Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-07-22
Will be Done?

With a remarkable flourish OF
trumpets, and "look at me" call
to the public, the United States
gov,rnmtnt fearlessly announces
its determination to attack and pu,
out Of the Cherokee Nation just 2S
of the 5000 intruders Of that ma.
lion. Fearing the result Of such a
war. a good por ion OF the United
States army, all the agency police
and a body guard Of deputy mar
shals, have been ordered to the
front to look after these % men.
These % intrudrrS, homeless and
houseless now. vagabonds on the
face Of the earth, denied the ex-
alttd honor of citizenship by the
Cherukers, and isowned by their
own race, utterly unable any long
er to pay the cilicially required
Doodle necessary TO retain a con
tihuance of robbing privileges
these IS must go They go, il they
do 60, not as sacrifice To law,
treaties aud justice, rs loudly pro-
claimed, but they 50 as AN awful
warning to the remaining 1900 of
the certain consequences attending
failure to send in the necessary
Doodle. is a dollar to a dough
nut, even yet, that if they and
their friends can raise the amount
in brief time they will not go
Friends aud brethren, it is all d
question of bribery and ability tC
bribe. The writer of this article
is only common and ungodly
white man, yet he is bolc
enough to say that if he had the
necessary lucre he could be elected
governor of the Cherokee natior
on the "iullblood" ticket, by anC
with the consent Of the United
States government.
In the royal film. fam proclama
tion from Washington, booming
these 2S delinquents, il is piously
stated as the excuse for kickinl
them out now, that they have &C
cepted pay for their Improvements
as assessed by another gang of rob
bers, and that they still refuse tC
walk out of the open gates Of Para
disc into a world of sorrow and o
sin. The treaty with the Chero
KEGS for the final cession OF the
Cherokee Strip, on which this-fat,
action is based, mede 90 such dis
criminaliagtsfms but said plainly
MAT the United States governmen
should remove all intruders withiI
the bounds Of the Cherokee natioI
as shown by the Cherokee rolls
But there was enough Doodle pu
iup to nip that proposition in it
tender and innocent bloom, afle
the strip was obtained. TheI
came the well.bought idea Of ascer
tanning by another commission
who were inlruders, ove:lookin
and revising the Cherokee rolls 4
suit the purpose. After this cam
another duly appointed and thor
oughly equipped system of bure
larry to aseess the value Of tn
property ofthe convicted inlTuderS
and they were called on to accep
the price and get of the earth
Out Of the great number, 3 900 W
understand, only these 2S me
complied with the law and accepI
, ed the price. By complying wit
the law they are now held 10 b
the only proper subjects for th
terrors of the law, aud must suilf
Punishment. because Of their con
plianee. All the rest Of the mari
: ed and branded intrudeTs simpl
, told the JifRerent commissions
seek a very warm climate by th
: most direct road. and proceed ID
, put up more Doodle 10 reach III
right spot. They are there ye
|. No. armies disturb their dreami
I and the agency police neither dl
, turb nor make them afraid.
q The treaty stipulated that all il
truders were TO be removed With
: certain time, long since passe'
: and the Cherokees have oonliI
ually prayed that the terms of Il
treaty be carried out. Here is Il
star spangled, tribe tainted answ'
to that prayer, in'the frmamen
: cracking proclamation that Il
7 United States army will no
|. proceed TO put out % men; az
! these the only on0s Of the 30
/ who have shown any dispositiC
10 comply with the buncoInI
laws made aud provided for the
destruction. The others played
II wise game; but perhaps they we
n better able. Anybody can be wi
!, II they only have the money
. back up their wisdom. ltis on
/ the poor who are fools. II the
!. accept this bluff in the spirit IL
meant, and put up the collateral
! the hands Of the right parlie
: white aud red, they will not has
s TO 90 anywhere. though the TIE
Iitory waxe carpeied with solem
treaties a1id sworn agreements
d Ninco NinasTeb