The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-11-16

Washington, d. c., Nov. ia
flag today by the admission formally
into the Union of the state of Okla
homa AT 1916 President Roosevelt
signed the proclamation adding the
territories of Oklahoma and Indian
Territory Jointly as one of the Ameri-
can states. The usual fOrmality at
tended the ceremony which means
so much TO the people of the two ter
ritories The President used a quill
plucked from the wing of an Ameri-
can eagle. This pen will be deposited
with the Oklahoma Historical Society
The Ceremonies at Guthrie.
Guthrie, okla. Nov. 16.-With i'm
pressive ceremonies after the birth
of the new state, the oaths of office
were administered TO Governor Chas-
N. Haskell and other state officials
little before noon today. The ceremo-
nies took place on the steps of the
Carnegie Library. The proclamation
eof President Roosevelt was Saad by
Charles Filson, secretary of Oklahoma
territory, and the executive oath was
given by Leslie G. Niblack, editor of
the Guthrie Daily Leader Governor
Haskell then delivered his inaugural
address.
Governor Haskell said, in part: I'm
its course through the day the sun
will have lighted the pathway of
million and half people emerging
from the disorder and disco1tent of
bureaucratic government, restricted
to the point of helplessness and neg
lected to the limit of oppression, into
a condition of liberty and self govern
ment We are not assembled here to
worship the public officer who ulti-
mate1y conceded us our rights, espe-
.ciaIly when we reflect that long ago,
from every standpoint of population,
wealth and intelligence this territory
was entitled to all the blessings and
privileges of statehood, now to thank
the public officers in over-gracious
terms who have finally performed
long and uniustly deferred duty would
be in the nature of hugging dilatory
debtor who finally pays his just in
sdebtedness.''
Governor Haskell discussed the re-
lations between the federal and state
governments and deplored the dispo-
sition on the part of some high in
authority, etc, to look upon the con- |
stitution of the Ulited States itself
as a very little thing to be used and
construed as suited the whim of the |
executive
The Governor dwelt upon what he
termed the oppression of the country |
by the trusts, and then discussed the
financial situation. The quickest |
road to financial relief" he said, "is
to close the New York Stock Ex-
change and free the currency that it |
dominates and turn it into the chan
nels of legitimate commerce" The
Governor promised fair treatment for
the railroads.
After the Inauguration ceremonies
a parade was formed and marched
to the outskirts of the city where an
. enormous crowd participated in an
Indian barbecue which had been sug-
gested BIZ Governor Haskell. 1t had
been intended that Governor Frantz, |
the retiring governor of Oklahoma,
should ride in the carriage with Gov
.ernor Haskell. but Frantz positively
refused to ride with Haskell or to
have anything to do with the inangu-
ration. AT the barbecue grounds por-
fions of the meal were served on semi |
circular tables from a huge pit where
thirty beeves had been cooked. 1t was
. = picturesque multitude. whites and
Indians mingliag in good fellowship
Governor Haskell today announced
The appointment of Robert L Owens
and Thomas p. Gore TO be U1ited
states senators.
The majestic Manufacturing Co,