The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-06-14
FLAG DAY Aso STATEHOOD.

'of Old Glory Ard bright 'l--i-
clIa- star lt ist
one hu1drsd ard -ze-ty l.-e ge-ss
aro the FIRST faz ~ the then colonies
pas fo~n to the breeze The s'a.'
and stripes uere adopted al the Nat.
/ inoal emblem. Paul Jones vas ne
first man 20 fy d, over ar American
vessel and t0 make .t respected aa '
feared abroad For the original 'a.f
teen colonies there us-a fh.rta.l
stars ard a. a nez stat. aas admitted
20 ,he Union sr additional star Is at-
|Isd. until there are 'crEfye The
star rf OsIatuua and fta lai,ar Ter
'-tory ulII make 'rs f1-tE-.1'h and
.aI-t their admission 'tar. al.I r-
.ra.r Dot fzo territories lr fhe United
states Arizona arl Nsu N.z.el. Thi.
da.s la, .ac.al. ths Ts-lfaE of Alas.
|Ea. phIch Is remote from fhe .'he.
states and is r-' prepared i0l stat.
.h1al ana has a1- ss..d f.r a. Th.
other tao territories have bee. clam.
arur for statehood 'rr yea-. and
would have been admitted ere this
had uo, politics and The Republican
party insisted that they BE- admitted
as one
The agitation q statehood and
the allottlng oi the ladisn lands and
dissolution % the tribal governments
I .. t..-.E. f,nr.N..-. .-a 49,. frHHar
| Territory ln the lime light oi publicity
'or the past three years Numerous
| bills have been introduced and dis
cussed. Statehood however. has been
DELAYED. and Wisely 10. 10 order that
the work o. the Dawes Commission
could De- completed and not that the
resources of the two territories and
the number Of Inhabitants we're insu'.
ncient These facts have been admit
ted.
Tha, Indian Territory aad Okiaho
ma would be admitted al one state
has been a foregoue conclusion. A
effort was made last summer To So
cure statehood for the Indian Terri
. tori independent OF Oklahoma. A
convention vas held at Muskogee. The
Territory vas divided into counties.
: statehood bill was prepared and con
}. gressmen selected 20 represent %, TIT
: movement was conducted by c. y
Haskell and knoWns as the sequoyal
movement. the new state 20 bear th'
) name of the celebrated inventor o
the Cherokee alphabet This move
ment vas never seriously considered
lalthough there was a strong feeling II
the Eastern part Of the Terr.tor
against statehood and many obiee
. tlons we're urged against o.. u was u
!. no purpose however
Indian Territory has presented q
the world a country whose laws Ver
n made by a congress boz which So hal
q no representation 10 ls unlike othe
Territories IN that 10 has never ha'
even q delegate 90 represent 30 at 'h
= National congress where the laws gov
I. erning Il are made. As matter o
. Too, 81. TrdIap Tsrrifory ia not nov
!, "a nay.r w.s Terr,,ory I, is
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an, a,h-,c.d an ~ ~. pr.sent OKLA
b homa and that part o. the Territor
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