Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1886-08-05
MIR. PAsoHAL ooNTRADIors
MIR. ADAIR.

myself claimed authorship for the
same platform that Adair untruth-
fully assails. 81 and others had
stated to him that was the writer
of the Delaware platform" / copy
Boudinots answer to enquiry II
Adair had any reason TO make his
statement. Mr.. Boudinot writes:
FoHr snIru, ARK.. July 81. 1883.
DEAR PAscHAL:-I never told
Mr.. Adair or any one else that /
wrote the resolutions referred TO in
the letter of Mr.. Adair herewith
enclosed or that l ever had
anything TO do with them. /
never knew anything about them
until l saw them in print.
Yours truly,
e. G. BoUDNoT.
As the resolutions speak for
themselves and il made no differ
ence whether Boudinot or 1 wrote
them or saint or sinner, it was un-
necessary for Adair to make his
false assertions about authorship.
1 say the meeting at Landrum
springs presided over by ]. I.
Cunningham did adopt their plat
form after J. w. Adair had argrued
against right of meeting to pass
resolutions. He did not there and
then denounoe these resolutions,
but unless my memory is greatly at
fault after debate closed drawled
out, "No patriot could refuse to
endorse them" This platform was
again adopted at Johnson springs
by the Downing men who refused
TO be bossed by this would-be
=" Union leader" and that was the
winning ticket. As the Downing
senators elected l.. B. Bell presi-
dent, and the Downing caucus
nominated Tom Burlington for
Office at Tahlequah Adair's bosh
about breaking up Downing party
when the meeting refused to adopt
his views is nonsense. The strug-
gle was not as Adair states it but il
was n demand that time be given
and notice for the district to get a
fuller representation. This meet
ing adjourned to Johnson spring
and nominated and elected eight Of
its candidates, and Adair's Union
party elected two and Nationals
three. Which crowd at,Tahlequah
stuck closest to the Downing party
on test votes is a matter of record,
and Mr.. Adair cannot rule out
those who the Downing party
trusted after full inquiry. By the
way, is Mr.. Adair's Union party
going to stick to the Downing
ticket or is it going where the
leaders who "borned it" have got
into the ranks of the NATIONALIST
The Union party had no standing
at Tahlequah last winter. Ross and
Benge had gone back to their first
love. This platform was the first
public declaration that
the Cherokees would sell no land
as proposed by congress or under
any circumstances for white settle
ment as it regarded any such sale
as the beginning of speedy national
disaster. 1t denied that there was
any legal claim against one acre of
Cherokee lands except that already
occupied by other Indians in ac-
cordance with treaty. And stated
that the United States had aban-
1oned every claim it ever had even
under treaty of 1866, and that at
most the Cherokee people gave
4 bond for title when the United
States complied with treaty. It
recited the fact that the delegates
and Phillips never had any author
ity to pledge the Cherokee lands.
And that the claim Of the secretary
Of the interior and commissioner Of
Indian affairs that we had received
an advance payment was not
founded in law. And if the United
States government had so permit
ted the drawing out of money it
could not claim payment IN lands
because il had legal notice of just
what the delegates had teen
authorized to do. And it further
stated under no circumstances
would one acre be sold, and de-
and obtained the pledge of
lie candidates 10 that effect. But
4 demanded investigation and OBJ
aimed il at meeting of the senate.
II gave the delegates the benefit OF
he doubt whether they had been ]
or had helped TO de-
,eive the council. But it repudia-
ed any adverse action Of theirs
against the interest of the Chero-
kee nation. Further it pointed out
hat there were 65, 100000 acres
II unearned railroad land grants
over the union SO there
was no reason for the United States
government pushing us for a sale.
With these resolutions read and
in his hearing how can
Wash Adair expect anybody TO
believe his untruthful statement
when he asserts the advocates of |
his platform proposed TO do exactly |
he contrary from what it and |
hey stated. This platform did not !
ioncede We owed the United States
government anything. But de-
handed an inquiry and gave notice |
hat the Cherokees had set-offs |
hat must be counted in striking a |
'alance with the United States. |
Ind they stated if any balance was
ound against US IL was to be re-
,aid in money and not land. |
Therefore when any man whol
'ught TO comprehend English as
orfq ifa aduooatao favoraI oalIsn,.