringing about changes
Necessary for The union Of the two
4 Territories
These sane citizens Of the Indian
I Territory. without wasting time In ar.
guDent- ask that the two Territories
BE- given a single form OF government
leaving it 10 the wisdom cs congress
10 say whether il shall be a state OF
Ia Territorial government OLA
Honans who are clamo-iug sor i'm
mediate statehood object 1y SAYING
ma; should the Two Territories be
made single territory. statehood for
ok-2aoma. which l. possible al The
.ekt session NJ congress would be-
. postponed indefinitely and OsIahous
.nvolve3 20 The turmoil of The rnss-.
|tet conditions that prevail iu me In
dian Territory indian Terr1ory -e
plies by admitting that tem1--s-,
. conditions might be unpleasant 5g-
. that Win the tao Territories srrre-
Sins as one 90 throw OF the 5r-..u
. that IS now retardine the progress N
Indian Territory. an influence could
De- exercised that would move congress
a. very early day 20 caH its Of
cials home and leave the land % m
{ people sho sre ready and willing 10
turrow il with helds and an il win
the hum of cities where nov are oag
wastes of weeds and The lethargy o. an
enforced indleness Many citizens of
the Indian Territory arr prepared 20
defend the proposition o. giving single