The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-06-17
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
AT ENID CONVENTION.


On this anniversary OF the opening
of the territory, the Democracy of Ok
lahDma takes pleasure in recording
It's genuine pride in the marvellous de-
velopment and splendid achievement
which has characterized the first thlr
teen years of the history of the great
est territory this nation has ever Great |
ed. In this short period the territory
mas been transformed from the home
of the COW and the coyote into the free
home of half million sturdy, intelli-
gent and progressive American citi-
gens, owning three hundred million
dollars worth of available assets. Sure
ly ch a people are entitled to Amer
ican heritage Of self government. And
we here and now declare our firm con-
viction that we are entitled to ths
rights, privileges and responsibilities
of American statehood.
Nor are we unmlndful of our breth.
rem OF the Indian territory. Appre-
ciating their splendid capacity and
wonderful resources and achieve
ments, we desire union with them in
order that jointly we may build up
the greatest OF the western states. We
therefore favor the admission into
the federal union of Oklahoma and
the Indian territory as a single state.
And Ia view OF the fact that Oklahoma
has a splendid land endowment for
its schools, we favor an adequate pro-
vision for the people of the Indian
territory, either In lands or other re-
sources, so that both territories may
be placed upon terms of equality In
the maintenance and support Of their
common schools.
Resolved, That we are unalterably
: opposed to any encroachment upon
the magnificent endowment of our pub
d lie schools and colleges. And we rec
ommend that the fnal disposition OF
5 the school and other lands of the ter
; ritory be left to the people of the SOW
ereign state in constitutional conven
ton assembled.
Resolved That we condemn the
) present school land board of the terri
Il tory for its harsh. unjust and oppres
2 sive administrator OF the school lane
L office, and we pledge our party to pas
fair and equitable school land law
just alike to the lessees and to thu
a. people of the territory.
We favor the early enactment of
law by the federal congress granting
free homes to the residents of the new
country, and we denounce the actiol
or of Delegate Flynn in excluding tina
in country from the recent free home
er act.
ID We favor immediate statehoo
SIS along the lines laid down in this pla
Is form, in order that we may escape tn
er curse Of carpet.bag government and /
ne order that the people may substitut
Of honesty, economy and efficiency fo
'e. extravaganza, dishonesty and spolli
ly ton of the public, under which th
lg territory has been robbed and the III
y, fortunate insane mistreated in ord'
ne to benefit a few favored Republica
er grafters, aud under which the peop
Of the new country have been burde
ed with extravaganza and extortic
in the administration of their loc
affairs.
NJ We condemn the unpatriotic and u
IN just attempt of Delegate Flynn to d
he prive the new counties Of Caddo, c
mr.. manche and Kiowa from participate
,ls in the constitutional convention
Oklahoma in the event Of its adm
sion to statehood.
NJ We favor an organized county &c
ernment for the be pie Of the osa
nation.
We endorse the separate school ID
enacted by the last legislative I
r. ssembly, In so far as It covers
ground, and upon the creation of
new state we demand that the peol
thereof shall be permitted to dew
and fashion their own education
# system without federal interferenC
= and although we favor equal edu
MS tional privileges and facilities
and white and colored children. we I
his opposed to mixed schools.
We demand a just and equitable
islative apportionment measure at
hands Of the present congress, to
-, end that the thousands Of voters
~ the western and southwestern co