The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-06-04
THEY SCORED THE
TYRANN|CAL MONSTER.
FREEMAN AND HIS HEELERS
GET 1T IN THE NECK.
BALF BREEDS TAKE ACTION
And shoot "A Choice Quantity OF Ginger
Into High-Private Freeman ard Ills
BeiIicose Dupe. Coilins-More About
Government School Immortality
stirring Resolutions.

The Progressive party of the Usage
nation has decided to act in unison,
and when stalwart body Of live, pro
gressive and intelligent men co oper-
ate, something generally drops. The
big, 5urly, clustering subterfuRe,
Agent Freeman, must go. on Friday
last the Progressive party held an in
dignation meeting. IL was a monster
aifair-the largest ever held in the ter
ritory, and was attended by the best
citizens of the country, The result Of
this meeting follows;
The Progressive party of the Usage
Nation being in mass meeting assem-
bled this 30th day of May, 1895, passed
the following resolutions:
Resolved, That we adhere TO the
principles of the Progressive party
as laid down in its former conventions
that we favor the allotment of our
land, better education for the Usage
children, and that all be accorded
equal rights To trade. And,
Whereas, The trade of the country
is monopolised by strangers who
have no interest in the welfare
Of the Usage people and who have
never added a single dollar to the
wealth of the Usage nation. And,
Whereas, Citizens of the Usage ma
zion desire TO have granted to them the
ssrSle privileges that are given TO
strangers but are refused such priyi
lcges And,
Whereas. We believe that il the
trade of this country was placed in
the hands of its citizens, more justice
would be done to the people of this
country than now. And.
Whereas. The existing trader sys
tenn is extremely injurious TO the
Usage people. Therefore be it
Resolved, That we favor the abUl
ition OF the present pernicious trader
system, and that whenever au Usage
citizen makes known his desire TO en-
ter into trade here, to the honorable
commissioner of Indian affairs and fur
nishes proof of good character and
business qualifications that o license
to trade be granted him. Aud,
Whereas, The present system OF
leasing Usage land, commonly known
as cattle leases in which Texas cattle
are being grazed are detrimental To-
the financial interests OF the Usage ma
ton and,
Whereas, The above mentioned
lease system has entirely destroyed the
grass in the leased districts rendering
valucless the land for grazing purposes
And.
EtWhereas, The placing OF the
present quarantine line on the north
side OF the Usage nation makes IL pos
sible for Texas cattle To come upon
the reservation and bring disease and
ruin 10 the cattle belong To the Usage
nation. And, ifs
Whereas, the moving of the quaran-
tine line to the south side Of the Usage
reservation would greatly increase the
value of domestic cattle owned by the
small cattle owners and farmers of
this country, and would protect them
against loss by disease. Therefore,
be IL
Resolved That after the expiration
of the present approved leases on the
3lst day Of Masch. 1896, we favor the
discontinuance of the same. And, be
il further
Resolved, That the present quar-
antne line be changed so as ID extend
around the entire reservation, and
that Texas cattle be prohibited from
coming upon the Usage reservation.
Whereas, The condition of affairs
connected with the government school
at Pawhu ska that have lately come Ia
light are disgraceful and immoral and
dangerous TO the moral welfare of the
Usage children in attendance at said
school, and,
Whereas, the superintendent and
employees OF said school have been
guilty os using vile oaths ia the pres
ence OF the children, thereby setting
them examples that are neither in
tended To elevate nor christiani2e suct
children. and,
Whereas, Ralph Collins, the super
intendent of said school, has showr
himself utterly incapable of properly
cond acting said school and has beer
guilty of the aforesaid charges and o
acting ia a very ungentlemanly anc
dscourteons manner toward some o.
the best citizens of our nation and has
incurred the bitter i'll will of our peo
pie, thereby placing himself wholly il
inharmony with them and making i
impossible for him ever to be of AM
good service To the Usage people; and
Whereas, Some Of the employees o
said school have shown themselves in
capable TO properly fiji and unworth,
20 hood the positions they now hold
and,
whereas, Col II. h. Freeman. actinl
indian agent, has sanctioned and az
proved OF the said Ralph Collins con
duet ia total disregard of the know
wishes OF the Usage people, and is nov
responsible for the said Collins beinl
in the position he now occupies, b.
reason OF u certain report he made i
the department Of Indian affairs; and
Whereas, The said freeman ha
stood out against the best interest
aud wishes Of the Usage people, AM
for the wishes and interests OF trader
aud combines, and has so eonduete'
himself toward the Usage people in hi
Official capacity as TO incur their eN
treme ill will, thereby rendering him
self wholly incapable of being Of an.
valuable service to them; and.
Whereas. by reason Of his many act
OF tty tyranny in dealing with th'
Indians and white people on the reser
.vation he has shown himself 10 be /
man governed by petty prejudlces ane
passions and sThoily unfit for the posi-
iies; Df Indian agent Of the Ossges
ihrre fore be ii