Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-21
OKLAHOMA.
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asked permission to have read the follow
ing resolutions, adopted at meeting a
Purcell. They were read and upon motion
were ordered filed and sent to congress:
Whereas The constitution of our coun
try pledges to all equal, protection. and a
citizens of the United States we demand
that these pledges be fulfilled
Resolved, That we condemn a poiic.
which holds large tracts of land, neither
allowing it to be settled by the white men
the red men or the black men, whllt
thousands of the citizens are homeless.
That the hearding of cattle on the public
domain or in the Oklahoma country, Oh
the so-called Cherokee strip, or any Other
part of government land by privileged
few, is detrimental to the agricultural IN
terests of the country, as the farmers o.
the adjoining states cannot successfully
compete with men that are raising vast
herds at a trifiing cost
That the best interests of the Indians
demand that such land as is not held by
treaty to them be opened up to actual
settlement. We do not wish to wrong the
red MARIN the smallest matter, but after
having lived among them, we have come
90 the conclusion that the Indian would
advance in civilization and be much better
protected in his rights by surrounding
him by honest tillers of the soil and giving
Ilm a ROOO PoFtrHllcLo ihoOCoO VI iiiiS
and shot gun rule
We believe that if our representatives
do not take action in this matter, that ii
will be a fruitful cause OF strife and per
haps bloodshed. AS parties will try &c
occupy this land believing they have as
much right to it as the cattle syndicate
That we as citizens of the United States
,residing in the Indian country, know that
the Oklahoma country is constantly used as
grazing ground, while those that desire to
make homes for themselves and families
are driven out by the soldiers of the United
Stated.
That we do not think the letter of the
law a. given US by the constitution of the
United States, which declares that all men
shall have an equal chance is complied
with when this state of things is allowed to
. exist
And we now demand that our represen-
taJiyeS in congress and senate use every
effort in their power to open this country
to settlement, thus doing all the citizens of
a common country that justice which the
trainers Of that mortal document 1.-THE dec
,aration of Independence intended should
be done. Again we say to our representa-
tives. open this country to us and in three
years time we will be knocking at the
door for admission into the sisJerhood OF
states, and will add one more star to that
bright constellation which has been the
bcdtCOu ilSht " Ohc OpplCooSei VI OfCiy
tlCn.
Resolutions were also offered from the
Oklahoma country. they having been for
warded by Mr.. A. Beffell, one of the set
tiers.
Colonel Charles Roberts was made, by
motion, an additional member of the COM
nlittee to go to Washington the Cbicka-
saw nation offering to defray his expenses.
Colonel Croker was next called and
made quite an interesting talk upon the
subject of the opening of the territory.
He believed that it would be greatly 30 the
interest of Wichita and Kansas to have
this done. He also paid tribute to the
board of trade, who had shown so much
energy in getting up this convention and
securing such speakers to address the
meeting
Colonel Charles Roberts then offered the
following resolution:
Resolved, That as the members of the
Oklahoma convention, we do hereby cor
daily tender our cincere thanks to the
w ichita board OF trade for the grand sue
cess of this the most harmonious and dem
onstrative convention ever held in the in
,erest of the Oklahoma movement.
The convention then adjourned.