The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-11-24
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but WHAT'S the use7

Now that there is little danger of
statehood legislation at this session
OF CONGRESS-. Republicans in Oklahoma
are quite glib Here are some of The
expressions Of some of the faithful:
Ex-Gov A. j. Seay Two years
ago It was necessary to have the ON
nibus bin IN order 70 get any bill re-
ported out Of the committee of the
whole in the house. as Grosvenor
Cannon and other leaders were
against us. but the very thing that
aided us in getting it through the
house killed it in the senate We must
work this year as Republicans to se-
cure a republican state
Chief Justice Burford: MY policy
would be henceforward to make a Re
publican fight for statehood. The time
has passed for nun-partisanship in
statehood campaigns. Statehood that
we want must be secured from Re
publcans, or not at all We must de-
pend on our being able to show that
this viii be a Republican state as !
have every reason to believe thai it
will The change i'm the territory is
rapidly going on anl the Republicans
are getting the best of it except In
one county (Payne) where th5 coun-
Try is being taken up principally by
Missouri Democrats We are now
standing on our last pegs as Repubh
cans in securing a Republican state;
this next congress is our last hope as
Republicans # is a Republican fight
now, if we do not win we might as
well surrender to the Democrats,
crawl into our holes and let them
have it. / believe we will never have
two states out of Oklahoma and In
dian territory. and none at all for In
dian territory for five or six years a.
least. The question is must we wait
until Indian territory conditions are
ripe? The time is now for Republi-
cans to secure immediate statehood
for Oklahoma with a provision for
the later addition of Indian territory
/. ff congress sees fit"
Senator Sidney Clark: "I agree
J with the statements made that the
present statehood fight must be a Re
publican fight, but now is the tine
for all friends of statehood, Democrat
ic or Republican, to make the fight
for Oklahoma alone. There is no
change In the Democratic representa-
tion In congress since the adjourn
ment last spring, they are still for a
separate state; / believe every man
with the Hearst party was favorable
to separate statehood, believe Ok
lahoma alone would be a Republi
can state. but we must have the Dem
ocratic help in congress to get such
bill passed. would advise a quiet
campaign in Washington with as lit
tie flourish as possible"
National Committeeman Grimes: .
believe the chances for Oklahoma's
admission considerably increased. 1
there was ever lime to secure tho
admission of Oklahoma alone it looki
like 1t is now. | believe limited
number on the committet sent tc
Washington could do more than
cumbersome committee and the eS
penses of the former would be NOR
easily met It is good time now t
call the blum OF those Republican
senators, who said when the omnibu
bin was pending. that if the question
was for Oklahoma alone they woul
vote for H."
Jere Johnson of Newkirk, believe
the time propitious for securing in
mediate separate statehood for Ohl'
homa and takes his cue from tn
farmers of Kay county. who for tn
first umc. he asserted, have awakei
ed to the Importance Of the statehoo
fight by Republicans.
Col. Dick T. Morgan, Of FL Reno
II believe a committee of six, tel
or twelve, should be selected TO go
Washington to aid Mcclure in tn
tight We must work for separa
statehood. as Republicans, for a r
/ publican state.
Col c. P. Lincoln, Of El Reno:
freely endorse the statements ma
by Republicans here tonight as to u
statehood campaign, but l believe al
with Senator Clarke. that We mu
not forget the Democratic continge
in congress in getting our bill passe
There is danger in too largen a de-
CATION being sent 70 aid Mcclure.
smaller might accomplish more, If 1
right men. those who are acquaint'
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