The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-11
THE STRIP BOOM
Text of the Resolutions Adopted at a
Meeting at Hennesssy, Oklahoma.

Meeting at Hennessey, Oklahoma.
HENNEssEY, Ok, Feb 10 Especial. lin
response to a call. the citizens Of Hennes-
sey and surrounding country interested in
the opening Of the Chero ee strip to ho E.
stead settlement met at the school house
last Saturday evening. The meeting was
called 70 order by Mayor Patterson and or
ganiZed by the election of Judge H. +.
NanTrees as chairman. and j. B. Camp
bell secretary.
Addresses we're made by Hon. John p.
Jones, County Attorney elect Lee NJ.
Gray, MeSSrs Campbell, Finley, Perkins
end others
There was a large number present and
all were enthusiastic for the early opening
Df the strip TO settlement
An invitation was read from the Board
)f Trade of Guthrie 10 have Hennesey send
q delegate to the strip meeting at that
place and the secretary was instructed to
acknowledge the receip' of he invitation
and forward the proceedings of this meet
Ing TO the Board of Tr 'e a. Guthrie.
A committee consisting of John p.
Jo'es, J. b. Campbell and J. A. Patter-
son was appointed TO draft appropriate
resolutions. A strong memorial to con-
gress was presented TO the m eting and
unanimously adonted, after which the
meeting adjourned to meet Friday even
inc, February l3, 1891, at the school house.
The people of Western Oklahoma are
wide awake on this subject Of openi' the
strin and other Indian lands contiguous
70 Oklahoma. and will exert every possible
effort 70 that end. The following are the
re~olutions adopted:
Whereas. Millions of acrps of fertile nm
occupied lands surround the terr tory Of
Oklahoma awaiting the nlow If the farmer
before yielding heir tribute to the treasury
0f mankind: and.
Whereas. r. is within the power and
province Of the preset CONGRESS to open
,heNe lands 70 settlement; and,
Whereas. There are thousands of fami-
lies clamoring for the opnortunitv to OBJ
'ain for themselves homes therein. and
demanding that walls surrounding these
lands be removed ne barrirrs in the wav Of
the progress and prosperity of our terri
tory, Therefore. be It
Resolved. 10y this mass meeting. That
We demand of CONGRESS such LEGISLATION
hat will speedily open 70 the farmers of
his country these millions of acres. assert
ing that as the reign of the cattle harons
over these lands is ended, the tramp of the
tillers Of he soil, - they march to occupy
them must not. by the want Of action on
the part Of our legislators be impeded.
Resolved, That TO what is known as the
"sooneT" clause in the law opening the
territory of Oklahoma to settlement, can
be traced majority of the murders COM
1itted here. AS well as four-fift hs of all the
litigation before the land Offices and en-
ailing ruinous costs on the settlers, and
embit tering entire communities; aud, as
IL is Self-evident that these lands are pur-
chased for the people with money raised
by taxation of the people, we denOunce
any legislation placing restrictions uDon
he time when they should be occupied by
4 a.
iuctive only Of harm.
Resolved That we denounce as contrary
20 the spirit of our republican government
the assumption Of that power by our exec
Itive officers. through which the army is
,al'ed into use to drive from his dug-out
1t the point of the haYonet, the poor far
mer whose only offense is his attempt to
provide a home and food for his family:
and we demand that If the farmers dwell |
ing in the Cherokee Outlet now. have vio- |
lated any law by cultivating The soil they
be granted the right of a trial by Jury and !
such other projections OF their civil rights
as are guaranteed under our constitution:
asserting that the use Of troops in the time
Of peace to destroy the property of de-
'enseless citizens is a menace TO our rights
md liberties, VIII. ch, if unTesented by the
people, leads to despotism.
Resolved, That we believe the wants of
he homeless should receive rs much at
ion from congress. as any other question,
and that the action or the government in
removing the cattle kings from the Cher !
okee Outlet has been regarded by home |
seekers everywhere as an invitation for
hem TO come and enter in and we demand |
hat congress confirm III invitation by
euacting such laws as viii enable these /
nome seekers 10 become producers on the 1
millions of acres now almost uniHhabited /
Resolved, That we realize that the at |
tention Of thousands of people is now di- |
r,ctcd toward that broad eXpanse of rich |
country adjacent to our city, and we an
nounce 10 the world that while for a
quarter Of a century this empire of fertili- I
Y has been ruled by rail oad corporations /
md cattle kings, the farmers turn has !
now come. and we invite all TO loin the /
grand procession, and choose home Tor /
all time TO come, wi h faith that YOU have /
the right to do SO, if this government is Of |
che people by the people and Tor the peo- /
pie
Resolved, That a copy Of these resolu- |
tions be furnished the president of the /
United States. the secretary of the inter |
ior, the commissioner OF Indian affairs and |
the members of congress.