The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-10-29

and is now acting in a moM bastard
ly manner toward these poor victims
Of Republican mismonasement Con
gross even provides for the education
Of Philippines but for these people OF
our race, OF our embryo state you
have nothing bus sneers. You do not
refer to the miseries OF this people 70
relieve them but TO intensity them.
and contrary 10 the platform Of the
man you ask me to support
Mcclure constantly roiterates that
his platform Is for immediate state
hood His platform does moi contain
The word Immediate bu, Mr. Cross
platform does McGulres platform
no as promising as was the Republi
can national Plato m ten years ago
This ten year old Republican platform
says The earliest possible mo-
ment McGuires platform uses
the word date" instead Of moment
Nof it moment means ten years and
probably more. what hope have we
with the word date" as compared
with the word Immediate" Cross
platform is for single statehood and
he speaks for single statehood, the
pending bill also provides for single
statehood
MCGUIRE talks statehood for okla.
homa alone contrary to the bill. How
can McGuire's election be interpreted
as favorable to the passage OF the
pending bill?
BY claiming his platform contains
the word immediate" is in the Re-
publican platform and saying The
Democratic platform contains pro-
viso for postponement Mcclure Is at
tempting to get on his own platform
and put Gross on his, McGuires plat
form.
Now let me appeal to the ayarice
and selhshness Of our people by tell
ing the truth and give Mcclure and
: lhis supporters full credit for the mis-
statements made to attain the same
end
/ appeal TO any sane man Of aver
age Intelligence that he never saw
the common highways created or
, maintained at the expense of the
expense of the state It Is always
done by the local municipalities and
for the benefit Of the people Of the
locality needing them and at their
own expense.
a Thee is now about as much tax
allie property in the indian territory
as there is in Oklahoma, and taxable
property will Increase more rapidly
there than here. because there IS a
greater proportion of our lands tas-
able now than there is there.
II the Republican majority in con
gress "a so unjust as TO make no pro-
vision for education Of the children
: OF the Indian territory If they are
r. unju't enough to violate every Prece-
q dent and deny the prayer in Mr.
a Cross platform for such provision, i'
,i viii still be a stroke for economy "a
"A have immediate single statehood 3
j TO double the source OF taxation
at will permit an economy 10 all th'
n. people Of the new ssate for state pur
m poses. which wiu justify an assess
q. menr thai VIII equal the income 70
to reserye land and stln be cheaper g
:. the people OF Oklahoma alone thar
al the plan for separate and less thai
II one-half as much statehood
y. From mere money view immedi
X. ia'e single statehood win be m
nv cheaper.
All The Flynn bill, so called, viii giS
10 us ultimate single statehood, and wit
1e immediate single statehood will com
nv immediately cheaper taxes kind
w uer intercourse with our nsighbor
IS. and our own citizens. purer ince1
to i've to citizenship and a nobler state
hood
do The above facts are incontroyesi
te- able. TELL THE TRUTH, and mair
ain your self respect
Ib- apprehend thai Senator Bailey, o
o.? Texas. will box Dennis Flynn ca
on when he meets him in December 70
he intimating that he was opposed Il
10. any kind OF statehood and fayore'
or the election OF Republican
ne propos 10 prove by the iatest an'
Du most authemio Information aha
or Democrats think about statehood 10
h Oklahoma ana 10 accomplish this
ID quote from page IS Of the ccngres
re slonal Democratic campaign tex
Ia book for this year