The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-13

ilege OF cussing the United States govern
msnt or commencing II. as the case may
bs. about annexing Cuba. Porto Rico. thu
Philippines. e. al. ad snhnitum. or words
70 that effecs. Did Il ever occur 70 me
American people that It would be good
thing TO annex the Indian Territory7
am out OF politics now. Friend Eagle.
and also about out Of a party. The Dem
ocrats don't want 10 do anything. az horre
or abroad. for themselves or anyone else.
and insist on bad case OF free silver
lunacy as the prime requirement. for ad-
mission 70 the Democratic parsy-or the
insane asylum. The Republican party Yet
claims the glory OF reconstruction days
IN Texas and I hate 10 think OF alIyirS
myself With people who upheld Z. J
Davis and uirued out Throckmortoa. But
those days have passed and Mr. Mckinley
wants 10 fo-get the past and hep deco
rate the graves of cur dead. That much
i all right. and Mckinley made friends
for himself and his parry. bus the OLD
Ceufederates dou'r want his pensions, ard
Mckinley had sense enough 10 keep or
that subject TIE RepubHcan party n
on the rtgh. track. walls foreign sold and
victory on land and SEA are coming our
way az last Another thing: When such
men rs Carnegie and Psrkhurst attack
the Republican party. and Stewart. Teller
and Com Harvey set 60 managing the
Democratic party. Il makes a fellow feel
mere kindly toward ancient bur honor
able foes. I shan think more or this.
I have lots OF friends ali over Oklahoma.
and While some OF Them may deem 81
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was elected. and that fusion was everlast
ingly damned The Pop Is freak n poH-
ties, OF uaoouth History. unclaimed parent
age and unl<nowa policy. he doesn't know
what be wants. how 10 ser Il. nor what to
do with Il Il il comes 10 him Dsseat With
Out him IS far preferable 10 victory with
him
The sSth meridian e % be surveyed again
between Red river and the Canadian.
marking the line between the Indian Terri
tory and Oklahoma. T. has already been
surveyed three times. once n 1850. once
IN 1S1o-S and was again established during
the survey OF ISIS Il "a now being located
by the International corps OF Mexico.
United States and Canada. as 3 base Of
surveys for each ~ the three countries
for al coming generations. Besides an
this. ! notice that congress has made an
appropriation recently "for survey % the
9Stn meridian according 20 the tcrms of
the treaty with the Choetaws. made by the
Dawes commission. I spoke with the gem
ueman in charge Of the preliminary sur
vey OF this line for the international Use.
but he was not aware then that the ne
ridian had been previously located. Hone
IT may be settled in time. but IKE al ar
fairs Of this country. 20 IS liable 20 extend
into eterHJty FOR a conclusion.
The Dawes commission - the Five
Tribes in the indian Territory arc extend
ing their inves,iga t1ns into Misslssfppf
after the lost tribes % Is~aol or their de-
seendan.s. and II M.ssissinp. why no, Tex
IS, Arkansas. Louisiana. Cuba. Porto
Rico and the Philippines? since The re-
cent war they are uksly 20 find man ~
indian blood IN any country To ohvlafs
ne necessity OF Hypocrisy and % defer All
movements In the Indian Territory. sug-
gest that the Dawes commission be made
perpetual, entailing 70 their families. and
that the world be designated IS their aeId
Of operation. The Indian Territory IS no,
enough. and. az their present rate. they
may get through IN the next thirty OF forty
years.
But whether this country IS ever annexed
OF not. am In favor OF expansion an along
the line. X We have 90 Whip England or
Venezuela, and Spain OF Cuba. and run
70 aid every little country THAT gets IN
trouble Then I am IN favor OF kee6iaE
these little countries for our trouble Wa
want Central America next. and then build
that canal OF and for ourselves. That's
me. Here's % you. Eagle
LEWIS X. HORNHECK.