The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-11-13

stitutions- OF the various states. The
district school house SO often neg
lltcted even in older states aud usu-
lally made OF logs, has given place
here TO the modem frame and stone
. building
Statehood From Population.
4 refer again to the financial con
dition, since it might be Of interest.
The debt Of the territory, including
everything amounts to s549.0O0. This
includes s4s, 900 bonded debt, the bal
ance being in a class Of paper known
as territorial warrants, which draw
9 per cent interest. and which are
taken at par by our local banks with
ayidity. The population Of Oklahoma
is 400 1000. while the state Of Colora-
do shows $4,000. 1S9,7OO greater than
ours: the state Of Washington, 5l7.-
672 o. 1i7672 greater than ours; the
state Of New Hampshire 411.5SS, or
n 5Ss greater than ours; the state
Of Sorth Dakota, sol. $50 or 1859
greater than ours. It must be re-
membered that the tl~ee additional
counties not included in our popula.
tion quoted above viii SO argument
our population as TO practically ,ut
us on a par with the stat mentioned
above. while on the other hand. the
state Of Vernon, shows a population
iof 348.6i1. or 56.359 less than Okla
hcma the state of Delaware. 1S4.7375,
lcr 215.265 less than ours; the state Of
Idaho. 16I77L or 288,229 less than
ours; Nevada. 42,33l or S67,866 less
than ours; the state of North Dakota,
10000, or $4,000 less than oErs, with
+ Utah presenting 276.565 ARIZONA,
122,212; Montana, 24s.ss9, wyoming,
1881. New Mexico, 1853, ,593.
with these conditions within the
grasp Of congress, we can not see why
people, homogeneous with the resi-
dents OF the states mentioned above.
should be year after year, denied the
privileges accorded. BY this. / mean
the right Of selfgovernment. The
political complexion Of our territory
ir my judgment is unqualifedly
Democratic, and it is, TAX cit be-
cause fthis fact tha Ia Republican
congress wlthholds the boon, sought
by all of our people, statehood But
with or without, people will continue
to forge to the fore by earnest. active
labor our territory in the list of
states, greater by far than any men
: toned above.
oklahoma is unquestionably Dem
ocratic by 10000. Our present popu-
lation would entitle us. under state
hood, to three congressman. We
: would elect two Democratic congress-
men sure. and think all three. The
west and south sides Of Oklahoma
/ are heavily Democratic.
.The Jefferson club has been lately
) organized, and the Democratic party
for th a.@t time presents a unite
: front The opposition to the Republi
can party has never been thoroughly
I organized. Flynn, on account of his
{ free homes bill, and through the ut
' ter lIcompetency of the managers OF
D the fusion forces, has been enabled tC
t go to congress from Oklahoma fol
+ eight years.
The people found him obscure ans
y poor. He is now rich and famous
2 Flynn is a great finaneier; he is very
s thrifty From a salary of $4,000 {
e year. he has lived high and saved IL
/ the last eight years 100000 cash
S He owns stock in twenty-seven bank
l. and coal and zinc mines galore. Thu
s people of Oklahoma think they have
), paid their debt of gratitude to him
e ana at the next election, the peopl'
of Oklahoma are going TO plow fur
row deep and wide and bury him be
y yond all hope OF resurrection"
# Whom will the Democrats nomi
# nate?" asked the reporter.
( That is hard to say. The Demo
n crats haYe plenty OF good material
e but in my judgment Roy V. Hoffma
is Of Chandler would make the strong
e est race. fle was United States dis
e trict attorney under Cleveland He
is splendid organizer. hard worker
., brilliant speaker. and rich. He ha
T. every qualification that goes to max
le strong campaign"
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