The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1906-06-22

wiped out BY q resolution introduced
/ in the house today by Delegate Ne
CURE OF Oklahoma
This measure VIII bring into the
union Of states two splendid common
weaIths-"
This was the comment Of President
Roosevelt as he signed the statehood
bill Saturday afternoon The bill be-
came law at 3-05 o'clock Grouped
about the president when he affixed
his signature TO IL were Senator BeT-
eridge, chairman OF senate committee
on territories Representative Hamil-
ton, chairman OF the house committee
on territories; Delegate 3. $ Nc
CURE OF Oklahoma, Delegate William
H Andrews Of New Mexico. eE-GOF-
ernOr c. N Barnes Of Guthrie. the
other members OF the Oklahoma state
hood now I believe il wiz be at least
per men
Mr. Roosevelt signed the bill as he
sat at his desk in his private Office in
the white house He used two pens
One OF gold was furnished by Dele
gate Andrews The other was an
eagle feather quill, which came from
Charles Hunter, a ranger rider from
Oklahoma With the gold pen he
wrote Theodore" and with the eagle
become the property OF the Oklahoma
Historical society The gold pen viii
be placed in the statehOuse Of the
state Of Arizona in the event the ter
ratify the legislation admitting them
as a state
Two symbols" remarked Senator
Beverage, gold for the state Of
Arizona; a feather for the state Of
The President Made a Speech.
President Roosevelt was in fine
spirits Before taking up the state
hood bill he shook hands with every
body and congratulated Beveridge
and Hamilton and 1TrTzrrf-1 and And
rews- He greeted Delegate Mcguire
as Congressman Mcguire" Then he
made a speech
Il understand said he. that the
delegate from New Mexico has wag-
cred the delegate from Oklahoma a
suit OF clothes that Arizona and New
Mexico viii get statehood before the
Indian territory and Oklahoma Well,
Delegate Andrews, I predict that you
viii get the clothes. ] advise New
Mexico and Arizona to accept the pro-
visions Of this bill I have a weak
ness for all four Of these territories
Ny regiment was recruited largely
from them I will advise them to DO
only that which I consider for their
best interests Years ago there was
an uncOmprOmising federalist in
South Carolina, the governor Of the
state. When some one told him on
an historic occasion that South Caro-
lima probably would seCede, ne made
this observation Well we are too
small for a government Of our own
and too large for a Iunatic asylum
Now that is what I shall repeat 10
the territories of Arizona and New
Mexico if they refuse to accept state
hood under this measure. They are
confronted with a very serious prOpO-
sitiOn- If they refuse to accept state
hood now I belive it viii be at least
fifteen years before they get another
opportunity to enter the union of
states I want all these territories to
get statehood during my administra-
ton. A gIOriUs future awaits them
I have no doubt that they Will vote
for statehood"
The statehood bill bears the sigma
lures Of the President, speaker Cannon
and Senator John Kean Of Delaware
Senator Kean signed it as president
pro TEN Of the senate. When the bill
was taken to the vice presidents Of
fee this morning Mr. Fairbanks was
absent, and it was taken to the Della
ware senator as the acting presiding
officer of the senate. From the
white house the bill was taken to the
state department and placed with the
records of congress. It consists Of
twenty-three parchment sheets