Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-11-26
Mr. Rrowne,s Contribution.


without losing a whit of its truth,
however much it may suffer in the
poetical line.
The council bill No. 8 passed
the senate and the chief has signed
it, and now the people, mean
the common devils--of Cooweescoo-
wee and Delaware districts are
turned over, bound hand and foot,
to the Texas ranchero. 1t is bad
enough to have the country food
ed with cattle by aliens and the
honest citizens driven out of the
business, without having our
Council and Executive make asses
of themselves by wasting time in
such asinine business as passing
such bill. That the two houses
should pass such a bill is no sur
prise, but the chief should have
known and done better.
The commission to treat with
the U. S. is now complete, Thorn
as Smith and William Triplet-
both full bloc, so-called-having
been confirmed. Mr.. Triplet is an
ex-senator and Mr.. Smith is an ex
of some kind, just what | can't at
this moment call to mind. So far
their doings are a secret, and no.
body but ole of the elect can know
anything. However, it has leaked
out that the U. S. commission has
offered one dollar and thirty cents
without any trimmings-that is to
say, concessions-in the country
east of the Goth meridian.
There is not now, and there new
er was, any serious intention on
part of the administration TO sell
the land or settle this question
here. A big delegation and the
chief, with plenary powers, to go
to Washington and "fx it" is the
programme. Scales and Hastings
may be able to whip enough into
the caucus to carry this proposition
but some ofus on the outside don't
believe it.
The belief here is gradually
growing that Uncle Joel means to
feather his nest, fix his family and
let the balance Of US go to-well,
Just where the shuttle and deal
leave us. Metaphorically speak
ing, he is setting in the rocking
chair" and he may open the lack
pot" so high that we can't come
in. We can only pray God that
the general opinion is incorrect.
A bill creating the office of Attor-
ney General passed the senate and
is now in the hands OF the solons
of the house. The reasons offered
for the bill are that about one-half
of the COW tax is delinquent, and,
the revenue collector having made
no report, it is impossible to deter
mine who is short, Lee Crutchfield
I or his masters, the COW men. That
some one is short, there is no
doubt, and to a "fellow up a tree"
it looks as if the Cherokee nation
was the gentleman with mashed
tail'' in the scrimmage. The attor-
ney general is to have one thou
sand dollars a year and fifteen per
cent. Of all moneys paid in under
his demand. Considering the fact
that not less than fifty thousand
dollars of the COW tax is yet in the
hands ofthe importers, or repre-.
sented by due bills, it is easy
enough to see just why the office
is being created.
1t is written somewhere in the
new testament that the Savior, find
ing the money changers and stock
brokers in the temple, rebuked
them somewhat in this fashion
81 have made this house for a
house of prayer, but ye have made
it a den of thieves" What would
the fathers think who made this
government and transmitted it, ai
they believed, intact to their chill
dren, could they return and see vi
now as we are ?
The bill to resurrect the defunc
and rotten carcass of the board o
education was voted down in th'
senate and two more expectan
place seekers are butting thei
heads against the jagged edges 0
blasted hopes and cursing the da!
that brought the election about
There was only one reason, o
rather excuse, for the revival o
the board, and that was to get
place for Zeke Starr, who has beel
swindled out Of the treasuryship
The bill failing, Flint will fall int
T line with the opposition.
Col. Phillips is here and ever.
) one is on the qui pips as to what h
is after. Money, money, none!
, of course. He heard that Sena