The Indian Chieftain. (Vinita, Indian Terr.), Vol. 13, No. 46, Ed. 1, Thursday, July 18, 1895 Page: 2 of 4
This newspaper is part of the collection entitled: Oklahoma Digital Newspaper Program and was provided to The Gateway to Oklahoma History by the Oklahoma Historical Society.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
f't'fl
R-
i"jiWPjii - i'n uimwrtfr fryfrfy $im tijfh I - -ii " -v- - "j f wtytrf 'ffifflfptf&i? IPWjr
11 .
0)
7
1
Indian Chieftain.
LSO Tt X?f Adwnoa
i ' -rit.' u '- -" '
"" PnblUbtd Thnredaya by
run CnurrxiK rimtunino UmrkKr
:-
X. XAKKS Mltor.
M. Jt!. XIXFOR- annasrtfr:
5
ViNtTA Inp Tek July 18 1895".
Eo WABimouiiNK from tho
Spavinaw country was over Sat-
urday and roports ovorythlng in
good Bhape.ior tho Downings over
thoro.
Whkm tho Chcrokoo votots aro
asked to cliooso bdtwoon Snm
Mnyos and Bob Rosa for chief of
this nntion it docs cortalnly look
like tho result would bo easily
foretold.
Tins district will bo represented
in tho uppor liouso of council by
thn Downing mon. Qunler nnd
Rogers aro running liko a prairio
flro along with most of tho Down-
ing ticket.
If Qcorgo Bengo could bo in-
duced to repeat bis Bluejacket
speech throughout Cooweescoo-
wco nnd Dolnwarc districts thcro
would bo no need of Snm Mayes
oi any of tho Downing party mnk.
ing n singlo speech.
Every man who votes for Bob
Ross is following tho leadership of
Norwood and Frazce. This Jb a
pretty bitter pill to swallow but
thoy aro tho leaders and the logi-
cal conclusion is that ovorybody
clso in tho party must be followers.
The National party in Saline
district last vcok nominated the
following ticket: Senato Soggy
Sanders and Sam Smith; council
Eli Batt Frank Connino Jack
Ross; clerk Joe Ross; sheriff John
Robs; judgo Henry Ross; solicitor
Jumper.
A few weeks ago the Vinita
Qlobo began to insist on tho town
cleaning up its cess pools nnd sow-
ogo and now it wants Hoolio Boll
elected senator from Delaware.
That sheet is consistent if nothing
olse but hnB undertaken two
mighty odorous jobs.
As the campaign advances Jim
Key's capacity for shedding tears
over tho condition of his country
is becoming more and moro mani
fest. Four years ago"Jecms' said
this country was on tho "wagged
wedge of wooin'" and tt is pre
Burned it is still hanging there.
Stiiawb point tho direction of
tho wind. Printers having jobs nt
present on tho National campaign
sheets at Vinita and Clarcmoro
have been applying to The Chief
tain for work. Peoplo when asked
to subscribe for a year or even a
month should bear this in mind.
TnEitE will bo a political barbe-
cuo next Saturday at tho Marrs
nlaco at Timber llill eight miles
southeast of hero in Delnwaro dis
trict. Candidates for district of
fices will tell tho peoplo from tho
stump how they expect to save
the country. Everybody invited.
That prominent National man
who stated last summer at the Sa-
line court house at tho payment
socn after tho nominations were
made that Ross was charged with
so many things that the parly
could not hopo to elect him said
something that sounds liko proph-
esy now.
When tho Sentinel roasts the
board of education for turning
Capt. Smith out of the male semi-
nary it forgets to mention that W.
V. Carey had nothing to do with
the matter and that it was Gus
Ivey ond C. 0. Frye. It is right
to place tho blame on tho guilty
ones but "honor to whom honor
is duo."
Some how or other Charley Mc-
Clellsn is not making n very swift
raco for council this year. That
was a bad break Charley made
when ho appealed to the United
Slates for protection a few years
ago and didn't popularize him with
tho people of his own government.
Tho Cherokees will hardly elect a
man to mako laws for them who
will not abide by them himself.
Theke is no safer man in the
raco for council in this district than
Blue Rider. Ho is ono of the men
who belioves every citizen should
bo equally interested in maintain-
ing and protecting the Cherokee
government nnd that nil Bhuuld
sharo its benefits nliko without
distinction and thnt if this nation
is to atind iu citizens must be one
people undivided.
(Jkoiicik Be.n'ok paid in his Blue-
jacket cpeech llint tho reason ho
Introduced the hill to prevent tho
while men from drawing ihoir "In-
dian fiimlliiV per capita money
wan because s uiar.v Indian wo-
men with while husbands had
coino to I din crying and begging
him that lie o.nildnH resist. Mr.
lieiign wnBtiu'ujiiiuj fur Mr. Russ
and the National parly then and
it should ho remembered nt tho
fwU. Tim mm) who prevented
th pnsaogo of liil bill W. T.
lAvia 'f IMawiro a staunch
Xtowning uiuu mid u wididnto for
thtj uat on tho Dwiijuk ticket.
