The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-25
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LACKING IN
ORGANIZATION
Statehood Bill Has Fine
Chance in Senate for
That Reason.
GROSyEN0R A SAMPLE
Of the Scattered, Illogical
Fight Made Against It.

washinston. D. C.. May sL-It now ap.
pears that unless shc opposition TO state
hood comes upon some coherent plan for
combating q. thar such a measure in
this case the omnibus biil. has a srlcndia
chance ia the senate this session. II IRE
omnibus bill fails. then this session IL VIII
not be because OF opposltion 10 x. buf
because ether important measures are
ahead 81 Il. There sec-as no dcuht now
that Il the senate committee en- 5erritor-
les can be persuaded 10 b-ias IN fav-
orshle report and the eiu can be COT up IN
the senate. e VIII rsss
The truth seems &c be that therc IS IN
congress. a considerable opposition 70 The
omnibus bill. mostly becnpae cr New
Mexico ana Arizona. bat Il has from me
FIRST lacked Organization and desisa and
directness az argument Tals wgi be as
true of the scr2te as e vas cf the house.
IN the house Some ~ the arguments
against the omnibus Bin were hlrhiy
amusing. For instance Grosvcnor
actually explained that the state &c ohio
would be injured IN representative COVE
ernrnent By the admisscn ~ any r.ore ter
ritories. The thirteen original colonies
Of course met the same prodigIous dan
ger and sian prosper.
Among the other things Grosvcnor
said this.
The question ~ population and avail
ability for future settlement strongly AZ
fects the question az The propriety or the
uonpropriety OF the introduction ~. these
new states into the union. Aciuated upon
this ground while 7 believe and thiu< I
knew that tho territory az oklahoma
would come into this union as a Demo-
cratic state and vii send two Denocratie
senators and two Democratic representa-
tives-snd I have q from an authority
thar knows more about Il than nay friend
from New Mexico t8fr Kodsyl many
times more ihat 2 am absolutely right IA
that judgmcut-yet. Notwithstanding ali
that. nader tho circumstance % the rapid
growth Of that territory. the splendid re-
suits that have grown ous ~ the tmigTa-
tion into that territory tx great body e
capable and competent citizens ths fact
% her wealth OF soil. and especially che
rapidity of hsr growth. I would cheerful
~ Join 90 vote Tor a singie bli far he
admission ~ Oklahoma into the anioa
and stand n:y chances 90 h. criticised
even II the growth ~ Democrats power
shoela ho thereby enhsHceA
but az far back 49, fhe admission q
Ohio into the unior. that my friend SAYS
never vac resisted. 80 FAR back aa re Or
sanitation of the northwest territanr.
wise but no wiser thau the gentlemen
who comes from the east here uaa called
attention 70 the CROWNS diepssisy sf nam-
bers in thc senate ~ The Tnitsd States.
"A section ~ this country has fie risht
90 discuss that mighty question. fos aa-
init today six senators iato the senate u
The United States. whethtr theg De- Ne-
publlcaus OF Democrats ana 500 have
added power o. the west ~ M Aiiaaouri
river that in the SENATE ~ the United
states. give substantial confrai ~ size Fog-
erument 81 thc United sfateH and sou 90
that without creating any egglvaient pow
81 is the representative branch 70 the
government You VIII have Ter eaeh state
two aeraterial votes iu 81 body of 81 yea
viii have six senatorial votes aaded to q
body of ~ whiie you f~Fe oa' f1ur rep
Tesentaflvo votes ga body - -. anf
with The pillng up En- that section ~ ihs
United states ~ political power ihat ran
control an1 govern thfa gniaa in asife q
al TIE pFotesiatieaa thst Tog can make
Now was Saying fhat if misht tc-tast
these new states ard territories. via
thaas new senators frem tHose sfatga.
might wisely govern fhe eeerfrv t-f.
speaking for 7raTfsrnfafFe hasy -
constituents iu IRE Freaf csasef 20 fhia
union 70 paiat ~ IeraiatIen ere ~ we1ith
Z fav shst W. base n fcffers rrft tfrr.
IL. al.