The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-04-18
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Oklahoma City Olliahoman. Tho
Enid Eage has discovered a man in us
ha iliwick who advances the unique idea
that IL Oklahoma city would cease her
Efforts In behalf OF joint statehood Okla
homa would be given separate statehood
et the next session Of congress. Ho
would therefore induce Oklahoma CITY
10 renounce her old rolicy-brlbe her TO
accept separate statehood by assurances
Of support On the contest for the location
( Of the state capital Ills suggestions
relative TO terms for a niodus viyendi
ale so original and unique that they will
bear reproduction:
1T Is well known that the opposition
which has so far prevented Oklahoma
/ from becoming a state comes from ok
lahoma City, and that IL is because the
people OF that town want the state
/ capital. out figure that they would
have no chance with The boundaries as
I they are at present. The attitude Of
I Oklahoma City n this respect is SO well
i known that no discussion IS necessary.
We farmers want statehood. but we
dor't want It in q shape that win great
/ is increase our taxes. In other words
I We want statehood for Oklahoma as she
now is. rhcre is no question that but
a' least ninety pDr cent Of the taxpay-
! ciS. especially the farmers of oklahoma
are of this opinion. Now then, what
would be the matter with making pro-
/ } osiiion TO Oklahoma city like this: II
She will out nlibustering ON the kind
o. statehood we want, and viii helr
/ q hill passed. vets all vote for ber. 9l
Use capital of the new state. It is iul-
material to us where the capital oee
/ he trouble with the Eagle'z us ,v-
ery is that ne ir lame IN his inforua-
/ uon parts. From the start in which
lm talks st is clear that he is withou.
any definite idea OF the attitude OF Ok
! lahoma city in the statehood matter
! In truth ANA In fact, both as regards the
efforts OF this city and the interests OF
/ tlic taNptyers, he doesn't krnow what
he Is talking about
The Okldhoman regards 1t worse than
/ fule to longer discuss the relative mer-
its Of the separate and Joint statehood
/ propositions. That is a matter which rs
definitely settled. The avowed purpose
/ o. congress as revealed 10y the attitude
on the leaders Of both parties in con-
sentiment IN both territories affecting it.
convince us that there is not even so
much as ghost OF "a show for anything
else than joint statehood. In the light
Of this situation revsvai OF discussion
OF the separate statehood propositions
cun possibly serve no other purpose than
TO kill them.
Bat The Eagles discovery is wholly
az sea as 10 ihe anialus behind this
citys efforts in behalf Of joint statehood
hope Of eventually capturing the state
capital is the least important Of an
considerations. This city stands today
in this matter just where it stood six
/ teen years ago, when the legislature
located the temporary capital here and
the viii OF thu people was thwarted by
a sovernors ,s'o. II disires joint state
hood solely because IL believes that the
interests OF the greater number win be
best conserved thereby. Its citizens rec
ogrize that the tax rate is bound TO be
lower when the same number OF people
have but one state government TO mains
iaia instead OF two. They also realize
chat without Joint statehood they viii
forever De az the mercy of the railroads
ln the very important item OF fuel, with
ou which supplied at a low rate there
can never he "a manufacturing iDstitu-
ton in tho section now known as Okla
Eon.a worth mentioning.
we farmers want statehood, but we
don't want it in "a shape ;,iat will great
ly increase our taxes" declares this
edmond. Then We assume that he
s;.eaks Tor q form OF statehood which Is
due TO auIve simultaneously with the
millennium because il is impropable
uat neither separate nor joint statehood
wll be tttended by decrease In the
burden Of Hxation. II is altogether
probable hoS syer. that they win be
hshter under joint than separate state
hcod But this IS splitting hairs. The
hdidens OF taxation which he fears win
AaNe TO be borne under cne form Of
statehood the same as under the other.
because they are an due to local tax
oiion-county municipal and school
and he would not be anle 20 escape tnem
3, "e should have statehood for GARFIELD
county alore.
Furtnermore we doubt if ne can de-
liver the goods in case this city ac.
cerls his ofler and lays down The king
oi statehood we are TO have is a matter
Ir which congress has a say If he is
10 doubt om word here. he can
asF elegate Mcclure. who has been
sQmrely up agains, the proposition and
Knows