Evening journal., 1905-07-07
STATEHOOD FOR
THE TERRITORIES
Delegate M'Guire, Of Okla
homa, Has Not Let UP
in His Fight
SENATOR CRANE AND THE TARIFF
BY William Wolff Smith.


Washington. ID. c.. July 6.-Delegate /
Bird S. Mcclure, of Oklahoma, has not
let up in his fight for statehood. The
victim of defeat. he comes back into
the ring smiling and cheerful. ready to
take up the combat for the people he
SO earnestly represents in Congress. /
While in Washington recently Mr. Nc
CURE declared his intention of intro |
ducing a bin at the next session pro-
viding for the admission of Oklahoma
and Indian Territory regardless Of any
faction that may be taken with respect
to New Mexico and Arizona.
"The sentiment for single statehood
lin Oklahoma and Indian Territory
said he. lis now nearly unanimous. A
few wealthy interests whose taxes un-
der the territorial form OF government
are very small. but would be increased
with the greater responsibilities Of
statehood. are opposing this proposed
Legislation. Knowing statehood is "a
lname to conjure with, however, their
Opposition is adroitly managed so as
mot to attract attention 10 them. Out
side of these corporate interests, how
ever, there is a general demand for
independent statehood and I believe
Congress will grant the wishes of our
people. The editors who held their
meetings a few weeks ago at Guthrie,
Iara helping our cause immensely
When these men. visiting the capital of
the territory. saw the conditions ex-
isting. they were convinced of the me-
lcessity OF speedy statehood legislation
lby Congress. I am making "a collec-
tion of newspaper clippings on this
subject and I suppose / have received
1.-TWO hundred different editorials within
"A few weeks past denouncing Congres-
sonal delay and calling for action at
the next session"
No statement by any Republican Of
Influence I'm his party has caused more
comment than the recent declaration
lof Senator Crane of Massachusetts,
that the present tariff must be revised.
This declaration was not made i'm any
lon-hand discussion. to be denied on the
grounds that the speaker had been in-
lcorrectly quoted. BY special invitation
Mr. Crane addressed public meeting
lcalled for the express purpose Of dis
lcussing the policy of the Republican
lparty I'm Massachusetts. His thoughts
were we'll matured and his words care
fully chosen. A declaration favoring "a
lrevision of the tariff comes with more
force from a man like Senator Crane
than from the professional politician.
The Massachusetts Senator is a man
of large business affairs. in touch with
the commercial world and possessed
of "a thorough understanding of the re-
ilation Of tariffs to business as COM
pared with the relationship of tariffs
/ 10 politics.
There is much in Senator Cranes
declaration to give food for reflection
j TO the high protecuonists and "stanC
lpatters" of his party. New England
D has long been the stronghold OF higl
: tariff and when man of such innu.
j ence as Senator Crane makes the bslr
a statement that the time has come wher
E changes must he effected the strength
= of tariff revisionists cannot be laughed
b away The attitude Of the junior Sem
ator from the Bay State and his WE'LL
= known personal friendship for the
president would seem 10 justify the
] conclusion that the Massachusetts
propaganda had the approval of 'he
: administration and was the signal gun
for the commencement of an attack
that will culmnate at the next ses-
sion of Congress.
Congressman John T. Hunt. of the
Eleventh Missouri district has sur
prised his old friends and even the
members Of his family by secretly
+, marrying Mrs. Nellie Buckley. of this
lefty The first that mother, sisters
and brothers knew Of the happy event
was when the Congressman arrived
home with his bride This marriage
has romantic prelude. Eight years
prior to his election as a member Of
q the House, Mr. Hunt met Mrs. Buckley
p lin Detroit where he was attending a
convention of master stonemasons
Mrs. Buckley was in attendance at the
convention with her father. She and
Mr.. Hunt were thrown much together
and became warm friends, but parte
after the convention with no expecta-
tion of ever meeting again.
When the new Congressman came IA
Washington he acted upon the sug-
, gestion of a friend that he board with
a widow who was supporting herself
I, land her two young boys by conducting
a small family hotel near the Capitol
The friend started to introduce the new
hoarder but never completed the intro
duction. Mr.. Hunt and Mrs. Buckley
recognized each other and began n,
once to talk about that Detroit conven-
ton Of eight years before. Congress-
man Hunt remained as a boarder and
has lived to bless the day when fortune
lguided his footsteps to that particular
little family hotel
The selection of Congressman Ar
thur I.aban Bates. of the Meadviile.
Pa, district. to be one Of the American
delegates to the International Pence
Conference to be held at The Hague
during the latter part of August or
early in September. is a compliment to
one Of the young set" in Congress and