The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-06-04
The Territory Press.

ing inscription written IN MS 0Wt
hand. Capt, Douglas ought to re
ciprocate, II he hasn't photo
graph handy he might send one
Of the pumeous back numbers Of
the Phoenix containing counter
felt of the editors pulchriiude.-
So McAlester News,
Secretary Hitchcock is a very
generally misquoted man in Okla.
homa. The Enid Events makes
him say that single statehood is
impossible. What the Secretary
really said was that Indian Terri.
tory was not ready tor statehood
until tribal affairs were wound up.
Tribal affairs must be, under the
plain provisions of the law, wound
up by March 4lh. 1906, less than
three years away. Even Secretary
Hitchcock could not urge that
single statehood would be impos.
sible then, and nobody but be and
a handful Of republican politicians
with an eye singly to graft and pie
urges that II is impossible now
oklahoman.
The Shawnee convention will
be a final effort TO secure state.
hood for the TWO territories on
terms of absolute equality. II will
aim to defeat the piecemeal scheme
which will be pushed In the com.
ing Congress. II Oklahoma is
once admitted by itself, with pro-
vision for absorption of Indian
Territory, every nun on this side
Of the line will make a desperate,
even Il Intellectual tight for sepa.
rate statehood. The men who are
knocking that effort are really
playing into the hands Of the enc
my.-So. McAlester News.
soper and Mellelte will nov pro.
ceed to raise that same old song,
"Home rule for the Territors, "
and then begin to import ubiquit.
Ous individual with the carpet bag
The trouble with SopeEand Mel.
lette is they have TO consult Uncle
Cy 10 Kansas aud Hon. P. Clayton
in Arkansas, the sources Of all
their good things, as to who shall
walk up TO the pie counter for
refreshments. However, "Home
Sweet homen soundi well 10 Ter
rilory ears.-Arrow
Secretary Hitchcock is reported
to have expressed himself az be.
ing unallerably opposed to the
admission Of the two territories a.
a state. Fortunately for the people
this is one OF the few things that
does not require the approval OF
the secretary of the interior" Let
him kick, little exercise would
doubtless help him .--Holdenyille
Times.
The newspaper is q wide field
and full OF roses and thorns. When
you roast the ungodly the preach.
er smiles; If you roast the saloons
the teetotaler smiles; II you roast
the teetotaler the saloon men set
them up; Il you swear yon are a
wicked man; ifyou have any opin.
ion you get Guessed, and II you
don't you are nonentity. The
preacher knows one thing, the ss.
loon men and gamblers another,
but the journalist is expected TO
know everything He is The best
man and the worst man in the
communily.-El Campo News
The Madill News chronicles the
following tale OF woe about
prominent citizen Of that city:
about two weeks ago, Judge
Lewis, while taking bath, back.
ed up and made 3 rear end con.
nection with q red hot stove, and
ever since that time be has been
compelled to stand up aud eat hi4
meals from a shelf. The accident
has been a source Of much pain to
the Judge ever since it happened
and was the cause Of bis riding
over to Tishomingo last Sunday
TO see the ball game, seated on