The Daily Chieftain. (Vinita, Indian Terr.), Vol. 1, No. 254, Ed. 1 Tuesday, July 25, 1899 Page: 2 of 4
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THE DAILY CHIEFTAIN
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T 0 Cants a Month by Mall.
O.M.ARBS "" ' EDITOR
M. t. MILFORD MNAOE.
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VINITA I. T..-1ULT 25 ; 1899
ON II
LOCATING THE BLAME.
We find we must make room in our Shoe Department and MAKE
IT AT ONCE. Commencing Friday morning 28th we " will show
you marvelous reductions in our entire shoe line. These are only a
few of our many offerings.
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All Cherokee Political iljs
Chargeable to Dowjjings.
Editor Chieftain: Hon. T. M.
Burlington in bis letter of accept-
ance says:
"The gradual restriction of the
powers of our government by leg.
islation of 'the federal congress
and the abolition of our laws and
judicial department and the fur-
ther assumption of control and su-
pervisory authority of the federal
powers have left us but the mere
semblance of the government
which we once enjoyed."
come down to the mere "semb-
lance" of that vigoroos govern-
ment which we once enjoyed.
When was thai? When was it
t that we were enjoying that good
government of which our present
political condition is a mere semb-
lance only a shadow? Appeal to
history. Do not the facts tell this
kind of a -story: That when the
Downing supremacy succeeded the
National the Cherokee government
was existing sound in all ita parts
and untouched by the fatal finger
of dissolution? That the nation
was well-nigh out of debt and her
securities going in the market at
par? And that peace prosperity
and plenty were manifest in all
quarters among the people? Do
not the facts testify that our na-
tional decline commenced just at
the point of time when the Down-
ing party came into power and got
control of the eovernment? This
is history; and the candidate for
chief on the Downing ticket in his
letter of acceptance admits r.nd
eeems to deplore the truth of it.
The decline and fall of our nation
V. is confined to the period embraced
within the ascendancy of the
Downing party and the catastro-
phy is mainly chargeable to that
long succession of imbecjle Down-
ing administrations.
But Mr. Buffington charges the
downfall of our nation to destruct-
ive federal legislation and inter-
Jcrence. Now in this he is cer-
tainly right. These indeed were
the immediate blows that knocked
the breath out of our nation; but
who put these deadly blows into
motion or caused them to fall
upon our country? That is the
vital question in the argument.
Let the members of congress
and the Dawes commission testify
Upou this point. Consult their
official reports and speeches both
in congress and out and it will be
seen that all this fatal federal leg-
islation was based on the neces-
wity of something being done by
(he government to relieve the
Cherokee country from the awful
condition intp which it had been
precipitated by the discreditable
inefficiencies of these Downing ad-
ministrations. Every service in
the government was made a sub-
ject of open speculation; the reve-
nues were pocketed or left uncol-
lected; tbe national debt was al-
lowed to increase from year to
year without any provisions being
made for its payment; our public
ecbools were marketed to the
highest bidders; our national coun-
cil assumed the form of a mere
auditing committee for the pass-
age of claims and the contriving
of jobs; our courts of justice were
charged with venality; and in the
language of Mr. Dawes of Matsa-;
chusetts and Senator Flatt of Con-1
For 50 Cents.
A ladies' Oxford sold in Vinita for
$1.00. Coin toe all sizes.
For 75 Cents.
Ladies' black & tan strap sandal arid
Oxford; was real good value for $1.25
For $1.19.
Think of this. Ladies' Oxford black
and tans; regular $2.00 goods.
For $1.65.
That grand good line of Oxford
ties; regular $2.50 goods.
$ For 65 Cents.
Misses black vici kid shoes lace and
button sizes 8 to 2 regular price $1.00.
For 88 Cents.
Children and misses strap sandals' in
black and tan regular price $1.25 and
$1.50. Saleprice 12 to2 1.10 5 to 11
88 cents.
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For $2.85.
Ladies' fine shoes make the best on
earth; regular $3.5o $4.00 and 4.50
Shoes all styles all sizes.
For 90 Cents.
Men's satin calf (lace or congress)
Shoe; sold in Vinita for gi.50.
For $2.35.
Men's black and tan vici kid and wil-
low calf shoes; regular price $3.50-
THINK OF THIS
For $3.85.
That entire line of $5 00 Shoes.
For $1.19.