I)onH fpnit to vote for him
John QUNrsn nnd Bill Rogers
will bo tho sonatprs from this dis
trict. Tho pooplo don't havo to
bo porBuadod to voto for such men;
thoy do it from choico.
Andy Norwood tho citizenship
ttonioy and partner of John Book
And Hoolio Bell dodges tho issue
by saying Uiat tho National party
was not defending his record.
One of tho reasons why Bill
Dnvt? ahould be elected to tho
senato in Delawaro is thnt ho is
tho nomineo of tho Downing pnrty
nnd is doinc mora for Snm Mayes
probably than any other man in
the district. But .anotbor and n
better reason Is thnt hois an hon
est nnd snfo man for tho plnco.
IIooi.tK Bell's attempt to array
tho adopted people against tho In-
dians has boon a dismal failurq.
When a Chcrokco turns against
his own blood ho is getting prolty
low down in tho scalo of politics.
But then ho has tried on the
other hand to consolidate tho full-
bloods cast of tho river against tho
adopted pooplo. Is this tho part
of a patriot? Is this tho way to
unify tho Chorokoo people?
Well :t begins to look like a
Downing victory. .The echoes of
tho "joint discussion" that began
Inst wock nwny down nt Hanson
in tho southern portion of our
beautiful country aro getting near-
er nnd nearer ns tho procession
moves northward and presaging
defeat for Ross and tho Nationals.
Tho party and the a. that helped
Wni. A. Phillips to rob tho nation
aro being driven into their holes nt
evory turn. Tho victory is to bo n
complete ono this time.
It now transpires thnt tho Daw-
son letter printod in last week's
Champion was not written by
Mr. Dawson at all nnd that that
gontiemnn wns very much sur-
prised when his attention was
called to the matter Mr. Boll's
tricks aro getting so old and
thread-bare that the peoplo of
Delaware district know thorn nil
by heart. Tho old man is getting
childish and cannot understand
thnt ho can no longor go out with
n bribo in his pocket nnd a lie in
his mouth and win nn election.
It is not so surprising that ono
"Corn Silk" should parade his in-
fidelity nnd his abuse nnd villifi-
cation of the white ndopted citi-
zens of this nation in tho Tele-
phone week after week s it is
that tho church walls throughout
the country have not fallen before
tho blast of his "ram's horn."
This is tho same "Corn Silk"
who on motion of Judge Wyly
was voted an ass at tho Wagoner
meeting of the adopted white cit-
izens in May. It is said that he is
a Downing man; but if hois ho is
shooting through a national gun
the Telophone.
NonwooD has had a good deal to
say about Sam Mayes bringing in
Texas caltlo but does not stop to
toll how many intruders he (Nor-
wood)has brought into tho country.
Texas steers may be a nuisance
but when thoy get fat they are
shipped out. Tho intruders
though .stay and we are unable to
get rid of them. If all the claim-
ants that Andy Norwood and his
ilk havo introduced into tho coun-
try wero removed tho Cherokco
nation would be in a pretty fair
condition. It requires a good deal
of cheek for a mnn like Norwood
to assume to advise Cherokees cs
to whom they should voto for.
There is only three ways in this
world to get money viz to earn
it by labor of some kind to havo
it given as a present and to steal
it. Now wo will suppose a caso:
We will suppose that there is to
bo a big per capita payment to
raado by the treasurer and his
bo
as-
sistants; council by enactment al-
lows tho latter to bo paid a por
diem of 83.50 and it takes 100 days
to mako tho payment; 100 days
multiplied by $3.50 equals $350.00
the amount tho assistants should
receive; but A. puts away $20000
and B. 840000. Now lot the read
er mako tho deductions.
It is not at all strango that tho
little two by four campaign sheets
should find fault with Tub Chief
tain. They know that The Chief
tain is diametrically opposed lo
their methods. The man or tho
newspaper that has no higher mo-
tivo than partisan politics in this
country doe? not deserve tho confidence-
nor the patronage of the
peoplo. The average citizen is'
getting tired of paying a year's
subscription to a newspapor that
will not live longer than tho pres-
ent campaign. They aro Irauds
and generally run by men that aro
in the habit of practicing fraud on
their lellow men. Investigate any
of them and you will find them
run by men who havo' bo en en-
gaged in all sorts of questionable
business such as citizenship
mills pension frauds quack doc-
tors and nostrum venders. They
belong to tho "stop thief" class of
cheap politicians that uro always
trying to deflect addition whilo
they fleece somebody.
PSHEKCKOUKDKRS MEET AtMlJf.
Tho Horizon Homowlml Cloudcd-
Frnzco Fired ni Usual.
