The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-01-08
GOVERNORS MESSAGE,
Delivered by Governor Har-
ris TO the Chickasaw
Legislature.
HIS BETTER JUDGMENT
"a s z -
Rs tA E~LF aSfs -
Teiis Him That Change is In
cvitabIe, that Present COndi-
tions CannOt Exist.
HE DOES NOT LIKE THE
<
/ Das s'Gboetaw treaty, aud Urses
-pr5mps xc,ron to Estop ISs Rati-
ncation b. ConGrezsi
HE DOES NOT LIKE TIE

Senators and Representatives. o
the Legislature of the Chickasav |
Nation.
GEHTiBAEK-O Owing to hesrave on
poItance and dangerous attitude IN
which we no seem 10 occupy. y -
respect to orr T. ba, cad y" ioral
exis .enee and ov,ng to tie fact ~
Inc great -uneasiness plan y mani
tested by the people throughout % s
Nafiol as to what our future DESTINY
W II be. 1 have deemed the situation
an extraordinary occasion, wh oh
actuated me in c9lirg an extra
session of tie Les Stature, iii o. der
that the people directly interested in
our national affa IS aignt have an
opportunity through those whom
they have elected to represent them
and their interest in determining
what shall be done by the Chiokr-
saws as a matter of common defense
and protection OF on national
property rights, as wei, as he main
tainance or surrender of or tribal
autonomy and present condit' ons.
IS for myself, have great fea $
that our present conditions mus,
soon cease and be submerged with
other conditions new to Us as a
people and at present unknown to
us at all.
i But should you determine that my
fears a:e only imaginary, and tha,
no gooC cause exists co. the -aIre,
upon being conv.nced, 1 shall be
very much gratifed to know that ]
have presented you witt my candid
views and sent'Tents, fld have g.
sembled your honorable body j
order that you may act ia whateve
direction you deem mos, fitting Ter
the ChicEasaw people VINO, is t. e.
, evef did, now need wise, iudicious
leg station, and 10 you I commend
, their cause.
/ First, present to your homo lie
: body, copy Of the repor of the
! Chickasaw commission, authorized
by law. to represent this Nation be.
2 fore the Dawes Commission in ms {.
' ters of c ,izenshi3, and such oche-
? business as may have cone De.
, fore sa d United States Commiss on
where The Chickasaw Nation wa.
i interested. This report will explain
D itself, and is submitted 20 be dea1
d. with as provided by tie act whic.
authorizes it to be m de cad sub
mitted. 1t also suggests that shoulC
anything appea- Ia the repor. of oul
commission which you do not full,
understand, chat you cal on sait
:. commission to make such expla a
tions as the matter o. subject !,
question demands. This repor
should be accompan ed with a ful
and complete list of citizenship case,
decided, and the nature of such de
cisions designated in a manner Il
show you those admitted and thos,
rejected.
! Having seen the work O. our com
mission in this laborious and unim
portant task, [ must say 10 tneil
credit that they have uone tel
l work well and muen better than 1 a
l first had any hoDes o them dong.
When l am ed to believe mat .,
| their presence and able council tae,
4 have saved this Nat on much lanc
: aud money in get lg so many case,
2 rejected, end wn'le tley dio not
make a success as our people minjt
. have hoped for, yet they came neal
it in proportion to The importan.
work which rested on them. Som,
forty or fifty cases which were ad
mitted viii be appealed to the United
States court by our attorney, anC
some win be appealed by claimants
: rejected. call your attention tc
the fact that all cases so appealed