The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-08-20

to summary banishment and his annu-
ity stopped
What do you think Of such proceed
ings. brother editors The Usage Ma
tion Is not Russian province, but il
is part aud parcel OF America, aud ef
the Land Of the Fair Cod Have
thinga come to such pass that an cd
itor must refrain from criticisinR an
official for fear OF having his Office de-
stroyed? Both editors, Palmer and
Tinker, are sterling, honest, well edu-
Gated half-breed Indians. They are
thrifty, true and progressive. Mr..
Tinker is n member Of the p~ess asso
citation and il you will scan your pro-
gram you will find his name booked
for an address today. | received a let
ter from him this morning in which
he asked me TO apologize for his alb
sence, which is due wholly and solely
90 his sore business troubles,
brought on by bGrbarous croco.
die in blue uniform and william
GUS smirl< trust have in n
plain, unvarnished way, giver clear
statement of the fall OF the PawhusSa
News and the great iajusticc done a
member of this association, which is
in duty bound to protect and aid him
in his battles against a barnacle whose
dynasty is worse by far than that Of
King George.
Mr. President and fellow members,
have rccited the facts in the case,
which is more important to this asso-
citation than a prepared dissertation
ON editorial frills. We can attend TO
the frills at leisure. Now | want TO
Introduce the following resolutions,
] flats ha
unanimously adopted. As an associa-
tion looking to the welfare of
/ brother member, this is the best we
can do Providing the resolutions are
adopted, | further suggest that copy
he forwarded to Agent Freeman, Ed
/ itors Tinker and Palmer and the de-
partment OF Indian affairs at Wash.
/ ington:
WHEREAS. The oklahoma Press
! association was founded for the pur-
/ pose OF aflording material benefit and
/ protection To the newspaper frater-
nifty of oklahoma, and To advance and
/ promote the manifold interests of the
craft and
WHEREAS. This Press association
| bas heard with amazement and indig-
nation the outrageous action of the
] uEliIA inhluA hEfDls lsltAAtiAdill-
! Colonel II r. Freeman, OF the Usage
nation and his villainous treatment
/ OF Mr. George Il. Tinker, editor of the
! Wah-shah she News. OF Pawhuska.
! Oklahoma, wherein the said Agent
Freeman did suppress and condscate
| the Wah-shah she News, for no other
reason than that the said News did
( justly criticise his official acts; and
]
/ is a member in good standing OF this
| Press association, which is in duty
! bound to endcavor To aid and protect
| its members and fight for the liberty
! OF the press and free speech; be il
"Rosolrod, That we do unanimouslG
condemn and denounce the actions of
/ Lieutenant-Colonel II. b. Freeman,
agent OF the Usage nation, in summa.
rily supprcssiug the Wah-shah-she
/ News, aud demand immediate restora-
/ tion of the News and Editor Tinker
rights as citizen of the Usage nation
/ and of oklahoma; and be it further
! "RNDircd That we request that
/ the despotic actions and pernicious
/ work of Agent Freeman be promptly
/ Investigated by the federal depart
meut of Indian affairs. to the end that
] 4 ihthau may bt ItiltNtu lIbh MS
post as acting Indian agent. as his
presence in the Usage nation is preiu-
dicial to the civilization, welfare aud
advancement of he loyal citizens Of
the Usage nation"
The resolution was unanimously
passed.
The Hon Sidney Clarke next enter
tanned the fraternity with Personal
"Reminiscences MIR. Clarke's wide
experience qualified him to speak in a
highly pleasing manner, and his com
parison between Cleveland and Lin
coin brought down, or up, the house
lie spoke eloquently on the pioneers
Of journalism in oklahoma and also
on those indomitable boomers, Couch
and Payne, whose perseverance aud
agitation made it possible for us TO
now enjoy the boundless resources OF
oklahoma. He made the hit Of the
day and was elected an honorary mem
ber OF the association by acclamatlon.
Or Delos Walker favored the meet
ing with an interesting talk on silver
which was listened to attentively and
the frequent applause OF the speakers
sentiments plainly showed where the
Oklahoma editors will be found on
this important subject
The association took up the matter
OF the sending out of false and sensa-
tlon specials. and the following con.
demnatory resolution was passed:
The Press association Of Ollaho
ms, having the best interests of the
territory at heart and being fully iden.
titled with its past, present and future,
, and feeling that the prosperity Of the
people Of the territory is necessary a.
. promote the interests Of the members
of this association, who labor con
stantly for the public good, look with
alarm at the many monstrOus untruths
contained in the associate press re
, ports sent broadcast from the various
towns Of this territory in regard "a
, crimes and misdemeanors which ar,
} multiplied ia sensational way until
hguratively speaking, "A mouse be
/ comes an elephant, which Injuries oHl
+ Land of the Fair God, from the faci
I that timid capital and more tmid hu
. man nature refuse 10 come among ui
1 To invest or make homes; therefore
- bc il
"R@oircd, BY the Oklahoma pres
r association ia convention assembled
70 that we most severely condemn as un
{ truths many reports hatehed In thu
. vived imagiuations OF the vaTiou
] special associate press reporters O
g this territory la regard To the ALLEGED
p lawlcssness they are constantly report
r. ing. ia as much as many OF said re
b ports only contain a slight foundation
n 81 truth added and multiplied TO sui
the fancy Of said blood and thunde
special reporters, therefore be il fur