The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-11-17
OKLAHOMA.

] Ted as tne fOrty-SlNtn state IN the
{ union. The new state includes Okla
{ homa and Indian territories. Oklaho.
{ ma proper was organized as a terri
{ tory Nov 2, 1890, and was formerly a
; part Of Indian Territory. II has an
: area of $1,000 square miles and in
1900 its population was 392 .O6O C. y.
: Haskell. democrat, Is the first gov.
: ernor OF the new state and was in.
augurated at Guthrie. All the state
officers, and nearly all the congress
men and state Legislators. are demo
Gratis. and both representatives Of
the new state In the United States
: senate will be OF that political faith
! The proclamation of President
: Roosevelt admitting Oklahoma to
: statehood is the first OF the kind he
: has ever issued. as no state has been
! admitted since Utah. on January T.
. 1896. Instead OF being written out ~
= long hand On parchment and decorat
. ed with fancy scrolls, as all former
y state papers OF this kind have been
= the proclamation was written with a
. typewriter IN its phraseology the Oh
. lahoma document bears close resem.
y blance to that issued by President
Y Cleveland In admitting Utah. and
y abounds in numerous "whereases.'
u These include mention of the en-
y abling act passed by the national con
u grcss. the election Of de.tgates TO
u a constitutional convention and the
" submission OF the constitution to a
y vote of the people and its acceptance
!" by them. these being the various
u steps taken before Oklahoma could be
u admitted to full sisterhood with the
=" other states. The signing of the con-
!" stitution by President Roosevelt and
=" the issuance OF his proclamation yes
a." terday were the last steps ir the long
" fight for statehood made ~ he
d" peope of the territories.
" The constitution Of Oklahoma was
- written by a convention composed of
:" 100 democrats and twelve republi.
:" cans II is said to be the most rad
4" ical document ever adopted by any
state, and by William Jennings Bry-
" an has been declared superior to
the national constitution" The radi-
" cal provisions embraced in the con.
:. stitution are not favored by President
:. Roosevelt. who considers that the
oh hax ha
=. functions of legislators. Before sign
=. ing the document the president made
a. 1t clear that there were many fea
=, lures which did not meet with his
., personal approval. but that he re
., garded IL as his Official duty to sigr
.. the document. since 1t conformed Il
.. the provisions of the enabling act.
., Oklahoma is the first state soutl
., of the line defined by the Missouri
=. compromise to be admitted into tn,
:, union in forty-four years. 1t is typic
=. ally neither southern or western
4. state. while possessing many of tn,
{. attributes of both. That it is. 70
2. the present AT least. politically align
2. ed with the democratic states o
Z, the solid south has been shown botl
:. in the election of delegates to tn
z: constitutional convention and in tn
II recent election of state officers
3; Under the prohibition clause O
3. the constitution. which was passe
q upon fayorably by the voters. Okla
/. homa enters the unions as a dry
q state. Indian Territory has long bee
8: arid, by fiat OF the government an
:: for the protection OF the Indians
q Prohibition will now nc extende
8: ever what Is known as Oklahoma te
q ritory, and with Kansas. which al
u joins Oklahoma Oh the north, wi
3; make the largest dry" territor
8; in the country. Uuder the prohbltio
8! clause is a provision for liquor di
q pensary for every town of 1000 ,
y over in the new state. There are 4
:: of these towns. 81 being in Oklah
/" ma and % In Indian Territory.
According to an act OF congress a
proved April (. 1918. the new ST
" in the blue field of the national fla
" will not be added until July 4 mex
despite the fact. That actual stat
I" hood is already accomplished. tt
" existing arrangement OF stars. wi
" six rows, win be maintained and Il
+" additional star will be added to Il
!" fourth row. This will give the Fir:
" third. fourth and sixth rows eig
J, Il stars each and the second and M