The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-01-27
PLAIN LANGUAGE.
Senator PIatt's Remarks on TIE
Cherokee Obstinacy.
POOR 10 RACKET no GOOD NOW
The Country Not to BE Buncoed Out of Iti
Money Through It's sympathies
The Intruders Offer
Their Gaze.

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The Intruders Offer
Their Case.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23-Another i'm
portant meeting was held Saturday ovel
the Cherokee strip bill. The sub-com
mittee of the senate committee on In
dian affairs continued the hearing or
the house bill Gid Morgan, represent
ing the intruders, was given hearing,
and stated that the intruders were
anxious for statehood, and wanted an
allotment of lands and general break
ing up of tribal relations
He represented the intruders as hav-
ing rights given them when they went
into the country, and now forced to
submit to i'll trea tment, and are imposed
upon by the Indian courts. They cannot
leave without great loss Of property
and they ask to be protected in their
| rights by the United States.
| Gen. Hubbard addressed the commit
tee at length on behalf of the intruders
/ He takes the position that if the terri
tory was admitted as i state this would
be the beginning of the end of the
/ trouble. There would be no doubt
about the intruders and anyone else
getting their rights provided they could
go into the United States courts. He
took the position that the intruders
should be paid for their improvements,
and that the money TO reimburse them
should come from the Cherokees As
4 l. 7.
the money no matter where il comes
from, but in his Judgment the Chero-
KEGS should pay the intruders rather
than the United States.
The Cherokee delegates were present
and seemed i'll at ease. Hastings made
few explanations on certain features
Of the intruder question. 'This prscti-
caliy ended the hearing before the COM
rnittee. Senator Plat created little
less than a sensation otter the hearing
had ended He observed. directing his
remarks to the Cherokee delegates,
that the time had come when the coun
try known as the Cherokee strip must
be opened TO settlement If the pres
ent congress did not open it or make
provision for opening it early in the
spring. in his Judgment, on the 5th of
March, one day after congress adjourned,
at least 30, 900 people would go into the
strip. and, quoting mis- language: They
will never be put out By the military.
II congress acts so the land can be
thrown open TO settlement soon after
the ad tournament, the settlers will re-
main on the border. but rs soon as it
becomes known that anything ia going
20 interfere with opening the land this
spring we can be assured that the set
tiers will 20 on the land and they VIII
not be run otf by the government I
say this to you, representatives of tn.
Cherokee indians, that you may know
the exact situation, and no matter what
the bill provides that will pass this con
gress, you cannot afford to refuse to
accept it."
Senators Pettigrew and Jones con-
CURED in the views as expressed By
Platt, aad the statement has been re-
ferred to as a most remarkable one. 1t
is known that he has Investigated the
question thoroughly OF late, and it is
evident that he has lost all the poor Lo
sentiment for the Cherollees- He be-
lieves that they are just as well fitted
to become citizens OF the United States
as anyone else, and through designing
white men they have been attempting
to drive very hard bargain with the
United States
II is believed that Indians who are
not civilized will always be able to get
the best of the bargain with the United
States, provided Senator Platt has a
part in the legislation. but it is known
that he entertains no such feeling to-
wards the CherokeeS.
Delegates Hastings and Beuge see
the handwriting on the wall They
stated that it was mistake to send
them here. as they assisted in robbing
the Cherokees OF the benefit of the poor
Lo sentiment Hastings, in rejecting
on Platt's remarks, said that the Chero-
KEGS should have picked out two of the
most ignorant Indians they could find.
even if It was necessary u go into some
of the wild tribes. The ignorant In
dams who could not talk English would
have been of value TO the Cherozees, as
they would have strengthened the poor
Lo sentiment, and the eastern people
could have been buncced and forced to
give the Cherokees the best of the bar
gain. as they had all other Indians who
had been able 10 work congress on the
poor Lo racket.
He realized that it was n mistake to
send men to represent the Cherokees as
they are, but it should be insisted on
before congress that they are unedu-
Gated, poor and helpless. and the gov
eminent should not impose upon them.
As it i. they are forced to rely on the
St1ct merits OF the case, and cannot |
b be to bunco the congress to any alarm !
ing extent The subcommittee Will |
report TO the committee at its meeting |
TUESDAY. and doubtless the bill. as
amended bv the subcommittee. will be /
accepted and very soon reported to the |
senate.
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.u<tler Cases Dismissed.
CHEYENNE, WyO., Jan 23-The case |