Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-01-28
OKLAHOMA FIGHT.

AS our readers are well aware the
EAGLE has urged no objections TO the
settlement Of Oklahoma whenever IL
could be done legally and without de-
fraudine the Indians by riding rough
shod through solemn treaty obilga-
lions. What we have objected to has
been the spirit cvinced by the boom
ers who not only dcfi"d law but the
president of he United States and set
themselves up as The Interpreters OF
tho law. They went into that country
under he leadership IF man wh"
was never anything but an adveiiiurer'
10 put it mildly, and al lime wheh
land nearer AMI better by the hmndre'
of IA u,ar,is of acres were more ac-
ces.able. Thy went there pure
ly in the spirit Of sPe'u'a
I ou. in tact the whole boom was born
of that spirit a. we are ab"naaniiy
able 10 show. For many months pc
fore anv move was made towards Il
settlement hundreds of men were bled
OF money by the leaders, who cared
p,ibinr for Oklahoma and who would
have starved on the hest quarter sec
ton of raw land in the country. The
editor of the EAGLE in public speeches
in this city has been denounced over
and again by Payne and others as
liar. but the truth is that they lied and
the truth was and is on our side and
will be, as the boomers will find
out. That they will be re-
moved there is not the least
doubt in the world if they haven't
been already unless congress shall take
some action. They now talk OF clVlI
processes and the courts in face of the
fact tha, they have ALREADY had those
The Kansas Git, Journal of yester-
DAY goes into the whole question, ln-
Guiding a review of the history of The
TREATIES, description of the country
and the Gains of the CberOk"cs, Sem
iroIes Cbociaws and ChIcasaw- from
which that parer concludes that sad
lands cagnor be |. gally settled until
some action from congress Is had
The journal concludes its very able
article with the following conclusions:
Oklahoma j. as much set apart Tor
Iydisn occupation, and Indian occupa-
ton. exclusively. 10y treaty, as Nv eX-
ecutive order anv military reservation
j. withheld frrm settlement, or by law
any part OF the public domain Is set
apari for settlement under the home
stead acr.
No white man. under the law, has
any right 10 invade Oklahoma ahG
seize for himself home. such nc
ton is in open d-fiancr of law and a
violation of Il treaty obligation under
which the government rests, ana
which ii j. lis duty 10 hold sacred. ab-
solutelv ingiolafc, even though the
other party to The treaty be tribe or
two of Indians.
Thi, i the oklahoma question in
nutshell. aud II it has reached The
point that these lands have become so
yAluab :. and this region of the ceun
Try 80 dcsitabl.. for homes for white
men. there i bat one way br which
the rivht - settle to Oklahoma may
be acquired. aud that II l. through
congress. which appropriated the
money tor the purchase of these 'and-
AID ratified the treaty rcsrrving
thrm for executive occupation by In
diaus
Reasoning thus, and from sound pre-
mics. we can not apo oN" of the rt-
foft- of the -o-cfllca OH homa e ION
i-.> To tatc up lands IA the territory
Their seizure would b Enwarrn'ed i'll
law, aud tue sutton become m"te
ocplorahle when il II SAID that the
crioni-is contemplate CARRYING Their
defiance 50 tar a t. resist the auih"ri-
ties la = fully constituted to enforce the
obligations under which The govern
m-ni r-~ts. R-~ietanc-. To the govern
meni viii entail blu"dshed-th all
good pcopl'. VIII deriore, and all hope
that il NAV he ave'ted by the "oloulsIs
coming t. their senses and realizing
that thu lawful WAY 10 get home VIII
be the best and >urcst.
Not unly j. the government obiigai-
eli TO remove these coloni~tS, al what
ever cost. but all others who may be
trrspa~sing on oklahoma Lands. If il
be true that cattle companies have in
some WAY or another acquired hold
in the territory, they along with the
colonisis should be marched across It's
borders
The oklahoma question Is now be-
fore congress. the only authority
which can adjust the differences en-
teriainrd a. 1" whether or not Okla
homa i part of the public domain.
Legislation PAT il apart for certain de
fined purposes. and legislation may
see way L" open the territory 10
white settlement. Until congress does
legl~laic upor oklahoma the govern
mcni has assumed thar ii i right M
wi. hholdng these lands from white
occupation, keepin" them i"yioiaie,
and it viii profit no one To kick
against the pIIck>.-
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