The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-07-09
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
AT ENID CONVENTION.

/ lahoma takes pleasure in recording
its genuine pride in the marvellous de.
velopment aad splendid achievement
! which has characterized the first thir.
teen years OF the history of the great
J 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-
zens, owning three hundred million
dollars worth of available assets. Sure
ly such 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 the
rights, privileges and responsibilities
OF American statehood.
Nor are we unmindful 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 greates. OF the western states. We
therefore favor the admission into
the federal union of Oklahoma and
the Indian territory as a single state.
And in view OF the fact that Oklahoma
has q 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
lie schools and colleges. And we rec
ommend that the final disposition of
the school and other lands of the ter
ritory be left to the people Of the SOW
ereign state in constitutional conven-
tion assembled.
Resolved That we condemn the
present school land board of the terri
tory for its harsh, unjust and oppres-
siye administrator OF the school land
office, and we pledge our party to pass
fair and equitable school land law.
Sust alike to the lessees and to the
people IF the territory.
We favor the early enactment of a
law by the federal congress granting
free homes to the residents of the new
country and we denounce the action
Of Delegate Flynn in excluding that
country from the recent free homes
lct
We favor immediate statehood
along the lines laid down in tGis plat.
orm, in order that we may escape the
'urse of carper-bag government and in
rider that the people may substitute
honesty, economy and efficiency for
'xtravagance, dishonesty and spolia-
ion of the public, under which the
erritory has been robbed and the un.
insane mistreated in order
benefit a few favored Republican
rafters, and under which the people
the new country have been burden.
d with extravaganza and extortion
4 the administration Of their local
fairs.
We condemn the unpatriotic and un
lst attempt Of Delegate Flynn to de-
rive the new counties of Caddo, Co L
anche and kiowa from participation D
the constitutional convention of
klahoma in the event Of its adfnis.
on to statehood.
We favor an organized county gov. ii
'nment for the p pie Of the Usage v
alton. A
We endorse the separate school law 4
iaeted by the last legislative as ra
embly, in so far as It covers the u'
ound, and upon the creation of III
w state we demand that the people IN
ereof shall be permitted to devise DC
ID fashion their own educational Ia
stem without federal interference; Ell
ID although we favor equal educa- Is
'nal privileges and facilities for VI
hite and colored children, we are AZ
posed to mixed schools.
We demand just and equitable leg
ative apportionment measure at the lal
nds OF the present congress, to the -
ID that the thousands Of voters In &
e western and southwestern coun- 5
's Of the terrl,ory may have proper 3
d adequate representation in the x