The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-12-19

that the traditional slowness of Gods
wrath is creased lightning" compar~
ed with the pace travelled by the
Dawes commission. There is but one
instance in all of history sacred or
profane-and | pause 10 remark that
if we had no profane history the man
who writes the record OF the Dawes
commission would supply the def
ciency--I say there is but one in
stance in all Of history where anyone
stuck to his post as faithfully as has
the Dawec commission, and that was
Casabianca. "the boy who TODD on the
burning deck" etc-and in my hum
bic opinion the d. G will continue to
hold down the deck and spin red tape
until you make it too hot for It to
staM
But let 1t hang on, as It surely wilt
The state cont have to wait for it.
am tired OF hearing "The Dawes
commission amt through yet" wait
fdt H. Why. when Gabriel place the
trumpet to his lips to sound that blast
which summons the quick and the
dead TO judgment scat, some fellow
who has managed to escape he fool
killer will jump mp and yell Hold
on Gabe, you can't do that; the Dawes
commission amt through yet
We are your full complemcn. in all
that goes to make a state Our fe-
kcund soil produces everything in
abundance that is known 10 the temp
crate or semi-tropic climes You
have, besides all these coal and iron
AID oil, the prerequisites for mirs
and factories. the hand maidens of
commerce. It takes ell together to
mai us self sustaining. No. only TO
Il abe us sufficient unto ourselves bu,
lre''fsary cothers That individual,
. - commuhity. that state, that ma
:oa is prosperous Just in proportion
as /: is dependent on Itself, rhe
roaming tower OF Pisa Is a phenom-
chor against nature Nature abhors
ahi soon destroys ,ha, which has not
n ne and exact elui!ihrium In gov
o. ment this is an economic law that
must not be disregarded
u seems to me these propositions
are self evident In all just govern
ments the burden Of taxation de-
creases nj nverse ratio and exact pro
portion as population and wealth in
creas s. Under normal conditions
one state government can be run al
practically half the cost of two. And
tho conclusion follows that If the peo-
pie aud the wealth Of any state are
doubled the per capita Of taxation f.
divided. The common multiple Of the
one becomes the common divsor Of
he other. The Indian territory and
Oklahoma have each approximately
the same number of people, taxable
values and area. BY combining them
under one state government the ex-
pense 10 every taxpayer in either will
be just half wha it would be If he
didns have the others help-as IN
separate statehood
Why, aome Of them have the ef
9 fronterN 50 say wa must take the
h'ud OF statehood that is offered US OF
get l.ane They claim that is the only
brand on legislation congress has in
stock That II we stand up against f.
we are obstrucuonists and reconcen-
trados; and so they sal "lle down
that the car Of dggemaut may run
over ~.
Ovtr az Guihrio the State Capital
p the leading Republican newspaper OF
Oklahoma is belching and laundering
with all the vehemence Of Mount Pc
lee for statehood for Oklahoma i'm.
modiately. with the Indian territory
b l7ft ou' And only a little while ago
Z within the fresh recollection Of many
Of you here. the editor Of that news
papa at the Mushogee convention
joined heartily with the unanlmou.
voice OF hat convention in saying nc
. other kind OF statehood would evel
be unless the Indian territory wal
p Included at the time. We declare
! there against "pieoemeal legislation
D He was q deleg--e there and one d
Z ne officers OF thai convention III
said frequently prior 10 that time am
in that Convention that you were full
I y qualified Tor statehood then. Hl
p ays sou won't be ready 70 a quars
D Of a century now I know not wha
p miracle has wrought his suddel
{ change Certainlg he would scorn an,