Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1900-06-21

desirable place Tor tiies 10 ieast,
and for time he was well sup
piled. While passing down the
street to secure clean clothing two
or three persons we're heard to re-
mark, "ibere goes a democrat you
can't say there's no flies on"
1t is in vain to look to any po.
litical party for a perfect model.
In these piping times at the close
Of the century the ways of the
politician Of are devious, and his
methods past finding out. A dis
passionate view OF the present stu.
alton in the Indian Territory ought
to convince any reasonable person
that neither side can claim a mo-
noply of fair dealing. The meth.
ods Of the professional politician
are evident on all sides and the
plain common citizen need not
worry about which side will win.
Those who have watched poll
tics in Vinita, local and natiorel,
for the past ten years cannot but
be amused at the divisions that
occur from time to time. While
one campaign is on, each side will
have q mighty poor opinion of the
people on the other. The next
line up may reverse things, and
the men who were fighting each
other before be like brothers. II
ought 10 occur 20 any thinking
man that there is pothing in poll
tics to break friendships.
With the abundant crop Of corn
now in prospect, and the shortage
OF hogs throughout the country,
there will be q good price paid for
the latter aud scramble among
buyers little later on to pick up
all that are for sale. These big
corn years promise much to the
farmer, ,as there are so many ways
Of getting cash out Of corn crop.
The present crop, with a few more
rains, will break the record for
the Indian Territory.
To the generality of men there
is nothing made out Of politics, but
there are men in the Cherokee
nation who have lived off what
they could get out Of Cherokee
politics and some of them have
done reasonably we'll. To depend
on public Office is a precarious ex-
istence, and in course Of time
every man must expect to be beat
en-or laid on the shelf.
A writer in the Saturday Even.
ing Post says that Mark Hanna has
made a great discovery-one thai
will save q great amount Of labor
He has discovered young mar
who can exactly initiate his sigma
ture, so the personal" letters
received in such abundance durinJ
last campaign will now be open t
question.
Everybody cannot be republi
cans, OF course, but there is moth
ing to hinder all Vinita being
proud VIM. Mellette is nationa
committeeman of the republican
party, and will therefore have th,
appointing power. Mellette il
smooth and pleasant, and will "ge
things" for Vinita and for the ter
ritory.
The Indian Territory and Kan
sas delegations were amazed las
Sunday in Philadelphia when the!
found the bars and barbershop
all closed and that even a ciga
could not be bought. They sa.
everybody in the Quaker city
seems to be good and everybody
goes to church and Sunday school
The suit in the commissioner
court, involving the right to shil
hay from an Indian citizens pr
rata share Of land without payinI
the royalty exacted by the triba
laws, was decided Saturday ad
versely to the plaintiff, the cour
sustaining the interior department
About the wisest thing the Mar
cum boilers did at the Ardmor
convention was to select a suitsbl
place to 60 to when they walker
out. The United States cour
house was not an afterthought. /
were well to pick a good place T.
fall.
The Marcum boilers are too ligh
to go against anything bigger thal
a democratic club. Their meth
ode don't count for much in a ten
ritorial convention. The troubl
down at Ardmore was the boy
were outclassed, and they vii
meet the same fate at Kansas City
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