Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1889-01-31
TOO sTOO'so BUDGET.
He Squares With Mr.. Neal-Mrs
Requa's Letter--A Comparison.


TAuLKoJAH, Jan. 18th, lssa.
Mr.. EDIToR:-In my communi-
cation Of Dec. 9Th, gave as an
item OF news, tho talk in and
around the capital Of the action of
Mr.. Neal and others. Mr.. Neal
in his letter gives his denial in
language more forcible than ele-
CANT. Language never heard
among gentlemen without the
greatest provocation. Mr.. Meals
close attendance in council during
the struggle between the chief and
council on the lease business, never
being absent when a vote was to
be taken, and his being absent
wife the committee who had this
claim under eonside. zion leads
others, both members -ld specta.
tors, to believe there was an
understanding. Mr.. Neal says in
his letter that the fact that his
claim was disRllowed is proof that
there was no trade. The fact is,
members believing there was a
deal lead them to strike this claim
off of the appropriation bill. Ny
record for veracity mas never been
put To the test as has Mr.. Meals,
never having sat on a jury in a
criminal trial. II will take some.
thing more than Mr.. Meals simple
assertion of "you lis," to convince
the people that it is not so. Mr..
Neal closes his abusive communi-
cation by calling me mugwump,
word he, in my opinion, don't
know the meaning of. Republi-
crns who voted with Democrats in
the states were called mugwumps.
l suppose in this country Down
ing man that votes with the Ma
tional party would be mugwump.
l won't be ungentlemanly enough
TO call the Hon. Mr.. Neal, of Ca
madam, a liar, but his statement is
liable if believed TO create false
impression. If my statement is
untrue as he says, he will have
ample time and opportunity to
convince the voters of his district
between now and the hrst Monday
in August.
N. B.-I am like the man kick
ed by the Professionalism the
source, &c.
/ see quite a discussion has
been raised over a letter Of Mrs.
Requa, Baptist missionary, whose
letter to say the least docs not
speak well for missionary work in
the Cherokee nation. IF the la
bors of such men as the Rev. Sam
uel Worcester, and the Rev. Evan
Jones, whose churches, the Pres
byterian and Baptist. worked side
by side for a half century and
more, have accomplished 20 little
good as the letter Of Mrs. Requa a
would lead strangers to believe,
small need have we for such mis-.
sionaries as her letter would lead
US 10 believe her To be. The two
above named have been
the means of bringing the Chero-
KEGS from q state Of barbarism TO
their present state Of enlighten-
ment and civilization, with the |
of free schools and col
leges, and churches of nearly all |
Of the Christian denominations in |
every district. with a Sabbath |
school attendance as great in pro-
portion to numbers as will be
founo, 10 any Of the contiguous
states. would most respectfully |
deny the charges OF illiteracy as
made in her letter. A poor pso-
pie we certainly are, when COM
pared with the older eastern states,
grown rich under more favored |
surroundings. will venture tie
assertion, without successful con-
lradiction, that -tenths of the
,itizens Of this nation over eight
years Of age, and under twenty
one, can read and write in one or
both English OF Cherokee, a bet
Ter showing than oan be made in
the New England states. And we
are still rapidly advancing in edu-
cation and wealth, and everything
that tends 10 make people great.
gives no account Of those
sturdy old missionaries complain
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