The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-06-26
muL,sN TELLS OF STATEHOOD.
Its een>Hts-lts Hindranees 70 the
New ment-lnteresting.

J. s. Mullen and J.. V. Mullen re.
turned yesterday from a trip 10 Wash.
ington. New York City and the east.
The former. in conversation with an /,
Ardmoreite reoyrter. said:
THE final outcome with reference /
to statehood T. In accordance with q !
pre-arranged plan. But the people in
general. and a few Of our citizens IN !
particular. are TO be highly commend. |
ed for the magnificent effort made N
this direction. The progressive inte.. I
ests Of this country have, with on
exception. no reasonable grounds this |
year to complain at the interest, the
generosity and the results manifested
and produced by the federal covers.
ment affecting the present aud future
welfare Of the coming common.
wealth.
within one year the Indians Will
have practically received their ailot.
ments-the Indian problem among the
hve tribes. so long yexatious one
will then largely shift for its solution
from the federal government to hat
Of the state government. In al new
countries the question Of taxat'on rs
n distressing one. In the annals OF the
nations history we find no state on
its admission 10 the union possessing
80 much material wealth as this, yet
confronted with so many complex
problems demanding immediate solu-
ton. Generally speaking. government
cannot exist without taxation; taxes
cannot be leveid unless there Is some
thing tangible upon which to levy.
Lands in this country are the princi.
pie sources OF taxation. The Indians,
however. own the lands, and the fed
eral government has solemn agree
ment that. for twenty-one years. and
so long as the title thereto re-.
mains in the original allottee. II shall
not be subject to taxation. Tc enact
law talng these Indian lands would
, be both an act OF bad faith with the
Indian and. because OF the fact that
, many thousands OF Indians known as
might hawks" and snakes" who are
I | mlbloods opposed to our system ol
/ government. for themselves and theiI
Z unsuspccting children would wholly
{ fail and refuse to pay the taxes thus
lmrosed by the government The land
y would have to be sold and this thet
n would be equivalent TO an act OF con
fiscation carried out under the guise o
n law. Yet the property within tn
1. towns Is not sufficient TO create rev
g enue for the support Of the govern
!. ment. To entice emigration here an
n TO cause the new state TO expand an
,r grow. OF necessity. We must hay
d liberal laws and low rate Of taNa
m tion. To meet the conditions, ther,
m fore Il Is absolutely insumbent upo
10 the net session OF congress TO enac
d. laws that are safe and sare. hayin
m for their object the protection OF IN
II Indians rights, yet possessing at tr
n. same time provisions looking TO tn
upbuildlng OF the personal welfar
and the material results Of the stat
taking into consideration both N
er white and Indian population.
We THE removal Of restrictions on u
alienation OF lands, because ot the n
RS complications, Is absolutely impossib
N at this session OF congress. but v
are assured that the cor t.'ons a.
now so as to demand their remov
NJ least to some extent, al the ne
~. session Of congress.
while In New York we learned tn
ef the railroads have entered into
I'M agreement whereby the immense ti'
OF immigration TO our shores, now
proximating one million annually.
- to be diverted from the Pennsylvan
- coal fields. and the slums OF the gre
=, eastern cities, and brought to %
~ southwestern country Whether III
" new lifeblood elected into our anal
BY this course Is best for us. we shi
leave for future generations 20 det'
mine. But the fact remains that u
immigration will cause Oklahoma
e> ana and grow
'lt is agreed by both Democrat
I'M and Republican leaders A. Washinst
an that the first election in the new sta
to- W,li be Democratic. hut from VIII
all ever party the officers to be chos
les. may come, let us all unite In the
fort to select from among MS the b'
ing and let them be men OF brain, men
all Drawn. men of integrity, men
worth. BY this means we shall r
to a nobler height and a grander d
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