Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-28
iEDIlN 9lRRirogIaL CONVENTION
acvocsfirE tho Early Opening of the Fey
1s;ory TO white seT,lsss.

III WAN as Ii SitSnlAM CUN Y kN1LUS
acvocsfir tho Early Opening Of the Fey
1ao-y 10 white ser,lsss.
OFFI-E OF THE BoARD OF Trade,
Baxter springs, Cltrokee County,: Ka sas,
November 20. 1888.
DEAR sIR-Ycu ara most respectfully
!Ivi ed to attend an Indian territorial
convention which will ba held ic this city
on TneeGsv, the 1S;a daY of December,
A D. 1883, for the purpose Ct taking
sctive steps toward securing the early
opening Of .0e I1disn Territory to white
setil3f", AKA the allotment Of lands TO
I1diaEe.
1t :. weI known fac: thst
tho one dark s2ot up3A our Maps AZ
that gs=i barbsrcus section CT country
known as the Iad!sn Territory. Lying
directly in the center CT civilization and
enlightnent, surrounded on eli sides BY
people, energetic, prosperous anl p,o
gressive, Is this vest dis..Ilct Ct country,
with cliusts unsurpassed, soil max
asqstiSie and known to abound IN Quar-.
r!es, mines and forests Of fee timber,
lying und!sturoed and undevsloped, sll
for the want Of civil z7sion and settlement
d lsrger scope OF territory than the two
great gtates Of Missouri ard Arkansas,
abandoned to the hall civilized Iudisne,
outlaws and renegzdss from Gae border
states.
About forty tribes occupy this Terri
tory, and by sdhering to their tribal re-
lssions and Indisn form Of government
they are making the Territory Q
wa nd nd
outlaws, and by their innate
JEALOUSY Of the white mau and his GUS
TOMS, and the councils Of designing and
cunning sccundsels from the statee, they
oppose the building Of railroads through
that county, thus keeping cut al ctviliz.
ing influences.
The people Ct the states bordering on
the Iadian Territory ask for q change in
these affairs. They want this country
developed. They want this harbor oi
ouIlswry broken up. They want railroad
rights OF way. They want the tribal
relations and Indian form Of government
exsipguished. They want the lands al
loted TO the Indians in severslty. they
want all the surplus Of government lands
opened for GALE to actual settlers for
homesteeds; and they insist thst their
demands are reasonable and just. They
insist that q government within govern
ment cannot stand, and while they cheer
fully recognize the RICH OF ell human
beings, they do insist t32t the policy DE-
Ing pursued BIZ the government regarding
the Indian IS q great nissske, and call for
an unprej udiced investigation Of the mstr
ter, feeling assured that their case Is
pelf.Cly safe In the hands It an intelll-
gent American people.
We venture the assertion thaa there
never has been al honest, disinterested
person, after an Investigation CT thia
question, who has not fully endorsed cur
theory. And now we insist that the Tins
has come when this blot upon our es-
cutcheon must be removed. By united
action tie people CA accomplish this
work.
Ia order to insure Immediate action CT
the present congress 1t is TO be hoped
thet there will be full representation
from every section st this convention.
Parties receiving this invitation who can
40. possibly sttend will please hand i; to
some other Il q lential person who csa.
Tnis convention is called by prominent
persons from vsriou3 localities, both in
the Territory and on rs borders, fer TIE
purpose CT securing the opening
OF the entire Indian Territory,
and not Simply some psriic-
uiar section OF it. a million of people
stand waiting TO occupy and devslop
lsnds now lying In Q wild ald unbroken
waste. We WAC live directly on the
orders OF this country know best and
have the strongest right tot 8 he1rirg,
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knowledge and intelligent idea CT the
Indisns Affairs, and The wants Of the
surrounding interests.
We further assert that we Axe endorse ed
by many Of the more energetic and in
dustrious Indians, they claiming that they
should not be held back by the govern
ment from becoming citizens and develop
ing the faculties they possess, on sccoun,
OF tie lazy, worthless ones whoa re too
indolent to aspire to Improvement or
cisiz ,rship. Many OF the more thrifty Of
the tribes stard with US and appeal to US
for cid II delivering them from the baror-
Gus rule under which they are struggling
The committees have arranged to give
every visitor to the convention trip 70
the Iadian Territory.
Arrangements will be made with sShe
railroads for o special rate. Oar COM
nittee extend cordikl Invitation to I'll
persons who feel an interest in this mat.
ter, and our board of trade will give alff
hearty welcome.
BAXTER SPRINGS BOARD OF TRADE.
Citiz sns' Committee-W. B. Hornor, c
q. WeAgley, Il. R. Cfowell, William
March, R. P McGregor, S. A. Hams,
Nj. Cooper, G. W. Daniels.
Indian Committee-T. F. R:chsrdville,
Miami nation; John Eyrly, Miami nation;
Frank Bsaver, Peoria nation; ]. P. Nc
Naughion, Peorls nation: W. c. Lykins,
Peoria nation; Charles Williams, Chero-
kee nation; Charles B.uej ,cket, Cherokee
nation; Charles Tucker, Shawnee nation;
William Llbedie, Peorix nation.
Pianos ana Organs.