The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-11
ADMIRE'S
VIEWS ON
STATE TEH00D
Would Let Delegate Mcclure
Alone in His Work
BlCKERiNGS Do NO GOOD
Oklahoma Is Big though TO
Express Its Mind
BICKERiNGS Do NO GOOD

Z fisher Free Press, q weekly paper pub
pushed in this city. contains the following
| article by Captain J. V. Admire on the
/ subject of statehood for oklahoma:
.:Mr. Mcclure represents the territory
of Oklahoma in the congress Of the
kUnited States. In his character as a dele
gate he has nothing to do with any other
portion of Gods green earth. He was
elected on a pledge 10 secure statehood
ssor Oklahoma. He therefore has only one
duty on this line to perform. 1t will be
his duty to prepare and have presented
"a bill to give statehood 10 Oklahoma,
and ask congress to pass it. 1t is not his
business to meddle il any manner with
Indian Territory affairs. He has moth
tDe whatever to do with that territory
Ef does not represent it in any sense.
is no more his business to ask for
all, or any portion, Of the Indian Terri
tory than it would be to ask for Sumner
county, Kansas.
His bill, when presented, will be re-
xerred TO the committee on territories Of
the house Of representatives,. That com
anittee VIII take the matter up. consider
It and refer it back to the house with
such recommendations as may be thought
best for the whole country. 1t will then
come up IN its order and be acted upon.
Mr.. MCGUIRE VIII not even have vote
or this bill Congress represents the
United States, and it viii be its duty to
do IN this matter what seems best for
the whole country for all time to come.
we do not consider It time we'll spent
in rending our garments and prostrating
ourselves in the dust and ashes over
this subject We have a right to tell
congress what We would like to have
done. but congress has the power TO say
whether yhat the people of Oklahoma
or the people Of the Indian Territory
want done is what is best for the whole
country or not. And congress ought 10
BE-. and undoubtedly is, the best judge of
this matter.
so. we say, let Mr.. Mcclure alone.
Put no obstacles in his way; give him
loyal support and help him in the great
work before him. lie must take and so
must We All talSe. what congress will
consent TO give us. Politically Mcclure
represents the Republican party Of Ok
lahoma. and he must look to the Repub-
lican party Of the nation for whatever
fayors he may receive. From a political
standpoint the Democrats in and out
Of congress win have the success Of
their party in view, and whatever they
favor in the solution of the Oklahoma
statehood problem Will have for its pur-
pose the glory and honor and supremacy
of the Democratic party.
Mr.. Mcclure viii hardly be able TO Sc
cure the passage of an oklahoma state
hood enabling act during the first ses-
sion of the Fifty-eighth congress. This
IS especially true if he is TO be handi-
capped by the cuarrels and contentious
OF the people OF the two territories over
the question as to what sort of state
hood they are willing to accept But if
The people earnestly want statehood and
are ready to accept such statehood as
congress in its wisdom, is willing to
Eiye them, bill for that purpose may
get through the senate before the close
OF the next congress.
we want 10 more conventions. non
partisan or otherwise. The last meeting
OF the Republican committee held osten-
sibly for the purpose of considering the
question of statehood from a Republican
point Of view. did no good. 1t is mild 10
say, in the light of the ill-tempered
things that have since been said of some
of those who attended and of some of
those who did not attend it. that it did
but little harm. : little harm goes a
long way with the Republican party OF
Oklahoma in its present emaciated con
dition. y few little harms might be
fatal
Statehood IS an open question. 1t IS
a question for every mans conscience
and intelligence. Republicans may differ
honestly about it. and they do differ
honestly about it, And vet they are nc
less Republicans on that account. 1t is
not party question. The national Re
publican party has never passed on it
unless the action OF the United States
senate last winter may be taken as ar
indication. 1t was in no fair sense ar
Issue ut the last national Republican
convention. and the pretended endorse.
ment of statehood for New Mexico. Arf
zona and oklahoma was the merest
tritliCg. 1t was such an endorsement as
might be construed TO mean whatever
any one chose to have II mean. And p,
man has a right 70 say that the Repubu
cans Of oklahoma are united on thi.
subject. The opportunity 10 secure az
Intelligent. well considered. sincere an,
unbiased expression Of views upon thi:
subject has never been presented. 'Th,
views that have prevailed have beer
prepared by few men and approved
like such things are approved by
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