The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-02-23
KODOL DYSPEPSIA CURE

prerequisite has been established for the
admission of states 70 the union. is il not
enough when we come with trebble the
population other territories have had
when they were admitted In all the his
tory of the American republic no terri
tory has ever had one-half the popuIa-
tion which Oklahoma has today; few
have had one-third. and the great ma
jority have been admitted with less than
one-fourt hof our present population.
But they say. are you not well governed?
Are your officers not proficient and hon
est? Such interrogations. Mr.. Chairman.
are only propounded by those who as a
last extremity could offer nothing better
1t is not sufficient 10 say we are well
governed; it is not enough TO say our
officers are not honest and capable; II is
unnecessary for me TO spend time in a
feeble effort to portray the kind of gov
ernment we have in Oklahoma. All these
interrogatories are abundanuy answered
when l say to you that oklahoma is the
dwelling place OF patriotic ana liberty
loving american citizens The history OF
the American republic since our earliest
infancy has been written by acts of 10y
atty. valor and patriotism of our people
wherever they are found; and I am con-
strained to observe that if you will tell
me where the stars and stripes are found
] will tell you the kind of government
the people have.
No people in the world have been more
inspired to American sentiment and pa
triotic impulses than those whom l have
the honor to feebly represent We are
not complaining of our laws. nor the man
ner in which those laws have been ad-
ministered by our public officers: We are
not complaining Of our government
either territorial or national They are
Of the kind who believe we have the
best government ever devised by the wit
of man
We are persistenly but respectfully de-
manding admission to the union. because
it is our sacred right guaranteed by the
constitution, the fundamental law of the
land. In this we are asking nothing ex-
cept that TO which our people are equita
bly, and lawfully entitled. The American
republic has expanded by the acquisition
of territory and the admission OF states
to the union. and at no time has this pol
icy been more in favor with the American
people than now.
1t is a remarkable coincident that dur
ing the prolonged debate in the United
States senate IT the last session of the
Fifty-seventh congress. when that body
was considering the proposed admission
Of territories into the union. that not one
word was spoken in derogation Of OKLA
homa or her claims to statehood We
are entitled TO admission and entitled to
it now
. 10 bring us into the union Is the natu-
raj and instructive thing for the Amer
lean congress to do; to reject us Is the
unnatural and almost vicious thing 10 do
Fourteen years ago this favorite child
was born to the republic and its growth
has been unparalleled at any epoch Of
our national history. but commensurate
with that growth has been her benign
influence for good Commercially. educa-
tionally and morally she is in the front
Of the procession Of the states and terri
tories of the United States
We ask admission for the reason and
upon the ground which has always met
with popular response from the American
people and that Is because We merit H.
We have met every requirement IN
heabed and rounded measure and when
YOU accord statehood TO Oklahoma you
shall have given us no greater prize than
we bring 10 YOU. With the natural and
ACQUIRED resources of that country lying
within our own borders. and peopled h.
persons Of our own blood no more meri-
torious measure Will be checked upon the
records Of the Fifty-eight congress than
the admission OF Oklahoma a the union
and it is the desire Of seven hundred
...ousand iiberty-loying- people whose
hearts beat with patriotic impulses that
Oklahoma, the favored child ~ the re-
public. be permitted TO add another star
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