The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-08-05

ates with gross unfairness and enas 20 make the peo
4 Tie lands Of Indian Territory at present are moi
taxable being held by Indian allottees, and must b
made SO before state government could be established
without great injury to- the If towns had *
bear all the expense OF county and state government
would almost bankrupt them and would be grossly inc
quitable Oklahoma need not be concerned about this
deeply. TIKI "
g. Oklahoma has the capital established a. wen \.
all public buildings and all Of which she would endeayol
70 keep 70 the detriment Of Indian Territory
There is no sympathetic relation existing between
Oklahoma and Indian Territory that iustides single
statehood For example, Oklahoma has largely settled
from Kansas where the colored people are allowed to
attend the schools with the whites and in kaho
ma this practice has been permitted which would be
whom are southern people.
Here are nine alleged reasons not one of which meets
the issue in any For the most part they are eth
er mmaterial or exist wholly in COL Bobs feyered i'm
aginaton
It is worse than senseess to that neither com
munity desires single statehood The recent single
statehood convention attended by representatives Of
every county IN Oklahoma and every recording district
in Indian Territory gives the lie the statement square
ly in its teeth,
So far as prohibition is concerned, Col Bob is bor-
rowing much needless trouble. How does he know that
congress does not propose impose the restrictions NOT
only upon Indian Territory, but upon Oklahoma as we'll?
II ne will refer TO the vote the Galinger amendment
in the senate last winter he will doubtless be able 10
tract all the assurance any one man needs in This
matter
The Indian treaty bugaboo will be carefully taken
care OF by congress- 1t is nineenths sckly sentiment
aty to one part moral obligation An act of congress
supersedes an Indian treaty every day in the week if
our supreme court nterprets law arght and while if
may have been part Of the conventions entered into
heretofore between the federal government and the IN
dlans that statehood to be forced upon them
against their wishes it improbable that there will be
such thing as an Indian citizen by the time statehood
arrives In the light Of the fact that all Indians become
citzens Of the United States after March A. next
The remaining COL Bob recites are not
az all they are mere Moreover he fails to
Ihe meat IN the cocoanut Time has demonstrated re-
peaUedy That it is not question with congress of
'lCher The people or the Indians want in this mater On
'ne contrary 1t is simply question of political exped
'ncy we are dealing with Republican congress which
more concerned about partisan interests than the
wishes or interests Of the people affected 1t has repeat
dy indicated that can have one state but nothing
Use we may as we'll make up our minds to accent II
rsb as last Any attempt to change this policy can but
esut IN delay and ultimate defeat II this is what Col
sob after he is squaey the right track but he has
10 right TO mask his purpose in the guse of separate
tate moyement-Ok -Oklahoman.