Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-10-25

First National Bank OF Chickasha. in |
an interview published just after the |
acceptance Of this supplemental treaty |
estimated that by reason o. these
sales and the investmeE,s IS which would
be made in thost two Nations, that
within the next three or four years
there would be seventy millions OF
dollars invested in these two Nations
taxable property.
It is very probable that II we can
secure the passage OF a single state
hood bill at the short session, that by
the time the first assessment would
be made under the state government
hat there would be as much property
the Indian territory subject to tax.
alton as there is in Oklahoma.
Objections Urged
While there can be no doubt but
that the Indian territory Is ready for
statehood and that there is no valid
objection to the immediate passage of
single statehood enabling act, be
fore leaving the subject let us exam
me the leading arguments made by
he republican politicians In opposi-
ion. In the first place. they tell us
hat Oklahoma would have all the
taxes to pay. have already shown
hat the Ind an territory has sixty mil
! ion dollars worth OF taxable proper
| ". The present taxable property in
| Oklahoma amounts to seventy-two
million dollars, so that In 1T portion
to area and population. the Indian ter.
| -itory now has almost as much tax
able property as Oklahoma and con.
| sequently this OF itself shows the fal-
lacy OF the republican p sition. but let
ls get into II a little further.
OF course, all men OF any sense al
al know that the expense OF the coun
" governments organized in the In
iian territory would be borne by /
,al taxation and that no property In
| Oklahoma would be subject to taxa
lion for any county, municipal ol
township purposes in the Indian terri
ry. The only tax which would b'
levied upon the property OF the whole
state would be the taxation for STATE
our. oses. In the event of a single
statehood, we would have one admins S
tratlon to maintain. and in th'
avent 4 double statehood we woul'
have two. The cost of main
aiming state administration
for state composed of bot
territories would be very little NOR
than the cost Of maintaining stat
comp, sed OF Oklahoma alone. Thi
can be estimated with reasonable Gel
tainty. We would need four addit or
Al judges. which would cost twely
thousand dollars per annum. w
would require tile larger legislator
which would cost not exceeding twer
ty thousand dollars IN re than legis
= lature for Oklahoma only. The cos
D If maintaining the penitentiary an
T other state institutions would not e.
! ceed forty-three tn usand dollars
D addition to the cost OF maintainln n
hese institutions for Oklahoma alon
AS a matter of fact, the Universit
OF Oklahoma is now open to the chi
J. dren Cf the Indian territory withol
& any cost whatever TO them. IN
makes a total Of seventy-hve thousan
" dollars additional cost Of maintainir
, state government including bot
j territories. Oklahoma now has lev
T. of seven and one-half mills on seve
ty-two million dollars. which realize
l. 'or our territorial government fiN
J. hundred and forty thousand liar
{ This includes some large appropr
u ticns for educational institutions
u he way of permanent extension
Il which will not be a fixed annu
II charge. 1t is probably safe TO e
u nate that the ordinary cost Il mai
ming the state government for OH
IONA would no exceed five hundr'
md forty thousand dollars. And Il
y indian territory at an additional &C
( ,or ma aiming state COVER
e ment. including both terr.torie
J. T $4,000 and we have total co
e If $6l5.000 There being $72,OO0,O
B. 4 property in Oklahoma and $500
i 100 in the Indian terr tory, in order
!; maintain the S ate government v
y v uld have to raise S6l5.000 by le
n n S132.000, 900. This levy would
le "a mills as against the present L
d itoral levy of Z IL mills, whi
Z would make saving to the people
/ Oklahoma of 100000 annually on t
re territorial taxa ion. Instead, thel
u fore, of assuming any addit nal b'
~ den in the way OF taxation, we wou
IS have the Indian territory to help
Is maintain the burden and by divisi
sh If the burden It would lie lighter
li- both territories.
VI In the second l1ace, the republic
w polite ans intend that II We Ia
N IN the Indian territory we would ha
* o pay from seven to ten million d
ot lars to open the section line roa
Nc down there. this contention be
Us sh wn by the quotation have alrea
'.y made from Mr. Flynn's FL Re
speech. This proposition is about
at line with Mr.. Flynn's statement II
We there is no taxable property in I
a. indian territory II is simply untr
TX and any man with a grain OF ser
TX knows il. The cost of opening roa
~ in the Indian territ ry would be
local burden borne by the varic
~ tnad districts AM would not be rails
ng Nv a levy on the territorial Drope
'p- at all. It had as well be contend
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