The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-11-02
NPLEA FOR SEPARATE
STATEHOOD

Editor ChleftaIn Tie uaAklng d
state fof sl,e union Is net pfopcrly q
q Political wufk asa iob. II Il faF bet-
Ter lezated ia tho hands q cooi-head.
"a. entAclentlons statrsmanalhp.
A president II che United States j.
puelY political creatiani his con
sflgasncf afe not % be intsrogaied -
- their feaNons for selecting him from
ihe many thousands 0f available msn
just A. good. and pefhaps lTitof than
A ~ ana. II ~ Qaestioued. they afe nut
required tu ansesf fnrtheftllan sinp.
N Il say. isc uas thelt rhuins. hat
tlse Building q haftleship iof Tia
American nAy9. 'lloush = wutk equal.
Is public. u tsfy different matter
whatever mas be the Behavior of -.
iitleal partl.s ia reference TO The iab
une iiinR j. analterablf aked The
great englne must ~ - built a. u
WELD power en0ngh tu neet tie eeuemt
nnd sink nls Sect, ard politics % fise
wln8.
N0M the making ~ state Tor tie
union Is 10 more q work iof The tnfb.
ul "a arena q politics than is lie
b ANA " hAitieaiiip for The nav
AatA noticeable, however. that ueF
ainrle STATE friend. ssz handling TIE
statehood question lust a though i
II wsfe a political issue just a
though the new stats % be formed
usra ouly > prize 70 be fought Tor b
ccnfentlng parties, aud IA utter d.
regard u the question As 70 whether
tfe klnd of statehood they are o..
handing n THAI which ALL teAl meet
the aanla of tie people nf not.
T7ae Leadef tNinliA has given us
tie names of as mAnY as seventy odd
nepspapsfs 10 the Indian Terfltofl
that are fghilnE Tor single Statehood.
yet - fat ~ uag observation las
gone Ii al THIS sast arfAs of hahilng
columns. iheFu has uot appeared
cne single Intelligent afxument IN
Justification q the single stats fsli.
eion. They are al moving 10 the 20
illeAi sell, uafnh lsays D9an
Wlth SeQuoYahn IleY afc conn.
deatly sxpaetlng that thU sole
strength 81 TIE republican parts All
h. sugaclsnt Il tide them into thelr
dpAlfea hatVanf sHceess They sing
changes up1s tiss words 81 President
ilaosefelt. We'll. NJ Roosevelt. lt
is true. - a great man, AID Is worthy
q q safl0us heating Nlia0 De sgeasS
bsa one tiilng ls certain. he has uet.
sF designed q give ue one single fsA-
non uhY IN liis opulon one siats 10
thh great southwest wuald u better
- tNa upon thar peint he, llks
sfidags and ether ieailng fsppb.i.
sins 81 The north side q Nason ard
uskeas llns. cautiously leaves as q
oar eoaisctafes and safHlsc2. 80
man ever climbed ~ high ln tbs
world but whNf 4e draesed along ~
after him ! god deal u human "a.
tnfe. We feel lus,iaet. under tlls
circumstances. III guessing that Tie
ground ol tie single state religion %
raft q tiiess great fepabilcans i
nothIug else than a vef9 natural fear
least multiplication of snaioe fun
TIE southwest might enhanger TIE
aseeuisncy II tie republican parts ii
ths nanerrss = tie United States
Hgill hefe IS our fss1 and main 81
lection f0 single Statehood t limtta
TIE namtrfef uuf representative 81
Tie saaais g ealf tso. ahgn taking
lsola Island sHd Delaware as stand
ants = ncNaains ws afa entitled Is d
ee 81 them Fl mNfa
fIuaitf S taae eia0esegiging arH
ege 81 onf AneucaH e.fiitstfH
IHs equality S shat 6uf fowiatfer
sasffnd n iileeuof stass 90 yai -.
n ea.ey Tie single state poHr -
dspfsiHg ife psaplg e fiIgse Terrific
res ei equal representation ID Jit
ha8sst sAlaailae hraaeA 81 ilg sat
sHmtni tamrIes under feoi tla s.
oaed doarua q political sluaHu 8
tfls eaanlfy.
IL lhe seeona place. ue av opposed
10 asAe s.nzie state guley be-auss 4
ufaup.strs 3 violation 81 aar H.
F ii treaties ae~ ~ have nofiesd
fihAf tie single state pfra alwa1.
snse4es AZ tie mention e these tfta
ilsz TIE Lesdef Ninitsl especially
ls affected daig sith great nausia 81
the lafping Upon them. Tie would
fan klrk them oat q hs aay q
though tbeg wsFe trash Hear hia
argument upon the question. Cou
cWds. he Nays ii effect, that ihe Unit
ii states did promise these Indians
TIE privilege 81 seligovefument vill
Immunity from interruption from ans