The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-03-15
BAD TASTE LEFT
IN MOUTHS OF PEOPLE
BY CONGRESS
Went Squarely Back on Its
Promise Relative to
Statehood.

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Lealorl
Washington, y. c., March Ian
other congress has inst passed into
history. and # it has not it uught to
have left a cad taste in the mouths
Of the people for the very gQci rca-
son that 1t has coae nothing in their
Interest The last session cf the
Fifty eighth congress dill practically
nothing except PASS tho great supply
hills and &C home. II refused ato
iutely to pass anything in the nature
Of remedial legislation in the interest
Of the people. though It had amplo
opportunity Z, do so. AS predicted
in these letters last fall, it wenf
sQuarely bac kon its PROMISE 70 give
statehood to the territories Of Okla
homa. Indian Territory Arizona and
New Mexico. II tho people of those
torritorio can stand fer such dilly
dallying as that. with their dearest
rights ami privileges. then the nil.
lenium must have been dragged in by
the ears in the southwest long before
It's time II they do not take occa-
sion to resent il at the very first op-
pcrtunity they get. then human nature
has changed a hole lot down in that
section Of our coinnlon country When
the democrats get control Of the
United States the people of those ter
iitories will get statehood and not
before. The trust interests in the
senate, guarded by the paid attorneys
of these trusts whom they have placed
there, will forever stand as bar &c
statehood long past due 10 the sturdy
honest people of the great southwest
When we get senatorial elections by
direct vote Of The people we win be
able IL control the senate in the inter
est Of the people, but not before
That is not cnly my humble opinion
from years Of observation here in the
uatioaal capital, but it is the opinion
Of nearly every observing man who
has taken the pains to ascertain coz
d.ticns that aow eAist here.
There were many interesting thiags
that occurred in this last session Of
the Fifty eighth congress Among
them was the Impeachment Of Judge
Charles swayne Of the northern dis
trict Of the state Of Florida by the
house Of representatives sitting as a
grand jury and the failure Of he sen
ate to convict aim on The Testimony
Il was purely political trial on the
part Of the senate. Swayne IS a re
publican, and although the testimony
was sufficient TO convict almost any
man. he was turned loose to again
perpUrate outragts on a helpless
people. Il was understood that if ac
quilted he would resign his position
tut so far there is no evidence that
any such understanding was had.
Another important and interesting
feature Of the last session of the late
ccngreB was the opportunity to en-.
oct some of tho most important legs
latim that has challenged the atten-
tioa Of cur lawmakers in the past
twenty years, a piece Of legislation
that woull have been far reaching IN
IT'S benefit. 20 the real people Of the
country the farmer and the country
and small merchant That was TIC
so-called railroad rate ard anti rebate
hin A bill 10 regulate railroad rates
prevent rebates &c shipper and dis
criminal ons Cf all kinds also civ
ing to tho Interstate commerce com
mission the right 70 take this matter
in charge, hear test mony aad make
rates-in fact the most comprehen.
siye apd complete measure OF the l,ind
ever introduced into the congress was
introduced m the last session by
Hon Wl'lam Randolph Hearst. Of
New Yor aad thereby hangs a tale.