VintTA July 11.
Emion Chieftain: Tho moot-
ing of our club Inst night was a
stormy one and there occurred
something that I rcgrot to mention.
Tho nttendanco was quite lnrgo
but thcro was n number of persons
prcsont that we had good reason
to suspect of only being shies. A
jug of tho vilest Senoca whiskoy I
tliMK I over tasted was in read-
iness at tho lumbar shed nnd in
nn incredibly short timo some of
our members wero in n sad plight
nnd it wns with tho utmost diffi-
culty that I w s ablo to call tho
houso lo ordor. When order was
finally secured I asked if thcro
wero any present who should not
be permitted to remain whilo bus-
iness was being transacted. At
tliis juncturo Mr. Bell aroso in
his plnco and said thoro was ono
man present who much as ho ro-
grettod it ho would havo to object
to. Ho had learned by sad oxpor-
ienco that tho man could not be
trusted with a secrot. Mr. Bell
thon pointed his finger at a sad-
faced old mnn scntod on a nnll keg
in tho back part of tho shed wlio
leaned over oxpectornted pro-
fusely muttorcd something about
"Champion" "statehood" want-
ing to "save tho wreckage" then
aroso stroked his whiskors blow
his nose and retired. It seomed
tho doctor(?) had been talking on
tho Btreot nnd had given nwoy
somo of our plans-
By requost tho chair will state
brioily tho work and proopects of
tho Bell party and the things that
hnvo transpired since our Inst
meeting nt this lumber shed. Gen-
tlemen I nm sorry to announce
thnt our efforts to mnko n ticket
hnvo in n larco measure been
indv
brought from Afton that Howell
said could carry everything has
gono back on us in tho meanest
possible manner nnd is against us
today and wo will got nothing
from Alton. The plan of our lead-
er is to mako a still hunt nmong
the Nationals. Walter Brccdlovo
has promised us the earth in tho
wav of National votes but some
how wo doubt his ability to deliver
them. Ho has never been ablo to
do anything for himself in tho way
ofcontroling National votes and
wo don't bank much on him any-
way; ho is about as windy as How-
ell But the scheme we aro look-
ing to most just now is to array
tho fool Cherokees cast of the river
against an iranjjrnary white .voto
that wo can tell them is ngainsl
them. In this littlo scheme wo
can bring to bear all the race prej-
udice possible. We believe it will
work this year though our leader
has tried it before with disastrous
results. When Dr. Frayser ran
four years ago wo thought it would
bo fun to turn tho full-bloods
against him becauso ho was a
whito citizen but it wouldn't work
ond Frayser got more votes than
did Mr. Bell. Tho full-bloods aro
hard to turn at theso chief's elec-
tion years; thoy go with the party
like sheep. One of our sore-headed
friends from Spavinaw was here
and of cour'o is with us ns nre all
tho sore-heads in the district if we
can only organizo them. Our Na-
tional allies on the cast side ot the
river have arranged to trade oil
Lee Smith for Mr Bell. Wo havo
placed especial stress on tho fact
that Smith is a whito man and I
Delievo it will work; Bell thinks it
will too. On this side of tho river
wo will trade Littlo Johnie Gibson
for Mack Landrum. Johnio wont
llko it but he can't help himself;
ho is too much of a straight Down-
ing man for our purposes any way
so we will trado him off every
chance. The race will be between
Bill Davis and Mr. Bell and our
energies must bo directed against
Davfj: we must defeat him at all
hazards. Foo Horn.
From tho tone of yesterday's
Champion Frazce has evidently
drank another jar of alcohol.
The National party in Delawaro
district havo mado a change in
their ticket; they havo taken down
Tom Mooro (col.) and put Jas. L.
McLaughlin in his stead.
Jab. M. Miller candidato for
council on the National ticket In
Delawaro was in the city yester-
day looking after his fences. Mr.
Miller is an intelligent Cherokee
and would make a good councillor.
The gentlo Rule oaatigation The
Chieftain gavo M. Frazee a few
weeks ago seems to linger with tho
old man and ho is still smarting
and cquirming undjr the lash.
When ho cools off a littlo wo will
givo him another prodding.
An obscure littlo newspaper
with a gimlet-headed littlo non-
citizen editor way down in tho
Creek nation has espoused the
cause of Hoolio Bell nnd last week
pipes out the following sickly little
lay:
Attorney Hoolle Bell Is causing
tho loaders of tho Downing parly
in the Cherokee nation to loso
considerable Bleep. At least it
seems that way from the manner
the Downing papers aro digging
up his past record. Hoolio's past
Is liko his future a 6ucccs for tho
pnrty he supported. His efforts
this year will he similar.
"We will wait a few moments
longer" enld tho pastor "in order
to gtvo an opportunity for those
wno may wish io unuo wiiu uio
church to cotno forward and do so."
