The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-08-10
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rnK SEPARATE srATE MOVEMENT


TnK SEPARATE STATE MOVEMENT
Col Hob ouen u auskoses, uiso lias repaired 70 -
seauestered embrace o. st Louis, accompanied by hs
press ageut keeping az terrific lonedlsiance fnll
adedlrected against sle iello~s a homo who paist Il
saving thar tlsy arc ready "a accept whatever Kind
statehood congreS Is willing @ grant Regular A. ooek
eosk and with Increasing appreciation o. the importance
81 hs selfimposed Job BE- marcss around tbs sever
al newspApsf offices ever morning and hands oat fresh
srady made Interviews ccl,lng tho opposition o. th'
people Of 10th Oklahoma and Indian Territory 70 singh,
statehood
Col hob Is shat Marx Twain wuuld cali an amoo4ln
eusS Hear him summarize the single Statehood
Is neitHeF desirable nor profitable.
/ Neither community really desires it
indian Territory earnestly desires prohibition and
: TIE United states Is bound b treaty pledges d
maintain prohibition ln Indian Territory. lt cannot
carry out ths pledge sscepi BY establishing an nae
& The United states Is bound by treaty moi 70 ca
tend TIE State lnes the Indian Territory except
with The consent oi the Indian people, and they have
refused % consent 10 any other than an independent
state fsF Indian IeffltorY
8 The peoplcof Indian Teraitory are living under 1
code uf aes adopted By eougteas from he code 0f Ar
kansas and the people of Oklahoma under law mo3ia
- from that q Nebraska violent change of thes,
ance % Tie people
8 The tax 'ysicm u Oklahoma runs a. hsh as : r.,
- N4lfuftt
ceftain propefy uwuen ~ grading the Assessments "a
ihelf assets lower and oaeF valuations Tiiis oper
ates eith gfoss uulairneo and TENDS % make e peo
Z Tie lands Of Indian Terrltoy At present are no,
taxAhle ncng held - tudian Allotters. and must h
made u hefofs state government could T. established
without great injury % tho towns II lhe towns lad L
bear ali tho expense of county and state government
No.a almost bankrupt lie.a afa woaa ~ gfosy ne
bot The business men q Indian Territory would tve 4
aet.ta.... t....t., ...i,.f ...sttt.,t t,
al public buildings and All OF whch sle wuud endeasu
to keep @ the detriment q Indian Territory
There i symp4fheflc relation existing bet ueeF
Okahoua and Indian Terfltarv Fhat igsffsex sinel,
statehood k0f example. Oklahoma has lsgey settled
from kansas wlere the coorsd people arr allowed 4
attend the sane schools with tho whites aud In 0klao
ma this pfactcc has been permitted which would d,
very gfesons @ The psope o Indian 1eFrltory many
whom are southern people
Hen nine alleged reasons not ono of which meet.
the ssue any sense Fof the most part they are eth
" inmaterla exist wholly 10 Col Bobs iesered inl
agination
II Is than sensses 70 a~ers that neither con
munlty desires sings statehood TIE recent single
statehood eonvention attended by representatives o.
eseFg county IN Oklahoma and every recording dislric,
Ia Indian Territory gives tie lie 70 tie ssatemeat square
y IN its teeth
So far a. prohibition s concerned Col hob Is Dor
rowing much needless trouble How does he know thai
congress does not propose 10 mpae tie restrictions nol
ong upon Indian Territory but upon Oklahoma Is uell
II De vii refer @ the sots the Ganger amsudmenl
ia The senate ast winter be vii doubtless b able 10 81
tract al the assurance any enc man needs IN th.
matter
Tlt Indian treatr bagaboo sill b. carefully .aket
q hy eongies> Il nine.tenths sclly sentiment
ality 70 one part mora obligation An act Of canRres
supersedes Indian treaty every dAy ii the wsel /
our supreme court nterpris Aw Alright, AMI whIls i
mas have tsen part q tie conventions entered int
hsfetofore bstueen the federal government and ths In
dians that statehood not 70 he forced upon tAem
against their wishes t Improbable that there uill l.
such thing Indian cltlieu hy tie time statehood
arrives IN Ire light of TIE fact that 81 Indians become
cltltens of The United states after March {. next
Tbs remaining Col lab Tectes are not reasons
a. ali they are mere Moreover he fails % reacl
The meat IA TIE eocoan1t Time has demonstrated rs
peatedg that i IS not question wlth congress Of wha
either tie psope tie Indians want IL ths matter of
Tie contng Il IS simply question of polltlrsl espedl
eney We are dealing slth Republican congress shici
Is concerned about partisan Interests than ths
wishes interests q the people Affected It las repeat
edY Indicated that ue can have one state but noting
else We mas vel make % eur minds to accspt il
first a. last ans attempt 70 change TITS policy can bun
result IN delay and ultimate defeat II this Is shat Col
Bob Is after he Is sluarely the right track but he Ia.
right % mask hs purpose tie guise Or separate
state movement Oklahoman
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What would you think Of a constitution made uy !
set Of Of little Independence that their very seec
tou marss them as the tools Of the Official Indians
The governors and chiefs Of the Five Tribssf Would ii
b 5oar idea Of expression oi the popular viii 10 have
the people meet aud select delegates then submit the
list selected e the chief governor Of tie nation ii