The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-11-03

much as displaeing a single stone on
the parapets. People have marveled
at this, but the cause is now apparent.
They have been using blank cartridges.
no loaded ammunition being available
The other day at Enid they fired off
their long Tom. Everybody ducked
for they thought sure it was loaded
but it turned out that the charge was
more blank If possible than any of its
predecessors.
{ However the empty shell is a large
one and somewhat Of a curiosity and
may prove interesting to relic hunters
Here it is:
Governor Ferguson talked Of state
hood at Enid the other day. He said
Statehood with Indian territory Is a
dream. an impossibili;y. There is not
a road in that territory which has not
/ been bought from the Indians, and
there are no public Improvements ex-
cept in the towns. There are no
school honses in that territory that
could beused by a district, in a state,
for they are all private property. The
people of the Indian territory ask us
to pay their taxes, to open their roads,
pay for their school houses, and edu-
cate their 10000 school children. The
school money last year was s257 600,
and it belongs to you and to your
children, about two dollars for each
child OF school age Indian territory
asks you to divide this with them, and
bring YOU nothing in return. While
you have the best Of feeling for ~
dian territory, ] do not believe taat
you can carry your good win to tha.
extent. that you viii take money from
your own school children. and divide
with the Indian territory.
Thele YOU have it blown up bursted
and rolled down hat dissolved in ether
and atomized.
Single statehood Is a dream and
Ex-Governor Barnes, Frank Greer II
B. Gilstrap T. JJ Ferguson and a
list of immortals directly accused Of
somnalnbulism.
No roads in Indian territory and
Oklahoma taxed to buy them There
it goes again section is Of the Chero-
kee treaty and section 10 of the Greek
treaty and all other recent supple
mental agreements chewed up in pa
per wads the without any compen-
sation whatever provision" squeezed
out and the pulp used for cannon balls
TO storm and demolish The impreg-
nable fortress Of immediate single
statehood. Shades Of Dennis Flynn
and Annanias come forth and behold
the awful results of deeds done in the
flesh.
No school houses fer public schools.
Ye valiant pioneers, who invaeel
Oklahoma. frightening out -the long
horned steer and The buck with many
pronged antlers, behold how unlike
Oklahoma is this awful condition OF
Indian territory. You men who found
little red school house in every di--
trict waiting for you are called 70
vote for Mcclure
The settlers of the Cherokee strip
and the other reservations who were
the grateful recipients Of a ready
made school houses presented by Cd
Oklahoma all line up for Mcclure and
vote 'ar straight now while you are
dreaming for soon your somnambulis-
tic wanderings must lead 10 the vale
OF Golgotha
Divide your school land lease money
with the Indian territory There you
are again Oh no. for heavens sake
no.
Don't divide it with anybody unti
the free text book grafters have di-
vided it to suit their notion and then
you will need all that is left But
who said divide IL? Nobody, not the
Democrats surely for they are de-
manding an adequate endowment for
Indian territory so il must be Mcclure
with his irrevocable consent in the
omnibus bill without any endowment
Whatever provided
Awake. oh dreamer, and behold
what awful havoc might have been
wrought had this monster gubemator
ial shell beea loaded with solid shot.
AAdvance men Of the coming great
state dislodge this painted long tom
Tor & has an the appearances not only
Of hripg blank cartridges bur Of being
itself but common hollow jack OAK