A solomn hush fell upon thn con-
grcgntibn but nobody moved. At
last a long sloudor lantern-jawed
long-whiskered crosYoycd man
fitting near tho door roso up nnd
said: While tho young peoplo
in tho nudieuco are making up
their minds upon theso all-impor
tant nueelions I should liko to
offer a few thoushts on the sub
ject of free coinage of ilver"
failure. Tho beautiful littlo schomo "" "V'inB l" uo w" u- -tho privilege of seizing without n
of our bosom friend Dr. WmCull Howe murder; bond fixed limit a common domnin with tho
Howell proved to bo one of Wil- H1P.09L T gunranteo of froo nnd exclusive
linm's "windys." Tho man Daniel C. Jones miirdcrjordercd mo nnj realizing that allotment
7
rOKT SMITH LETTER.
The Kottcnrlnar Murderers Bcnlcnccd
with Horcrnl Others-Jones
nnd Kowo Holrascd
The unusunl sight of tho death
sentence bolng passed upon a wo-
rn nn was witnessed in U. S. court
Snturdny morning.- Tho womnn
waallr. Mary A KoUetirlh-r.who
with two negroes Gcorgo Wash
lngton Frazlor hud Richard Cal-
houn worn convicted of killing
Mrs. Kottcnring's husband noar
Muldrow for his lifo insurance
Thoy nro to hang October 1.
Frank Carver who killed his mis-
tress Annie Mnlodon nt Musco-
gee; John Allison who killed his
fnthor noar Pryor Creok and Ell
Lucas who killed n half wittcd ne-
gro near San Bois were sentenced
last week to hang on tho samo day.
Judgo Parker has gono to Spring-
field to hold a two weeks' term of
court for Judgo Phillips. Ho will
also go to Littlo Rock for n week
beforo returning.
W. F. Weeks tho defaulting
postmaster at llartshorno was
brought in Monday by deputy Bill
Ellis. Weeks gnvo $3000 bond
for his nppcaranco at court.
A -15 calibro pistol was found on
murderers' row of U. S. jail last
week and n negro trusty Sherman
Vann Is In jail for having taken
it in. Some cartridges wore found
with pistol in tho bath room and
some wero also found in Chorokeo
Bill's cell. It is thought the lead-
ers in tho plot for a wholesalo jail
delivory wero Chorokoo Bill Buz
Lucky nnd Chorokeo Bill's prole-
go tho fighting man of tho lower
tloor littlo Alexander Allen.
Henry Starr was ono of the first
searched when Jailor Berry bo-
camo suspieiou? and led many to
beliove ho was connected with Uio
plot but moat of tho guards say ho
turned over to Sheriff of Cooweo
scooweo district for trial this
court not having jurisdiction.
Dory Fulsomo larceny; 5 years
nt Leavenworth.
M. A. Pulse perjury; 1 year at
Leavenworth.
livnuin Colbert perjury; l year
nt Loavcn worth.
J. J. MoBrido false claims; 1
year nt Leavenworth.
Jolin 11. tiliism larceny; - years.
William M. Wright assault; 1
year.
Charles Wagoner larceny; 3
years.
James Baylos receiving stolen
propcrty;2 years at hard labor and
$25fmo.
RjU Kinney larceny; 3 years.
Charles Blaze larceny; 2 years.
Joseph McGill arson;2 years.
Melvip Tucker arson; 4 years.
James Sprandling.rcceiving stol-
en property; 3 years at hard labor
and $500 fino.
Douglns Wnshington lnrceny; 5
years.
James M. Commer assault; 18
months.
Oliver Gaelics assault nnd intro-
ducing; 39 months and $100 fine.
Tim Murphy robbery; 3 yenrs
John Crittenden robbery; 3
years.
Quinton Fry violating intor-
courso law; 20 months and $200
tine
Thomas B. Raglnnd violating
intercourse law; 18 months and
$100 fine.
Viriril Drown violating inter
course law; 13 months and $100
fino.
John Culver violating inter
course law: 18 months nnd $100
fino.
Wm. Johnson larceny; 3 yearn.
Tho following prisonois drew
iail sentences for violating tho in-
tercourso law: Asa Jackson 70
days and 150; Lewis Still 50 days
and $150; John Drum 30 days and
$50; Turner Barnes William Racy
Moct.s Harioi Dave Stewart and
Walter Brown 30 daya nnd $100
each.
Earl Cunningham withdrew his
former nlea of not guilty to a
charge of larceny and admitted his
guilt. Ills Fentonce was suspend
ed until August 12th.
Thomas Thompson man-
slaughter; sentenced to imprison-
ment at Columbus Ohio for ten
venrs nnd $500 fine.
Ed Reed recognized to Sept. 7
In sum of $500 as attached witness
Jacl: Kevins violating inter
course Jaw; 30 days and $50.
David Scott same.
