The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-01-17
STATEHOOD BILL THE BONE
Contention Over Which a
Merry War is Raging

icouoCitdltu no one KNOWS. Inc Stdl-
warts, as those who have come to be
known who stand for the despotlsm OF
the committee ON rules threaten that
1t must be the omnibus bill or none.
The protagonists in the fight for In
dian Territory and Oklahoma do not
believe the stalwarts have the arro-
gance and the effrontery TO persist in
their tyranny 20 this extremity. They
believe that when the speaker and his
committee on rules become convinced
that the instructors will not sur
render they will relax their despot-
ism sufficiently to permit the house
to express its judgment in this one
instance, at least.
But at present neither side betrays
the slightest disposition to recede.
The stalwarts profess to have the in
surrection under control II they did,
the debate on the tariff bill would be
stopped abruptly and the statehood
bills and the attendant rule would be
brought in forthwith. Their failure
TO do that is proof that The speaker
knows that he is now supported by a
majority.
Neither the objurations of the
speaker nor the anathemas from the
white house have had any appreciable
effect. To say that anathemas come
from the white house is no exaggera-
ton. 1t was common gossip In Wash
ington the first of the week that to
the Missouri rebels, whom the presi-
dent called into his presence, he de-
clared yehemently that money was be-
ing used "on the bill to defeat the
statehood bill. And" he Is said to
have added, you may tell Babcock l
said So" A New York paper printed
the story this morning, yet all the de-
NAL it has received so Gar Is one OF
those stereotyped disclaimers which
Mr. Loeb is in the habit Of giving out.
Mr. Babeock is the rebel chief He
got recognition this morning to speak
on a question of personal privilege,
provoked by story that he was a
rebel because he had been disappoint-
ed in his committee assignments He
denied this imputation most convinc
ingly, but not word did he have to
say about the message which is said
to have been brought from the white
house. EsEigS9
The assertion that money is being
used to sayo arizona from joint state.
hood Is not new one 1t grows out
Of the fact that soma large corporate
interests in the territory are known to
be opposed to the cmnlbra bill. If
the president imarlnes. though. that
tha oppcx.tion TO The omaibus bin has
no other motive than love OF money ha
Is qa.te II error Some OF the op-
pe tlon is lue to the belle ~shat it
is srng 70 LAX togethq The fortunes
of two peoples differing so essentially
as do thcs e Arizona and New Mex
leo Some o. too, IS due 10 The
spirit Of independ which the new
members have brought to Wash.ag-
Ton, probably as one Of tha Evidences
OF their yerdancy; but a greet deal Of
Ii is also due to the fact that there
are many Of the presidents party Ia
congress who are not in sympathy
with him. not only in his purpose to
force statehood upon Arizona, but like
wise with respect 70 several others
Of his policies.
Heretofore the opposition TO the
president has paaiiested itself chiefly
in the senate. and to propitiate some
OF his opponents in that body he has
become so partial in distributing the
patronage as almost to have become
unmindful Of the existence OF the
house. Resentment has resulted. ol
course The president seems obliyi
pNn ol AAAn. nc - IioAN ~ nAolNN
every one Of sinister motives who op
poses him resolutely. This frailt'
gives plausibility to the story Of the
message sent 10 Babcock though th'
story gained circulation on such au
thority as TO leave 1t little need o
corroboration, Also one hears IN quar-
iers which get ther inspiration iron
the white house that the opposition
to the president, not only on th'
statehood bin but on various mat
ters. notably his peculiar foreign pol
iciss. is prompted by a desire 70 dis
crsdit him so that the railroads MAJ
defeat his rate legislation. Such I'm
peschmeats OF mems motives do no
tend 10 plaeate his opponents on an,
proposition
The proof of this tact s notable
even now. The temper OF both Iii
lhoase and ihe eonatc grows more ugh