The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-03-05
ROUSING MEETING.
Five Hundred People Last Night Assem-
bIed at the Court House and Pass
ed cOndemnIne Resolutions.

The mass meeting last night at the
court house as per call, was one Of
the most largely attended gatherings
ever held in A-dmore, there being
at least 500 persons present
Judge @. L. Herbert, chairman of
the Ardmore Bar association presi-
ded and on calling the meeting TO or
der, explained in a forcible speech
it's object. F. E. Wilson was chosen
secretary.
After these prelimina=ies had been
disposed of the following business
was transacted.
On motion OF w. B. johnson, a
committee of ten to draft suitable
resolutions protesting against the
passage of the Little Dill, the same
to be presented to congress, was ap-
pointed as follows: w. b. Johnson,
chairman; w. a. Ledbetter, T.. W.
Dick, John l.. Gault, w. K. Riddle,
of Chickasha; Z. P. Anderson, G. G.
Kean, of Wynnewood; John II. Stone,
of Cornish; E. ii Tanner, of Lone
Grove, to which the chair was added.
The committee retired to perform
it's work, and during it's absence, the
meet ng was addressed by Hon. Hen
ry NJ. Furman, in a mastery speech
protesting against the trampling un-
der foot the rights OF the people of
the Indian Territory as contempla-
ted in the Little bill. At the close of
his eloquent appeal for immediate
and aggressive action on the part OF
or people, the con, mittee on resolu-
tons reported as follows:
To Hon. G. L. Herbert, chairman,
and to the citizens of the Chickasaw
Nation, in mass meeting assembled:
We, your committee appointed TO
dra resolutions expressing the SEN
timent of all our people upon the ef-
fort of few politicians from Texas
and Arkansas in congress at the re-
quest of their constituents to have
repealed the law enacted by congress
of March l 1895, giving our cOults
full civil aud criminal jurisdiction
over our own citizens after Septem-
Der l, 1896, beg leave to submit our
report:
Whereas, for number of yea :,
ut an enormous expense to the gov
C nment, our people have been drag
ged hundreds of miles for trial, and
as witlesses, to foreign courts, and
Whereas, The only reason existing
therefor was the greed of a few peo-
pie only, who reaped a pecunia,y
benefit therefrom, and
Whereas, congress long since rec
ognized the Injustice @ same, both
of our people at horne aud the tax
ridden people of our common coun-
try, and
Whereas, we without representa-
ton in congress, afte- long suffering
and continued efforts, succeeded in
having our appeals for home rule
granted, and
whereas, the same hungry hordes,
through their representatives, in con-
gress, are again seeking to subject
US 10 the same outrages, contrary 10
every principle of our l;oe ~ lOvirg
county, by a .epeal of that long de-
layed law, enacted at the last ses-
sion o. congress,
Therefore, be it resolved by our
people, in mass meeting asse' dbled,
that we appeal to the sense of JUS
tice of every member Of congress,
who believes in the principles OF ID
erty of our people, of home rule, of
elief from unjust taxation to the
whole people, of economy, and who
believes in the principles sci 70. tn in
he declaration of independence, to
use his vote and influence against
the passage Of any law repeating The
act of March /, 1895, giving our
courts full Jurisdiction over our cit
izeus in criminal and civil matters.
Be it further resolved, that we, as
Americsd citizens, appeal to each
member of congress to see that no
law is enacted retarding civilization
in this territory. Our people are
able to govern themselves; our
o.urts as efficient as elsewhere; the
c..minals we have emi"rated from
5ne states, the long ds,ance from
the courts a6o-ding them a reaso
to believe pey could evade justice;
tha1 if our courts are pc 'mi,ted to
reta n jurisdiction ovet ali crimes,
we guai a. ntee to save The govern
ment more than $3.50, ,OOO,OO per an
UGm, and 10 reduce crime TO mini
mum equal to that of surrounding
states.
Ee it further resolved, that the
secretary of this meeti1g is reques-
ted to forward a copy of these reso-