The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-01-05
THE OTHER SIDE.
An Address 10 the people of the chooc-
Ia" and ch'eiCasa" Nations. En-, ,.ust
dorslnR the Treaty.

has been made and signed by the
Dawes commission and the Choc-
taw and ChickaSaw commissions
for the allotment of lands in said
nations equally among the citizens
thereof, reserviug. townsites which
are to be held in trust by the
United States for the benefit icf the
citizens OF said nations.
This agreement was made on the
lst day of December, 1896, andi inn
mediately and before the people
had been permitted 10 read and
mediate upon the conditions of
said agreement, some of the veal.
thy coal and 4unda b,s4.on<-aml their
representatives. called au indigla-
tiou meeting at South ALeAleSter
for tie purpose of agitatingand tcx-
citing interest against said agree
ment and To prevent its ratification
by congress. Speeches were made
III a spirit that manifested a desire.
to incitc prejudice and uppoSition
to said agreement. and vulners
able attacks were made upon
the Dawes commission aud the In
dian commission, impugning uu-
Just. unfair aud improper motives
. in said agreement. and represent.
= iug In sand speeches that the.agrce-
mcnt provided- That all town
lois should br appraised at their
marke; value, which was incor-
rect. ANA q clear reryersion Of tie
facts of said agreement, and with
much enthusiasm elected Il repre-
sentative % appear beiore congress
to protest and oppose the ratilica-
tiou OF said agreement
liter reading ana meditatiug
upon The details of said agreement
about uiuc-truths of the people of
South MrAlestef have presented
a resolution to'congrc>>s iudorsing
and approving the action af said
commissions iii making said agree
meut aud asking That it b. ratified
and approved by congress. ...4-
We believe said agreement TO be
as just and equitable to all persons
concerned as could be obtaincd
under the circumstances and should
be ratified hy the people Of, this
country, regardless of citizenship,
and by the rangreSs of .ithef Cnited
States. We believe that every one
will bc justly protected regardless
of citizenship, race or faction, and
We believe that townsites aud town
lots will he Justly .applalsed and
ramIcdbly sold in fRurChd .oPlita :
bic manner. The agreement pro-
vidc>; That town lots shall be
valued not to include the improve
meuts. the proper construction OF
which means. thatl nal lots shall
be valued IN theirs rF@ Or uHim-
proved statc,-as though there we're
TO improvements Hpi,Y anvatOwn-
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The asresMe9{ pE9N l4es-i.i .lha.
the ownersaoEl tho l7imprnvotHant
upon each lot shall iIqye the right
to buy the sapne within thirty days
from ,Iate of notice served on him
that such lot is for saler'by. paying
into the treasury. OF the limited
State. one half Of the appraised
value and the hqlaRse4 ~, tY9, equal
annual instailniplit ,iwhich CLEARLY
e give to all PERSONS STf3i iilHYg 2 any I'M
e proycmeuts7 in anS town ample aud
! sufficient time to make she first
payment, rs it islsstii1QtSd that il
will be from ten TO twelve months
after the ratification OF tie agree.
ments before the. Surveys, maps,
). plats and appraisementS can be per
: feeted and in a condition thdt sim
e .fia ,
|. first paymentimay heImale.n arai sa
: We do notbelieve that the peo-
,Ia of tbis coIititry w.iiI onnoSe said
. agreement when it is faiFlyiundsr'
IS stood by them. And we believ'
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