Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-05-14


passage Of a law TO require the con-
linemont in the national jail Of all
prisoners who shall fail TO give
bail as proved by law.
4. The Delawares, Shawnees,
Freedmen and all Others who have
become citizens Of the Cherokee
nation by operation of the treaty
Of 1866, and by law, are entitled TO
all the rights Of Cherokee citi-
zenship as thus guaranteed to them.
We hereby pledge ourselves to use
all reasonable means to secure
them all the enjoyment Of these
rights.
3. Should the Cherokee nation
sell any land west of the Arkansas
river the Liberal Party will advo-
cate the investment Of S5O0,O 600
as an addition to the school fund,
and 100000 as an addition to the
orphan fund, and a division of the
remainder Of the proceeds among
the Cherokee people per capita.
6. But before the sale Of any Of
the lands of the Cherokee nation
west of 900 of west longitude to
the United States, the Liberal
Party will insist, as conditions to
any transfer, that the Cherokee
nation shall be relieved Of any
burden imposed by the 10Th article
of the treaty of 1866 and upon the
right of protection in itslands and
property as corporation, and to
that end will insist that the said
10Th article of said treaty be abro-
gated, and that the Cherokee ma.
tion, by its authorized agent be
allowed to enter the courts of the
United States in all respects as
natural person; that joint trib-
unal be created to determine all
the rights to citizenship claimed
under the 4th, 9th and 10Th arti-
clee of said treaty; and upon the
prompt removal of all trespassers
upon the common domain of the
nation, including all those persons
who have applied to he admitted
or re-admitted to Cherokee citizen
ship and have been rejected by the
Cherokee authorities.
Z. Recognizing the evils Of ag-
gregated capital as exemplitied in
syndicates, trusts and combines,
unrestrained by law, the Liberal
Party pledges itself TO such legis-
lation as will protect labor, reward
industry and force an equitable
distribution Of profits between la
Dor and capital.
s. Agriculture being the para
mount industry of the country, we
pledge ourselves 10 at all times
foster every legitimate effort to ex-
tend the cultivated limits of the
nation by such legislation as will
secure the farmer and wage work
er each his just dues.
8. Trade and commerce being
essential to national progress and
prosperity, we favor such legisla-
lation as will judiciously encou-
age an interchange Of commodities
between the nation and surround
ing states, with careful reference,
however, at all times to the en-
largement Of the public revenue,
the encouragement of home enter
prise, and the protection of the
common rights of the Cherokee
people; and that we will urge such
Legislation by congress as will
equalize freight and passenger rates
on all railroads in the Cherokee ma
ton with the rates charged IN ad-
Joining states, to the end that the
unjust discrimination now prac-
tised against the Cherokee people !
shall be removed.
10. The existing laws Of the ma
tion in relation to improvements /
provide for allotting to each and |
every citizen so much of the COM
mon domain for his occupancy and |
use as he may be able to include |
within the limits of as many i'm
provements as the citizen can make |
or purchase, and hold through ten
nants. The consequence Of this |
temptation thus presented to gree
dy citizens to absorb the nation s
property without limitation, has
been an immense and increasing
monopoly of the most fertile and |
parts of the country, by
a few citizens, to the unjust exclu-
sion of the great majority of the
nation. The Liberal Party is un-
alterably opposed to the unjust
though legalized system Of allot-
ment, by which the most valuable
portions of the common domain
will soon be inevitably absorbed
by and included within the num-
erous, or enormous, Improvements
Of few citizens; and as an indis-
pensable measure OF relief and de-
Tense against this growing evil,
monopoly, the Liberal Party pro-
poses to allow and conhne each
citizen to the occupancy and use
in his personal right Of his just
of the common domain
and no more-subject, however,
70 the constitutional provision
which requires a just and fair
compensation to be made to any
,itizen whose property, duly
acquired under authority Of law,
he courts shall decide to have
,een taken for public benefit.
II. Believing that survey Of
he country may be required in
rider to detect and prevent monop-
'ly and to confine each citizen
within his own limits, as well as to
ford all citizens an equal chan ee
o make such selections of land for
ZONES as a just law may provide
or, the Liberal Party will approve
uch a survey as shall be required j
o accomplish said object, and such S
S the national council may pro- {
ide at the nations expense. t
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