Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-16
1T is AN AWFUL UGLY THING,
BUT MURDER WILL OUT AND
VIRTUE TRIUMPH.
BRIGHT OUTLOOK FOR THE TEN
AS = OKLAHOMA UNION - RING
VILE GOING TO THE WALL BE-
CAUSE IT CAN'T STAND THE
PRESSURE OF PUBLIC OPINION.


Special correspondence.
COMANCHE, 1. r.. May Z.
As an eye-opener to those who think
the Fort Sill contry is a reservation
reproduce a clipping sent from Guthrie
to the st. Louis Republic:
Guthrie. o. r., April 26.-Willlam
Williams has returned from two
weeks tour of the Kiowa, comanche
and Apache country, where he has
been levylng taxes on personal prop
erty. Under recent statute tax In
that country must be levied for the
years 1892 1898. and 1894, as well as
for the present year Mr.. Williams
reports that he has thus far assessed
personal property to the amount or
SO, 900. OOO and thinks he will find A.-
100000 worth before he gets through,
one-half OF which win be taxable this
year. The property owners there do
not offer any objections to paying this
years taxes. but they protest against
paying those OF the previous years
For years the cattlemen In Texas
would move their cattle north of Red
river on June 1 and escape taxes. Like
the income tax to Wall street monkey
kings, taxation on their millions is an
outrage. Only the common herd are
supposed to obey and pay taxes in this
country. About four million cattle in
smith & Co.'s government pasture do
not pay the tax. Further, can any
man of ordinary common sense say
that there Is any business in sending
Indian children East to educate and
then to bring them back to the noun
talns In the middle Of a cattle ranch
as a means of progressive civilization
| The work of the interior department
| for the past eight years has, to my
| knowledge, been TO keep the kiowa
and Comanche Indians from becoming
| civilized, at the same time to hold their
| reservation for n private cattle ranch.
| free from taxation ana without author
| ity of law. | have been trailing them
| for eight years and documents at this
| office will prove that arrefting settlers
| In the past for getting old dead wood
in the territory was not TO protect the
government wood, but simply 10 scare
the settlers and keep them out OF the
pasture.
wild and woolly was the "Ringville
Banner last week. II has just found
! out that the statehood people and Fort
Sill settlers are joining hands, and
| without consulting the ring and organ
lzng for home rule and square deal.
When we threw of the tribal yoke last
year they denounced and advertised
us as guilty OF anarchy and treason.
why? Because we asserted that
United States law and court was the
highest law In this land. We dened
the tribe to collect taxes on our heads
at the end OF n gun; that they could
not get judgment for It In the courts.
/ Despite their rayng and threats and
"infiooence," the settlers stand their
ground and over 100000 people today In
the territory are backing us. But the
Banner is scared, and well II may be.
II rants at Chicknsha. NARROW, Co
nanche and Ryan. the best Rock
Island towns in the territory. II scores
| The Gazette about an Oklahoma BOOM
| err. Like wounded snake, II strikes
II everything In sight and would excite
pity were II not FOR the part played in
he past Let It rant. The settlers
won in the past and will In the future.
| We appealed to the Banner n year
ago TO lead the fight In behalf OF this
'ountcy and the settlers. II preferred
| % advocate the other side. Its town
| divided on the anarchy resolution but
he ring decided II carried 90, and
shus committed the town TO n most
shameful position that can not be hid,
| nor can II attract settlers until the
ling Is repudiated-
The rapid growth of the settlers
hampton at the expense Of Ringyille
,hows the right will win. There are
s0me very Important moves on foot
in this country. 1t 10 believed the