Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1886-07-29
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the most intelligent families IN our
nation. When he was at school,
although he seemed incapable of
any advancement - from mental
deformitics-hc would give us a
splendid cx-tcmpore sermon in
prayer meeting. But when he
gave his heart and hand to the
fairest sister of the colOred popula-
tion we thought it would change
him into a good and honorable
citizen. The old saying is, that
"when you come in contact with
casirated brain box, you must
agree to everything that is said, or
you may get into trouble" so /
will pass the quill to his honor the
chief, Mr.. Beck, or whoever wrote
his piece.
When the Downing party in
Delaware district, west of Grand
river, met last June for the purpose
of making nominations for a. gen
eral election, there was series of
resolutions offered as a platform.
But myself and a few others OBJ
jccted to them, on the principle,
that it was entirely out of order.
That we represented only one-half
of the party. Grand river divides
the district very near equally. A
few years ago, the party met in
general convention, and agreed
that those living east of the river --
they being near all the full-bloods
in the district-should make nomi-
nations for one-half of the Offices
to be filled in a general election,
and those west of the river should
make nominations tor the remain
ing half, and they would support
each others nominations. So we
met to make nominations accord
ing to this agreement, the east side
of the river having already made
theirs. But the delegates from
Vinita stated that they were in
structed to 90 into no nomination
That they had come there to unite
the people, and offer those resolu.
tions and that those they repre-
sented would mot be bound
by the agreement with the
east side of the river, because
those full-bloods could not be
depended on at all. l told
them that if they had started
out to form 4 new party, and were
going to ignore the full-bloods, !
for one would not be with them,
So we did not adopt any resolutions
at all, but their resolutions were
taken as platform by the Inde-
pendent or Peoples party of this
district. / afterwards denounced
those resolutions as a railroad and
sectionizing movement. But one
of the Vinita delegates, denounced
my statement. He said that che
wrote those resolutions himself
and that he was a true friend tC
the country" But Col. L. C
Boudinot claimed that he wrot,
them himself. The supporters o
these resolutions claimed, that w
owed the United States govern
ment 1884, ,595, and that we would
have to pay the full amount. Tha
Phillips and the delegates haC
bartercd all of our lands west fol
| $500, 600. and that congress wal
going to send a committee to oul
council to ask for the sale of these
lands; if we refused they would
take them any how and then pay
US Just what they wished; so We
had better conclude to sell all o
our lands west, and pay tn,
government what we owed anr
give the remainder to the people
and if we sold these lands, the EN-
igration to that country would b,
so great, that it could not possibly
hold them, so we would be com
PEELED to allot this country. l tolC
them that ! was as much opposed
to Phillips as they were, and
thought, more so then they. l wa
not only opposed to Phillips, bu,
was in favor Of dispensing with tn
Office entirely. But l did not pro
pose TO destroy our country il
lighting Phillips. That they wer
simply trying to scare US into al
lotting the country, and the peopl
would find it to be so. And the
we did not owe the governmen
anything. They simply wante,
the people to get TO fighting thi
Phillips matter, and lose al sight q
their just due and appropriate Tia
lease money to pay this so-callel
government debt, and they pocke
the whole amount. They kne,
that the people would be so con
fused that they would not kno'
what was for the best, so YOU coul,
get very near anything you desire
through council. / dcnouncc
executive document 10 as false
that it was published first to con
fuse us, and make us believe tha
we could not get justice under ou
present form Of government, an
would naturally ask for a change
These are a few of the points o
which, his honor, Chief Beck an
myself differ. lie is the champio
of the Independent or People:
party. Beck and his accomplicei
want to make it appear that | d
not wish our affairs investigate
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