Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-07-30
A PERSONAL WORD.

A PERSONAL WOfsb'
For the FIRST time during news
paper career covering most Of a
period Of twenty years, ] ann called
upon to make personal reluiation.
This is not Of my own yolamtion,
nor because those who have made
it necessary believe the statements
they have made to be true, but
through Difference to the desire of
friends and in justice to those with
whom l have business and social
relations.
1t has been charged that THr
CHIEFTAIN was at some time or
other "sold out" to the Downing
party. When it is remembered
that THE CmEFrAIN inaugurated
a fight upon the National-P Phillips
administration between six and
seven years ago, and maintained
it persistently and continually until
long after Mayes' election, this ac-
cusation falls Dat. When the fight
was begun there was hardly
enough Of the Downing party to
"wad a shot gun" most Of it hav-
ing been absorbed by the Union
party. Asking pardon for the
DEPRESSION, would suggest that,
coming as il has of late, from an
institution built by campaign
money and for campaign purposes
only, with no shadow OF hopes for
success by legitimate business
methods, this charge Of "sell OUT
is in very poor taste.
Regarding selling out" to h..
B. Bell Last February, when
the imperative necessity for pur-
chasing a cylinder press developed
itself, and before doing 50, THE
CHIEFTAIN, lock, stock and bar
rel, !" was offered to L. b. Bell for
50, 800 He asked for three days
in which to decide, and from that
day to this the matter has never
been mentioned by either side,
The Farmers Alliance never
owned or claimed one cents worth
OF interest in TnE CHIEFrAIN and
has always been free to support il
it or not, as it chose.
In regard to the charge that
offered at the spring roundup Al
Vinita to see THE CniEfTAIN
turned over TO Mayes after July !
1891, provided that there was
eanything in it," Care is taker
not to quote w. f. Halsell no.
Sam Mayes with the authority fol
this statement, nor anyone else
! The assertion is false from one enc
to the other, and ] hardly thinS
that either of the gentlemen nance
will state to the contrary. At tha'
time it had been practically deter
mined that d. NJ. Mars would as
sumo editorial control oftho papcl
and what course would be pursued
was beyond my knowledge.
And now as to my personal char
acter. have lived in Vinita sever
years and challenge any man here
TO say that | have wronged him o
anyone else, or that my conduc
} has been "disgraceful" Previous
to that time lived three years il
Topeka. | challenge any man il
that city to say that my conduc
merited the term "disgraceiul" o
that in any manner wronged him
Two years preceding this time
spent at Sac and Fox agency wher
| again invite the closest scrutiny 0
my conduct, challenging any maj
to say if wronged him or wa
guilty of "disgracefur' conduct
For eight years preceding this
time I was in the employ of I. b
Murdock, state senator, at El Do
rado, Kansas. | challenge an.
man in that country to say
, ever wronged him, or that ther
; was any disgrace" connected wit
, me in any manner This carrie
, me back to the age of fifteen whe
t my parents moved to Kansas, ant
is, trust, far enough to satisfy al
parties save my enemies, whom
/ do not desire to attempt to justif.
! myself before.
! Begging the pardon OF the publ
for intrudiRg my personal affair
upon them, | am,
Respectfully,
: NJ. f. MILFORD.
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