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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-11-29
The Falrest offer Ever Made.

To any one suffering with dyspep-
sia, indigestion, sour stomach or
heartburn: Take Rex Dysp epsia
Tablets. All druggists are author
lied by the manufacturers to refund
the money in any case they fail to
cure. Price Soc per package. Re-
member the name, REX DYSPEPSIA
TARrETS
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-11-29
cnlckAsAws AND cnocrAws
Recommend that Congress Take Ac-
ti0n in Regard to Indian Affairs


Washington, Nov. 2s.-In view of
the combined refusal of non-citizens
within the Chickasaw and Choctaw
nations to comply with the tribal
laws, and of the fact that the only
remedy is to remove them, the re-
port of the Indian inspector for the
Indian Territory recommends that
congress prescribe a penalty the
same rs in the states, for the seizure
and sale of property sufficient to pay
the taxes due, or that some method
be adopted to compel payment other
than removal, provided these tribal
tax laws are to be in force for six
years hence. Recommendation is
also made for a modification of Sec
tion of the Curtis act, so as to au-
thorize the secretary Of the interior
to investigate the land impl ovement
contracts and to remove non-citizens
giving the latter the right to appeal
to the United-States government TO
regain possession.
Other recommendation are that
the present rate and system of taxes
be superseded by uniform system to
be fixed upon by non-citizens en-
gagged in business, to be collected by
the rules and regulations of the in
terror department and used for the
common good, the withdrawal of
sufficient amount of the Cherokee
nation funds from the United States
treasury to pay all their outstanding
Indebtedness, and additional legisla-
tion providing that until the allot-
ment citizens may rent their proper
ton of agricultural or grazing"
land for such purpoaea onlz--.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-11-29
You Take No Chances

When suffering with a cold, la
grippe or neuralgia by taking Bro
MOLINE, as it will cure any case in
one day. All druggists are author
lied to refund your money in any
case it fails to cure. Price 2scc 35T f355Tr
PACKAGE = Remember the name,
BRoMOLINE.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-11-29

A fine line of Palmer's per-
fumes. Ladies can call and get
samples and souvenirs any time.
j. B. Wall & Co., druggists. Ma
son & Mason's old stand. Is I'm
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-11-29
Attention, Stockmen.

By order of the executive COM
mittee it is hereby announced that
the meeting of the Territory
Stockmen's association will be held
in Ardmore on Saturday. Dec. /.
MATT WOLFE, Pres.
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j. B. Wall & Co. will serve hot
drinks at the finest fountain in the
city. Big line of holiday goods
on display Dee. l. Mason & Ma
sons old stand. l5-1m
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-11-29

1nere 1s Probably no disease more
o!leesssSessiug and annoying than piles.
Tabler's Buckeye Pile Ointment is
daily curing cases of years. standing
of itching and bleeding piles. The
cure begins on the first application
a little perseverance makes the cure
complete. Price, so cents in bottles.
Tubes 75 cents. w. b. Frame, City
Drug Store
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-11-29
Attention, Stockmen.

By order of the executive COM
mittee it is hereby announced that
the meeting of the Territory
Stockmen's association will be
held in Ardmore on Saturday, Dec.
l. MATT WOLFE, Pres.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-11-29

Tenderness or aching in the small
Of the back is q serious symptom.
The kidneys are suffering. Take
Priokly Ash Bitters at once. 1t is q
rsliable kidney remedy and system
regulator and will cure the trouble
before 1t developes its dangerous
stage
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-11-29

The now famous Jesse Morrison
murder trial will begin at Ell
dorado. Kan, Friday. After ex
hausting several special venires a
jury has at last been secured.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-11-29

Herkine sweetens the breath.
brightens the eyes and clears the
complexion without the slightest Ill
effects whatever, and ensures the
natural bloom of health. Price, so
cents. W. B. Frame. City Drug Store
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-11-29
A Farmers Tough Luck.

