Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-17
TEN CENTS PER ACRE sow OF
PERED INSTEAD OF six
CENTS AS FORMERLY.
PEOPLE AWAKENING
TEXAS AND rEnnrroRIEs ARE IN
IrISG.
A Letter from wichita Fails to }.
S. works ,has Is choek Fnn of
business.

Comanche, L T., April Is. 1896.
To The Gazette:
Notice has been sent the indian
agent ut Anadarko that 10 cents FER
acre Is offered for this Fort SIN coun-
try. That is a little better than "6
cents" which they have been leasing
for. II the government VIII lease die
rect TO settlers, % cents per acre csn
be realized for IL this year as easily ~
10 cents. We are glad e see a general
awakening and uniting of the people
OF the two territories and north Texas.
II IL certainly time for FL Reno TO
show her hand and come 10 the frort,
and claim her own. the Fort SIN coun-
try.
MY Faith in lei Reno. o. n ana Ard
more. l. t.. viii make themselves
known and felt In the movement
The following letter from Wichita
Falls explains itself IL gays and niears
CONVENTION and buainess.'
Wichita Fails. Tex. April IL. 1896.
Cnptain j. S, Works, comanrhe, l. t.
Dear Strive note with pleasure and
interest your letter under the head of
Combine" Published in Fort Worth
Gazette OF the nth inst. Your suggcs-
lions are good and timely. and are
heartily and universally endorsed by
the people of Wichita county. We fully
agree with you in saying that the
good people OF the Indian Territory
are entitled TO and should have home
rule" No sane or fair minded man
who knows anything OF the facts in the
case can deny this fact. AZ you say,
all we Texans VIII have to % in order
TO see the Injustice Of the present
state of affairs in the Territory as re-
CARDS the foreign courts, AMI cnnpell-
ing the people there to 90 TO Pals
and Fort Smith, Is to place ourselves
in their plaee-which would be to cnfn-
pei the people of this and adjoining
counties lin Texas 10 go to Ardmore
or El Reno. l. t.. to transact their le
gal business
What a howl and protest would
go broadcast over this land OF Nb-
erty." Yes. we would raise the roof
so to speak. and not -est day or night
until we were given ''home rule" We
would not like or take the '-medlc.ne"
that our Texas congressmen are Civ
ing to the people OF the Territory, AMI
yet Il Is a well known fact that the
trdmore district and other sections of
the Territory Is much more thickly
settled than this portion NJ Texas. and
that too. by people who are as capable
OF self government as we nre. We
should not ex ct Others to submit TO
that which We wouli not tolerate or
endure ourselves. II we are u .Wape
people by their work (Which we in
varlably do) the good people Of the In
dian Territory have good reason to
feel proud OF and they caa very cen
sistently point with pride to the pro-
Fresl made In the past few years.
Especially SO whoa ws consider what
they have had to conteud with. Jiav-
-.
development under tNe existing cir
oumstances, Is proof positive that they
ave capable W erh shSslj have self
government, and the irnn -r men That
stands in the way Ir places any ub-
struction In the pan II these people In
securing that which is Justly due them,
Will have good cause to regret H.
The interest of the people of the Ter
ritory and those of Texas are mutual.
What helps one viii help the other,
and as we see II. what we both de-
sire and need Is the settlement OF the
whole Indian Territory by civilized.
law abiding people. The entire South
west is Interested in. and would be
benefited by this The question to
solve is how can this be done? and in
what way can we succeed IN the least
possible time? You have answered
these questions In your letter 10 the
Gazette OF the 18th ms. by suggesting
organizations. Yes. this Is what We
need and must have before we can
hope for SUCCESS. All Interested viii
have to unite aud work togeihcr in
talligently and harmOniously, md In
order to do this we viii have to get
together and form an organization
and 10 this end we would suggest that
convention be called at an early
date, either at Fort Worth, Dallas or
Ardmore, l. U. What say you TO this7
Wa 1n a. tt.It
but by combining together--as YOU
Fay--wc can accomplish a great deal
In very short period Of time. we
have right. Justice. MORT and nli she
good law nbiding people and the nress
o. tho Southwest in sympathy with ia
and all that 81 required to succeed Is
to organize and push the work
IL It not fact that II the Territory
had home ruler--aa II should have
and the people are entitled to-thofi
this OF Itself wo,;ld Indirectly be Inc
means OF aettllng the -Fort Sui coti,l-
try" with civilized people? Again.
would not the settlement OF the
any question az doubt, statehood sor
the indian Territory? The settlement
OF that country would add at least
l21,oQ0 10 the present population II the
Terltoy, which would give YOU al
least 100000 IN MI. with this ponula-
tion nothing or nobody could Stand
between the people OF the Hrerritorv
and statehood, which Of course. tneara
home rule" and self rovernment.
Now that the fort SIN countrv- Ia
for lease Ohc cattlemen who nrs ncar
using II, say they don't waat il INV
lorBerl, can Il not DO leased 10 farm
era, either directly from the govern
mont or indirectly? Would not tons Of
thousands Of rood people be glad to
get II In small tracts at from 10 10 20
GENTS per acre? We know they would
hence you SEQ we have several 'ilffcr-
en- STRINGS Nto pull" either one Of
which would 'eiye NJ relief from ND
outlaws Of tho Territory. and make
good homes for thousands of good. M
dustrlous people. ana az the samn
time secure home ruler for the peo.
ole Who are now Heated IN the Terri
We hrmiy believe that either one ~
toe three propositions named-,woli
worked--wll ingJfe success, hut bv
worikipg on al three plans az thee
would rrfnoua MI d.s,.ht . ,,l =.