The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-05-08

large majority of the members have some
appreciation of the gigantic strides which
Oklahoma has made. With total in
debtedness of $4OO, 1000 she has $500, 900
In the treasury. She has $500 school
houses and the largest educational fund
Of any state In the union. She has a
larger assessed valuation than Wyoming.
By rule of the house the last census
must be taken as basis for congression-
al representation, and even on that basis
we will have two representatives, some
thing no other territory has had at the
time of its admission, and If the actual
population were taken we would have
three" In reply to question, Mr.. Flynn
said that, had the party leaders been
keenly alive to their opportunities, they
might have admitted Oklahoma on strict
party lines, but they were not, and he was
obliged to affect a coalition with the
friends of New Mexico and Arizona in
order to get the bill before the house.
Recently he had been urged to abandon
the advocates for statehood for the other
territories and push his own separately,
but he had refused to go back on his
friends and they would "sink or swim to-
gether." Mr.. Flynn is most hopeful of
favorable action by the senate.
Mr.. Rodey is enthusiastic as to the
prospects of statehood for New Mexico.
ut has been long fight" he said. "For
fifty-d years we have been pleading for
statehood. We have seen other terrific
ries with not half our claims admitted in
to the ststerhood of states, and they have
prospered, as we will. Every false state
ment which has been made in regard to
my territory, which has come to my no.
tice, have corrected, and have written
hundreds of letters to the press. Think
of 1t, New Mexico furnished more SOL
diers to the union army than any other
state; two-thirds of the presidents regi-
ment came from New Mexico. All our
generous revenues have gone into the fed
reFal treasury, and without such assurance
as has been given to Porto Rico that an
equal amount would be expended within
our borders. But victory is now in sight,
and territory which Is equal In area to
New York, New Jersey and all of New
England, which built 800 miles of railroad
last year, will soon become one of the
fairest and most prosperous states In the
union"
Mr.. Smith, being member of the mi
nority, had, perhaps, less influence In
bringing about the success of the bill than
the other delegates, nevertheless he has
succeeded In marshalling the solid demo-
cratic vote to its support, notwithstand.
ing the fact that the passage of the omni.
bus bill will add four republican and but
two democratic votes to the senate. 1T
Is not party question:" said Mr.. Smith
yesterday, sit is a case of simple justice
and one to which both parties are com.
mitted by their national platforms. Nine
ty three republican and all the democratic
votes are pledged to support the bill, and
We believe success is insured.
All the week the democratic senators
spent in condemning the policy of the ad
ministration In the Philippines, with the
exception of Friday, when Senator Pritch
ard of North Carolina expounded the re
publican view. Today at two O'Clock
Senator Lodge will deliver the first re-
publican broadside, and Senators Spoon
er and Beveridge are preparing speeches
to be delivered this week. 1t Is the hopt
OF the republicans that a vote on the bill
can be secured next Monday, although
there are many who declare that tn,
leaders are over-sanguine. Nothing par
ticularly new has been brought out sine
my last letter. The senate adopted Sen
ator Culberson's resolution calling on tn,
secretary of war for statement of tn
expense which the Philippines have beel
to the United States since their acquisi
tion, and 1t is most likely that the figures
will prove revelation to the tax payers
The investigation OF the committee OIL
relations with Cuba has not developed
anything sensational in regard to the pos
session by tho sugar trust of Cuban gu
gar. In fact, the president, the treasurer
and the raw sugar buyer'' of the trus
have all been examined and have stated
under oath, that the trust held no Cubal
sugar. 1t would appear from their state
ments that reciprocity with Cuba woult
affect them little, one way or the other
and they positively deny having lobbie'
to procure Cuban reciprocity. The lndi
cations are that the adoption of the Telle
resolution will strengthen the cause o
the administration In urging congress t.
adopt a reciprocity law.
| The house Of representatives has beel
displaying unusual industry during tn
past week. The omnibus public buildin,
bill, the agricultural and District of Co
lumbia appropriation bills have beel
passed, and the bill providing for diplo
matte relations with Cuba will be sent t.
the senate in few days. But two NOR
appropriation bills remain, the naval bill
and the general deficiency bill. The tota
sum of the general appropriation bills 81
far passed or reported amounts to $65S,
851, 1908.
The past week has witnessed the de
parture from the cabinet and from Wash
ington Of Secretary Long, and his succee
sion as secretary Of the navy by forme
Representative Moody of Massachusetts
The informal announcement comes fror
1.-THE White House that Henry Clay Evan