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

without losing whit of its truth
however much it may suffer in th,
poetical line.
The council bill No. 3 passed
the senate and the chief has signeC
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 flood
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 bill is no sur
prise, but the chief should have
known and done better.
The commission to treat wit h
the U. s. is now complete, Thorn
as Smith and William Triplet--
both full bloods, 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 secret, and no
body but one 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 96th 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 60
to Washington and "fix it' is the
programme. Scales and Hastings
may be able to whip enough into
the caucus to carry this proposition
but some of us 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 e-half
Of the COW tax is delinquent, and,
.he revenue collector having made
40 report, it is impossible to deter
mine who is short, Lee Crutchfield
lr his masters, the COW men. That
some one is short, there is no
loubt, and to a "fellow up a tree"
t looks as if the Cherokee nation
vas the gentleman with mashed
all" in the scrimmage The attor-
ley general is to have one thou
sand dollars a year and fifteen per
'ent. Of all moneys paid in under
lis demand. Considering the fact
hat not less than fifty thousand
dollars of the COW tax is yet in the
lands Of the importers, or repre-
ented by due bills, it is easy
.nough to see just why the office
5 being created.
1t is written somewhere in the
lew testament that the Savior find
ng the money changers and stock
brokers' in the temple, rebuked
hem somewhat in this fashion :
Il have made this house for
rouse of prayer, but We have made |
{ a den of thieves. :" What would |
he fathers think who made this |
government and transmitted it, as
hey believed, intact to their chill
lren, could they return and see US
low as we are
The bill to resurrect the defunct |
nd rotten carcass of the board of |
was voted down in the 4
enate and two more expectant
lace seekers are butting their
Ieads against the jagged edges Of
LASTED hopes and cursing the day
hat brought the election about.
here was only one reason, or
ather excuse, for the revival of
he board, and that was to get a
lace for Zeke Starr, who has been
out Of the treasuryship.
he bill failing, Flint will fall into
me with the opposition.
Col. Phillips is here and every
ne is on the qua viue as to what he
; after. Money, money, money
of course. He heard that Sena-
lr Baugh put in the rotten and
contract of Peabody, /
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