The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-12-19


want It. Experience teaches that
law which lies is no better than a
man who lies, and no honest man can
afford to have anything 20 do with
either On the other hand if It is
honest and means what it says and
81 ealSs the truth, and snal become
law. there is no possible chance ftr
you people ever to obtain separate
stare or rerritory hood You viii
have TO remain in your present con-
dition. or as they used to say over
with us in the early days. in "statu
quo, until it suits the convenience
of Oklahoma politicians to bring yo1
in. If the Flynn bill goes up The
Moon goes down. Yes. the sun, moon
and stars and your entire constella-
ton will be obscured in the night Of
your despair And more, If the ad-
vocates Of the so called Flynn or ON
nibus bill told us the truth from every
stump in the last campaign, you will
not be ready for statehood for %
years and they couldn't think of per
hitting you TO come in before that
time-think OF that. and go and jump
into the Arkansas. Think of it you
fathers of children. you who have cast
your lot irrevocably with the destiny
of this country-you who can't get
away II you want to-think of bring
ing up your families deprived Of ed
ucational advantages, in the deadly
Upas-shadow of ignorance and crime,
compelled 10 live the best II not all
the years of your lives among the in
tolerable conditions which now sur
round you. My friends, this is no
idle talk or note of false alarm; but
the words of plain truth and sober
ness. You are already in the coils
of the Python. This political boa
constructor is wrapping its noisome
folds about you and If you don't pro-
test quickly you will be doing your
kicking from the inside.
You can readily see you are the
ones to take the initiative It is up to
you. We will do what we can to
help. But there must be something
doing" here pretty quick A great
portion of our people are so tired Of
existing conditions, that they have
been brought to the support Of the
pending measure on the theory of any
thing, please God anything that beings
statehood and a change.
If the measures of this bill are car
ried into effect you will be the ones
to suffer not us so much Yod viii
be the ones who will continue to he
governed from Washing on, by Eolil-
ical favortes carpetbag coUrtie 5
and department parasites, most Of
whom know nothing about yol ana
care less. You are the ones who are
to be finally dragged in, willy-nilly'
by the hair Of the head and the scruff
of the neck. whenever It shall suit the
convenience or pleasure Of political
priyateers and free hooters.
We know you are in danger No'
only in danger but in deadly peril --
for we know the fellows who are be
hind the Flynn bill Go on If you will
in fancied security. Let fears, if any
such arise, be lulled to sleep by the
soft voiced and smooth spoken, who
have designs upon you person. You
will wake some morning and find
your ribs caved In and marks of vio-
lence ali over your person, and the
virtue Of American citizenship stolen
from you
We come with a message Of warn
ing and an offer Of aid We brins
whatever strength God has given ue
TO help you win this fight We want
you ia with us. Of course; but in any
event we want you 10 have that which
is your right-to exercise your owl
choice in the matter. For II we are
to be neighbors and citizens OF the
same state. as we believe nature
law and the best dictates Of humanity
intend, we think you should have
voice in framing the laws which gov
ern you; a vote in the election OF Of
fcers to administer them; that yor
should~be consulted in the location o
public institutions; that you should
not be calico upon 10 support the bur
dens Of government without naglnI
equal and exact representation there
in: that your citizenship should MOI
come halting. hesitating, qualified and
secondary, but rise at once TO the ful
power Of any In the state.