The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-06-29
OKLAHOMA
WILL CHOOSE
BETWEEN THEM
To Decide This Year Which of
the Parties 1t viii Follow
BIRD INQUIRE TALKS
Decision viii be for the Party
of Prosperity.

U6ClSlUll VIII NC lol tliO al =
of Prosperity.
IN the platform on which ] have been
nominated. nothing appeals 10 me strong
CT than the plank which declares for free
text books for Oklahoma.
There is work yet in congress to do
for Oklahoma in bringing into settlement
those Indian reservations which are as
now sell"
Corrective legislation is needed from
congress on dead Indian lands, rich tracts
in the choicest of valleys. which the In
dian does not want and which he cannot
now sell"
1.-THE great pasture reserves in the new
country, can with effort be opened TO
settlement. and viii be"
More than at any other time in its
brief but brilliant history, political be-
lief in Oklahoma is definite and certain.
The coming campaign is 10 determine it's
political character, is 10 give it its indi-
viduality among its sister states"
1.-THE industrial and sociological devel-
opment Of Oklahoma. owing TO the method
Of settlement unusual, is to be in harmon
ious keeping with its political faith, per
manent and without vacci~-~on. Ohaho-
ma is not to be a doubtful state at any
period"
oklahoma VIII cast its lot with the Re
publican party. 1t is the child of pros
perity and its guiding star viii be the
party of prosperity. 1t has, as part OF its
community, an experienced element which
will try and may succeed in keeping, in
al the extreme Of headlong good fortune.
a saving equipose."
These notable utterances We're made
yesterday by Mr.. Bird s. .jcGuire, the
congressional nominee Of the Republicans
Of Oklahoma. 10 a reporter for the Eagle.
Mr. MCGUIRE was in Wichita several
hours yesterday.
The young Oklahoman. who is to cham
pion Oklahoma's interests in congress
hereafter, is a type. His flesh is sound
and well laid on soldierly frame. He
has a deep blue eye, firm mouth and
chin whose size has all kinds Of strength
in it. The Kansas sun and wind and hor-
izon had something TO do with that lie
is a product Of the west. lie is of the kind
who would work for the exhiliration Of it;
Of the kind that takes a delight in being
clear to the point and unwavering IN his
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nature of conscientious duty with him
TO say no" when he means it; he breads
equivocation and would shy at evasion.
He has the quality. rather modern in poll
tics Of being completely frank.
The convention at Enid last week STAN
peded TO him. It stampeded TO him be-
cause his friends were there and knew
these qualities. Perhaps Mcclure in his
way set up some pins. but if the stories
which are told in Oklahoma are true the
very innocence of the manipulation was
the only deceiving thing about it. He is
not schooled in the deep mysteries Of or
ganization. His eye can not follow the
tortures of a single wire through the
meshes of interlacing thousands He
wouldn't think it worth the while.
And 1t is this open. frank. Roosevelhan
quality which is to make him such an in
teresting figure in Oklahoma in the years
to come and 10 help in giving him
sweeping victory in the territory next
November.
Asked yesterday what he considered
the paramount issues in the coming cam
T,aign in the territory. he said:
I'm the platform in which ] have been
than the plank which declares for free
text books for Oklahoma. I win tell you
why As the latest development in Amer
lean evolution Oklahoma has taken care
TO advance along educational lines with
rapidity, TO neglect nothing tn the way
OF present schools. colleges and untversi-
tics. to prepare for the future by the pro-
vision and care of a fund which is re-
garded sacred in oklahoma the school
land fund. The territory's effort has been
20 throw the mantle Of educational OPP
portunity about every one TO encourage.
and through the influence OF environment
compel participation in this educational
onrush- This idea has become part Of
our religion. And I cite you that how
ever turbulent we may have been poIiti-
cally, and whatever our momentary de-
sires, the men who have shaped policies
n Oklahoma have been one-minded in
making upon the territory This one great
impress, the impress of education. and
making It early and making il hard. Now
the time for another step. in keeping with
the movement, has come. That we may
not leave a single barrier 20 q single
child IL Oklahoma in securing an educa-
ton. the Republicans Of the territory
propose that on TOP Of free schools shall
come free text books; that no father or
mother shall be compelled 20 withdraw
this opportunity from their children be-
cause Of a lack Of money. The average
man living in town doesn't fully under
stand this You may feel that anybody
ought 20 buy school books. But take a
new settlement. ard the case 81 q large
family and q meager income and the cost
Of school books loor1s Until families do
face the crisis when somebody has TO eult
school too carly. or not 80 III all And
IN this day OF aspiration and ambition
that crisis IS at times trasieal. The Re
publican party Of oklahoma is going TO
remove tho possibility 81 that unhappv
decision from every home IN the territory.
il IS going 20 say IN the world There
Is not one reason in The world why q ehad
IN oklahoma IS not IN school Educa-
uon Is 10 be. nor In part. but in whole
free. This Is our design. As 7 said. il
appeals to me strongly as know IL must
q the mothers and fathers or Oklahoma.
and ! shall make II part 81 my campaign
&c work for the election az Republican
members or the legislature 10 this end
What work 90 you expep to 40 IN