Men's black and tan Mellefier; sold
by most firms for gi-75-
For $1.10.
Men's low cut Shoe coin or plain
toe; have been cheap at $1.50.
A DISCOUNT OF
10 Per Cent
On all men's heavy plow shoes and boots
Remember every item in the mammoth stock of the Jumbo Store marked in plain figures.
Don't forget our Grand Anniversary Sale Commences Thursday Aug. 10th nth and 12th.
Tell your neighbors it will be too bad for any one to miss it.
JUMBO STORE
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necticut corruption everywhere
in all the departments of the gov-
ernment was "open arid unblueh-
iog." It was the existence of this hor-
rible state of things in the coun-
try all resulting from the ineffi-
ciency of those Downing adminis-
trations that called down upon us
that "drastic" legislation which
the candidate of tbe Downing
party says has reduced our Chero-
kee nation down to a mere "semb-
lance" of what it used to be a
mere shadow of its proud and glo-
rious self before the Downing party
came into power.
TOO QCA-BTEE.
In the lull following the execu-
tion of Goings in the Choctaw na-
tion week before last the country
will have time to consider whether
an Indian life has been sacrificed
or whether Judge Thomas is only
judge of such courts as may t)fl as
signed by the territory court of ap-
peals. If Goings was legally ex-
ecuted it was against the order of
Judge Thomas. It is of little con-
sequence whether tbe lawyers
misled the judge or not. That it
has settled the status of Judge
Thomas' jurisdicsion in the Indian
Territory is the legal question
solved. -
As Thls&t G.
"Your son" said the school
teacher "is very backward in bis
studies."
"That's funny" mused the fa-
ther. "At home in conversation
with me he seemed to know it
alL"
This Unfeeling- Government
"I don't complain so mnch
I'bont tbe government havin' lock-
m1 me up." said the irrepressible
"moonshiner" "fer I've spent
more o' my life in jail than out of
it; but the last jail I wnz in wuz
as gloomy as a graveyard fer tbe
durned government ackchully
took my fiddle away from me an'
I couldn't be happy without It;
fer all tbe other 'moonshiners'
felt like dancing an' thar was no
fiddle to make the music. They
kin jail me ef they want to but
they hain't got no legal right to
confiscate my fiddle!"
Th? Indian Chieftain
'Office
Does all Kinds of
p Printing
local Railroad Time Tables.
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No. i. r-iirht aad Aecom Buwialloail lpa
SkillBiIIy
Promptly
Cheaply.
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ST I.OC1S SAN FRASCI8CO RAILWAY
rrala T7 weal Ball a. m.
Trala m eaat mail :p.m.
Trala i treat local ti -i p. m.
Iran MAeaatloca 11:41am.
Legal Blanks
Tfc following klada of approved farm.
oa aala at
The Chieftain
Chattel monicagts. per doe c
Cfcroke deed. " J?6
Chattel Mnru aalea
Llea bom (a morvcage) pr do c
Bill sale. "
Bill ?le (Cherokee Mort) per dot...
Bill Sale short torn " .... e
Kaat-wxi 4aiit. ' c
PrommUaory note per !....
Receipt; ' .. Sc
Let us figure with you on your
next order. We can make the
price low and the quality high.
A.
W. FOREMAN
Physician & Surgeon
Office in Patton Ba lding
Tlnlta.IT
Tolephone IS.
KemldaaoeW
JHAS. VT. DAY D. D. 8.
DENTIST-
Gold crown and bridge work
A Specialty.
Office oxer First Sat" BstakvVIXITA. I. T
pOBTNKR ft BA.GBY
PHYSICIAN8 & SURQE0N8
VINITA.C.N.
Office over Ftnt National Bank
booms 1 Sand 3-
.TAKE THE...
FOR KANSAS CITY
....AND ST. LOUIS
and all points In
Colorado
Kansas
Nebraska
Missouri.
IRON MOUNTAIN
....ROUTE...:
FOR FORT SMITH. LITTLE
ROCK A HOT SPRINGS
and all points in Louisiana Ar-
kansas and Texas. Elegant (lav
coaches and Pullman Huffet
Sleeping Cars.
H. C. TOWNSEND.
Oan Pa. Tkt A (eat. St. Loula
Mm eb
Smith Judy Prop.
I am now ready to recieve
and accommodate the traveling
public. When you want'a good
meal come see mo. South Cobb
Hotel. Rates reasonable.
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