The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-04-25
KEEP Us THE FIGHT.


ferees lends credit 70 the report that
Senator Beveridge has said in pri-
yate conyersation receatly that the
4 conferees will MAKE no rcprt az this
session of congress II the cDnfsree@
DO not mean % report. the house
had better dismiss them and pase the
bill as g. came from the senate. u
the bill Is noc passed az this session
great many hopeful Republican
members Of the house will be resting
quietly a. home zben the Sixtieth
congrcss convene ST Louis Repub-
llc
Il Is dlscouuging 20 think THAI tn
statehood bill vlll fail. after the peo-
pie have done their utmost 20 secure Its
passage shah al the ~ors done and
the thousands and thousands Of dol.
lars expended ln an eHort 20 secure
justice be- io.'7 Al may De- lost unless
the people once more become active.
Again the Arimorcne suggests that
~ tho evcaf % no statehood legisla.
ton this mouth The business men %
he tvo territories organize a big Gu.
sade and make a pilgrimage into the
commercial centers and arouse on in.
tere<t among wholesale dealers-tell
them that Washington City Is len out
of the itcnerary because Of distrust
almost amounting 20 despair. OF the
failure 70 reason statehood out of
congress. that hope Is vanishing and
that unless their representatives sup.
port the statehood bill az the present
session 81 congress that the business
OF the proposed neV state will BE- Civ.
en In the future % whoiesalcrs at
New Orleans. Dallas and other South.
ern dealers whose representatives, are
supporting the measure The object
OF carrying the fight into the great
ccnters would DO for the purpose OF
protecting The impcriled measure and
for restraining any abuse that may
be- directed at H. Hardened congress.
men would flop with this powerful 10.
nuoncc aroused and made to adopt
militant policy for the rights OF the
territories.
Keep up the fight FOR statehood
The statehood bill mas been IN con
terence now nearly elk weeks. Seldom
Is a measure kept so long IN sus-
pcnsc. even when the subject matter
OF Il Is of the utmost completely. u,
Is Dni sufficient 10 think that the d.
la1qiness has been by design II the
confcrees have been dilatory purpose
ly II IL % be- hoped they are doing
some ycry hnc work. But statehood
for Oklahoma and Indian Territory
independent Of Arizona and New Mex
leo would DO more conclusive OF these
quality OF work the confcrccs arc
performing
Tho Ardmorcite regards II a hun.
dred fold moro important that we have
statehood than a great many Repub.
lican members Of the house be defeat
cd for reelection it does not look
upon the admission OF the new state
"a partisan proposition at all. IN.
deed Il isn't But there's the rub. j,
is made 30 by Speakc' Cannon. who
controls the situation and who thus
far has turned a deaf ear 10 our ap
peals for just recognition,
II a Republican congress defcata
statehood at this session the people
Of Oklahoma and Indian Territory
should work necessarily for advan.
tag" Ia some way ~ Vay back IN
iml measure the wrong inflicted. But
the Ardmoreitc also regards state
hood yet possible II the business men
~ the proposed new state will organ
izc along the lines pointed out.
Keep up the hght