The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-06

timated from fifteen to thirty mil
lion dollars In value and If a part of
this enabling. act which we do not
like Is by us to be thrown aside is
there any '1reason why the United
States should not in like manner,
get rid OF that portion of it which
imposes burdens or takes property of
the United States from it? We fire.
quently hear the argument put for
waid by the special interests that
are seeking to open up this country
TO the liquor traffic, that congress had
no right to impose restraints on that
traffic for twenty-one years, and thai
as an element of our population does
not like the restriction, thereto. e, the
acceptance of the enabling act, SO
far as the whisky traffic Is concerned
is not binding but 1t must be remem-
bered that this was Indian country
prior to the time that the United
States allowed the making of a state
here, and that under the constitution
OF the United States it was not only
the right, but II was the duty OF con-
gress to regulate this traffic and, il
II saw fit. to prohibit it altogether
and congress has saw fit to say that
for twenty-one years the whisky traf-
fic shall not be an open one on the
east side of Oklahoma; and If the
declaration of congress on the sub
ject of capital location can be disre-
garded because certain interests want
to do so, why should not this provi-
sion of the enabling act and of the
ordinance accepting the same be dis
egarded at the instance of those seek
Ing to open the liquor traffic in this
country SO blinded are people by
selfinterest that, according to tue
statements of the Oklahoma City pap
ers even the ministers of the gospel
residing in Oklahoma City have buck
eled on their armor In the interest OF
the location of the capital at Okla.
homa City. in violation of the terms
of the enabling act, and have stated
In effect. that according to their judg'
ment the. Reputation of the enabling
act on the subject of capital location
| could not by any manner of means
| be stsed as a precedent Of argument
for letting down the bars in the in
| tefest OF the whisky traffic States
ought not, any more than individuals
to repudiate solemn agreements II
sname IN tho w,iter il tho light nj
,bo Ip,n,onso an,o,,nt y, ossort tho,
has haen mads Inv localities in The
tate nf otlahoma IN securo Tho eror
tion of nuhiic institntions In thei,
Immediate vicinity necessarily ON
tailino burdens of taxation that m,
nroyision in the enohIino act deferr
ING the question of 'canital locatior
nntn snch time as ol,Iahom. of thf
east side was acnnainted with Okla
homa NJ tho weet siIe and nntil suct
limo ae tbo qualities of mon that
would rise folt laadarshin was 4, som,
measure as9artAlned n was wis,
nrecaution to defer this section mn
after iote ana N aefer annronriatio,,
hy tbe statn 3,ntil ,fter mai time
Therh Was largo indian nonulatin,
on thei East side The machine ' OF
The West Side was in WORKING con
dition and Il Was The right and dnt,
NJ CONGRESS- IN mako nroyision for m,
protection Of lie indian wards on IN,
rast Side if II saw fit Inv nroyidin,
that annronriations, should not h,
made for 'nermanent .canital Location
until after tgt3 When one examine,
he nrovisions of the enahlino Act
he viii find that congress T, ON tim,
.to time did undertake 10 nrotect il
indian wards hy snecific declaration
| in the enabling act and ia looking ON
for them congress provided that IN,
! Usage nation should be county b,
| itself in oklahoma and reouired III
delegates to the constitutional cor
yention to accept by ordinance ire
yocable. the te. ms and conditions O
tho enabling act the very first ON
of which was as follows.
Provided. that nothing con.
tanned In the said Constitution
| ,ps-..l.. a.. ~. So. .;.