Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-12
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HOME RULE
An Appeal for Better
Government.
pErLoRAnLE CONDITION OF Az
FAIRS IN THE ronr SILL cous-
Tnr sEcEssrTArEs IT'S
OPENING.
THE JURY'S PETITION
GRAND jury AT AnnnoHn l. r,
EIrnHssEs rrs VIEWS
nights of rsopi. In me Territory
Have pe.n OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ito. OF nusiasr. MeA Proposed 10
Force the Fight.
THE JURY'S PETITION
GRAND suas AT AHDnoHn 1. n,
EXPRESSES rrs VIEWS.

cornnnche. I. T.. April .. 1ss5.--To the
| Gazette: Today we have been reques-
ted by prominent citizens OF Wichita
Falls to lay on and spare not In our
| efforts to expose the rotten state OF
affairs in the Fort Sill country. BY
the same mail we received a copy OF tho
petition OF the grand Jury from Ard
more. I. r., and an appeal from one
OF her abIest and best and most promi-
nent citizens 10 help make the light
| for home rule. The Texas oklahoma
union is for the right. whether II be
| popular or not. We nre In tight for
/ principle ana progress, and not for or
against any man. We print the petition
| In this iaBue ut the expense OF the
union. There is one way We can win
home rule in the Indian Territory. and
/ the opening to settlers OF the Oklahoma
Tertiary H'ort Sill country) II you
don't think II Is Oklahoma territory
Just send To the United States land
! commissioner at Washington, y. C..
Tor an Oklahoma map. The judicial
jurisdiction OF the Fort Sill country IL
| Fort Reno, %. n. People in1ure the
Indian Territory every time they call
the Fort SIN country the indian Terri
tory, ms we are held responsible for the
robbers roost The west line OF the
Indian Territory (Chicknshaw Nation)
is the east line OF Oklahoma Territory.
south OF the Canadian river. with this
explanation 1t is plain to be seen there
has been come honest mistake made.
II seems plain to me that II north
Texas and the two Territories will
unite on home judicial rule In the In
dian Territory and united attack on
the Fort Sill country we might win
both Can not the towns on the Rock
Island and Denver roads. pool and lease
the Fort Sill country and turn It loose7
II Is government land without any law
70 lease II at all.
Now. gentlemen OF North Texas. the
Indian and Oklahoma Territories. | re-
peat what said IN yesterdays letter.
II we VIII call convention TO devise
wnyA and means to maintain home
rule and open the Fort Sill country
aud let those who always say "Can't'
stay nt home. and those who say IT
can try come to the front, we can
gain our rights here and wipe out the
robbers ro0at on our west To use a
statement Of the Hon. H. NJ Furman.
heretofore the people OF this territory
have been afraid 10 open their mouths.
The result Is that our rights have been
diaregnrdc1 and we have been traded
on just as though we were 30 many
cattle and hogs. II the people OF the
Territory viii fight for their rights,
the political vultures who have been
feastlnR upon us win soon be forced
10 tnke their flight" To all Of which
we say amcni nmenl what say all
the towns interestdi Shall we have a
convention for business and no bum
combc1 III 80. when and where2
! want 20 emphasize the fact that
home rule In the Indian Territory and
the settlement OF the Fort Sill country
10y nv au W na''r Naus.
~" eu's,, Wv nu'h' propit. ~ hhkh.
ut hs.a ,ns Psope ., vernon "fe not
, ,n.rrr.eu ~ nv,ns ruiz IN tns inuish
srr,i.ory. OF 'nr, .ns people on tne
saha nnu MY ufe h1t inter-, ,s,,,
ss,.n ~ me opening 81 the rort sill
voum,rS pue ny ~. ' 1 are
Mlonss W ~ Wr,kn.eu here; iney are
"''nsH "e'''''' SN'ie'iN,s'' ei .tsSu,,,
D. = NOiNrNS.
The following Is the petition OF the
grand jury:
ArdmOre, |. T., March .. 1ss6.--To the
Senate and House OF Representatives
of the United states. We, the under
signed members OF the grand jury,
for the March term OF the United
States court, sitting at Ardmore. l. IT,,
respectfully and earnestly invite your
attention TO consideration OF the fol-
towing statements;
The people OF the Indian Territory
have learned. with no small degree OF
concern. that bills have been intro
duccd into both houses OF congress pro-
viding for the repeal OF that section OF
the net OF 1895 which goes into effect
September. 1896, and which confers up
on the courts OF this Territory full
jurisdiction OF all offenses committed
among us
Al those WIN nrc intey.atcd a, ,.r-
petuatlur tho nreaent svstc,, ~, an
forcln, the law among IN have nou,.,-
ftii friends upon the floor,t az eoi,rress
ana "a We are without ,enresentst,on
we fenr that thew vim s,oreed in ,hep,
design unless the rnnk intusticc ~
tho proposed repcai IA Ia .o,,e ,nanner
brought 10 the attcntton az eonr-r,s,
An Investigation 81 The of,ieini