The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-04-01
fURnAf bln IRON WASHINGTON
TALKS INTERESTINGLY OF THE
WORK OF THE DELEGATION.
How They We're acknowledgements
for LeRIsIation-An Investigation OF
TOwnsIte Affairs-tiOw TO Secure
Representation In Congress.

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has been seen by an ARDMoREITE
representative, who asked him to
make a statement with regard to
the general work of the Territory
delegation in Washington.
The work of the delegation, he
said, is about completed. DIR. Ben-
nett left Washington the day before
did. Judge Bradford will leave about
the first of April. Judge Stuart will
leave abous the I'd of April. Mr.. j.
E. Toilet will remain as long as is
necessary. He has proven himself
to be one of the best workers on the
delegation, and we all feel that our
interests are safe in his hands.
Should it be necessary, the other
delegates will return to Washington.
regret to say that our executive
committee have not received the
financial support which they should
have received from some of our
towns. The result has been that the
work of the committee and the dele
CATION has been largely retarded.
"How were the delegates received
at Washington?"
The president, the departments
and senators and members of con-
gress received us with courtesy;
ample opportunity was given for the
delegation to tell all that it had to
say. Many questions were asked in
dicatipg a purpose and desire to
understand our condition, and, as
far as possible, comply with our re-
quests. OF course differences OF
opinion existed with reference to
number of things, but 1 am thor
oughly impressed with the idea that
there is general disposition in
Washington to treat our people with
fairness and justice. We are GER
tainly under great obligations to the
newspapers who have championed
our cause and to the boards of trade
of the principal cities of Texas, Ark
ansas, Kannas and Missouri. who
have sent memorials to their con-
gressmen in our behalf.
What is Ithe prospect for legis-
lation favorable to the Indian Ter
ritory?
1t is very good indeed. We are on
the eve of radical changes which will
be highly beneficial to all classes OF
our people. Information has been
given and received which will largely
influence legislation with reference
to the Indian Territory in the future
and l believe that even at this ses
sion congress will take such actor
as will greatly expedite the settle
ment of the questions in the Indiar
Territory which now 80 greatly ve1
and harass our people and which
have brought about condition o
business stagnation and paralysii
which threatens all classes with ruin
We have assurance that such legis
lation will he enacted as will enable
each town within the Indian Terri
tory to be surveyed, plated and ap
praised in the next twelve months
SO that the people can get patents tC
their lots. Everyone there recog
nizes the rank injustice of the pres
ent system by means of which the
people in some towns would get pat
ents to their lots several years i'll ad
vance of the people of other towns
and would thereby be given an un
due and unjust advantage over theil
competitors. The delegation con
tended that every town should bt
given an equal cnance and an equa
start. While on this question, fee
it but just to say that the commits
sioner Of Indian affairs, Mr.. Jones
is the friend of our people. No mai
who has Just cause need hesitate
or fear to present it to him. He ha
been particularly Jealous in endeav
oring to find out all he could abou
our country, and in his efforts to ali
us in our work. With reference t,
allotments, we have assurance tina
this work will begin in each one O
LuO uNC u6bAObc within hnO RAO0OA
year and will be pressed forwar,
rapidly to completion. The genera
corcensus of opinion among those il
authority is that there has been to
much delay in the past, and thi
matter should and must be closed u
within the next two years. If on
delegation had been able to reac
Washington at the opening of cor
gress, we could have accomplishe
much more during this session. w
did not get there until the sessio
was more than half through. Cor
gress always moves slowly and it
very difficult indeed to get meas
ure through, introduced so late i
the session as this. / think ths
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