Tom Taylor Introducing ond
sellingjBontenco reduced to CO days
In jail and 81&U line. -
A Card From Mr. (7llson.
Okotk I. T.Jnl)rlo1M
Editor Chieftain: Will you
nloose allow mo spaco In your vol-
uablo naner to correct a mistake
that has gono out against mo. Somo
one reported that I did not en-
dorso tho plank in tho Downing
bl.it for in where equal lights aro
guaranteed to all citizens. I am
tho roculur nomineo on Iho Down-
inc ticket for the senato Oast of
Grand river nnd if olocted will do
my duty in fulfilling all promisor
mado in Iho Downing platform.
Thanking tho peoplo for tho honor
they hnvo conferred upon moi am
Vory Respectfully
John 11. Guison.
Mrs. David Garoutto who lived
near tho ridgo died suddenly last
Tuesday under very peculiar and
distressing circunntaucos. One of
her sons had gone over tho river to
get somo water nt the tank. While
there tho hoy had some words with
tho tank pumper who started over
the river to inform his father. Mrs.
Garoutte hearing of tho difficulty
started across the bridge to bring
her son home. When partly over
she heard the train whistle and be-
coming fritrhtended sho ran some
distance A son working on the
ferry boat went to her assistance and
helped her off tho bridgo when she
sunk down and expired in a fow
moments. Slip was suhicct to
heart trouble which with tho
fright ond over exertion caused
her death. Sho was buried in tho
Tulsa cemetery Wednesday aftor-
noon. Review.
Three cuU now
Cleveland's family.
in president
THE IN111AN QUESTION.
To the E.I I tor of thi EItor.
Tho purposo of tho govornmont
ns represented by tho Dawes com-
mission in insisting upon a divi-
sion of Indian lands bolieving
that division or allotments as
seen from existing conditions is
Imnoralivo is to socuro to every
Indian upon n basis of classified
valuation a pro rata sharo of land
and restoro to thousands their in-
terest iu and sharo ol a common
undivldod proporty of which thoy
havo boon bo ruthlessly depiivod.
To ono unncquaintcd with tho
situation it would 'm romark-
ablo beyond comparison thnt this
most commendable- purposo on tho
part of tho parent government
should meet with opposition from
nny Indian. But investigation nt
once discovers tho distrust of the
uneducated tho jealousy of tho
politician and tho powor of con.
stltuted monopoly.
To understand thnt theso nro tho
sources from which nriso opposi-
tion requires no very groat effort
on tho part of tho student of causo
nnd effect. But It is assuring ns
is ovorywhoro nnd nlwnys when
truth Is called to combat error
right to triumph over wrong thnt
this movement on tho part of tho
parent government has tho approv-
al and support of thnt oloment
which will eventually provail.
As to tho uneducated it is to bo
rcgrettod that all things comblno
to mako this class of peoplo an
oasy proy of siren song tho pic-
tures of death and destruction so
vividly and skillfully painted by
those who havo an axo to grind.
But whalovcr of opposition that
might arise to a fair nnd equal di-
vision of tho Indian lands It can
not b'i denied that tho monopoly
aforesaid created and mado cer-
tnin ns tho logical outgrowth of
but moans that custom must givo
plnco to law that right must tri-
umph over wrong. Thnt allot-
ment but means a classification
and an apportionment of lands. nnd
a surrender by nil real Indians of
such lands as may bo held In ox-
cess of n pro rnta sharo and an
entire surrender of nil lnnds held
and being used by pretended In
diansmonopoly restivo and ovor
watchful of approaching danger is
inc controlling puwur aim instant-
ly rises in its might to opposo any
measure that threatens witli over-
throw the citadel tho Egypt in
which it dwelleth to oppress. To
tho rustom.law which legalizes tho
taking without limit of undivided
domain and appropriating of tho
samo to tho takers. exclusivo privi
leges and benefits to tho finder of
a coal mine which by patent titlo
is the common property of all tho
Choctaw Indians and in like man
ncr as to tho sale and proceeds of
timber etc. is duo tho riso and
growth of n monopoly which oppos-
es any proposition looking to an
equal division of tho Indian estate.
On the other hand to the unfair
and unjust custom-laws by which
tho Indians aro governed in regard
to tho use of and benefits in their
common proporty is due the dis-
affection which is rising nnd
gathering In strength each day for
revolt. For as a condition conse-
quent upon tho custom-laws gov-
erning tho Indians in tho use of
their common proporty their
country or at least all thnt Is
worth anything has passed "froo
gratis" and without let or hin-
drance into tho hands of a very
fow persons. And.thoro is present-
cd tho remarkablo spectaclo of
thousands of Indians forced by
tho laws of their country to accopt
for their homes n "torn fuller"
patch on a rocky mountain sido.
or nothing. But I am romindeu
here that theso Indians wero too
negligent nnd slow in tho race.
