Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-10-23


an interview published just after the
acceptance Of this supplemental treaty
estimated that by reason OF these
sales and the investment Is which would
be made in thost two Nations, that
within the next three or four years
here would be seventy millions of
dollars invested In these two Nations
taxable property.
II is very probable that II we can
secure the passage of a single state
hood bill at the short session, that by
he time the first assessment would
be made under the state government,
hat there would be as much property
n the Indian territory subject to tax.
ltion as there is in Oklahoma.
Objections Urged.
While there can be no doubt but
tlat the Indian territory is ready for
stateho and that there is no valid
objection to the immediate passage OF
4 single statehood enabling act, be-
tore leaving the subject let us exam
ne the leading arguments made by
he republican politicians in opposi-
ion. In the first place, they tell us
hat Oklahoma would have all the
axes 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 seventytwo
million dollars. so that In IT portion
20 area and population, the Indian ter.
itory now has almost as much tax
lble property as Oklahoma and con-
sequently this OF itself shows the fall
'acy of the republican p ~sition, but let
Is get into 1t a little further.
OF course, all men of any sense at
III know that the expense Of the coun-
" governments organized in the In
dian territory would be borne by lc-
cal taxa ion and that no property In
Oklahoma would be subject to taxa
ion for any county, municipal or
township purposes in the Indian terri
ry. The only tax which would be
'evied upon the property of the whole
ate would be the taxation for State
Durl oses. In the event of a single
statehood, we would have one admins
ration to maintain. and in the
went tf double statehood we would
have two. The cost of main
aiming state administra lion
'or state composed of both
territories would be very little more
han the cost of maintaining state
comp sed of Oklahoma alone. This
ean be estimated with reasonable GER
ainty. We would need four addit on
II judges. which would cost twelve
| thousand dollars per annum. We
would require title larger legislature
which would cost not exceeding TWEEN
| " thousand dollars m re than legis
lature for Oklahoma only. The cos
| If maintaining the penitentiary and
other state institutions would not ex
ceed forty-three tn usand dollars In
addition to the cost OF maintaining
hese institutions for Oklahoma alone
AS matter of fact the University
Of Oklahoma is now open to the chill
dren of the Indian territory without
any cost whatever TO them. This
makes a total of seventy-five thousand
| dollars additional cost of maintaining
state government including both
| territories Oklahoma now has levy
of seven and one-half mills on seven
y-two million dollars, which realizes
Tor our territorial government five
hundred and forty thousand dollars
This includes some large appropr a
lions for educational institutions IL
he way of permanent extensions
which will not be a fixed annua
charge. 1t is probably safe to esti
nate that the ordinary cost CT main
ming the state government for Okla
1oma would no exceed five hundred
md forty thousand dollars. And tht
indian territory at an additional cos
inr main. aiming state govern
ment. including both territories
Of $4,000 and we have a total cos
3f $615. 1000. There being $72.000,O ,OO'
# property in Oklahoma and 100000,
100 in the Indian territory in order t.
maintain the state government we
ud have to raise $615,000 by lev,
N S132,000,000. This levy would bl
"a mills as against the present ter
.itoral levy of IL mills, which
would make a saving to the people o
Oklahoma of $200,00 annually on th'
territorial taxa ion. Instead. there
fore, of assuming any addit nal bur
den in the way Of taxation, we would
have the Indian territory to help Il
maintain the burden and by diYislol
Of the burden It would be lighter OF
both territories.
In the second I'lace. the republican
politicians intend that If we TAX
N the Indian territory we would hav
pay from seven to ten million do
lars to open the section line road
down there, this contention bein
sh wn by the quotation ! have alread
made from Mr. Flynn's Ell Rem
speech. This proposition is about i
line with Mr.. Flynn's statement tha
there is no taxable property in tn
Indian territory. 1t is simply untru
and any man with grain of sens
knows It. The cost OF opening road
> in the Indian territory would be
local burden borne by the variou
TOAD districts AMI would not be raise
by levy on the territorial propert
IT all. 1t had as well be contende
that there should be territorial lev
to build bridges in Canadian county
or bridges in the three new countie