The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-11-29

the right of the people Of the State
to control the affairs Of State.
That when the people have spoken
It is the duty OF all public officers
to carry out the express viii OF the
people.
The location Of the seat OF State
government and the creation OF the
necessary buildings Is a matter Of con
vanlence to The people and matter
OF right which no either power should
seek to take away.
A brief history from the beginning
pf Okiahoma Territorial government
10 the present touching this question
ls Of interest to all Of u.s. The Or
Kanlc Act OF Oklahoma Territory es
labllshed the seat OF government at
the City OF Guthrie subject to the viii
Of the people OF the Territory there
after. The Territory having been or
ganized. settled, and the Legislature
elected by the people To represent
them thereafter the Territorial Leg
lslature enacted law locating the
Capital al Oklahoma City This was
the express will Of The people through
*fheir Legislature. The Governor Of
the Territory, holding office by ap
pointment. vetoed this bill
Thereafter the Legislature enacted
another law locating the Capital 81
The City of King1shers and when this
law came before the Governor hold
INK ofiioe by appointment. the win "
lhe people as expressed by the Legis-
lature was again vetoed. and later we
end that representatives OF the City
Of Guthrie secured an amendment
known as "rIder upon an appro-
Briation bill in Congress. the language.
in par. seing as follows. referring 70
the Territory Of Oklahoma:
sThat the Legislative Assembly
shan not consider any proposition of
rass any bin TO remove the seat 81
government Of said Territory from It's
present location. etc. etc.
This viii be found in thirtysecond
volume United states Statutes at
Large, page one hundred forty-cight,
and was for the purpose only Of deny
ing the people OF Oklahoma Territory
of the right TO regulate their own in
ternal affairs and closed the incident
against the win Of the people until
ire time. came for formulating the
language that should Be written into
the Enabling Act TO provide for State
government In Oklahoma and Indian
Territories.
The Constitution Of tbo United
State gave Congress no power what
sver to deprive the people Of this
state OF all the rights and privileges
nossessed by all the other states al
ready In the union. but. unmlndful Of
and without consulting two hundred
ATTY thousand voters Of the two Ter.
rltorles committee Of three men
present in Washington sought again
10 destroy the viii of the people and
10 favor a single particular city OF
our State and caused to be placed in
The statehood Bill a provision direct
ing that the Capital Of the new State
should remain at the City OF Guthrie
Tor period OF practically six years
luuAcF.
The Supreme Court Of the United
states and the Supreme Court Of oul
own state have declared the law TO b.
that the people Of Oklahoma alone
have the right at all times to locate
their own State Capital aud that th'
suggestion Of Congress WAS withou
sny force and effect and could no
lawfully deprive our people Of th'
right to locate their own Capita
whenever and where they might se'
dt
IN the exercise Of this right Of sci
rovernment the FIRST Legislature Q
lho state Of Oklahoma submitted 4
lie people two propositions pertaining
IA State Capital and which "er