Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1895-01-31
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utic iu obNthditys WhlCu - HiBu-
er degree Of title than that now
held by the tribes, and instead of
impairing their rights. gives to
them greater rights and privileges
than they now enjoy.
Wherever the sun shines within
the borders Of this great country
of ours. outside the states. the ex.
elusive sovereignty of the United
States both as TO persons aud
things is supreme, and should be
exercised when required to pro-
tect property rights, human life
and advance the common good.
Now, Mr.. Chairman, | shall not
detain the house much longer, and
l wish merely TO say in conclusion
that if there IL country on the
face of the earth, or if there is
condition of affairs that demands
action at the hands of congress tc
restore to a wronged people their
rights, that condition exists in the
Indian country to-day. There is
no exaggeration of the fact. Here
is a country rich in resources, de
lightful in climate, fruitful in its
products, with all the advantages
which nature has given to it, be-
longing to a people residing upon
land that should make them rich,
as | said before. for generations to
come, and yet they have no prac.
teal control over their own affairs,
but are subject to disorder and
lawfessness.
have been charged with under
taking to rob the Indians. If YOU
will examine the territorial bill in
troduced by the honorable sena-
tor from Arkansas, Mr.. Berry, at
the other end of this capitol, as
well as the one introduced by my
self in this house. you will find
that war has been made oh us be-
cause in these bills we undertake e
to clear off the ground held by
these monopolists and land baron
and restore the country to the
people to whom it rightfully be.
longs. That is the purpose and
the very language OF the bills to
which | refer.
| announce it TO the house TO.
day, announce it to the delegates
from the territories and to the
people of the country at large, that
| will 60 as far as any man will GO
on this floor for the rights OF the
Indians under the treaties with
this government and to secure tc
them every foot of land to which
lhey are entitled in this country
But | demand that while you dc
50 the strong arm of the law will
take the land barons and the mo
nopolists now in thee ountry by the
throat, those who are now holding
the country under levIes fraudu-
lent and without consideration
who are denuding the forests o
timber and are mining the coal,
exhausting it at the rate of two oil
three millions of dollars a year.
demand that the law will take this
country from their hands aud re-
store it to those people who are
justly, clearly, and equitably en-
titled to it under the treaties which
have been made between then
and the government Of the United
States. [Applause.
But, gentlemen, in this contest
for human rights and the main.
tenance of the plighted faith of the
government toward a defenceless
people, we are met not only by the
land baTons OF the Indian country
and their paid agents, but with
slsnder and charges of conspiracy
against honorable senators anC
members of this house, and witt
the charge that the Dawes com
mission have been guilty OF ba,
faith and falsebood. and are tn,
plant tools il not the participation
in conspiracy to rob the Indians
| Even the secretary of the inter
ior does not escape the foul Sian
ders of these paid tools of oppres
sion, who rob and corrupt thei
own people and declare their pur
pose and ability to corrupt thi'
honorable body. This is don,
through the paid correspondent
of newspapers, by the declarationi
of the Hon. A. P. McKellop, al
will be found in a document circu
lated through this body entitled
Answer to the charges Of th'
Dawes commission against thu
five civilized tribes" by the dec
laration of Hon. A. P. McKellCp
delegate sent here to repre-ent the
interests of those who are absorb
ing the wealth of the territories tC
the exclusion ofthe rights Of the
real Indians; and last, | am sorry
to say, the Hon. Iraac Parker
Judge of the federal court at th'
city OF Fort Smith unwittingly,
must say, lends his voice and in
fiuence to support this herd o
slanderers who feast on the rights
of their own brethren, and fatteT
upon the the corruption OF thei
own tribal government.
Why Judge Parker should leav'
his court while the Cook gang are
at large and come here and assume
the role of a lobbyist and attemp
to use his influence against
measure the purpose of which il
to restore to the Indian his coun
try, to give protection to tn,
thousands Of defenseless people
there and to release the grasl
of tie most heartless ant
unscrupulous vampires that eve