The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-12-31
AN OPEN LETTER.
;. 7. BIedsoe Dsflaes FiIs Position end
vigorously AssaHs the Dawes-
cb0etsw Treaty.



chairman OF The mass meeting held
ct Ar6more on Monday night last,
end tnat my position as chairman Of
& &c meeting might be taken as indi-
ca.c y of -'y Endorsement OF the'Teso-
lutioos i'assed by thai ioeegiu-, < beg
10 sav had just returie,' af.er al I
Pbsence o. three wee,s fro.l home,
hE, not read the irca.y aud kntw
no,hing o it's contents.
Ia " view OF the results fhs. ~in |
be reached by the on y poss be con
St uction Of this tsea,y. can not
approve Of anv por 10, o ,he reso.u- |
.jo1 adontec BY the tass meet NO,
exccr. that 80 I W o. as-s Or en-
iar--d cene e -.cs pld ne Hediica ion
OF 10 o. prese . s'occu, .iet or school
and re'i- ,ors 'u-Posos. }, Is clear
% nv ina i'at -ne provision = ne
! .re.. y that ~ acn Eaid tov - o. G
co laid ou., eacl lot o. Wac sub
san. al -, -ove",s ne, ctHer .lan
fcrces, tilia.. e and seTrrorR Y o's1s
have hesn made. shall be vRtIed,
such ware not '7clude 30 '.i-I
y. ovemea,S; and tho owrCr Of q i
nro lents on eac lnt sHrr eI
tIe '.ht 10 Dry tse sane q. sIeI
a pGa ,sed vsiae W a. t.; ~ .-..sI
'ro-- da.e OF 10 CO seDt 'S' "a.
sp"h & IS Sc. sale, Hss e'ea. 81
ppequivoc.' r-can n, rud -, "
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ire oJ.erve tre So sc r. C
.ls a. anv he .uTr ts rs~nt
Y re. II ..- coi"a'iss on n
ended to g. 90 n io.s ro', ed
a., ordinr &c ter We p .one
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he'- IN CT - ~ 2 ssusSe ms, &c
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ley l.. d in.enJcd thre we sio.ld
ivv tre is a. az r siIs. vai"c
e. ne 20 ."s e Wa a. 4 o. 9nd -
! % e .ae to, was built, tre wouid
a.. p -o,sc ed lie WI e 1eolic by n
c suse s,mi'a' 20 that with whiel
hoy pfO &C ed the ladiars. ie
CONTRARY &c weea The ianc a @ used
: N ssre. e Ire vaiue CT ou's de
) land . aio ( 81. c ,'e .
; 6..hs anu tIc Ian q 2 Uset Z d
-eie-eIee % tIe ,Oal .p.s tow of
-eftna { wf. ss,icU ~, e
Gi,..hc, iol $40. u 1e nads N Ger
Ia 'g values.
N nv on nion, j. We ere nes-'. ed
TO p.rouFss icse los q. cr es 'ess
- tse.. e.. ? sed vsiue a, t.e
. lt'.-e tbe q Iprs serent 5 ade, .
W. be n mRt.ef Of cpa, y aar NJ n
ma. er o. -. =, wade is ,-es,y. In
g, o,lei wo ds, a ,he ir, ens see ii. o
5 10 so 20 Fre cnar i. lie eloF. D,
tney cen live us a po- on OF W It
i, we have ea-ued; !. not, trey oen
taEe ali.
However, tae moss out. a.seous q D.
on n the whole treaty IS tHe one
) win, . has .efe ence 70 lands oals'de
@ o. .ownsi,es ard which NOV 'dcs %,
= escd 10 zee 10 be rut n possession
o. - land and removing there rom,
le white persons Ia possession. . "a
= treasy absolutely ignores tue iight Of
p every white .nan in tne CS'ckssaw
Il and ClocSiaw Nations, fes.6-lg ou-'
( side OF towns,,e, regardless Of. the
:, facs 1hat he may occupy land under
a aid contract, tnat he may hevs
lp.Id permits aceo.d Ig TO tue laws
: OF these nations, and may have By
v honest toll, crec,eO Improvements oi
a great value of WI Gu the Ind a
I ploitee becomes .1e owner wisnoul
any consideration whPteve-, simply
Il By operation OF tbs eaty. TIE
q town Of Ardmore wopr neve. have
/ been built except fof the a. onegs
Il accorded it By the susron1, ir3 couu
4 .ry. The p-ospe isy -ha, he 'owr
Las enjoyed is que 20 Ire deve o.
I1ent Of su~ oundins country =,
a these very peoDie wao are deelRreS
4 nj. 1deTs aud v,o ? o 10 be Ciecte,
o from the iahd they have re 'Je eS
4 va liable W tlou, any comgess.'t, ,oi
o. consiora.-Jl waateve rad ye
~ the mass meeting indorsed ti..s ca
le ty as ";us. aud equitable"
In my CO ion, The result Of hi
2 taeaty cans ruin DO 10 le ,owl
/; ard coan,,y, aud .hP. ,aeaos ara
n. lie people wIo made zoe couas
wnas il is Gin oe q YEA 10 Cesnes ?
tioh by beng -obbed OF al taey cav
A. inves ed a UP. overents u1on II
" dian ends, tcese Improvement ''s
s. ing .ue -eDresen .ative OF yeas o