Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-10-31


be provided for that territory. either
in lands or other resources. Under the
recent treaty, enough lands are to be
sold out Of which the government can
very readily provide school endow-
ment fund. Under the recent treaties.
the mineral lands are to be sold and
the government can out OF these lands
provide q school endowment fund. Or
the government can make a direct ap-
preparation in money for this purpose.
The democratic party says that this
will be done. That is Just, fair and
right Mr. Mcclure says, however.
that II will not be done. but in the
same breath Mr.. Mcclure says he IA
vors ultimate single statehood. Mr.
Mcclure is, therefore, in favor OF the
division of our school lands II any di-
vision is implied by single statehood.
II the democratic position is sound.
OF course that settles the question and
there Is no harm done. But II, on
the other hand, the democratic posi-
tion is unsound and congress would
not make any provision for the
school children of the Indian Terri
tory, still assert that there is no loss
to the people of Oklahoma by reason
u
/ figures prove it.
The present revenue derived from
the leasing of our school lands is $685.
| 600. In the event OF single statehood
in order to equaize rents from our
school land conceding that the people
OF the Indian Territory have as many
children as we of Oklahoma (Which is
not true) we would have to raise by
state taxation $225000 in addition to
the current expenses assert to you
without fear of successful contradic-
tion, that an additional 1925 900 can be
raised by a state levy for school pur-
poses, which would be added to our
rentals from the school land and
thus provide a school fund for distri-
button, so that there will not be the
loss of dollar to the school children
Of Oklahoma. and that still, after the
addition of this 1925 900 for special
school funds the state levy for taxes
will be less with single statehood than
would be the levy with statehood for
Oklahoma alone
Let us go back to the figures. Wa
now raise for territorial expenses with
4 ~ mill levy $40, 600. We can safe
ly estimate that would be the cost OF
q state government for Oklahomal
Let us include the Indian territory
within The limits of the same state
and add $4,000 for the additional cost
of the state administration. Now add
to that $225, 900 to be raised as spe-
cial school fund to offset the renta
we are now deriving from our school
lands, and we have a total of $S40.-
900 necessary to be raised. With single
statehood, instead of having S72,000,-
300 of assessable property, we would
have $132,000,D00 of assessable prop
erty. In order to raise $4,000 we
would have to make a levy of GA
! mills, which Is IL mills less than the
present levy in Oklahoma for territor.
ial purposes thus making a saving on
= the S72.000,000 of Oklahoma assessment
of IL mills, or $40 200, so that, IL with
5 single statehood we make special
levy and raise enough money to equal
; ze the rents from our school lands, we
! still have a lower rate of taxation
= FOR the state government, by IL Mills
= But we can make some allowances for
5 possible errors in these estimates and
e figure that 1t Is necessary with single
!. statehood in order to pay the extra
y expenses OF the state government and
0 raise school fund thai we should
, have total state revenue OF 81 1,000,-
/ 900, which Is allowing nearly 5000, 600
+ for contingencies, and then what do
T. we find? With the total assessed val
i uation of both territories combined
4 we can raise S1,000,0O with a levy of
e ~ mills, which is exactly the levy
[ we are now subject to.
+ |, therefore, assert that this school
!. land division is bugaboo and that
t the republican politicians are trying ia
0 scare the people with it without accu-
= racy of truth or honest regard for the
o facts in the case.
Q In the fourth place they tell ua
v that we can not admit the Indian Ter.
e rltory to statehood until its lands are
r allotted and that this will take several
h years In reply to this, | beg leave to
# inquire of my republican friends
e whether the lands in the Usage Ma
.. ton are allotted, whether the Ponca
r and Otoe reservations are allotted?
II Why is it necessary to wait until
& after allotment to make state out Of
n the Indian territory? Isn't II true
II that every Western state has beeer
admitted with Indian reservations IL
n ~ II IL has DGtH uOHe IN IQe past
&c why, then, can 1t not be done now
70 This proposition, like all the others
l. is unsound. 1t is not necessary t.
Is wait until after the allotment to ere
IL ate state government for the Indial
y territory and there is absolutely NJ
10 reson, from a legal, commercial o.
in political view point. why we shoulC
At not have immediate single statehood
le What Election of Cross Mean.
le or course, it is true that the settle
,e ment Of this question is in the handl
Is Of congress and that our people caI
a not control that body. But the cleo
is ton of Cross is a declaration to tha
ID body that we want single statehood
~ Congress Will surely pay some atten
ID tion to the wishes OF half million in
y telligent American citizens. On
y. thing at least, is certain. We will no
IS get single statehood by electing
h double statehood delegate. There