The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-03-21
A visit 10 Guthrie.

can do about getting your young
state TO place a sta,uc of Soquoyah
In the national capital. want TO
make the statue. and It would De.
tho proper rhing indeed to have
me first statue from Oklahoma that
OF an Indian"
So writes "A sister woman who Is
an artist, and ! Immediately became
enthusiastic on the subject. Oklaho.
ma with all other sutcs Is invited
10 place statues Of two of her notcu
sons In statuary hall of the capital
at Washington also designated as the
Han Of Fame. What could be- more
apropos than that the first statue
So placed should be that of an In
dian and what Indian more deserves
such recognition and honor than
Sequoyah. the modern Cadmua.
So wrote my lady that would
go to Guthrie and see IT / could
placa the subject before the law
makers there assembled, in such a
ligh that they would make the
statue possible.
Previously / had read with gr at
delight. the speech of Senator Land
urn of the Cherokees seconding the
nomination of Senator Gore. and
when | found he was an Indian. of
like blood as myself I sat me
down and wrote him letter. pat.
ting him upon the sack, so 10 speak.
for his speech was a gem. and when
he dropped into the Indian dialect
that | have loved and laughed at
all my life. | felt that | must write
him 'of my appreciation.
And when | reached Guthrie and
found the eloquent gentleman was
che author Of the Sequoyah statue
bill. my qualification was great he
cause | felt that Il had friend az
court"
7 lcarn. Il that this particular bill
had been introduced at the first ses-
/ sion of the Legislature and had b'on
. dlot iu the house after passing the
senate. Mr.. Landrum said because
there had been no one to push. Then
/ the second bill which was intrcduc, i
/ was early. and stood 80. 30 on the
calendar had been referred to a
committee and hai never been r'
ported back. Clearly mere was need
Of pushing and Immediately form
ed myself into a committee Of one,
10 push
What mistakes made and how
many useless things did and how
many were left undone that should
have been done can see now,
then the business WAS new to me,
but in my self appointed assignment
as "pusher" began 10 interview
the members as to their feeling for
the bill Many 80 Indifferent, bu-
willing 10 vote as ! asked them be-
cause they belong TO that admirable
and lovable class that for pure
chivalrvs sake. will grant a lady's
| wish
! The ChoCtaws were opposed because
they wanted thom own Pushmata-
ha immortalized, and rhey realized
that only one such honor could come
to cold Indian Territory as the
East side" as thy call it mp there,
but they too were of that fine chival-
rous spirit AMI they recognized tha
a woman of their blood asked a
favor at their hands and magniil'
Gently they granted A. and voted ac
cordngly.
But struck stormy water when
approached some Of the "Old
| Ok" men. One said 10 me, 81 am
opposed 20 the ScQuoyah statu' bill
because Of the name It bears. ] was
against tho ScQuoyah stat" move
m,nt and worked against it am
nv prciudlces remain with NE.
shall kill that hm every time II
comes up. as / killed a. before
This was dishemrening, hut
hung on and told fh' E'h'''H'""
should try to reason him into q
better frame of mind, but oh the
waiting was tedious and wcarisome
ono day in the house gallery Dor
rowcd a calendar from a nearby mar
to SEQ when my bin should como
up. for by this time ! hail taN''
this statue cause 10 my heart C
hearts and loved It like child Bn'
in this calendar found TO my
horror that had not been "orNi"t
for n statue hill hut for bust bill
How I few down the stairs and can
ID for the never falling help OF the
faithful for the change which wa.
,,,..,.,,-,rds made would be too Ions