The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-25
GIVES GOOD REASONS.
Why Statehood Bill Should Be Passed
by Congress.

Newkirk, o. r, Jan. 24.-Jere johnson.
in the ican-News-Journal. under
the caption. important Statehood Ideas"
| says:
There are three important ideas con-
nected with the statehood question. First
and in our Judgment forecast. is the ques-
ton of having that portion OF the United
States lying west OF the Mississippi river
properly represented in the United States
senate. A look at the map shows two
thirds of the area of this country west.
and one-third east of the Mississippi
river. The western basin will ultimately
contain two-thirds of the population.
Looking ahead twenty years this section
will clearly be deficient in the matter of
representation in the United States SEN
ate. Little states like Rhode Island and
Delaware, which possess but a few more
square miles than Kay county, will each
have two United States senators. These
senators will join the oligarchy, which
prominent writer in the North American
Review says exists in the United States
senate; and when the great west seeks
matters of important legislation such as
Chinese exclusion, public buildings and
irrigation, or similar appropriations. it
VIII have TO kneel to the oligarchv of
United States senator's. A pleasant pre-
dicament for Nelson. Allison and others
How important it is then for the west
to take long look ahead and seek the
admission of Arizona. New Mexico. Okla
homa and the Indian Territory separately
co that the west may balance off the east
in the matter of senator's
nd
did provision for Oklahoma in the mat
ter of public lands. Besides the sections
l6. Sc, Is and 80, already reserved, an ad-
ditional donation of over iJC,Ne1 acres is
given to the several normal schools and
colleges. Furthermore the new state is
given 10 per cent of the proceeds Of
proved up claims at the land Office II
statehood is defeated and deferred by this
congress the pubic .anIs vii! ali he
taken Up anu the claiI,~ proved up re-
srl;-rg in net loss to Oklahoma % hum
dieds % thousands Of dollars
The third reason is tina. ALL ugh the
onn'lus bin provides the Cniy legal SIN
gle s.atehcod clause hat can he enacted
irf' Law that OF annexation cI tse Indian
Tenncry at future times il cong IS &c,
fit. We Relieve it would be ~ wise to i0in
TIE two territories. Mr.. Flynn s perfect
~ h ,E-*. ir combating this feat re nj
thct's il b, had to aeQuiesce ~ it when Ill.,.
bill passed the house last .eSsil1 He
breads the drain that viii he rraia on
oklahcMd's school ana r,:iric building
funds ita indian Terrific. 5000 Nv
the II .:ar-, The government. without
thrir consent cannot make i:ss'sie, {:
schools {; q public imprCy :..nts The |
Ilhiars are unanimous withholding
their cIusen: TO a union Wa sno.ra
AMI II forced into such IL :or. ssL,d he |
unanimous rejecting a" -ovi>;cna cut |
Of their Ian. for public PUT c:',E.
We believe. therefore, Flynn Is dead |
right on this statehood question. There |
is a prospect of the omnibus bill passing. |
If it does and we secure immediate state |
hood there is only one great question be- |
fore our people and that is how TO pre- |
serve our splendid school and public |
building endowments. They will be worth |
over s20.0o000o and are ample TO sustain |
statehood for Oklahoma for all time to |
come within its present boundaries"