The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-05-15


might he upon piece Of property that
they claimed possession OF. that that
property should be sold and the profits
go 20 the tribe, and each individual
member of the tribe. man. woman or
child should have their respective
share You must also remember that
with that measure went todr treaty.
and as far as / am concerned, ] hoped
that you would adopt the treaty in
preference 20 the bin. because under
the treaty you could get your individ-
ual titles, and / hope when you come
to vote on this treaty you win not
make the mistake that the CherolSees
have made. and / want TO say to you
that we were there last Saturday and
they were sorry for the mistake they
.did make. AS your governor has said,
" you adopt this treaty each Individual
Indian win get for himself and for
each member OF his family his propor-
tionate share Of the property, and you
can get a title for IT, While n you con-
tinue under what is known as the Cur
lis bill you would get the use and
Occupation OF your proportionate share
and do not get title for II. That, as ]
stated before, was because we ooulG
not give you Individual title without
the consent OF the tribe II you take
this treaty you secure your lands for
itwenty-one years-yOu can not sell the
homestead and Il Is exempt from tax
alton. Your share above the home
stead you may sell within five yers
provided the secretary Of the interior
thinks Il Is The best 70 make the sale
II want TO say to you people, in every
measure that has passed congress your
Interests have been protected. The gov
Iernment does not want a single foot of
your property. nor does it want q penny
I Of your ri9ney. and 10 show you people
how kind this government has been I'm
this regard. we have surveyed every
fout Of your land-the government
Iagreos TO put you IN possession Of IL
l--tha government pays an expenses,
leven pays Tor the deed 60 be issues
land delivered to you by your chief. The
government has shown rs confidence
4 IN your people. because ot the last ses-
I sion OF congress IL declared you an
ciuzens Of the United States of AMER
lea. Congress has already given you
the right 20 serve on juries TO bring
law suits in your own name, TO can your
INMA iANAAARlANf HllA Hf tiAir iAN u thhfH
the final step and ala by you what ~
/ has done 20 every other Indian tribe
In the United states when they took
/ their allotment
u want to say 70 gou people that
II believe that every representative OF
I The government of this territory is
ready and willing 70 do an they can 90
help You people-they are here 90 pro-
ltect zach individual member of the
TRIBE and you win hnl that In the
discharge of their duty they are ready
90 40 everything they can 10 help tie
members OF this and other tribes along
II hope that you people win adopt
this agreement because " YOU adopt
III you win know just what YOU can exc
Ipect from the government but Il you
reject the treaty you win then be ar
sea. you accept this agreemept it
|wn then DE but a short time until
everything viii be settled and YOU win
an be enrolled you know whore your
Hand is located and YOU win know just,
what 90 do and when you make farm
Ior place you win know that IT belongs
to YOU, end your children Now gentle.
Imen. &c you reject This agreement ! ann
10 favor OF enforcing 70 ihe letter Bin
Curtis"
( The run blood Indians cam the net Of
congress W June 2S lSgs "rhnt BIN
Curtis"