The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-18
HEARST PAPERS
ON STATEHOOD
They Urge the Cause of the
Three Territories.
HUNDREDS OF COPIES SENT
They Are Scattered Through
Streets of Guthrie.

Guthrie. 0. T., Oct 1.-THE papers
owned and controlled by William Ran
dolph Hearst member OF congress. who
is now touring the territories with a
party OF congressman. have commenced
a campaign for statehood for the three
territories. Oklahoma. New Mexico and
Arizona. Congressman Hearst and Dartv
viii arrive in Oklahoma next Monday
The special train is now in the West
and the outcome OF the Hearst trip is
looked forward to with much anticipa
ton by Oklahomans
His Chicago paper. editorislly. comes
out for statehood for the territory, and
also has an account of the Hearst trip.
in New Mexico. Hundreds OF papers
have been sent TO Oklahoma with in
structions to news agents to distribute
them free of charge in various places
where Hearst's papers are handled Five
hundred papers reached Guthrie yester-
day and today and were scattered broad.
cast through the streets. Editoriany the
paper said the following concerning
statehood for the territories:
Among the iniquities that congress
privation of hundreds of thousands of
American citizens of their right Of self
government,
ITO serve a political purpose. New
Mexico, Arizona and Oklahoma were re-
fused statehood during the last session
of congress.
THAT is an injustice that must be
remedied.
There is no fair reason for keeping
these communities in the swaddling
clothes of territorial self-government:
that is a condition designed under the
constitution to continue only TO such
time as COMMUNITIES shall become fit
ted in population and progress for mem
bership in the sisterhood of states
That these territories have arrived
at maturity is doubted only by those !
that are ignorant of them.
THE census reports show their fitness |
in point of numbers, and their schools |
colleges, churches and tremendous indus
tries answer the other question.
ITO the end that the men that have |
the destiny of these American common
wealths in their hands should appre-
ciate the injustice that has prevailed |
Randolph Hearst invited d representative |
delegation of congressman and senators |
to visit the Southwest, and the train is 1
now on its way.
Both Democratic and Republican /
members of the national legislature are 1
among the guests, for the question in
volved should not be one of partisan poll
tics, ut of justice.
Oklahoma, with its population of near
" 400, 009; New Mexico, with $4,000. and
Arizona with 10. 931 in the census of 1900,
qualify for admission as states better
than most of the states that have come
into the Union since the revolutionary
war OF the thirty-two states admitted
since the original thirteen formed the ma
ton, twenty-five had, on their entrance,
ess population than New Mexico has to-
Law. and seventeen had less than Arizona
possesses.
IF more statistics are required TO point
put the unfairness of continuing these
territories as federal dependencies. the
presence in the Union as states of Wyo-
ming. with 95.531 people. and Nevada,
With only 42.335, furnishes them. There
IRE eight states in the Union. including
Vermont with less population than Okla
IONA, and four states, including Della
ware. with less population than New
dexico.
rs it any wonder that the people Of
hese territories protest against the dis
Elimination that keeps from them the
light to conduct their own affairs2
They are progressive, wide-awake. up
o-date American communities and year
= the statistical absurdity Of treating
hem like sparsely populated wildcr- (
esses becomes more manifest I
The senator's and congressmen that
re now bound on their voyage Of inves-
igation VIII overcome the present sell I
shness and the hide-bOund conserva- 7
SIN that have served in the past TO de-
rive these communities OF the privileges
nd dignities Of the statehood which are
,eir rights"