The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-01-15
R ESOLUT TONS
Full Text of the Resolutions
Passed by Statehood Con-
vention at Oklahoma
City.
BUSINESS REASONS
The Dominant Thought in the
Work Of the Greatest Conven-
tion Ever Held 10 the
Twin Territories.

purpose OF giving organized ex
preston to our desires for state
/ hood, again we d eclare TO the con
gress that We favor the creation o
one state out OF the area now en-
braced within both these terri
tories, and we most emphaticalll
endorse the single statehood pro
visions Of the senate bill, knoRr
as the Nelson bill, This bill is In
conformity to the views we ex,
pressed in our single statehood
convention held at South McAles.
ter In December, 1900, and the
convention held at Muskogee In
November, 1901, and the conyen.
ton held at Clsremore in Deoem.
Der, 1902. All those conventions,
as well as this one, we're, and are,
Representative ot the business In
ests OF both territories, and were,
and are, the organized expression
OF the desire Of the people OF both
territories for immediate single
statehood upon lerms Of justice
and equality to the people OF both
territories. We endorse the plat.
form adopted by those earlier con.
ventions, and we now quote with
our approval the following extract
from the resolutions adopted by
the Claremore convention:
owe, the people Of 0klahomA
and Indian Territory, in conven.
tion assembled, confident that or
ganic union is our manifest destiny
again proclaim to the congress that
We favor the creation Of = single
state out ofthe area now embraced
within both these territories, and
We offer the following reasons for
our position:
"First. 0klahoma's area is &c..
900 square miles; that of Indian
Territory only 81 900 square miles. |
The average area oi the states and
territories west OF The Mississippi
10 more than 100000 square miles, |
while that Of Texas, our next. door |
neighbor, is 265,0O0. Our com.
bined area will make . state less
than 10 per cent. Of the size Of the
average Western state. while taken
separately We will be the two
Rhode Islands Of the West.
"Second. The resources Of the
two territories complement each
other. Oklahoma Is almost wholly
agricultural, while The Indian
Territory is richly endowed with /
wealth, and The combina.
lion will make a state OF unsur.
passed variety and abundance Of
natural resources.
"Third. Single statehood in-
sures larger taxable values and
consequently lower taxation.
Fourth. Single statehood elimi.
mates a crooked, wandering and
snlastic bonndsry line, which now
divides the two terdtoriss.
Fifth. Single statehood con-
irms and oements a social fellow
hip already established by inter.
errilorial organizations OF the
Methodist Episcopal church, South
he Methodist Episcopal church.
church, The Presbyterian
hurch, the Catholic church, the
Federation Of Women's clubs, the .
and other fralernitles.
"Sixlh. Single statehood con. !
irms and comments ; business
elleEshin already established by
nter.isrritorial organizations Of
be cotion-seed oil manufacturers,
he lumber dealers, The Ice manu-.
acturers. The grain dealers, the |
our manufacturers, and other /
'uainfaa organizations.
'sesanih. Single statehood, /
Inally. lnauFss . state which will
ulckly lake high rank 10 this /
jnionl aad ehloh We can beq queaih /
D our peaIsrily with pride and |
ausIaelinn.
I'VE sc opposed to The passage
! eiihaE - omnibus or The Noon /