The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-10-23

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I'll. H. Hagan of Guthrie. is in the
city. Nh Hagan Is the third member
Of she great hand-shaking trinity OF
Oklahoma. The other two are Dennis
Flynn ana 'Bnr Cross. MT Flynn
shook himself .nio congress and Mr..
Cross is sciag the same route but
Bill is pretty smait, says Mr.. Hagau.
.There isn't a 2-months old baby in the
territory he hasn't kissed and shaken
nanis with it, father and its mother
lie Is a worker from away back Mr..
Cross has 10 pc. He Is running with
Edcar JoAcs OF Guthrie, who twice
successfr'iy ran the gamut OF the RE-
publican majority 10 bis county for
the counts atorneyship. The other
orpcbent s roione Roy Y iionnmn
OF Chandler oxunited states attor-
ney.
We VIA have time enough to talk
about congressman though said Mr..
Hagan, after we get statehood. state
hood Is what we are after now. The
people are q unit for it Congress
wants us 70 wait untll the Indian ter
ritory IS ready to come in. That
means delay Of ten years, We do
not want that Some of the Demo
Gratis think the Republicans are hold
ing statehood back, Dut ! know that
is not so. ! am a Democrat, and al
ways was. but / am here to say that
the Republicans are not holding us
back. President Mckinley was in fa-
vor OF it, or at least he said he would
be In favor of Il, in the next congress.
President Roosevelt is to be asked to
include in his message to congress
the recommendation for our statehood.
President McKilneys Attitude.
'This recalls o conversation that
Governor Barnes and / had with Gov
ernor Murphy Of Arizona, at Chicago
on September 10 Governor Murphy
was on his way to visit President Me.
Kinley when he hoard of his assassi-
nation Governor Murphy in his con
versation with Governor Barnes said
Governor. two years ago | was q
delegate TO congress from Arizona.
We wanted. and were pushing, state
hood for the territories. Before
would gsl iavclved in thia matter
called on the president to ascertain
the position OF the administration.
First it would be waste Of time to
fry to pass a bin to which he was op
posed; secondly, / did not want to be
placed in the attitude of fighting a
Republican administration. SO ] call
Ell on the president to talk matters
over President McKinleg said to
me: M. Murphy do not desire the
Bill admitting the territories to state
hoed to be pgeased a. present; othoI
matters are more important to the
eountry 81 this time. But VIII say
shln. II statehood for the territories
is passed IN the present congress,
viii recommend IA my next message nc
seones sess tho admission Of the terri
tories"
a Governor Murphy then added
eGovernor Barnes, If President Nc
Kinley lives, you can rest assus~As he
win keep his word. ana the territories
win be admitted and Arizona ant
Oklahoma win be among the stars o
statehood that adorn Old Glory"
Capital $4,000. Deposits ss5oooo.
"That. continued Mr. Hagan
shows where Mckinley stood, and h'
represented the Republican party w,
ought to have statehood because WI
have the population, the wealth an'
the Intelligence We had 100000 pop
ulatIon. according TO the census re
turna and gained 100000 with tn,
openias OF the new lands"
we raised 25OOO.oOO bushels o
wheat this year and we have NOR,
wealth than eighteen states ca.
mention Why when the school land
we've advertised recently $25e000 wa
posted for rent in advance. OF tina
sum $4,000 IS to be returned. Tha
tells OF ou wealth The Bank o
KlngGsher has SsSO.O0O Of farmers
money on deposit Al Enid q banl
with d capital Of $4,000 hal deposit
amounting TO Ss5O.OOo Guthrie ha
s2oOO.OoC cn deposit Our cotton croI
was tile second in the United state
relatively
"Look here at the wealth OF ou
farmere. The assessors reports TO th
territorial auditor shows tha okla
homa farm IS have 262 OBS horses val
ned at S4 fSG.569 They have 52.5S
mules valued at Sl1s6 500 That the
possess 6t7552 cattle valued at SIN