The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-01-29
WHO WANT STATEHOOD

NthtNAobh uiiia hDW Niioit ANNEito7
remarks that most OF the differences
among the advocates Of admission are
on minor points but some Of them
went Oklahoma TO come In as a sepa.
rate state leaving Indian territory to
tahe its chances afterward as "a state
BIZ itself"
The Globe Democrat is emlnently
correct i'm It's diagnosis Of the case,
land If Sc had been as open in its
designation as to whom "some of
then" are who want oklahoma to
come in as a separate state it would
have beer compelled i'm Justice to it's
repu alton as a great journal. to have
named the delegate to congress and
his able assistant. Sidney Clarke. as
the chief obstructionsts to single
statehood or indeed, 'urt q
statehood for that mat
The Leader has stated peatedly.
and It's position is emlnently borne
out by the singular action Of these
men 10 Washington that their bills
nov pending in congress was never
introduced with any idea of is ever
becoming a law They know that
congress will never admit Oklahoma
TO statehood with string tied around
the neck Of rhe Indian territory to
drag her into an unwelcome and
forcible embrace at some future
time II single statehood comes of
the two territories it must come at
once and the same time and upon
equal footing
Flynn and Clarke know this better
than any men In this territory or at
Washington, and knowing this their
entire efforts are directed to depreci-
ate the Stevens bin, a bill so fair and
just to the people of both territories,
that even the Globe-nemocrat finds
nothing in it to condemn, but by its
silence as between the Flynn Clarke
bin and the Stevens bill much to
Commend in the latter, for on this
point IL comes out broadly and EN-
phatcaliy for the Stevens bin when
lt says 1T is easy to see that the
scheme for the union of the two ter
ritories as a single state will have
more friends in congress than can
be mustered for the two state plan"
If The Globe Democrat is right and
everyone who has been in Washing
ton to look into the matter know that
il speaks tie truth on this vital sub
ject We ask in all conscience and /
why are Flynn and /
Clarke obs.ructing the passage Of a
bill which meets the wisnes OF 80 /
per cent Of the people of the Indian (
territory? Neither Flynn or Clarke, (
and the latter is but the other half I
Of Flynn, want any sort Of statehood
for the present. That's the truth.
and it viii be fully seen when the
second session ends.
Advocating further the justice ana
he desirability of single statehood,
Jut of the two territories, this great
est and most powerful Republican
ournal O. the West says: Each has
added many thousands to its inhabi-
ants since the latest official count
vas made The opening Of the new
in Oklahoma to white
settlement last summer undoubtedly
las increased the number Of inhabi-
ants in chat territory 10000 TO $4,000.
the two territories in com
'ination have n population of not far
rom 100000 in 1902"
The Globe Democrat then closes
his able editorial and strong plea for
tatehood with this pungent and in
incible paragraph:
THE admission OF Oklahoma and
indian territory as a single state
'ould be a very impressive spectacle.
he new state would be far up on the
st in point Of population. Not FAR
rom twenty states would be below it
d rank. United Il would have an
rea approximately equal TO that of
iissouri or Kansas, The future Of
9th Oklahoma and Indian territory.
ither as separate stated or as
Ingle commonwealth is bright. but
be interests of their people would
q better met by union than by main
aiming a separate existence. This
GEMS, too, TO be the opinion Of a
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