The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-04-16
FROM BUcksKIN JOE.
Tie Argues and Lays Plans :or Securing
Full Jurisdiction for Indian Ter
rltory COurts-L0Gical.


NoA4@ANNAAsf l. 4 u IA a rs NW-
To the ARDMOREITE:
AS the question of home rule for
the Indian Territory is an interesting
one in the daily press outside of the
Indian Territory, would it not be
good policy for the 800, 900 people
here who are directly interested, to
show those who would deprive us of
the right of trial by jury in our own
country, that there is a latent spark
of that spirit left in US that caused
the Boston Tea Party and the Declar-
alton of independence by our fore
fathers in the long ago.
By way of explanation, / will say
that my mission in this country Is
business one. l and my friends will
settle permanently in what is called
the Fort Sill Country" west of the
Chickasaw Nation in Oklahoma, as
soon as we can consistently do so.
We are not law breakers nor law
dodgers, neither are we slaves. We
will be permanently interested in
one town on this Rock Island) rail-
road as our headquarters and ship
ping point, For that reason, finan-
cially, and on general principles,
publicly, we are taking an interest in
trying to defeat the passage Of the
bill in congress that would take away
the full jurisdiction of the Territory
courts. We have friends in Texas
that will not be idle spectators in this
contest. While they are working for
us by petitions and votes, would it
not be well for the people here them
selves to take a hand?
1t can be fairly said that the com
mercial business of the Indian Ter
ritOry is enormous, and that large
part of its benefits goes to Fort
Worth and Dallas, Tex. Another
goodly share goes TO Wichita, Kan,
and perhaps Arkansas gets a nice in
come from Territory business. Sup
posing that the Territory towns
should hold meetings and send out
notices that unless they let our
courts alone we would sever business
relations with them and open up
trade relations with Oklahoma towns
and Kansas City, St. Louis and Chi
cago, and let the border states Sc
verely alone until their friendship for
US takes on 4 different appearance.
Would it not be a practical and pa
tr;otic move on our part? Would it
not cause public attention to the sit
uation? Would it not gain US the re-
spect of the American people outside
of those who only know US to the
extent Of the money they extort
from Us?
is nc, cur present do nothing but
beg policy used against US as evil
dencc, that we are not yet ready for
self government? / think so. / do
not consider it good business prac-
tice to kiss the hand that smites you.
The world may have sympathy, but
not much respect, fo.' such a brand
OF people, who cannot devise any
ways and means to help themselves.
/ 1t is true we have no votes. IL is
\ true we have no congressman. But
/ by the eternal heavens, we can make
/ it TO the interest" Of Texas. Arkan-
sas and Kansas 10 defeat the bin in
favor of Pals, Fort Smith and Wich-
ita alone.
We can bring the support OF Okla
homa, Missouri and Illinois congress
men TO us through our appeals to
the commercial clubs of Kansas City,
St. Louis and Chicago. We can plead
for their help in maintaining home
IJle, accompanying it with an invi-
ta,jon for visit, and 4 call for their
commercial travellers.
] submit these views for what they
are worth, and take my position as
one Of the people here in dealing
with this question, who cannot see
the consistency in tryingto pass laws
TO take away from US the sacred
Tigat, given US by our forefathers,
simply for Doodle and votes.
Aly opinion is, that il we take hold
Of this matter in a business way that
Fo.t Worth and Dallas viii give Paris
a lecture in no uncertain tones, and
in order TO array our friends for US
and our enemies against us, favor
the agitation of a business boycott il
that bill passes.
J. s. WORKS
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