The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1906-03-09
MADE THE SENATE WAKE UP
LONGS COMPARISON IN STATE
HOOD SPEECH
shows Fitness of Oklahoma and In
dian Territory for Admission
Her Exclusion Is a Crime.

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dian Territory for Admission
Her Exclusion Is a Crime.
washington, March Senator
Long today made a most effective
speech in behalf Of the admission Of
Oklahoma and Indian Territory to
statehood. The comparative statistics
which he presented showing that Ok
IahOma would have a higher rank
from the date of its admission than
eighteen states now in the union at
tracted the senate's attention to him
when he began to name states which
had less population than Oklahoma
and concluded by showing that the
proposed state has a population equal
to six states combined, and named the
states, the senators began to prick up
their. ears. Discussing Oklahoma and
Indian Territory right to admission
Senator Long said:
A Little History.
Three congresses have considered
this question. Three years ago a bill
passed the house Of representatives
providing for statehood for OklahO-
ma, with provisions for later including
Indian Territory, but failed to PAST he
senate on account Of provisions for
two states for New Mexico and Ari-
IONA One year ago in the last con-
greSs a bill similar to this passed the
house and also the senate, but failed
in conference Of differences between
the house and senate in relation to
statehood for New Mexico, the house
insisting on one state for Arizona and
New Mexico and the senate insisting
on making New Mexico a state.
This bill has passed the house and
is now being cOnsid cred here. Three
years ago there was little objection to
the part Of the bill relating to Okla
hOma. One year ago there was no
objection to the part Of the bill max
ing a state Of Oklahoma and Indian
Territory. This year there is no sub
stantiaI objection to the part Of the
bill providing for statehood for Okla
hOma and Indian Territory.
Il wish to refer to the crime against
Oklahoma and Indian Territory that
has denied admission to them, not
withstanding their repeated petitions
for Statehood. In the creation Of
new state, the elements to consider are
area, population and resources, de-
veIOped and UndevelOped-
Figures on Area.
oklahoma and Indian Territory
comprise an area somewhat smaller
than either Kansas or Nebraska, but
larger than Arkansas OF Iowa and
about the same size as Missouri The
governor Of Oklahoma in his last re-
port estimated the population OF Ok
lahOma June 80 as not les than $780,
600. The official Of the department Of
the interior on the same date esti-
mated the population of Indian Terri
tory at not less than 10000 The
estimates Of the bureau Of census for
the year 1905 give the population Of
Indian Territory as 4OS, 900 and Okla
hOma 55S, PSI, or a total for the pro-
posed state of Oklahoma of Loss, 261-
Using the same estimates on other
states, the population Of the proposed
state Of Oklahoma is within loo, 900
of the combined population Of the fol-
lowing states: Delaware, Idaho, Mon
tana, Nevada. Utah and Vermont.
These states are entitled to twelve
senators in this chamber, and yet Ok
lahOma is denied the privilege Of
sending two. The population Of the
proposed state is nearly equal to the
combined population Of Montana, New
Hampshire and Oregon It is greater
than North Dakota and South DakO-
ia combined. It is nearly twice the
It is half again as large as Maine It
is nearly four times the population Of
Montana 1t is greater than that Of
any New England state except Massa-
chUsetts.
The TerFitOry's Vote.
oklahoma cast for delegate to
congress at the 1906 election a total
OF 1O9,I45 votes. This was greater
than the total vote cast in any Of the
states: Alabama, Delaware,
Florida, louisiana, Maine, Mississippi,
Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire,
North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island,
South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah,
Vermont and Wyoming eighteen in
all
This was more than 10000 votes in
excess of the total vote combined in
the states Of Nevada, Vermont and
Wyoming. 1t was 1000 more votes
than the state Of Utah cast at the last
election. There is no reliable way of
estimating the vote in that part OF
the proposed state Of Oklahoma
known as Indian Territory, yet there is
probably practically as many votes in
Indian Territory as in Oklahoma and
this bill recognizes that situation by
giving an equal number Of delegates
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each Of the two territories.
Great Live Stock Valuation.
1.-THE total live stock valuation Of
the proposed state OF Oklahoma for
the last year was $91, ,T23. This
is greater than the live stock valuation
Of the states OF Idaho, Nevada, Utah
and Vermont combined. It is almost
exactly that Of North Carolina and
South Caroline Is
million dollars greater than South Da-
kOta and almost twice that Of North
Dakota It is equal to that Of Wyom-
ing and Montana combined, with four