Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-09-19
The CHoCTAW TROUBLE
HON. j. 3. JACKSON, ONE OF THE
CENTRAL FIGURES IN THE


The GAZETTE representative yeslef'
day had the pleasure Of meeting at An
tiers, l. r., Hon. j. b. jackson, who Is
one OF the central figures in the present
Chootaw trouble; having been the gu.
bernatorial candidate OF the National
party AT the recent election.
Mr.. jackson is full blood Choctaw
and man of handsome appearance,
about forty years of age; he is a grad
uate OF Roanoke, Virginia, and is cool,
conservative man, as indicated by his
utterances.
In discussing the present unhappy
situation there is no display of passion,
and though deeply deploring the feud
being engendered, he had not harsh
word to say personally OF his political
opponents,
In Choctaw politics there are two
parties: the Progressives, under the
leadership " Chief Justice Joseph Gar
Ian, Gov. Wilson N. Jones and Treasur-
err Green McCurtain: the Nationals led
by j. b. jackson, Hon. Jos. Gardner, V.
NJ. Locke and others OF less note.
Mr.. Jackson's statement of affairs Is
briefly this;
'The present progressive party came
into existence in the campaign OF 1870,
At the annual session Of the council
preceding this election resolution was
introduced iavoring land allotment and
the sale of the surplus to the United
States. A heated debate followed and
feeling rose to an extent that threat
encd serious trouble, and to avoid
trouble the question was referred to II
popular vote and at the polls was over
whclmingly defeated. In this cam
paign those favoring allotment took
the name Of "Progressives' and have
since retained it as party designation
and came into power under il two
years ago when Jones defeated Small
wood for governor.
''We are called pull-backs and fogies,
but no uttorance of any OF our leaders
can be pointed TO that justilics the ep-
tibet We invite the settlement among
us Of any Industrious, law-abiding man
OF any occupation Our country is full
OF opportunities for industry and cap
ltal and We are glad 20 have them
availed Of, whether by our people or
by others. We make no distinction
under our laws. Any enterprise, rs
saw mills or coal mining, pays the
same royalty to the national treasury,
whether operated by citizens or aliens,
und the National party heartily invites
all, and pledges that they shall have
every encouragement and protection.
We would be glad to see every coal
vein worked, every forest planted
thicSwith mills, and on our unlailing
water powers factories to turn out fin
ishcd goods. They would all pay
royalty to our treasury and increase
our means for educating our children
and maintaining our eleemoayuaiy
institutions
The campaign against the progress
sives was made on these lines;
"A strict enforcement Of our laws,
which they haYe not enforced, u close
collection Of national revenues without
fayoritism; rigid accounting for ma
tional funds and their iudiciOus use in
fostering and extending our cduca-
tional and charitable systems; during
the past two years the Choctuw admin
t5tration has been marked by the ro-
verse Of this.
ION the land question we also diff ~; the
old allotment question which gave the
brOgrcssivc's birth still fingers In the
background Of their plan We OPP
pose this, not because we arc not pro-
made on lines safest TO the larger num-
Der OF our people. Every commercial
or manufacturing enterprise under al
lotment is possible under our present
system; their rOvaltio5 yield q larger
revenue for national purposes than we
would raise by taxation under allot-
people are fitted by Intelligence
education so. l...Yv.,.,
citizens and cope for their own inter
e5Ls, many hIvc not yet progressed so
far, and we believe that II Is better that
our lands held by us under patent over
the signature OF Andrew Jackson, presi-
dent OF the Uni ell States, should re-
main in common aud the revenues be
devoted by the national authorities To
educating all our people up TO power
OF sell sustainance In any struggle for
to thrust allotment and indi-
vtdual citizenship on them now would
mean destruction TO many; they would
become the prey of the 'boOmer' and
Of, regret to say, some OF our own
people who are moved by the profits it
would yield their superior intelligence
to urge Its brinEingon.
we claim that we carried the cleo
ton. Under our laws tive vote for ma
tional officers are canyassed. and the
result declared by the council. The
vote for senators, representatives. dis
trlct and county officers Is canyassed
and the result declared by the Justices
Of the supreme court There are three
justices, one from each Of the three iu-
diclal districts, and each acts us canyus-
ser for the district he Is chosen from.
"lu the First district Chief Justice
Joseph Garland, Progressive, IN cam |
wasting the votes threw out two boxes |
IN Gaines county and two In Tobuksa |
which gave the senatorial seat to Abner |
Pressiy, Progressive, over Aaron Will |
lalns National, and gave the Progress |
ives seven TO the Nationals five sena-
tors, and this would enable them IN |
control the gubernatorial canvass.
these boxes were thrown out by Gar.
land on tcchnicalitles regarding
the way they were sealed bv M |
election officers; but when it came IN
canvass the Black Fork box in Scuuy. |
vile county which gave Jones SEVENTH
two and myself three votes, he admitted |
u though it was shown that William
Baker, the presiding officer, was NOT a
itlAen and not qualified to hold Tho I
'lecuon' being recent removal here
rom Mississippi and his claims moi
laaVing been adjudicated by the coun-