Tliis may bo. But theso misfor-
tunes do not in law work a- for-
feiture of titlo to cstato nor justify
use without compensation. What
objection then under such circum-
stances can any ono laying claim
to justico.offor to allotment? What
argument based upon any line of
logic or common senso can be
brought forward in behalf of the
"poor Indian" against allotment?
Against restoring to him and so-
curing to him and that too upon a
basis of valuation a pro rata sharo
of common property?
But wa are told that it is "un-
Injun" for lands to bo hold in
severalty.
Yet it is strictly ."Injun" to uso
in severalty any amount of undi-
vided Indian lands; though such
uso would deprivo any number oi
Indians of their right to a pro rata
sharo of such undivided lands.
Again wo nro told that thn hold-
ing of land in severalty would on-
danger Indian nationality. But
we riso to answer that in our
judgment a nation whoso policy
of government has not the merit
of securing to all its pooplo all
their rights and tho ability of pro-
tecting them in tho same is not
worth existence.
Wo are told again that a division
or allotment ot lands lo the poor
ignorant Indians wopld soon ho
followed by their being beaten out
of Ibem and that that would bo
tho ond. Indoedl What anxious
care and solicitudol What of so-
curity and protection is offered
tho poor ignorant Indian by tho
present regime? What Is tho dif-
forence? Justus well let him havo
tho fun of tho futuro beating as tho
sleight of the prcaent taking.
A position is nover so untcnablo
an argument novor so ridiculous
as when inconsistent. But in this
presentation of tho question the
proposition of tho government
seems to bo overlooked that when
this land is alloted it shall be
mado inalienablo for a term ol at
least 21 years.
In its organization and tho enact
ment of law for the government of
the Indian Territory conditions
then existing (as only intelligently
pan) doubllcse received duo con-
sideration and wpr mot with ap-
propriate nnd Biibsorvjent law
But ever nnd anon as n law of na
ture that cannot bo averted tho
conditions of nations nnd of pen.
plo ire changing and as new is
sues tho consoquont and inevit-
able outgrowth aro prosentod now
law is created to harmonizo nnd
tho pople freed from that which no
longor subsorves to tholr interest
but has becomo indeed a burden.
To opposo a monsuro or govorn
mont policy without assigning or
being ablo to assign an intolligont
and logical reason thorofor is but
to cntor to whims nnu prejuuicoi
which appear and disappear as oc
casion demands. As an Indian
citizen with nothing in view but
tho wounra ol tho wholo lnuinn
pooplo influenced by and heeding
nothing but tho itnperativo do-
mauds ot present conditions to
disregard which is to invito ruin I
nm for allotment a fair and equal
division of lands upon n basis of
classified valuation that each In-
dian may sharo and sharo aliko.
In support of my position I hold
as inconlrovortablo truth that in
tho uso and expondiluro of com-
mon undivided proporty such as
belong to tho Choctaw Indians and
secured to them by patent from
tho United States government no
special privileges and benefits can
attach. And whonover custom
misnamed lnw assumed to disro-
gnrd this trutli by grnnting nnd
conferring such spocinl and exclus-
ivo rights privileges a'nd benefits
then Tmmediato remedial legisla-
tion is imperative tho voico of tho
govorning head the parent govern-
ment must bo heard. Tho law
must interpose
It tho Indians havo any titlo to
their land it id found in tho patent.
And in tho uso of tliis land that
patent titlo does not provide-" for
tho granting by the Choctaw gov-
ernment of exclusive rights nnd
privileges to any ono or any nutn-
bor of Indians. Honoo it follows
that in law thoro does not exist
such a thing as an Indian trespass-
ing on Indian land. To contend
for this would be ridiculous; as
ono cannot trespass on his own
land or lands in which ho holds
an equal and undivided interest.
Has this feature of tho question
ever occurred to those who opposo
nllotment? To illustrnto: A cus-tom-mndo
landlord in making n
tour oi his princely domain finds n
little Indian trespasser perchance
in tho middle of his field. Ap-
proaching him tho following con-
versation onsues: "My littlo man
whnt aro you doing here?" "Why
sir I thought I would build mo it
house to live in and peradventuro
work somo of this iand around
hero for n livelihood." "Oh in-
deed But my littlo man did you
not know that this land bo-
longs to me?" "No sir; I did not
know that! How did it camo to
be yours?" "Why tho Choctaw
government passed n law giving it
to mo for improving it and guar-
antees to protect mo in the peace-
ablo possession and exclusivo uso
thereof." "IndecdII Well sir I
nm aware of this law so-called
vou speak of. But I am hero to
deny the validity of thnt law. I
am hero to deny that tho Choctaw
government has any right or pow-
er delegated to enact law depriv-
ing mo of the uso nnd bonofit of
innd" in which I hold by patent
titlo un equal nnd uudivod interest
with yoursoll nntl givo the snmo
to vou exclusively. I nm willing
nnd I wnnt you sir to hnvo your
pro rata ehnro of this land. But
sir I want my share too and out
of the very ncc ssitios of tho case
I must havo it. And now if you
think thoro is a law to put n nlan
oil his own land or land in which
ho holds an en ual and undivided
interost I'm lur huckloberry."