Guthrie, Ok, Nov. 28.-B. C.
French, living iu Blaine county,
had lively time fighting fire last
week. His little girl was sick and
he got up and started fire about
5 O'Clock. In about half an hour
he looked out and discovered his
haystack and barn on fire.
He rushed ont and succeeded in
getting his horses out and one set
Of harness. but had to use a pitch
fork on the horses before they
would go.
Then he discovered that his
house was on fire and by almost
superhuman efforts he sayed that
only to find his large granary in
flames. He lost his granary with
l 1000 bushels of wheat, 20 tons of
hay, barn 16x42 and all his farm
ing implements.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-11-29
re cnrr naaIaria IN . Days.

Take Quinoria. All druggist are
authorised TO refund the money in
any case OF ch:lls, fever or malaria
1t fails to cure. Price SOC per pack
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-11-29

Wise is the merchant who Sc win
dow display for the benefit of the
feminine eye is backed up by q mir
ror.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-11-29

The faster O mans pace the more
apt he 10 to be overtsl<en by the
miulcng OF the law.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-11-29

SINCE the censorsh:5 uas 70
e9 6i1 Manila dispatches
news OF insurgent activity is being
received. Several engagements
have been reported this month.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-11-29

Fine line of perfumes, station
cry and soaps on sale all the time.
Big line of holiday goods will be
on sale Dee. 1. j. B. Wall & Co.
at Mason & Mason's old stand
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-11-29

The girl who is stupid, ugly, PEN
niless and good possesses the four
cardinal points of genuine misery.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-11-29

Guard your kidneys; the health of
the body depends on those small but
important organs. They extract
uric acid from the blood which if
allowed to remain in the system
would cause dropsy and Bright's
disease. Prickly Ash Bitters is a
successful kidney tonic; it heals and
strengthens kidneys, regulates the
liver. stimulates the stomach and
digestion, cleanses the bowels. 1t
will prevent or cure Bright's DIS
ease
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-11-29

Both makers and circulators of
counterfeits commit fraud. Honest
mer will not deceive you into buy
ing worthless counterfelts of De-
Wits Witch Hazel Salve. The
original is infallible for curing piles.
sores, eczema, and all skin diseases.
City Drug Store. w. B. Frame.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-11-29

The nights in Greenland are six
months long, but fortunately there
are NO cats I'm that country.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-11-29

Old's patent wagon, the best on
earth, at Spragins.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-11-29

A big line of stoves to select
from, and every one at a fair price,
at Spragins'.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-11-29

III you have ever seen a child in
the agony of Group you can realize
how grateful mothers are for One
Minute Cough Cure which gives re-
lief as soon as it is administered. 1t
quickly cures coughs, colds and all
throat and lung troubles. City Drug
Store, w. B. Frame.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-11-29

He gives twice who gives quick
ly," says the proverb, but you will
please observe that the rapid paying
teller never gives you twice the face
value of the check.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-11-29

Lots of men spend half their time
complaining of lifs's brevity aud the
other half IN irving to kill time.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-11-29

Tako the Choctaw Route when
travelling east. Quickest time, best
OF service, new equipment, close con-
nections at Memphis for all points.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-11-29
Icdlan Territory r1uddle.

Muskogee, [. T., Nov, 28.-In
view of the statehood convention
which is called to meet at South
McAlester, /. 7 on December 10,
a statement recently made by
Capt. A. S. McKennon, who was
for six years a member of the
Dawes commission, will no doubt
be of interest to people both in
and out of this territory. He
said:
The condition of affairs in In
dian Territory is very much to be
deplored. Everything is uncer-
tainty and in a tangle. The
Choctaw and Chickasaw nations
are apparently in a better condi-
tion than are the Greek and Cher
okee nations, for the former have
an agreement with the United
States. while the latter have not.
The townsite question is one
that is going to create a great deal
of confusion, and is already get
ting matters in a tangle. The
present condition is the result of
the rownsite convention which was
held in the territory a couple of
years ago. They passed q lot of
resolutions, representing that one
commission could not complete
the work in reasonable length of
time and the act under which the
surveys are now being made was
passed to grant the citizens relief,
but instead of giving relief it has
created worse muddle, and one
out of which interminable litiga-
ton will result. The ttoownsites
are being surveyed by parties ap-
pee".inted by the secretary of the in
terror; after the surveys are
approved by him another commits
sion makes the appraisement, and
the lots are to be sold. The mat
ter is taken entirely out of the
hands of the joint commission
provided for in the agreement, and
after the lots are sold the question
arises. How are the purchasers
going to get title to their lotsY'
The nations will not make a deed,
the secretary of the interior can
not give title, and neither can con-
gress, for it has no power to legis-
late title out of one party and con-
| fer IL Upon another -
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HUNTER A. CRAYCROF-

