The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-03-24

congress lies unused. and Is constantly
accommodating. Any future appropria-
tons. would also be paid ont OF future
rentals Of the lands or by their sale. The
lands are now fairly worth from one and
q half 10 two millions Of dollars with
this splendid fuud as q guaranty for The
future with what propriety does the gov
ernor assert that the effect OF the ON
would be to impose burdens o. taxation
upon the people for extending the build-
ings in the future Not an acre of the
lands has been sold All are here 10
arise. The vetoed bill provided ouly for
using the accumulated rentals AID
there is not . shadow OF necessity. eith-
er now or in The future for taxing the
people q single dollar FOR public huid-
ings. Delay or neglect IN making use OF
what congress has appropriated does not
in any respect lessen future necessities.
IL only continues existing extravagance
which can be met By TO other means
than taxation.
again the governor SAYS that the build
iugs we're 'inequitabIy'' Iocatcd-that on
ly three or four counties are benefited
and that Injustice is done 10 sll TIE other
counties OF the territory. Governor
Barnes knows that three OF four insutu-
tons can not be located In more than
three or four counties. and that there
must be choice made among them
some time. And why was Il ineQultable
to select the counties named in the hul9
What Is the matter with them7 They
are centrally located and are among the
f7--n1r e
tory. What does the governor fad in
them that renders them ineligible as
equitable locations for territorial iustitu-
tons?
The governor discloses. however. what
he means by the inequitable feature 81
the locations when he indicates that the
public Institutions should not De located
until the Indian territory is united with
Us, ana that it would be very "dlscour-
aging TO the people of that territory
TO locate them now il Oklohorna: that ~
do SO would tend 70 defeat statehood
with the Indian territory and encourage
statehood for Oklahoma aloue-whieh he
does not want In other words the COVER
nor has more concern for the Indian ter
ritory than he has for the central and
western portions Of the territory of
which he is now governor. All Of the in-
sututions now located-the university.
the agricultural college. the Edmond
normal. the temporary capital. ana In
sane asyium-except the Alva school ste
located on the eastern side OF the terri
tory. The central and western portions
are to be forever left out of consideration
in order that the equitable plan OF app
everything for the eastern
side and the Indian territory may DE
carried out. Such is the plain meaning
Of his argument He makes q lame ST.
tempt 10 conceal the purpose he has IN
view, but it is too transparent to deceive
any intelligent person
The governor says also that when con-
gress forbid the making Of aprropria-
tons for a capital building un.T wo
should become state &c established Il
against any other building ap-
preparations. The fact is. howe yer. that
just the reverse is true. When congress
forbid the erection of a capital .c would
have forbidden the others also. Il if had
been the purpose to delay theia The
fact that it did not include them IN its
prohibition is conclusive that lt ia not
want them included. Congress never
placed any such prohibition upon any
territory. 1t is well understood that even
the capital prohibition was only made
through the influence OF Oklahoma CITY
that city desiring TO suspend tina capt.
tai rivalry with Guthrie iE the hope % f
obtaining future advantages throlgn an /.
alliance with the Indian territory
After all, however. tho straagest fea-
ure Of the matter is that the reasons f
which are so potent with the governor +
never occurred to him until after bn
lad passed and the legislature Adjourned /