The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-04-06
BELIEVED IT WOULD
HELP OKLAHOMA
Times When Men Rise
Above Politics and Be-
come StateSmen
special to DAILY Leader.

t-UCAAhl W t'alfF A+tinNls
(By Walter Schul2)
washington. April 6.--The dispu3i-
ton TO criticize Senator owen for his
vote in favor OF the Aldrich bill seems
to be general In the Oklahoma colony
Of this city, and the belief in general
is that Senator owen made a mis-
take when he cast his for that meas
ure vet the fact remains that u was
Senator Owen who bearded the lion
in its own den when he forced Sem
ator Aldrich to accept an amendment
70 his bill which increased the reserve
of country banks. one of the most inn
portant items In the bin The uniim-
tied construction of normal national
bank circulation iCh was also one
of the obnoxious 4tnres of the bill,
was ALSO elimina ~ before II finally
passed the senate. and the same Is true
of the provision that proposed to Gre
ate a market for railroad bonds by
making railroad bonds basis for cur
rency. These changes were not of the
liking of Aldrich or the Morgan group
of financiers to be true, but they were,
nevertheless made and for the simple
reason that the bill would never have
passed the senate had they not been
made
Senator owen in his maiden effort
in the senate on the currency bill, de-
livered last February, announced that
he would probably have TO vote Tor q =
bin because st seemed to be the only
measure that stood any chance OF be-
coming a law at this session, and thus
alleviate conditions In Oklahoma aud
elsewhere. IN the light of this fact
the owen vote should not come as
big eurprise Politicians, it Is true,
think that owen would have made q
better hit If he had opposed the hill
but there are times when men rise
above politicis and selfish motives and
become statesmen. owen 10 seems
voted the way he saw fit Gore voted
the way he saw fit He opposed the
bin and that Is what the other mem
bers OF the Oklahoma congressien,
delegation propose TO do in the house
oppose the bill and bring about it,
defeat II possible
But this VIII be no easy thing to do
There seems 10 be kind OF under
standing between the powers that be
in congress and that means Cannon
and Aldrich the Aldrich bill j.
10 become-a law at this session of con
gress and of course that settles 1t
When these two men get behind bil
ii is n one to a thousand shot, TO use
race horse parlance, that the measure
will become law.
Senator owen was one of three dem
ocrats who voted Tor the bill John
son and Teller were the other tw'
democrats. II will also be rememhff
ed that ringing resolutions We're adopt
cd al the recent democratic conNen
ton held at AIuakogee in which tn
Aldrich bin was denounced as n val
and pernicious measure, drawn in III
interest of the money barons OF th
East.
Representatiye Fulton's bill To gran
700 acres of land embraced In VIVA
is known as the Fort supply militar
reservation to Oklahoma for eleemosi
nary purnoses has been favorabiy r'
ported by the house committee ON II
dian affairs. and will doubtless hecom
a law at this session OF congress. tn
state already has the use Of the Ian
by virtue of an act passed while Ol
lahomA was still territory. The pa
sage OF the bill puts the title 20 IN
land in the state A large institl
tion for the insane is being conducte
on the reservation at the present tim
under the direction OF the stal
authorities.
The same committee has also "a
nrably reported bills introduced !
Fulton for the sale of a small strip
land about five miles IN length ar
a quarter section wide representa-
land between the Arapahoe and Che
enne Indian reservation and adlacel
settlers. AS this land is ON the 9th