Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-10-08
THE NEW GOVERNOR
OF THE CHoCTAW NATION DE.
LINERS HIS MESSAGE


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TUsKAHoMA, l. II, Oct. 7.-lSpecial.l
To-day the house passed bill repeal-
ing the law todisfianchise citizens who
have taken the oath of allcgience to
the United States but when il went 10
the senate it was defeated. As the law
now stands IL is only dead letter on
the statute book. II cannot b. enforced
as the law authorizing thom to become
United States citizens guarantees them
all the rights and privileges that they
ever had.
Governor Jones delivered his much
looked for message to-day. Before road
ing it he reviewed the recent troubles
at length and advised his people to
be careful what they We're doing US
their government Is IN crest danger of
being overthrow. He invited United
States Indian Agent Bennett to make
talk. He accepted tho invitation and
told them that he was not here to run
over nor bulldOze them, but was here
TO uphold tho laws OF the Chuctaw
Nation. He made a short talk and re-
viewed the recent trouble, advising
them to keep the peace.
The following is Governor Jones
message:
To the General Council:
Aftera period Of thirty years OF quie-
tudo and unrsual prosperity OF
Legitimate our people, IL is
with grave apprehension for our pros
perity and welfare as nation, that IL
is necessary for the converting of and
the exercise OF your official functions
a lnHfglut to- uinttlI ha hnH no,
supervision OF United States troops.
This must necessarily cause us to pause
and deliberate with more than usual
caution. TO consider well the unhappy
condition of affairs for the first time
in the history OF our people, noted and
commended for their peaceful and and
quiet disposition, has it been necessary to
the United States government Ito eXer-
else it's treaty rights TO prevent inter
nccine strife and blOodshed. | cannot
too earnestly call your most serious at
tentiOn to careful, candid and just
consideration Of this all absorbing
question. Recent events are too fresh
to need recapitulatiOn. Suffice to say
an armed mob unduly excited over sup
posed wrongs and wrought TO madness
by the inlammatory speeches and
printed articles OF leader who are
not friendly to our institutions,
wantonly and wilfully assassinated
four OF our citizens and openly pro-
claimed, il necessary, TO carry out their
nefarious design to murder all from the
chief down. To suppress this unlawful
attempt to destroy our government.
have exhausted every remedy and the
excitement is somewhat abated but is
liable to break out at any mo-
ment. Therefore, IL is necessary
that at your earliest convenience,
measures should be adopted by you
which would uppress any such
outbreaks and tend to give security 10
life and property. These laws cannot
be too stringent nor arbitrary. Life
must be protected and our laws en-
forced or we perish US Il nation. Our
schools are in q prosperous condition.
The new academies have been put in
operation under law for the present
scholastic year which will accommo-
date two hundred and thirty OF our
children. BY this means, by
iudicious selections, education is
provided for very nearly all
OF our children Of school age
These academies as well as New Hope
seminary are under the management OF
our own people and believe it would
be better il the remaining academies
were superintonded by our own people
instead Of foreigners who can have no
interest except gain In coming among
us. The neighborhood schools give
fair satisfaction but the returns from
our schools have not been commcnsu-
rate wish the amount Of money expended
for their support. Consider this ques-