Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1886-07-29
THE BULL AND THE LoCoMo-
TIVE.
Bushyhead Tackles the Knights
ofJabor and Comes to Grief.

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The Washington correspondent
of the New York Herald, tele-
graphed the following to his paper
which was printed on the Goth:
Chief Bushyhead, some Of whose
tricks the Herald had to expose
during the last winter and spring,
has been trying his hand on the
Knights of Labor, and has come
badly to grief. Mr.. Bushyhead is
opposed to the Oklahoma bill be-
cause he is in favor of the cattle
syndicatcs for reasons best known
20 himself He thought it useful
to complain to Mr.. Powderly that
the Knights of Labor were sending
petitions to congress in favor of the
Oklahoma bill. Mr.. Powderly
wrote him very kindly that he
would have the matter looked into.
Bushyhead hastened to prin, Mr..
Powderly's private note, pretend
ing that it took the Bushyhead
cattle syndicate side of tine question.
On this Mr.. Powderly writes him
the letter below, which, for the
time being, seems to put an end to
Bushyhead:
OrFicE or Dtsrmor ASSEMBLY p6, !
PmLADEIPHIA, Pa. July II, 1853
ID. w. BUsHYHEAD, Esq, pricipal
chief Cherokee nation, Washing.
ton, d. Co.
DEAR SIR:-When / wrote to
you on the 18th | also wrote TO Mr..
Ralph Beaumont, at the game time
placing in his hands your commun-
ication of the 7th. l requested Of
him to make an investigation and
ascertain whether the statements
made in your letter to me were
correct so far as the petition which
emanated from the Congressional
committee of the knights of Labor
was concerned. Mr.. Beaumont has
complied with my instructions and
has made his report; he has also
procured for me copy of the bill
in question-House bill No. 7,217,
known as the Oklahoma bill.
A careful examination and COM
parison of the bill and your letter
of the 9TH has dispelled any doubts
l might have had regarding the in
reference of this bill with the
rights Of the Cherokee Indians. /
find that the very things you claim
are so essential to the welfare of
the Cherokee nation are embodied
in the bill, and if it becomes a law
it will not only protect the Indians
themselves, but it will protect the
lands in question from the cattle
thieves who have intruded upon
them. You have either been
misled into making the statements,
as contained in your letter to me OF
the 9TH, or else it was your inten-
tion TO mislead me into condemn
ing one of the measures advocated
by the Congressional committee e OF
the knights of Labor. / cannot
find anything in the bill but what
every honest man and friend to the
Cherokee nation can approve Of
most heartily.
/ am told that you have exhibited
to public gaze my letter Of the 10Th
in which | told you that l would
cause an investigation to be made
1t would have been as well TO have
awaited the results of that investi,
CATION before making known to the
public the contents of my comInun.
icatiOn 10 you. ] see in a special
TO the Philadelphia Times OF this
date that "those who are interested
in the matter made some invest.
cations at the instance Of Mr..
/ Powderly." i do not know the
author Of that statement, but take
this opportunity Of saying to you
that ] authorized no person TO make
an investigation except Mr.. Beau
mont, and at the time when the in.
vestigation mentioned in the
Times of this date was being made
Mr.. Beaumont was in my presence
in this city making his report.
am pleased 10 say that his report
meets with my hearty approval
and | have counselled him to con
tinue in the good work of protect
ing whites and Indians alike
against those who would steal from
them both.
Very truly yours,
i. V. POwDERLY.
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