Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1901-05-09


Tnn CurnrrAfr rUrnsurro coNrArY.
b. N. mARRs, Editor and Publisher
vrxrrA. 1ND. TER. May 8, 1901.
The waserworke problem for
vinila is about solved. Every
man who has the cash can provide
his own system and the public can
do without.
The Dawes Commission is also
much grieved on account Of the
failure Of the treaty. 1t perhaps
means one or two more years Of
toll for that oyer.worked Commits
sion.
II Senator Quarles made ell the
statements accredited to him by
the newspapers since he has been
in the territory his ability to blow
hot and cold Is only equaled bv
Judge Springer.
The Cberokees are guilty Of the
alrocious crime ofrejecling a treaty
that was in nearly every way dis
tasteful to them. They ore deeply
interested because it is their prop
erty that is at stake.
The present is no time for wild,
exlravagant statements by mem.
bers Of the Dawos commission or
Z others. SOber, earnest thought
should take the place Of frantic an d
vehement Efforts to force certain
issues.
The fact that the Cherokee ma
lional council is wrestling with a
bill providing fot allotment, or
mther making title under the Cur
ts act is enough to convince
everybody that they are not op-
posing a fiual settlement.
From THE time henceforth the
Cherokee people will take an ao-
i've part in every movement af-
iecting their interests. Every pro-
POSITION that does not have the abb
solute stamp of law upon it will
be contested in the courts.
e Among the crowd at Washing
ton, who have persistanily and
knowingly misrepresented the In.
dian Territory and especially the
Cherokees, Senator Jones stands
prominent. His recent uttersnoes
stamp him as a political dema-
gogue and an unsafe counsellor for
the indians.
IT cannot be trulhlully charged
that tho treaty was defeated by the
full blood Cherokees, as an analy-
sis Of the vote indicates that they
generally refrained from voting.
They have heretofore been charg-
ed with being the chief obstruo-
lionisis in the way OF progress as
defined by certain government Of
6cials.
That twenty.one hundred dol
rs contributed by the Kansas
iiy commercial club to help pass
The treaty over the heads Of the
honest voters of the Cherokee ma
lion was worse than squandered.
The next time Dick Adams and
John Bullet applies to that in
.eIligept Kansas City club of bus.
mess men a kicking bee will fol-
sow. L
The Chieftain remarks for the
stesnth time that the late treaty
Sas not the one agreed to by the
ribAl authorities. The treaty
yoted on was fixed up by Charlie
Curtis and the agents Of the Stand.
ard oil company and bore a very
lot resemblance TO the treaty
de last year by the Cherokee
egation and the Dawes COM
SSsion,
ONE thing that now stands in
he way of the ratification of the
creek treaty is the method pro-
sosed, which the anti.lreaty peo.
lie claim to be unconstitutional.
he Creek Council will vote upon
be treaty, whereas the Greek con.
iitudon provides that all legisla-
on effecling land tenure must be
nbmilted TO a vote Of the quail
ed electors Of the tribe.
The wild-eyed government Of
cials who clamored 80 persistent
for the ratification Of tho treaty
sfe completely disarmed in their
5ntention that the catllemen and
be fullbloods had defeated the
saly. The caillemen favored
Q treaty and the fullbloods re.
aimed from voting, 90 the defeat