Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-03-26

high schools that stand suspended
to-day
The high schools were suspend
ed for two reasons, namely, one
was the shortage Of the school
fund which is nothing new, as
amy ono that is acquainted with
the affairs of this nation knows
that our invested funds are not
sufficient to meet the demands Of
to-day, when they have been fall
ing short for the last twenty years,
Let the people read tho great
Mayes messages They viii find
that during his administration the
various funds fell short, but
the deficiency then was sup
piled from the now sacred
fund. During Mayes' admin
istration there was something
ever enc hundred thousand dol
lars used OF the peoples grass
fund to liquidate the out standing
indebtedness, but now it is too sa-
cred. Why? because there was a
few men in the senate and council
who thought BY letting the debt
stand unpaid it would defeat the
Downing candidate for principal
chief, and possibly elect a sore
head for chief; but the people are
up to all such tricks; they cannot
be duped in any such way. The
voters Of this nation can find a
man TO support that belongs to one
OF the two dominant political par
ties. OF course it is not the party
that makes the man, but it is the
men that make the parties, and
the sore head ticket is composed
OF disappointed Office seekers and
would be leaders. There are many
that will flock to the third party,
or reform party as they term
themselves; but a great many OF
them win fall back to their re-
spectiye parties when they find
they cannot get n nomination or
Office from the third party.
presume Mr.. "Reader" is a
sore head from the tone Of his let
ter. / guess it is as honorable to be
sore head as it is to be Downing
or National, or a little more so,
from the name they bear. Mr..
"Reader," us poor people that
have neither stock nor grass
would like to see some Of the peo-
pie i'm Cooweescoowee district that
have been growing fat on common
grass pay something that we could
reap some benefit from. Mr.
Reader, would you not rather
have fifty cents than nothing, as it
has been heretofore2 You say it
is worth $3.50 or 81; if we can't
get the worth of any thing, we
generally do the best we can. don't
we? As to the high schools, they
are for the benefit Of all classes.
You must remember that the ma
ton boards and clothes fifty pri-
maries at each one Of the high
schools, regardless Of the number
Of boarders Don't you see it was
a great benefit TO the poor as well
as the rich2 Us poor people of
the other districts don't wish you
any bad luck but would like to
have you pay us Tor our part of
the grass your stock have been
eating Tor these many years You
have not paid us a cent. Have
you forgotten that this estate Of
ours is common one, owned by
one as much as another2 The
national council supposed that the
law rs it stands was good, and
would afford sufficient protection
to the citizens by prohibiting the
introduction Of cattle after the
10Th of April of each year | think
there were as wise heads in our
national council as Mr.. Reader" or
any other man, when they wanted
to do anything for their country
or people. l do not condemn all
the actions of the late national
council They realize that they
had to legislate for nine districts
instead Of one and a half. Mr.. ."Rea-
DER" if you should ever be elect
ed as a member of the legislature
how would you proceed to legis-
late, for a few or a majority of the
people of the nation?
am not member of the coun-
Gil, but was present a time or two
during both sessions of the last
two sessions. / could write
great deal about the proceedings,
but viii not do SO now / fear may
be wearisome TO your readers.
Would have answered Mr.. "Rea-
der" sooner, but on account OF
some unavoidable dalay in the
mails, / did not get THE CHIEF
TAIN, bot it is better late than
never. Yours,