State Agent, 2O3- 2O4- LinzB Building Dallas Texas
NJ X TISDAL, District Agent Nation Ardmore T.
BUTLER & DERRICK, Local Agents Marietta / y
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15-1m
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-10-05

chase. As In the case Of the Philippines,
Florida was acquired by purchase from
Spain. and in Florida the Seminoles, who
had not been consulted in the sale, re-
belled and waged war exactly as some
OF the Tagals have rebelled and waged
war in the Philippines. The Seminole
war lasted for many years, but Presi-
dents Monroe, Adams and jackson de.
clincd for a moment to consider the ques-
ton OF abandoning Florida to the Semi
noles. or to treat their n~on-consent to the
government of the United States as valid
reason for turning over the territory to
them.
Our next acquisition OF territory was
that OF Texas, secured by treaty after it
had been wrested from the Mexicans by
the Texans themselves. Then came the
acquisition of California, New Mexico,
Arizona, Nevada and parts of Colorado
n Utah as the result Of the Mexican
war, supplemented five years later by
the Gadsden purchase.
The next acquisition was that Of Alas
ka, secured from Russia by treaty and
purchase. Alaska was full of natives,
some of them had advanced we'll beyond
the stage of savagery md were Chris
tians. They were not consulted about
the purchase nor was their acQuiescencc
required. The purchase was made by
the men who had just put through a tri-
umphant war to restore the union and free
the slave; but none of them deemed it
necessary to push the doctrine Of the
consent OF the governed" to a conclu-
sion SO fantastic as to necessitate the
turning over of Alaska to its original
owners, the Indian and the Aleut. For
thirty years the United States authori-
ties. military and civil, exercised the SUI
preme authority in u tract Of land many
times larger. than the Philippines, in
which it did not seem likely that there
would ever be any considerable body of
white inhabitants.
Hawaii Disprovcs Danger Idea.
Nearly thirty years passed before the
next instance of expansion occurred,
which was over the island Of Hawaii. An
effort was made ut the end Of President
Harrison's administration to secure the
annexation of Hawaii. The effort was
unsuccessful.
In a debate in Congress on Feb. 2,
1894. n of the leaders in opposing the
annexation of the islands stated: ssThese
islands are more thar 1900 miles distant
from our extreme western boundary. We
have a serious race problem now in our
country and 1 am not in favor Of adding
to our domestic fabric a mongrel popu-
lation (of this character). Our consti-
tuition makes III provision for a colonial
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-10-05
"YHRRE Is NO SUCH WORD As
RETREAT, BOYS; CnlRaEl"
Mckinley Forty Years Ago and To-Day
HAS The Same Principles.

s'There is no such word as retreat,
boys; charge"
These words were those of Maj. Me-
Ninley nearly forty years ~ They pic
ture the character Of the President Of
to-day as of the soldier of 1862.
Thomas O'Callahan, with one eye
blinded and one ear closed to sound for
ever by u bullet wound received under the
national colors ut Gettysburg. is now u
resident of Fort Collins. He served
through the war with distinguished brave
cry.
II served under President Mckinley
in 1868 and have met him frequently
since. Every meeting brings back to me
one of the most patriotic expressions that
ever passed the lips of n soldier. A par
ty of forty men under the then Mai.
Mckinley went on scouting duty. They
were perilous times then.
"All went well until we reached the
top of u hill and Unexpectedly ran into
81 body of .Johnnies' numbering between
500 and 400. They were i'll ambush,
drawn - in firing line and awaiting our
approach. Our first knowledge of their
presence in the ambush was a volley
which brought down our three front tours
Of horses and men.
"'Retreat!' our captain shouted.
"'Therc is no such word as retreat,
boys; charge!' came a second order. this
time from Maj. Mckinley. who, drawing
his sword. dashed ahead. followed by ev-
cry one of our men except those who had
given their lives to the cause. The enc
my were completely astounded and at our
charge retreated in confusion"
Before we started on this scouting
expedition we were ordered to take three
days provisions. had n sack of pound
cd oats on tile pommel of my saddle.
After the rout of the enemy l turned
the oats out to feed my horse. and found
fifteen bullets in the sack. My horse was
wounded. as was Maj. McK;nley's, and
his sword h;lt was cut to pieces by bull
lets. Maj. Mckinley laughinsly called
attention to it, and at the same time
complimcnting his men on their bravery,
remarked:
"'You have done me a great favor,
boys. and il it ever lies in my power, I'll
reciprocatc.'"
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-10-05

