The Globe-republican., 1895-06-07


Lot OF Wheresses.
Guthrie. o. T., June 4.-fSpeciaD-
The war in the Usage country is ON IN
earnest. The members Of the Progress
i've party have met In mass meeting
and passed resolutions scoring Agent
Freeman. Part Of the resolutions
read as follows:
connected with the government schools
at Pawhuska that have lately come to
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 beeen
guilty of using vile oaths in the pres
ence Of the children. thereby setting
them examples that are neither in
tended to elevate nor Christianize such
children: and.
Whereas. Ralph Collins. the super
intendent Of said school. has shown
himself utterly incapable Of properly
conducting said school and has been
guilty Of the aforesaid charges and OF
acting TN very ungentlemanly and
diScOurteOuS manner toward some OF
the best citizens Of our nation and has
incurred the bitter i'll will of our peo-
pie. thereby placing himself wholly in
inharmOny with them and making 1t
impossible for him ever to be Of any
good service to the Usage people; and.
Whereas. Some of the employees Of
said school have shown themselves in
capable to properly fill and unworthy
to hold the positions they now hold:
and,
Whereas. Colonel H. B. Freeman. act
ing Indian agent. has sanctioned and
approved Of said Ralph Collins con-
duct, in total disregard of the known
wishes OF the Usage people. and Is now
responsible for the said Collins being
in the position he now occupies. by
reason Of certain report he made to
the department OF Indian affairs: and.
Whereas. The said Freeman has
stood out against the best interests
and wishes of the Usage people, and
for the wishes and interests of traders
and combines, and has SO conducted
himself toward the Usage people in his
official capacity as 10 incur their eX-
treme i'll will. thereby rendering him.
self wholly incapable of being OF any
valuable service to them: and.
Whereas. BY reason of his many acts
OF petty tyranny in dealing with the
Indians and white people on the reser-
walton he has shown himself to be a
man governed by petty prejudices and
passions and wholly unfit for the posi-
ton of Indian agent of the Osages:
therefore. be it
Resolved. That it is deemed best for
the moral and educational welfare Of
the Usage children that they be sent
to other schools at this place. even
though the same must be done at each
members Individual expense: and be II
further
Resolved. That we demand the I'M
mediate removal of Colonel II. Il. Free
man and Ralph Collins and such en-
ployes connected with the schools a.
are guilty of the aforesaid conduct: and
be it further
Resolved that we are truly gratified
to the press of Oklahoma for the stand
1t has taken in behalf O: the Usage
people by upholding justice and right
and condemning acts OF tyranny to-
ward them: and be it further
Resolved. That We extend our sin
cere thanks to the Wan-sha-she News
for the manly stand it has taken in de-
Tense Of Usage rights and it's endeav-
ors to place the people of the Usage
nation in proper light before the
world. and in its attacks upon all ef-
forts to injure Usage citizens finan-
cially, socially and morally.