Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-06
WE CAN'T TRUST THE CREEKS
Walls a FuII-BloOd Senators They Have
Betrayed Us.
Oklahoma Sold 10 the While Man Was The
Entering Wedge Cherokeos Asleep
Tor Twenty Years, Says Another
Senator In Rcd.

TnhleQuah, l. T., April 5.-tspecial) r.
The greatest excitement of the present
session of the council prevailed In the
senate today over bill TO send a dele
cation TO the proposed statehood meet
ing of the five civilized tribes. Not since
war times have the Indians manifested
such interest In matters pertaining 20
their country. All the oratory IN the
senate was brought TO bear on this
triangular affair, Il showed the Indians
are worked up 10 the highest pitch
When the bill authorizing the appoint-
ment Of five delegates TO an international
congress of the five tribes was fayOrably
reported 20 the senate and before Il had
been read the third time, Senator Wolfe,
from the full-blood district, opened up
against 1t. He said 70 pass II would
place the Cherokees In the light Of take
ing the initiatory steps toward allotment
aud statehood He was opposed 10 IL
on the grounds that II was a bad piece
Of legislation aud because he thought
his people were opposed to legislation
which would commit the nation TO the
10Th or 10th sections Of the act Of congress
appointing q committee to confer with
the Indians regarding statehood. He
further said that a compact with the
Greek Indians was worth nothing, that
the Creeks disregnrded their compact
Oklahoma country and that they could
not be depended on 10 keep compact
OF any kind. lie also said had II not
been for the Greeks the Cherokee cOun-
eli would not have been forced 10 part
with the strip at this time.
Senator Sanders also representing a
full blood district was in favor of meet
jng general council providing Il was
20 be simply frepdly meeting IL
allotment and statehood were 10 be the
ultimate end in view he was opposed TO
the whole plan,
senator Keys was one Of the strong
supporters Of the bill and wanted Ii
passed because II was recommendation
Of their chief.
Senator Martin Benge who was a
delegate at Washington when the farmers
statehood ACCOMPLISHMENTS was Issued
10 the five civilized tribes spoke in favor
of the bill because he wanted 20 see the
five tribes cemented more closely togeth-
er He warned the Cherokees that a
delay In this matter might prove detri-
mental and said Of break should occur
Ia any one of the tribes interested II
would sink the remainder Of the In
dian Territory and result IN the lines of
Oklahoma 6nally being extended around
the FIVE tribes.
Senator .Washburn said that Il has
been plainly written that the Cherokee
part Of some great state. 10 was un-
wise, ne thought, 10 depend upan q cOnr
pact with the Indian tribes. He was Ia
favor Of speedy allotment and thought
the Cherokees should not wait for the
United Suites 20 do H. but the Indians
should do Il themselyeg.
Senator Baugh thought that the coun-
try should have been allotted twenty
years ago. lie said the people would
have been better off, He also said the
Cherokees has been asleep twenty years,
and warned them not TO slumber another
twenty years, but TO allOt the country
and prepare for statehood.
Senator Baugh went 10 Washington
recently and found out what the feeling
was toward the Cherokees, aud said he
was satisfied the United States would
no longer temporize with the Indians.
He further said, although the
CherOkecs had been guaranteed protection
under the treaty the supreme court had
decided that Congress had q right Ia
certain eases % set aside the Indian
treaty.
After an all day session the bin was
finally laid on the table 10 be called up
again In 3 day " tho.