gle. and were confirmed To- 10 BY the
treaty Of peace in 1883.
Yet the land thus confirmed was not
then given to us. It wos held by an
alien foe until the army under Gen. An
thony Wayne freed Ohio from the red
man, while the treaties Of Jay and Pinck-
ney secured from the Spanish and Brit
ish Natchez aud Detroit.
Louisiana Purchase and Philippines.
In 1903, under President jefferson, the
greatest single stride in expansion that
we ever took was taken by the purchase
of the Louisiana territory. This so-called
Louisiana, which included what are now
the States Of Arkansas, Missouri, Louis
lana, Iowa, Minnesota. Kansas, Nebras-
ka. North and South Dakota, Idaho,
Montana and a large part Of Colorado
and Utah, was acquired by treaty and
purchase under President Jefferson ex-
actly and precisely as the Philippines
have been acquired by treaty and pur-
chase under President Mckinley.
The doctrine of 1.-THE consent of the
governed" the doctrine previously enun-
ciated by Jefferson in the Declaration of
Independence, was not held by him or by
any other sane man to apply to the In
dian tribes in the Louisiana territory
which he thus acquired, and there was
no vote taken even of the white inhab-
itants, not to speak of the negroes and
Indians, as to whether they were willing
that their territory should be annexed.
The great majority of the inhabitants,
white and colored alike, were bitterly op-
posed to the transfer.
Teffnrao,, Eorcc11 Co~..u
An armed force of United States SOL
diers had to be hastily sent into the ter
ritory to prevent Instruction, President
Jefferson sending these troops to Louisi-
ana for exactly the same reasons and
with exactly the same purpose that Pres
ident Mckinley has sent troops to the
Philippines.
Jefferson distinctly stated that the
L%ouisianians were mot fit or ready for
self-government," and years elapsed be-
fore they were given sclf-government,
Jefferson appointing the governor and
other officials without any consultation
with the inhabitants of the newly &C.
quired territory. The doctrine that the
constitution follows the flag was not
then even considered either by Jefferson
or by any other serious party leader, for
it never entered their heads that a new
territory should be governed other than
in the way in which the territories Of
Ohio and Illinois had already been gov
erned under Washington and the elder
Adams; the theory known by this utterly
false and misleading phrase was only
struck out in political controversy at a
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-10-05

