The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-26
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leges; and 1 have the testimony of sew
eral persons whose judgment is worthy of
credence that not less than 80 per cent
of the criminals are illiterate persons,
and criminals are being shipped from this
territory TO the several United States
prisons and reformatories in carload lots
at very frequent intervals
In his summary of the situation he
says:
II find that upward of 10000 persons
of school age reside in the Indian Terri
tory without free schools
fifth In the various treaties and
agreements with the Five Tribes, no land
or money has been reserved for common
schools or for penal and charitable in
situations OF the future state. No public
lands exist in that territory. The clause
in the substitute bill proposing to select
for these purposes in Oklahoma lands
equal to four sections in each township
in the Indian Territory will be practi-
cally imperative. because all the avail
able public lands in Oklahoma OF any
value have already been reserved by acts
of congress or settled upon by settlers.
Sixth. Without any land subject TO
taxation, the expense of the courts in
the Indian Territory would be unduly OPP
pressive.
AS reported by the attorney general
Of the United States there were pending
in the courts of the Indian Territory on
July /. 1901. 2,54s penal prosecutions. OF
this number 1169 were in the northern
dictrict, $40 in the central district. and
e92 in the southern district. The ex-
penses of the courts for the fiscal year
ending June 80 1901. were, for the north
ern district. s1s5. 2s722: for the central
district, sl34 .s34.30. and for the southern
district. sl62 s.. making a total cost
of the three courts S4Ss, 1888 40.
Seventh. Since the Five Tribes occu-
pied the Indian Territory all kinds of
spirituous liquors have been excluded by
law. and the introduction of liquors into
that territory has been punished a
serious crime If united with Oklahoma,
saloons would be instituted and the In
dian tribes would be demoralized and de-
stroyed
Eighth. Because a large majority of
the people Of both territories are unal-
terably opposed to the union OF the two
te. ritories az proposed by the bill. The
so-called single statehood convention re-
Gently held in Claremore. in the Indian
Territory. was in no sonse n representa-
tive meeting. was attended by only a
few persons, and the resolutions passed
and presented to the senate were inspire
10y considerations of a local character
and to advance individual interests.
Ninth Oklahoma is ready for state
hood The Indian Territory is unfit IN
all respects to enter the Union. OklahO-
ma will make a great and prosperous
state. and is capable Of supporting 2."a. =
oa PEOPLE. Its prosperity II today Is
rot due to a fictitious boom. but TO the
fertility Of the soil and 20 its abundant
resources and favorable climatic condi-
tons Until the unfortunate conditions
which exist in the Indian Territory are
corrected. and the land becomes subject
70 taxation and a common school system
is instituted and funds are provided for
its support. Il would DC scarcely less than
On outrage TO require the people % Ok
IahOma 10 pay the taxes 20 support a
state government for the Indian Terri
tory.
Tenth With the exception OF the
country owned by the Greeks and Sem
inoles. which constitutes only a small
portion n the indisn Tsrri,sry- no pao=
Y ision has been made for public rosls.
and The land for the same will have tc be
purchased from the indians at the cost
u several million dollars This condition
alone would make a most oppressive
rate of ts,a.-Sa for she p-opi- = 1sia-
D. ma