The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-05-01
HE is CONFIDENT.
Hon. Henry n. FurEan Talks TO the
ArdmOreIte Conserving Full Ju-
rIsdIetIOn for Our Local Courts.

met Hon. H. NJ. Furman on this
morning and approached him with
the question: "Have you any news
from Washington with reference to
the jurisdiction of our courts7"
Mr.. Furman replied: "Yes. Since
my return to the Territory / have
kept in constant communication
with my friends in congress. and
have all along been receiving assur
Rnces from them that no law should
be passed which would perpetuate
the jurisdiction of foreign courts
over our people.
81 have today received . letter
from Senator Vest, in which, among
other things, he says:
al make it a rule never to state,
with certainty, what congress will do,
bus DO not believe the senate will
pass any legislation repeating pro-
visions now in force which termi-
mates the jurisdiction of the outside
courts at Paris and Fort Smith next
fall. / am very certain that no such
/ legislation will 60 through the SEN
ate, without my earnest opposition
"From all can learn, am salts
fed that my trip to Washington was
q complete success, and that after
September, our people will have the
privilege OF enforcing the law among
themselves. 1t is true that l have
incurred the displeasure of Mr.. Gull
berson and Mr.. Little, and some of
the other Texas and ArS ansas con-
/ gressmen. This was to be expected,
and and is a matter OF indifference
to me. Any compliment from them
would be a sure indication that my
work in opposition to their measure
had amounted to nothing.
"If bad played you tickle me
and / will tickle you game with
them, my efforts would have been in
vain, and this measure would have
become a law before this time.
"They have used these courts at
Paris and Fort Smith as nest eggs
for so long a time, that it nearly
breaks their hearts to have to give
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it is all right for them to publish to
the world that our people are inca
pable of enforcing the law: that
crime is on the increase among us,
and that our officers are in collusion
with thieves. But they become very
much offended when we dare to
make a manly challenge and denial
of their statements, with reference
to our people.
"After had fully explained the sit
uation, one of the leading Republl-
can members of the senate said to
me: These men are obstruction
lists. Their sole object and purpose
is to perpetuate the Fort Smith and
Paris courts. AS long as these in
iquities are permitted to continue, it
will be impossible to get anything
like a fair and impartial considera-
ton by the house of representatives
of any matters relating to the inter
ests Of your people,
"For these reasons he promised to
do all in his power to defeat the Lit
tie bill. The Little bill may appear
to be a rather unimportant measure
to some, but when it = remembered
that it is contrary to one of the prin-
ciples whicn our fore-fathers fought
the revolutionary war to establish,
and that il it passed, our people
would be forced to spend large sums
Of money in travelling to and from
Paris, and in maintaining themselves
there, besides losing the time taken
up in such trips, its Importance as a
business matter becomes at once ap-
parent.
"In addition to this the bill car
ries with it the reflection upon ouI
people that they do not possess suffi.
cient intelligence and integrity to ts
\ allowed to enfore the law among
\ themselves.
"These are things to which nc
free, intelligent, brave, virtuous and
= honorable people can tamely submit
' without forfeiting all claim to the
confidence and respect of the civil
lied world. 1t is for these reasons
that have taken an active part II
this fight. For these reasons i have
enlisted for the war, and shall no
hesitate, or cease, to defend th'
good name and the rights Of the Peo
pie Of this Territory against the in
situations or assaults of any man o.
combination of men, l care not hov
exalted their position, or what the
consequenc to myself may be. "
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