Tho last act in the farcical drama
of an Indian trespassing on ids
own land is comploted. Fho bell
rings the curtain down. Exit mis-
taken ond fallen landlord a full be-
Hover in immediate allotments.
And tho sumo i3 truo as to tho
coal mines of this nation mines
in which by patent titlo evory
Choctaw Indian holds an caunl
f and undivided interest. I dociaro
that a court of equity will sustain
any Indian in nitachment orved
upon tho operators of lht coal
mines to securo a pro rain sharo of
the proceeds thereof.
But I cannot closo this lettor al-
ready extended boyond what I
could desire without advortiug
to an item found in a lata number
oi tho Fort Smith Elevator nnd
which was takun from tho Tele
phono a paper published I bo-
lievo at Tahlcquah tho Chorokeo
capital. It says: Tho Cherokco
country or what is loft of it con-
tains 5000000 acres of all kinds
of surface Four-fifths .of it or
1000000 acres aro agriculturally
worthless and is such ns Is left
unsettled in states a hundred
yenrnnld. This lenves 1000000
ncros fur homes and larms or
thirty-soveu .acres per capita
counting all citizens as entitled to
sharo." Hero is cortainly disclos-
ed a most doplorablo stnto of af-
fairs ' As there are many- Chora-
koes (and many who are possibly
not Cherokoes)who have hundreds
ofnoros of tills agricultural land
enclosed and iu cultivation and
aro appropriating it to tholr exclu-
sive uso it neaeurily follows
that there aro many who nro thus
doprived of nny part ot tlioao n
rlcullural lands nnd that they
have no way of getting a pro rata
sharo without buying or trespass-
ing. But npponlii to tho parent or
guardian government la restore'
will cortainly avail.
And theso condition1) be it un-
derstood aro not peculiar to tho
Chorokoo nation. They exist in
a greator or lees degreo in nil the
Indian nations.
And now the question is will
the Indinns that laro majority of
thorn who feel toohe;tvlly tho bur-
den of misgovernment submit to
a continuation of this sort ot thing?
Scarcely! In tho rising generation
wo aro confronted witli an Indian
peoplo who in point of oduuation
and biiHiuess training nro Immeas-
urably Biiporior to any who evor
lived since tho landing of Colum-
bus and thoy may be counted on
to claim nnd demand their own.
And. bending ns thoy uro under
lirdQUB too grievous longer to bcur
the mutlerhgs of discontent are
clearer. Tho clouds of tho ap-
proaching storm nro thhikoning.
Alroady tho cry Is heard) "come
I oyer and help u." Justice
V
'WSiS'VVSV'
T. F. THOMPSON
In the Rock Building
Dcsiro lo announce lo their many friends in this coun-
try thnt thoy hnvo ndded to their stock n full lino of
DRY GOODS
ISTOTIQISrS
H'UBN laHHSTGS.
TIIEGE Z.Z3.TSO A33DEB SO
t Provide Everything
;The Reason .Why.
....Swain's
Can Boll chonpor than nny othor firm is wo hnvo uo rent
to pay wo buy and sell for cash wo do our own work nnd
wo givo our trade tho benefit of our savings
20 lbs Fine Grnnulntcd Sugnr for
fllost Etiplon Oil por gallon
Axle Grease per box
Smr and Horse Shoo Tolmeeo per
Loaded Shot Gun Shells por Ihix
l'tiro Apple Vinegar per gallon
A Complete Stock
Always on hand nt bed
anything lo cut givo
East Side of Track.
Vinita Indian Territory.
A complete stock of Builders' Material
Cement Limo Lath Doors WindowB
Mouldings Mixed PaintB Wall Paper Etc.
Yollow Pine Finishing Lumber and Cypress Shingles a Specialty
PRICES FURNISHED ON APPLICATION.
Terms: CASH. W". L. TROTT.
H.HinsajBER f
yiuiC;i5
JOSEPH HUNT
POSTOFFIOK
EYEGLASSESO
VINITA INI). TKU.
Hardware Implements and Machinery.
SPECIAL KIGUltKS AK1) GltADKS OF IIUGOIKS
SUUUIKS AND ALL SPUING
VKHICLKS
LSTFine Lino of Groceries in Connection. -m.
OLIVllIt 11AOIIV K. N.
J'resldent.
Firsi National . Bank
-VXNZTA.
c A PilAk.STOCK $59000.00.
o Business Solicited.
