The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-02-08
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The STATE OF OKLAHOMA
Tbs state of tGklahoma is at hana
l'if, T. years OF ANXIOUS waiting has
been crowasc with success at last.
The senate OF the United states has
passed the single statehood bin giving
statehood TO Oklahoma and Indian ter.
ritory combined under The proud name
% Oklahoma
After stcrmv arguments. covering
wears OF iiscuss'on New Mexico was
odmiuei With OAohona out Arizona
was excluded from the bill Ihc e<
ultation OF Oklahoma and New Mexico
is saddeneI culy by the though Of
leaving their longtime sister territr..
still in the virginity of i,s first csta.
Arizona, nope on. fer h5pe at last' pro
duces its glad fruition.
Senate Pard's amendment which at
arst was rejected, was slightly chang
ell. was amended ard passei admitting
New Mexico and Oklahoma bu, cuttlng
out Arizona
The greatest surprise perhaps. and
one nl the most important Gioend
neats made was that prohibiting the
sale Of Intoxicating liquors in the en-
tire new state of Oklahoma and Ieau,r.
ing as condition ot admission thas
the prohibition provision De included
in he constitution Of the aaw S ate
prohibiting the sale q Intoxicating
liquors for term IF twentyone years
and thereafter uatn changed Icy tho
ate legislature
One Of the most fundamental Of the
various amendments IS that by which
the inhibitions on the power OF the.
state which were to have been estab.
lished in the new constitution by orei-
nance irrevocable without he consene
Of the United States was cbarged SO
that now these nh.bitluns in regard
to polygamy. religious worship. sale OF
intoxicanis and molestaticns Of persoa5I
or properly rights, are require tc be
Included in the new constitution bur
may be changed as other constitutional
provisions are changed without the.
consent Of The United States
This males Oklahoma ,he first new
state 10 be admitted with prohibition
clause in itf cnastitu ion
The other amendments locate Uni
ted States courts at Tulsa Chicakasha
and Enid hermit separate schools for
white and colo-ei: increase land grant
10 the Agricultural and Mechanical
college from 10000 to 26o 00a acres.
Guthrie is made the capital OF the
new state and no change is permissible
he'cre the ye,H.ialO and thtn only by
vote Of the people oae phase of this
upon which the peoIlo Of Guthrie have
cause for consranhation was that the
reasonahleness % this provision was
unanimously recognize ny the senate
and passed without contention
And now the an,chdcd bin having
passed he senat -5es bnelS 10 the
house Of representatives for concur
renee in the amendments and il they
concur, as there is every prospect that
they will. the crownins sgkFY ofgstpie
hood IS conferred and all that remains
win be the formaliues 10 be fHallv
oopsummated by a proclamation OF the
president Of the United States admit
ting Oklahoma irto the Union nn the
Fourth ds yof March, A. D., 1906
Glorious state OF oklahoma. latest
bride Of the Union, proud Of her ac-
comIlishnents but not vain. strong in
her sense of the dignity COME red. pure
in the ideals Of her mission. resolute IN
her determination 10 up,ift the staud-
ard Of law and order. intent on the
fun development of her patural re-
sources and the intellectual and moral
development Of every citizen, forever
may she remain In the hfillian. galaxy
Of hte American Union