The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-10-20
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The Kaw Star. Republican, boldly
proclaims opposition 10 Congressman
MeGuire because the latter has so of.
ten violated his pledges tha newspaper
man feels trust can no longer be re.
posed In the Pawnee congressman.
Says the Star in it's last issue:
ln the interest OF the people Of
this vicinity. and Of the First con.
gressianal district. We feel 1t our du.
ty 10 let them know where our present
congressman. Bird S. Mcguire sands
on the further removal of restrictions
from the Indians IN his district
In the face of the united front 1e-
manding and expecting an early meas
ure, such as was given the East side
Mcclure evades a decisive stand IN
his public utterances, speaking in
way that his words may be construed
10 mean anything or nothing.
Has he ever come out flatfOoted
and said that II he we're re-elected he
would endeaYOr 10 get bill thOrpgh
at the next session OF congress, which
would remove the restrictions from
the Indians IN h!a district No, he
has moi but 10 the contrary has it-
pcatedly said thai his opponent was
extremely duh la the matter. for tGk.
ing such stand and that the aecre'
iary of the interior could now, lnaer
provisions four years old, remove lie
restrictions from all competent In
dams with one stroke OF the pen.
Either the department of the 'nreri ~
miscOnstrues the law or Mr.. Mcclure
Is badly mistaken, as The departm, n
holds that before an Indian may se-
cciye citizenship papers under The
present law. he must make a formal
application and prove his competence
We do not need 10 cnumerale how
slow the department has been In r1,
moving the restrictions, and II would
be extremely discrediting 10 even a
true prophet to come among us end
preach that the department OF lndiaA
affairs would deviate great deal
from the established procedure nn-
less compelled TO do so by law.
80 long as the present law Is in
force the Usage country in particular
and big portion OF the Kaw will be
dominated by Texas cattle interest il
is strange indeed that Mcclure would
ask his northern Republican fri ands
10 elect him, and by simple twist Of
the wrist be a full fiedged representa-
tive OF Texas Democracy and OF the
kind that do not even claim home m
his district Y
Mcclure has endeavored 70 make
some people believe that a rastriction
measure as above refurred TO- would
be extremely hard TO get through c5N-
gress: yes, and in the face of the fact
that congress did not offer one dissent
ing vote to the measure last winter
which was of much greater magni-
tude than the present one his constitu'
eney Is demanding.
We promised Mcclure and Republi-
can chairman Whiting OF the list. dis
trlet, that for our part we would tell
the people exactly where he stands, II
he refuse to take stand for the re-
moval Of restrictions from these In
dams and we will make good IS far as
we are able
We have more details ana fuller
particulars 10 recte IN case AcGUre
wants them
"Our action in the matter may be
termed boiling TIE ticket or anyih'ns
else Mcclure or his steadfasi friends
may care to give IL. We call II a
square deal TO the First district V0icrs
and we Intend that his Peaisc@ or the
matter ~ill BE- subjeet oS much dis
eussion among all chs voters In the
First district sasors HoSesA6er Sra
"a late hour this afternoon no spe'
oial messenger. hurrying 10 get lhe
further particulars the star mention
ed had been citod probably one may
never be sent
" H. Chappell icfi yesterday for
Western Oklahoma 10 make campaign
speeches,