The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-31

tory. That is what Mr.. Cross kind OF
statehood means. After we have come
here, and by the sweat OF our faces built
cities, erected cur educational institu-
tions and improved our farms and
brought this country TO what II is from
the condition in which nature left Il.
I say to you I am opposed &c settling
the debts OF the Indian Territory; and
II ! am elected 10 represent the people
of the territory Of Oklahoma in the
house OF representatives will never
consent that a single dollar be taken
from your little boy or your little girl
lat has been given BY a magnanimous
congress OF the United States. (AppIause.)
These are facts. OF course there Is no
way to answer them; they cannot be
answered and that Is the reason the old
line Democrats are opposed 20 Mr.. Cross
kind OF statehood: that is the reason the
Democrats in Texas and Missouri and
every state in the Union are opposed 20
this kind OF statesoOd- government
now is spending s75OOo 600 in building FED
eras Jans in that country. There are
nearly Loo prisoners in their federal jai!s
criminals. According TO the Federal sta
tisticS, than Oklahoma has: We are pay
ing about ten times as many dollars taxes
and they would furnish ten times the
number OF criminals; they would assist IN
levying the taxes and we would pay them.
This is Mr.. Cross idea OF statehood and
We cannot afford 10 do business that way.
! night like my neighbe. and he might
Like me. but that Il no reason why he
should divide his property with me and
give me half OF Il after he has taken care
of It. and as enc OF the leading Demo
Gratis Of this territory stated. II this were
not made political issue, II would he
turned down by the people OF Oklahoma
twenty TO one. II is my opinion Mr.. Cross'
proposition for statehood wouldn't stand
a moment before the people OF Oklahoma
if il We're not made political issue.
The Flynn bill provides that ten per
cent of the money received on ali lands
now belonging to the government shall
be turned into the common school fund.
and that puts more than aillion dol
lars into the school fund Of Oklahoma
territory. Now. II there Is a schVci land
mand in the audience. / want 20 say
something 10 YOU II there Is man on
a quarter-section OF school land In this
audience 1 want TO talk to you about
the FLYNN bill You did not hear much
about the school land proposition until
the opposition saw the people Of okla
homa were going 10 turn them down on
the statehood question, and then they
thought all they had to do Was 20 prefer
charges. and II they could pull the wool
ever your eyes for a short time. long
enough 10 scare you to the polls and could
get YOU 20 vote agsins, this bin. they
would have accomplished their purpose.
but six weeks ago you heurd nothing
Of this kind Of argument let "a be
candid; let Us be honest with Demo
crafts Republicans. and Popunsts. Let
Us De honest with the people of our own
territory: let vs. 20 to the people WITH
the issues and discuss the issues and give
them the beneat Of our information. and
let them do what they can to give as th-
benefit OF their information.
The gentlemen OF the opposition have
had considerable TO say IN reference 70
sections and u OF The FTyna biii. These
sections refer 20 the disposition q the
school land Of the future state. The state
ruent hiss been made IN certain parts II
The territory that the school LAND lessee
BY the Flynn bill l. deprived OF compen-
Fation FOR hss improvements. placed by
him or school land J have made g care
fui study ~ this bill and I fan 20 nnd
foundations for The statements thar the,
right % the isssee % secure pay fcr i'm
provcments or schnos izrs ~ln D. a.
fected BY tw pasrage % the Flynn bl1.
This bin f. tho first iru ever pzssiag
the house of representatives containing
a provision giving the school land issse~
the preference rfghs O. purchase schosi
land aud if j. also the first tfli % 80
ksrj emitting a pfpTlsson p-ohibiting th-
Esis ~ The lands sf less than &c PER arrs
The oorssdsration = fhe ehtirs schoei
izpe matter r. question trsi can and
Uil be taken up. ether ~ she state con
stitufioual convention. sr IS fhs state i-g-
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