The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-08-10
WILL NOT BE INCONSISTENT.

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separate statehood convention. Al all
points the people asked seemed sur
prised to learn that any one supposed
that the people OF their section might
endorse such a move.
The people everywhere pointed TO
the fact that they had sent 500 dele
gates TO the single statehood conven.
ton and had sent more than a thous-
and boomers along with the delegates
as evidence OF the Kind Of statehood
the Indian Territory desires. This
should be sufficient II is charging the
people OF all that section with fckle-
ness to say they will now turn around
and as enthusiastically endorse
move the very opposite Of the one
previously launched with absolute
unanimity.
The Muskogee convention cannot
represent the opinion Of the majority
Of the people Of the Indian Territory.
This was done at the previous state
hood convention. The great mass Of
the people Of both territories earnest
/ ly desire statehood and both know
that there IS but one form Of state
hood which can be secured at this
time and they are not going 10 waste
time on the impossible.
The time was when the people of
the two territories desired separate
statehood and believed this possible
/ The people OF the two territories were
not acquainted with each other and
naturally supposed there was some
good reason why they could not as
similate. The people Of Oklahoma a
dozen years ago saw that the Indian
Territory could not be made part
Of a state until the expiration OF GER
tain Indian treaties which takes place
March 4, 1906
The people of Oklahoma did not be
lieye IL just that they should be com
PEELED TO wait all those years for the
treaties to lapse, and did not think
]
but just the same the people are still
d waiting and will wait until both come
in together This long and fruitless
! struggle of Oklahoma for admission
to the union convinces all intelligent
men that congress will not, now thai
the Indian Territory is ready for ad
Do ruHf.H IL
be absurd TO suppose that congress
after refusing statehood 20 Oklahomi
for twelve years after she was in ey
cry way qualified simply because th'
Indian Territory was not ready, woul,
then admit the two territories as ser
arate states The long wait was TO
q the express purpose Of uniting th'
two territories into one state and con
% dtons have not changed. The SAM
o reasons which induced congress q
-. compel Oklahoma TO wait throuCl
q twelve long years still hold
-, This the people of Oklahoma an
: the Indian Territory know Those VIII,
want statehood will work for the onl
form possible while those Nho do no
want statehood OF any kind will worl
|, for separate statehood because the
d know it can not be secured.
# Those who attend the Muskoge
separate statehood convention know
Il the passage of such bill as they vii
a recommend will never meet with ia
=. yor in congress and this is why the
q will push 1t. The leaders do not wan
r. change ce.-Times-Journal.
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If any miserly old mossback
v gloating in the thought that the cit
d is going TO clean up his premises, h
'r should tear the scales from his eye
n and waltz out with a hoe before tn
j. sanitary man comes along and yank
s. him into court on charge of violatin
Is the sanitary laws.
lg The following extract from a lettC
is written by Acting Secretary of the Il
IS terror Ryan Of the Commissioner ,
b. Indian Affairs points anew one or n
a reasons why the people Of this Terr
IN tory are calling for statehood:
IL Realizing the deplorau,e condition
49, in educational affairs tina would sur
"A ly follow such action the attenlio
of congress was invited 10 the uCCS
g sity OF affording adequate relief 10 j
school children of the li'aont)n {
the tribal governments and the ere
n. tion Of expected statehood ana
. special provision to meet he CV,SpnC
" was suggested. Congress nay,uS fai
u ed TO legislata on the suhJerl matt,
u Of the provision. the d2Jl .rv1t
O.. powerless 20 afford reuresg lnles
- congress sees fit to pass tin Gwr
" priating monies for tn" "nn'inllnC
le OF the tribal schools after he dlsS
I'd luton of the tribal governments. sal