The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-09

/ charges OF tlel- Own control. y they Sa :
/ they are willing 10 CO IL. I am net the
man 70 forbid them II my OWE 1udg-
Inent is not quite. u accord witb theirs.
II I find pretty spirited and QiuciSy pee
PIE saving that they are equal 70 the
work Of self-goVsrun1ent when I an uor
quite satisfied OF The fact myself. 1 would
yield my own opinion - theirs. I would
rather encourage = Nsus ambition o. this
lIEd than 20 discourage IL
II is evident that Senator Howe. il re
were living ard q citizen or Oklahoma
ar this time. would naTasy be in accord
with the Enid Democratic platform. or
/ with the Democratic single statehood
candidate Tor congress
For myself, my fellow citizens. 7 60
! rot think il wise 10 attempt rhe impos-
/ s-ble- As I have already said we are
/ confronted with a condition. and not a
/ theory. Congress has already taken it,
/ position. il is said that the InWan ter
rit0ry is not ready Tor statehood with
I Oklahoma and that the only way we can
now be admitted 80 q state IS b. the
method provided by the Omnibus b.l.
Petty Objections to Sill.
The petty objections that are being
+ made 20 any Of the provisions Of that bin
Tor personal or paItizan reasons. sink
/ into insigniicauce compared win the
/ magnificent results that would come 20
J the people CT oklahoma. New Mexico ard
I Arizona. following its passage ry the
senate AZ the December session. II
would enaucipate over one million peO-
/ pie in the three territories-in the Ian
/ guase of Mr.. Madison over one hundred
+ years ago on the floor of congress. in
Heading Tor the admission or Tennessee
! from "A degenerate situation" and secure
To them "a right essential 70 free men
the right of being represented in con-
gress- Such was the sentiment Of ali
OF the early statesmen % the republic.
/ After the act Of the continental congress
+ in 1857. which provided whenever IN the
! territory northwest OF the Ohio river any
community having $500 free iaha biJants
/ they would be admitted 20 the Union on
an equal footing with the original states
! in all respects whatsoever. after the act
/ OF congress Of 1799 which assured the com
munities of 60,oo9 people south OF the Ohio
/ river the same right OF admission or
statehood; after the treaty with France
J in 1898 in which il was declared that the
inhabitants of the cede6 territory shall be
( Incorporated in the Union Of the United
I States and be added as soon as possible
according 10 the principles OF the federal
+ constitution, the enjoyment OF all the
/ rights, advantages. and immuuities of the
citizens of the United States" no man
worthy TO be called an American states
man has disputed the absolute right OF
the territories 10 become states on the
terms laid down BY the laws and treaties
20 which I have referred. u has been
left to certain sectional interests and
bitter political partizans OF the past few
years 70 attempt reverse Of the beni-
hcent policy of century. and TO oppose
for reasons Of personal and party advant-
age the admission TO the Union Of Okla
homa. New Mexico. and Arizona-three
great and populous territories with rat.
UraI resources developed and undeveIoped
equal 10 all Of the states east OF the
Allegheny mountains.
Okahoma's Proud Position.
Here in the great southwest Okla
homa viii occupy proud position in the
galaxy of Mississippi states We
are part Of and in the direct path OF q
wonderful civilization which is advancing
with rapid and majestic tread. We rep
! resent TO the world q panorama OF pro-
gress such as was never seen on this
continent since the landing at Plymouth
! Rock and heretofore without a parallel
/ ir the history of mankind our destiny is
/ indissOlubly linked with the geographical
section to which we belong. We ought
70 be and must be brothers and fellow
citizens with the people in New Mexico
and Arizona. as We are with the people
Of the surrounding states. The CONNER
oial. educational social and political in
| terests Of this great section Of our com
mon country-in many particulars some
what distinct from the eastern states
must be formulated, protected and de-
Tended by senators and members on the
floor of congress Never in the history
Of the country VIII such great and vital
interest be 50 pressing for solution ~
now. The affairs OF the nation are NOV
ing at rapid pace. Great commercial
enterprises. vast combinations Of capital.
enormous plans for the utilization OF the
natural elements Of wealth ard power.
touch our interests on every hand. The
great middle classes the merchants. the
farmers. the mechanics. the miners-the
men who work and produce The wealth
Of the country. constitutes vast major
ity of the population or the three terri
tories. and with six senator's and four
members of the house Of representatives
and ten votes in the electoral colIeeo.
they would he IN a position u demand
justice and fair play The entry of q ter.
ritOTy into statehood is an escape from
environments which have always o1er-
ated as a check to The fun enjoyment
Of individual liberty and commercial pros
perity Oklahoma it IS true. is prosper
Gus today. Put what We need IS capital
and stable laws on which to base the
prosperity of tomorrow Hear what tho
committees have 90 say in reporting the
tiH which gives Us statehood
make Our Own Laws"
American citizenship is not enjoyed IN
its fuluess N inc posses sion of pcrs1nal
liberty and the protection OF law Among
its priceless attributes is the right 10
choose rulers and representetivss and
those who make and administer the law.
IL is often said that the territories have
their own legislatures and make their
own laws Bst the laws SO made can be
uumade 10y congress. The Tieht u make
laws that someone clse.ca unmak- g.
not high privilege. u IS no greater
than the right possessed by the load-
ing English and French colonies. one
% the high attributes ~ Aweric1u cll-
zeushi7 IS equality under ths laws with
all others The chance 20 start fasrly ia
the race Tor thc reward which c7terur1er.
Industry and ihrlU may brinr The ua-
tCr.a alva Ecemcnt 81 the snhaaitsrts
of the territory dsIends largely aacu 20.
rapid derciopment % the rcsouroes u tc-
te-ritoFy The enc esscafial for srcn
G1vsiopElent Is capital aaL Il hrsitat-s
o. enter ele tlrfit0rg a-l invest 81 ra-
ferprises otherwise pr1u.sirl L-4l
certa.rtiss and fE-d conditions ere nec-
essarv tn oltract g.
WIN tho ab-oiute control Cf congress
over territorial legislation taere can
never be certainty ta4t risais and rrs-
aessa ceale1tea eaaacs - tasen sess.
The power of congress g. constant
menace 20 progress and thtre rG
Hay a territory m1y escape. The is
nar a.rerc general stateufat aaaallr-
ard positive Testimony was before ga
committee th1t 4urlr e1rar trrrfs ~
capital cusl1 - tll we've tle territories
ststEs Trt1id riches ao-1--t - zI
TIA makes f9r human kanrlrss All