The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-31
SICK OF
YELPING
COYOTES
Flynn Gives Certain Papers in
Oklahoma a Dig.
WHILE HE IS WORKING
In Interests of People They
Fight Him.
WHILE HE is WORKING

Guthrie, o. T, Jan. 3o.-Congressman
D. T. Flynn has written letter to the
editor of the Lawton Republican. in
which he explains a number Of things
in connection with his work for the new
country The letter is right TO the point
and explains a number of things which
the average citizen of the new country
has failed to take into consideration.
The letter is as fololws:
Mr.. Bert Howard. Lawton, o. T.:
My Dear Sir: I want to thank you for
your kind letter of the 18th. You will
notice in all the statehood bills intro
duced that the same mistake was made
by referring 10 the returns of the CEN
sus of 1890. It was an oversight. all Of
the old bills having been re-introduced
without all the necessary changes being
made. There is no more danger of the
new country not being represented in
the event Of the passage of the bin than
there is of Guthrie or Oklahoma City be-
ing left out. This mistake and several
others will be corrected in the commit
tee before the bill is reported.
am getting tired of the action of some
country. when I am doing my best to
pass bills for their benefit, which are
continually heaping abuse upon me and
trying TO misrepresent matters TO the
people Unless 1 provide for some kind
of new apportionment, there is no way
whereby the people who have settled
in the three new counties can get rep
resentation in the next territorial legis-
lature. Unless I secure the passag ge OF
a bill for their relief, the towns cannot
get one dolalr for the Improvement of
their cities, with the exception, Of course,
of the $4,000 for court houses.
In the face of all this, the opposition
papers are continually misrepresenting
and abusing me. ! know it is not right
to hold the people at large for such un-
fairness. but the people are supporting
these kind of papers and it now and then
looks as though they We're agreeing with
the sentiments thus expressed.
Some people in Hobart especially are
opposed TO the city getting one dollar of
public money I suppose they are the
same people who are opposing Hills adj
dition and objecting TO the settlers there
getting their deeds and paying their
taxes like the other people in the town.
Hin VIII receive his patent in due time
in spite of the people vino seem to be
trying to block the progress Of their own
town. It is hard enough 10 pass legis-
lation that everybody wants and which
VIII benefit everybody. and I am get
ting disgusted with and tired of having
a lot of yelping coyotes finding fault
and trying to place obstructions in the
way of legislation which is intended for
the sole benefit of the town or county.
You can say for me that the new coun-
try VIII be given its portion Of repre-
sentatives when the statehood bin is
passed, and that 1 hope to be able to
pass the bills for the public improvements
of the towns for reimbursing the
churches.
Permit me to call your attention to
another matter of ftnerest to your town.
I think it is possible for me to set the
to relinquish part Of the In
dian school lands and to have them do
mated to your town for a public park.
hereby enclose you a ruling by the de-
partment in reference to public land for
park purposes. Get your people 70 take
care of that end of the line and I will
take care Of this.
Respectfully.
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