3DIZlX2CTOXia:
S. S. Cohh Oliver Baghy
K. N. Itatclin M. E.
J. 0. Hall W. 13. Halsoll
Wo asked an intelligent full
hlood Choctaw a fow days ago
what he thought about a majority
of tho Choctaw pooplo wanting nn
equal division of their lands. In
answer ho said that ho holnfved It
it wero nut to a vote and tho In-
dians fully understood it thoy
would poll a majority voto in fa-
vor ol an oqual division. They
want no troaty allotment hut an
enual division and plenty of time
afterward to consider further ques-
tions. Thoy do not dcsiro any
Author change just now. This
gentlomau is constantly amongst
tho Indians and a greater part of
his time amongst tho fulhuloods.
Whilo thoy might not poll n ma-
iorlty voto right at this limo we
hellovo they would hoforo n great
whilo. Wo think there has been
a groat cliango ol sontimont in tills
respect iu the past twelve months.
Tho Indians ure claiming to under
stand (lint if thoy can mako an
emial division of their hinds It
will he holtor for them. Each
individual will eocuro title to his
lands and tho members of Iho
tribos will socuro all of it and can
keep it if thoy so desire. --Atoka
Citizen.
The Daily Standard which slart-
ed out so brilliantly with tele-
graphic nows four hours ahead (?)
of Kansas City papers has coino
down to a "pnlcnv' outside with
out any telegraphic news at all
which is iiiukliiu "parachute
strides" indeed. Willi income on
a truck basis and oxpondiOires on
a cash basis it is hard onnugh to
make a ivonkl y paper pay IU way
let nluiio a dally and by the limo
1'Wvvf i bH
& BRO.
TIIKIS
GBOOERIES.
PROVISIONS .
the Family Need.
mmmmmmwrnm
Grocery Co.
$1.00
2(H
'. 05
lh -10-
35
30
of Groceries
rock prices. Y hen you neod i
us a call.
Swain Grocery Co
K i 1
l-Volcct Your Eyes.
MR. H. HIRSCHDERC.
Tli wrll-knonn eKptrt. or Sen York (ml St I-outi.
Mo. hit (Piiolnteil A. W t'orrmtn at apriil for hit
celnbrtlFtl Non.Clnnitublo Sprcticlri an J Kyc-Ulnnrt.
ml rirtj jlr pnrdiunl la guaranteed ao that at any
time a change la necraaary (no matter how acratchril
tie lentri). they will furnlah the party with a new pair or
FlaMra Irte or charge. A W foreman hae a mil anort
nirnlantl Invitee all who with to latlifr tliemaelTea or thn
firtat auperlcrltjrnrttirieKlaiieaofer any an.l all olhere now
n me to call ami examine them at the alore or A. W fori.
man. anle agent lor Vinita. I T '
ffoae f aalne anUit ataniaeil "Xoa-thiiKMble."
& Co.
I5UILDING
V"Sli '
IlATCMFK Jl. C. COOK
Vlcc-l'resldont. Cuthlcr.
JISTD. TEE.
surplus nar" $20000.00.
B. F. Fortncr G. W. Beck
MUford W. A. Graham.
E. B. Frayeor II. C. Cook.
a halanco is struck between tho
first month's rccoipts and expell-
ees tho hoys will loso all interest
In tho Unitod States treasury do
fioit in contemplation of their own.
Compliments ond kind wishes nro
all very nice iu thoir wny but
they aro not convortiblo into cash
and pay no hills. It is cour-
ageous nay heroic to talk about
"making room" creating a wont
where no want exists etc. but tho
coldblooded baldhoadod and un-
bewhlskorod faot remains that it
takes tnonoy to run a print shop?
and tho mouoy for tho support of.
a daily paper in Siloam is not
forthuoming.-Siloam Herald .
Congressman Hugh A. Dinsinoro
thus expressed hitmielf on the sil-
ver question- "l'ho democratlo
party will undoubtedly bo con-
trolled by tho froe colnago element
In the national convention ond a
10 (0 1 platform adopted and a
well known himotalllst nominated.
I halo to prophesy disruption In
the party but if oasiern democrats
are determined to worship a falso
god tlioy must erect him them
selvoa At any rato I am satisfied
that the domocralio party can
sweep the country on a bimotnlllo
platform and on any othor plat-
form it Is sure to be dofoaloft"
onuaiu iieraio.
iiib uiiiKjTAiri's subscription
Hpt now exceeds all provious'fhli! h
riplloii I
water- inirs. il8 weekly Issue. y
without doubt exceeds that or nny al
twu papers in tho Chcrokeo nation ' H
1.11 -. .. .
5 4
I 1
H
z
H
1
I
m.
aBalaaagaaaa-T
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Matching Search Results
View one place within this issue that match your search.Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
Marrs, D. M. The Indian Chieftain. (Vinita, Indian Terr.), Vol. 13, No. 46, Ed. 1, Thursday, July 18, 1895, newspaper, July 18, 1895; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc71394/m1/2/?q=aRCHIVES: accessed May 29, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.