The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-04-25
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The district OF Oklahoma, opened
first to-day 10 the occupancy OF tho
white man, lies nearly "a the center OF
the Indian territory, Oa Inc npfti ~
lne Cherokee Outlet, a large district,
neHlly threH llmea tho Alkeol OklhhohiA'
on the n0flheuht the Pawnee resefYa'
ti0n, On tho east tbs loves, tho KICK
Rp00s ana tho FOltaW0ttamle nall0iihi
0n the aOnth the ChloahaW nallon, ahd
on the weRL lhe AIrapahoea and Chey'
ennea, lha whole area Of the lnnihll
Territory Is O4,0UD square mllts' III
theleiOru contains 2aHiD more square
mlleR than ONO, IL IN a part Oh tho
Louisiana purchase, aud was organized
and g6t apart 40 lilo llnhl home OF all
Our lnCiali tiiDea east OF the MlhRlhalppi,
as far back as 1889, AZ that Time tne
Mihala6ippl rlY0T was the lar weht and
thb ltOGky Mountains our Wllalh OF
| Hercules, Tho possibility OF great
empire west OF tho hlahlhhppl Wah not
even o Rlumberlng dream 10 tho most
prophetic OF Onf American statehmen
iud enthusiasts, To-day, as wo write,
there ~ an army Of Americans l0htllng
each other 10 occupy this new and
yugn land and W the west OF II nre
nine great states, with u population
larger than the thlTteen original states,
thht ataTled the march OF empire, one
hundred years ago,
To-day the great Indian territory lies
at the very gateway OF our western ON,
pife. 10 contains Al ,UOOOuO acres Of
land. aud Is capable OF sustaining u
pOpulatiOn Of nix million people. ~ N
| iloh in eOlu, load aud other valuable
mlnerala, ana the climate IL aa health
iul as any eaft OF tho Rocky mountains,
Hnt the entire Indian territory IN gwen
over 70 oullawry aud aayagery Tho
Indians afe hemmed IN ON every SIDE
by tne GTOWdlng civilizations from tho
eaBt. north aud west, aud tho meaneat
white men on the continent arc ming
| ling their blood with th6 Last deCaylng
remnants OF rcd barbarian, Thieyery,
OutlawIy pOlygamy ANA all kinds OF
vice, IA the d6eppat depths OF degIada'
datiOn, prevail throughout tho entire
territory, The only cultivated lands
arc Jh0he owned by the 30 called aqnaW
men, or white men who have married
gQuawa, .,
notwithstanding all the efforts OF the
Government, united with missionary
movements, the Indians are ~ degfad'
ed aud barbaric a6 they were QUO nun
dled years ago,
White cattle men. with hquaw wives,
have been allowed 10 absorb these rich
virgin lands, while tho honest settler,
whO would not consent t0degrade him
self by anllllatl0n with a barbarlG race
! hts been excluded,
4, Look AT tbs map OF this Continent
Sec the long lines OF railroad Leading
out To tho great SluthWeBt-intO Texaa
into Mexico, down into the untold min
ernl wealth of the mountains OF New
N Mexico. You SEQ the great Indian
{ territory lies across the direct track oil
B commerce, but pe0pled aB ~ iA, y II
, nothing but an impeachment TO olylllEa
tl0n
!. These worthless, degraded red bar
4, harlana are now occupying over II 600,
\ 900 acres OF our public domain, on tht
, weat0m half Of the Indian territory
In 1870, the Indian Office reported th'
whole number Of Indians In the entire
0 Indian territory NJ only ~ li2.
! IL la no mercy TO the Indian, nov
4 that tho center OF his territory hai
. been pierced TO day by the great army
Of white men, crowding into Oklahoma
10 allow him TO longer remain.
The experience Of one hundred year.
has demonstrated that contact with The
white man does not improve the In
! dian, lie absOfbs all the white mani
vices but learns none Of his virtues.
The Government ought to make i'm
, mediate provision 10 put the remaining
Indians on reservations, and save then
70 from all contact with tho villaln0ui
aud Vicious whites, Ills days at best
are numbered He can look no further
7 woat for a home, nearer the setting
. sun, for the white man has his empire
, on tho Pacillc,
, uo aAngo, 50, md lel tho plains rejoice
And lhu g.ad mountains echo the roiralnl
40, pow. WOW, no, hnd w1r whoop via, Tho volo'
, OF piordomr pAlo'iAood children calls again
This Il our land, by priceless lioOa hnpilAodl
Ihia u our home beneath theic wondf0ua stlth