The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-12
BILL CROSS
Is ANALYzED
AT NORMAN
Absurdity of Sending Him to
Congress Is Shown,
HASN'T SINGLE ATTRIBUTE
Of Character Which Fits Him
for Position He Seeks.

Guthrie. O. T. Oct u.-ous q the most
digniaed. clean ana conservative payers
in Oklahoma Is the Norman Transcript.
and wha1 it says OF Bm cross. as lie sp,
peaFod az a meeting there. has an ssge-
eial value considering the standias Of shs
paper. Its article is IS follows.
By croRaing. the district count room
VIII bold from IS 20 49, people. II VS.
camfortabiy aued TUESDAY Elght. ths o.
casion heiag The much advertised ANTI
Republican Ban Cross meeting. rhs
time was very ausplcious 10 sex al an-
dience. court bsius IN session and many
Jurymer and witnesses ana uugaats bee
Ing ~ Town. The Transcript is really
pleased that the attendance was So gair.
Tor the result canaot bst be bcneacial %
tae Republican candidate for CONGRESS.
30 thinking man, unless bound 10
the supreme degree ~ partisan srciadsee.
can vote TO send man lke Bill Gross
20 represent thls glorious young eon4-
mouwealth Ia co1sress. after oncc seeiaE
and hearing him make s spectacle q
himself as he did oa Tuesday niEht Th4
idea. even, is ridiculous and absurd~aud
II is really too bad that the Democrats
nominated such a man. Absolutely. Re
has not one single qualification or at
tribute for the hlgh position he serka
This S. we are certain. the honest con-
yiction Of every man who attended he
meeting
"A. Nlcodemus presided. and arss fn-
tToduced j. O. Bl4keuey, The can6idats
to-. a..
do his duty 10 elected lie especially
dwelt on his position on the mixed school
question and pandercd Srosaly 20 me pre-
judice Of the audience on hat question.
Everybody knows Who knows anything
there IS no more danger Of Okiahou4
adopting the mixed school idea than there
Is ~ Arkansas going Republican but the
demagoEicai Democratic speakers must
dwell upon it. for IL - pare ~ their
doctrine % deceive the people
MI O. H Am,s ~ Oklahoma clty fol-
lowed ar. Hlakency and made o. logical
address upon the Statehood qQuestion
irom The single statehood standpoint Hs
reiterated the stock arguments Of ihe sim
gle statehood orator. ard made them
very plausible. showing What sranA
state the tWo territories would maAe n
combined. with their deversined products.
timber ard minerals. statements tbst no
ore can or VIII deny. Tie then attempted
90 show that tho iueian territory "a n0w
ready Tor statehood in taxable wealth and
other Qualification Iii was enc general
impression that De "feil down Bra SIC
argument on that pFopestlau, "a weil "a
in bis attempt 90 fisprcvo Mr. fiyuns
assertions coucernlns the senool lands
and the amount necessary % place The
roads ~ tho Indian territory Goa shape
Ills solution ~ tbe Echool land matter
was especially weak hls idea wss- fhat
congress woala give shs Indian territory
a sufficient amount - school land r.
money 10 ofsei okiah0mas school isHdz.
which assertion Is very Indefinite and IN
certain and would AZ best be very far ia
tho future. Ia the event that congress
woalIn.t o. this. be Thought okiahoaa&
could aaofl 90 TAX herself suiHeleat 30
raise zo0.go foF the support q her nsish-
Dor achoots for the privilege ~ uniting
with The lHdlau TERRITORY. ar Amss
idea. hueey stated ls that Indian terri
tory is ready for statehood with Okla
homa. ald should % Joined aud admitted
noz. The Repu6ncan ,1ea 81. a set f9fta
dian territory adaed when shc r. ready.
hes taxable wealfh. school laaia ~ -
equivalent. roads and cosnfy govern.
ment. ana nol unG thea- Nr ,su.ea
makes very plausible presentation -
hia sie ~ tna question. hut fsHs4 20
safety anyone that tbs Indian tff cory
ls eligible - statehood at tbis tre
Thsa SIR Creas uas prsserie1 Resi-
IS tae Fraas-rspt does neE wiaH te saeek
siarafaEirEig ~ any Esntlemaa. aaf z
ST. Cross sd aot prove to ite aatsfaa-
fios 20 every reafouanie mar ir the 49,
dience iasl he ls Totally snet fo refrs
sent oklahoma in fhr balls ~ rorrrfss
ae riss oar a.fT4 v3efaig if Tas aHfl
NJ coming after the hrssht and t7asaat
srgumsnt - SIR Aufs aeE ncrf aefs-
WIZ q the diexenH dfeaf they u9fnt1ass
a uar Bke - 1nss Z fsey naefei
rreresfrfafirs rran ln eorEfesa ST.
Crdgs .s rer rsorcser srf fnF
sf-afed his wesf1l lack - ccmuc- r
tesies ana ne otter isnofaref ~ osa-
BONA ord her Interests TIE 4faraftf
lr very sorry f1sf every voter ir 80
esrsy uas nef prsaert. tr'aa ansr1
certain tf4t fhr r.cre present. ere s1efs
r.es "a, HeaaIl sn ranslfafe rga1 se-
rsfe Thr nraer Vas ore 20 10
rieaf rhfecis r. CHOSE aG1 fls sff
sar frteriarles With sress aiirsfirrs 3
aatss uifh hardly a reffersrf ftetfa
20 arrarrsrf ~ f1f-y ssrf ms-i1 - go
r,s.sior - fre ISSUES. shsei-tsv ueffs
So ~ 20 asrsz s-s rstarI1ua Sd
precise ~ Ysas r1eie H1l
INTRODUCING YOUNG HAcUlRE