establishment. Any territorial govern
ment we might establish would necessar-
lily, because of the population, be an oil
garchy, which would have to be support
ed by armed soldiers.
Yet Hawaii has now been annexed and
her delegates have sat in the national
conventions of the two great parties. The
fears then expressed in relation to an
~"oligarchy" and EARNED soldiers" are not
now seriously entertained by any human
being; yet they are precisely the objec-
lions urged against the acquisition Of the
Philippines at this very moment.
M~ilitarism Is Not Involved.
We are making no new departure.
We are not taking a single step which
in any way affects our institutions or our
traditional policies. From the beginning
we have given widely varying degrees Of
self-government to the different terrific
ries. according to their needs.
The simple truth is that there is moth
ing even remotely resembling ''imperial-
ism" or ''militarism' involved in the
present development of that policy of .ex-
pansion which has been part of the his
tory Of America from the day when she
became a nation. The words mean abso-
lutely nothing as applied to our present
policy in the Philippines; for this policy
is only imperialistic in the sense that
Jefferson's policy in Louisiana was impe-
realistic; only military in the sense that
Jackson's policy toward the Seminoles or
Clusters toward the Sioux embodied mill
tarism; and there is no more danger of
its producing evil results at home now
than there was of its interfering with
freedom under Jefferson or jackson, or
in the days Of the Indian wars on the
plains. Our army is relatively not as
large as it was in the days of Wayne:
we have not one regular for every 1000
Inhabitants. There is no more danger of
a draft than there is OF the rc-introduc-
ton Of slavery.
Right to Suppress Rebels.
When we expanded over New Mexico
and California we secured free govern
ment to these territories and prevented
their falling under the "militarism'' of a
dictatorship like that of Santa Ana, or
the imperialism" of a real empire in the
days of Macmillan. We put a stop to
Imperialism in Mexico as soon as the
\ Civil War closed. We made n great
anti-imperiaiistic stride when we drove
the Spaniards from Porto Rico and the
Philippines and thereby made ready the
ground in these islands for that gradu-
| ally increasing easur of s%elf-govern.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-10-05
much later date for the sole purpose of
justifying the extension of slavery into
the territories.
Consent MOI Nccessa,

luc IcIfllOIlcS.
Consent MOI Necessary.
The parallel between what Jefferson
did with Louisiana and what is now be-
ing done in the Philippines is exact. JEFF
ferson, the author of characterization of
independence, and Of the consent of the
governed" doctrine, saw no i%ncongruity
between this and the establishment of
a government on common-sense grounds
in the new territory; and he rallied at
the sticklers for an impossible applica-
ton of his principle, saying in language
which at the present day applies to the
situation in the Philippines without the
change of a word, Though it is acknowl-
edged that our new fellow-citizcns. are
as yet as incapable of self-government
as children, yet some cannot bring them
selves to suspend its principles for a sim
gle moment" He intended that ulti-
mately self-goyernment should be intro
duced throughout the territory, but only
as the different parts became fit for it
and no sooner This is just the policy
that has been pursued.
Filipinos on Basis of Indians.
In no part Of the Louisiana purchase
was complete self-government introduced
for a number of years; in one part Of it,
the Indian Territory, it has not yet been
introduced, although nearly a century
has elapsed. Over enormous tracts Of it,
including the various Indian reserva-
lions, with a territory in the aggregate
as large as that Of the Philippines, the
constitution has never yet followed the
flag;" the army officer and the civilian
agent still exercise authority, without
asking the consent of the governed"
We must proceed in the Philippines with
the same wise caution. taking each sue
cessive step as it becomes desirable, and
accommodating the details of our policy
to the peculiar needs Of the situation.
But as soon as the present revolt is put
down and order established. it will UNI
doubtedly be possible to give to the ISL
ands a larger measure Of self-govern-
mnt than jefferson originally gave Loui-
siana.
Florida Got Like Philippines.
The next great step in expansion was
thu. acquisition of Florida. This was
partly acquired by conquest and partly
by purchase, Andrew Jackson being the
most prominent figure in the acquisition.
1t was taken under President Monroe,
the aftertime President John Quincy
Adams being active in securing the pur-
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-10-05
Filipino.' Hope of Liberty.

There is every reason why as rapidly
as an Indian, or any body of Indians.
becomes fit for self-government. he or it
should be granted the fullest equality
with the whites: hut there would he no
justification whatever in treating this
fact as a reason for abandoning the wild
tribes to work out their own destruction.
Exactly the same reasoning applies in the
case of the Philippines. To turn over.
the islands to Aguinaldo and his follow
ers would not be to give self-government
to the islanders! under no circumstances
would the majority thus gain self-gov-
crnment. They would simply be put at
the mercy of II syndicate of Chinese half
b:eeds, under whom corruption would
flourish far more freely than over it flour
ishcd under Tweed, while %tyrannical op-
preston would obtain to n degree only
possible under such an oligarchy. Yours
truly, THEODORE ROOSEVELT,