The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-07

! cines but never received any benefit un-
! I'll 1 used Paines Celery Compound.
far as the national committeeship is con-
| cerned.
II those who are now trying TO en-
| broil the party in strife over the national
committeeship would devote a little time
i to trying to strengthen the party, they
would be doing good service. The peo-
Die of Oklahoma honored me by electing
me to congress as long as / desired to re-
main. 4 great many have criticised me
for refusing to accept the last nOmina-
I ton and election, but have had enough
of public Office for the present at least,
and that was the reason for declining TO
make the race You may say for me that
whenever I desire any further preferment
at the hands Of the party in Oklahoma,
shall undoubtedly do as 1 have in the past
let them know it, and actively and ear
nest ask and expect to receive their sup
port
THE small majority received in the last
election should teach anybody who has
the party and the territory at heart that
there is not room enough in Oklahoma m
Notwithstanding the good work done
by Chairman Cade. and the very arduous
campaign made by Mr Mcclure and 9th
ers in the territory, we barely succeeded
in carrying the election-this too, in view
Of the further fact that the contributions
were about twice as large as ever had
been made in any previous campaign.
1.-The party in Oklahoma needs more
voters and less would-be leaders, and
above all it needs harmony.
1T is unfortunate that. IN view of the
statehood flight. Mr.. Cross has seen fit to
contest McGuire's election. 1t can avail
him nothing. unless it be to receive the
50 2000 which congress allows each side in a
contest This will undoubtedly fully pay,
and more than pay the expenses of either
Mcclure or Cross.
zone of the greatest obstacles in the
way Of securing statehood has been the
apparent Indifference of the farmers Of
Oklahoma They have been very prosper
Gus since 1896. The Almighty has shower
ed them with good crops and the lamented
Mckinley signed the bill donating to them
millions Of dollars. They are happy, pros
porous and contented. are enjoying an
honest national as well as territorial ad-
ministration. and from personal knowl-
edge I can say they have not taken the
interest in statehood that l think they
should They do not seem to realize that
the position of the Republican platform
insured the retention within the bounda-
ries Of the present territory all of the
school lands for the benefit of Oklahoma's
children. these lands being easily worth
at this time over $50, ZOO.
Regardless of political or other con-
siderations / could not. neither can l now,
advocate the annexation of the Indian
territory, when l know that it means the
taking away from Oklahoma of fully one
half of this amount / fought this conten-
tion so earnestly in the last congress that
a compromise was finally offered, whereby
the United States was to appropriate out
Of the federal treasury $5,O0o,O00 for school
purposes for the public school for the In
dian territory. If every plank in the last
territorial platform counted for naught.
the bringing about of an offer on the part
of the federal government of this $500 coo
should entrench the Republican platform
and the party in the hearts of every tax
payer in Oklahoma for all time TO come.
Our opponents ask for nothing from the
ernment and beg the privilege Of taking
sl5. .0oo O00 at least from the Oklahoma tax
payers and donating it TO others
In addition to talking politics. Mr..
Flynn referred TO the late legislature and
the ''boodling' charges made. He de-
plores the fact that there was not
deeper investigation and says. as follows:
.oF -1a1,
not only an honest territorial admins
tratisn. which they have. but also
legislature that is believed. at least. to
be honest. It is a sad commentary that
necessitates the allusion said to be made
by the representative for the American
Book company to a prominent Official
since the last legislature adjourned that
there were three honest men in the lower
house and two in the upper. conveying
the impression that there weres twnty-
three members Of the lower house and
eleven in the council that he had traded
with OF agreed TO for a monetary con-
sideration. and that many Of the prOmi-
nent men In both parties. including some
officials. were in his employ as lobby
lists
The names Of the three credited hon
est men in the house and two in the couu-
ell were mentioned and. il necessary. at
nc distant day. l shall mention who they
are. II 70 have and 20 hold the conf
dences Of the people for the party It is
necessary 10 make war on corruption
lists 1 am ready. and the quicker It is
done tho better. From reports the hood
liHE IN ST Louis was mild in compar-
fson To oklahoma recent methods 4
thorough probing by the people may un-
earth more Sc2 bills"
MAYOR PAYS REWARD.
0eott.v Marshal Bobbft- IF Ada