The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-09-22
THE OTHER SIDE.
ExuresaIon From an Intnrmarried citi-
1ea IN Reply 70 R. B. wnns' Re-
cent Address TO FuII BiOOds.

Gh-a D. wv ILLS 4RAn COAuc DGADEc lAAc
public in the way of a warning to
hIs friends, and has personated
some of the intermarried citizens
Of the country, l feel it my duty
to reply, as it seems that no one
esle has done so. But in so doing
I shall be brief, and shall not come
out in detail, and / hope I shall be
able to put different light on the
subject. Owing to the misrepre-
sentations that he has presented to
to you in the way of monopoly aud
land barons who have robbed the
rightful owners out Of their lands
and made homeless Indians beg
for relief, and forced them to allot
their lands in self-defense. Why,
this idea is absurd On its face, as
/ the full blood element has had the
reins.Of their government in their
own hands for the past five or six
years, and think any reason
able person can see that the inter
married citizen has had not thing
to say, and has taken a back seat,
subject to anything that might be
done for or against him. But ID
seems that there is a prejudice ex-
isting among the full blood IRl
dians against the intermarried city
izens that have married into the
tribe, and these prejudiees have
, been cultivated until l think it is
time for a change to take plsC8
? and it has been worked up to such
pitch that we favor change,
. whether by allotment or otherwise.
T We only hope for the better. Now
: this in the way of introduction
my friends. l am surprised at the
tone Of the Hon. r. B. Willis in
his address to his full-blOOd friend,
at their convention. But as / have
= been grossly misrepresented, l fee
it my duty to reply TO him anC
J show the other side.
Q As you are all aware, there ar,
q two sides to almost every question
that may arise. But l don't fee
as though l could do the subject
{ justice. realize the fact that
T am to reply to one of our greaf
g statesmen and an ex- judge, how
" ever, / shall try to give the fact.
e in the case and be brief. First, w
:. will notice the condition of thii
, country twenty years ago. Wha
n was it at that timel He says i
n was the Indians country, and tina
}, the intermarried citizens had driver
!, peace and prosperity from then
a forever. Yes, this prosperou
s people that he speaks of had thei
Il little squaw patches here and theT
q living from hand to mouth, witt
: barely an existence. These ar
e the prosperous people he speaks o
o and the legal heirs to this land
, Now, l want to say, look at tn
! Indians condition twenty Rv
u u years ago, and see him today.
IL say. there is not an Indian in m,
> knowing that cares to have any
y thing but that is in a prosperou
condition today, with valuabl
Ii farms and in as easy circumstance
L as any people on the face of God
2 green earth. Who are the one
4 that deserve credit for the pros
j perity of those Indians tOdayi
say, it's the intermarried an,
: mixed blood Indians who invite,
Q and encouraged the non citizens I,
come here and take hold and opel
; up large farms and build up grea
cities. want to know if this ha
been such a great detriment to tn
Indian and country that he says
J l say, the credit belongs to the in
termarried citizens, as they ar
: the ones that have enhanced tn
: valuation of their lands. AS
: matter of fact, they have not de
preciated in value, on the othe
: hand. take it with its valuation