The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-01-04

In the meantime the plan outlined
contemplating giving to the Indian
territory a delegate in congress. When
the state of Oklahoma is created.
which will include the Creek and
Seminole nations, then the delegate
is to be elected from the Cherokee,
Choctaw and Chickasaw nations, and
will remain the delegate from those
reservations. This latter provision is
somewhat complicated for never be-
fore have Indian reservations been
granted a delegate to the house Of
representatives. For this reason the
present plan may be altered and the
boundary line of Oklahoma may not
be thrown around the entire territory,
but may be placed there by an execu-
tive order and the Choctaw, Chicka-
saw and Cherokee nations would then
constitute the Indian territory. This
would do away with the legal compli-
cation which seems to arise with ref
erence to the other scheme.
Representative Curtis, who is one
of the best posted men in the house
I with reference to all questions per-
tanning to the territpries informed
your correspondent the other day that
the creation of three or four states
out of the four territories was now
conceded to be an impossibility. He
said that nearly all of the Republicans
with whom he had talked favored the
admission of two states, but we're un-
willing to authorize the admission OF
any more. This same statement is
iteratsd and reiterated by nearly
every Republican with whom | have
conversed and it seems 10 be thor
oughly settled in the minds of the
leaders of the party that the only leg.
islation that can be enacted a. this
or any succeeding session, as long as
the Republicans are in power, win be
along the lines above described.
Delegate Foley has forcibly pre-
scented to the territorial committee Of
the house the necessity for immed-
late recognition of Indian territory, IN
the shape of the admission of dele
gate from that territory. Before the
Christmas holidays Mr.. Foley appear
ed before the committee delivered
strong argument setting forth the
necessity for immediate recognition.
After reviewing the resources Of the
territory, and pointing out that there
are today more than half million
white people in Indian territory. he
concluded with frank. honest. and
emphatic declaration to the effect that
the people Of Indian territory are
growing tired OF occupying the humil-
iating position Of coming TO congress
as mendicants and beggars and plead
/ ing for q recognition of their rights.
( He asserted that for congress TO re-
I fuse to give Indian territory even a
delegate was un-Republican, un-Dem-
ocratic, un-American and inhumah.
This statement delivered almost in
defiant tones TO members Of the com
mittee was received with applause for
the members now understand that the
Indian territory today has a greater
population inan half dozen Of the
western states combined. and al
though all Legislation for the govern
ment Of the people of the territory is
enacted by congress the people have
no representative here 10 speak for
them. The Indications all point to the
passage at an early date Of the Foley
bin giving Indian territory a delegate
Delegate Mcclure and other citI-
zens OF Oklahoma will be given a
hearing before the territorial commit
tee OF she house commencing next