The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-08-11
A Republican Says he Has
Done Nothing For The Ind
ian Territory.
Says Statehood Of Any Kind
A Kick Coming Over The Way
We Have Been Treated.

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has been u strong republican all
bis life but is about soured on
that party for its inhuman and dis
carecfnl treatment of the Indian
territory and is particularly in
censed against Dennis Flynn, the
Oklahoma delegate.
10 an Oklahoma reporter Mr..
Trudgeon said:
Notwithstanding all his boast.
ing | will agree to eat a copy ol
the congressional record that
Will show where Flynn has done
anything for the benefit OF the In
dian Territory.
"When l was in Washington
last winter to request congress to
legislate for the alienation Of the
deplorable conditions of the In
dian territory saw Dennis Flynn
ana he told me frankley be was
opposed to single statehood; that
he wanted to see the capital and all
the public buildings located in OK
lahoma and then he would favor
tacking on Indian territory to as
sist in paying the taxes.
There has not been a campaign
in which we have not raised q
fund at my town to assist in secur
ing Mr.. Flynn's election in the
past, but he could not secure
cent from us; and the time may
come when we may show him
what we think of him down our
way.
81 want to tell you the business
men and investors are doing lot
of thinking down in the Indian
territory and they have reached
that point where they charge our
deplorable coalition absolutely TO
the republican party.
The Curtis law we denounce as
an abomlnation aud its provision
for one year leases has completely
stopped the raising Of cereals in
the territory and we have expert
enced the humiliation of seeing
hundreds of farmers every month
pack up their effects and move to
other parts in our town, we hvye a
big mill and elevator. representing
au Investment of SI25.O00 that is
closed down, not days grist com
ing 10 it in years time. Similar
plants are lying idle at other
towns throughout the territory.
Only the cotton farmer can do any
thing in our country row.
"Ihe Indians who let the land
will not build houses for their ten
ants saying that they expect ailot-
ment at any time, and might have
to remove the houses. Cotton
farmers are not handicapped, as
they can come 10 their leased land |
aud camp in a covered wagon un-
til the crop is harvested. Cereal
farmers, however, will not SOW
crops under one year leases.
"If this condition of affairs is
continued longer it is my predlc-
tion that the Indian territory will
bee ONE hopelessly democratic and
1 cannot blame our people from
becoming disgusted with our party |
for its criminal negligence.
"We have no schools and our
children are growing up in igno-
rance and in future years when
our sons come to sign the patents
OF their lands they will be obliged
20 confess that owing to the dis
graceful conditions maintained By
a republican congress they had not
the advantages of a common school
and have to put the.
mark on all documents as their
Mr. Trudgeon was much inter
ssted in Hon. William Cross cam
Daign for congress and expressed
he hope that he would be elected.
Il will tell you,,. said Mr.. Trud
yeon, / know beyond a doubt that
Ar. Flynn at heart never has heen
u favor of statehood in any form,
although he claims TO favor state
lood for Oklahoma aIone.
IT appears to the people in the
Indian Territory that there is 10
lope Of justice from the republI
AN party" Il