Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1901-09-19

Exploiting vinita will be value.
ess unless homee are awaiting
prospective residents when they
arrive here. The stranger is not 60.
ing 10 tarry long where The prairie
is bis hearth and the heavens his
roof. The one is cold the other
leaky, which makes a very un-
comfortable combination.
Kansas, 10 her scoumulative
magnanimity, may yet unload
Carrie Nation, Mrs. Lease and
Senator PETER upon the Indian
territory. As there is no present
chance Of substitution, let us have
at least some new exhibits Of the
genus freak. The present stock is
becoming horribly tiresome.
A large number of persons are
locating elsewhere whose real pref.
erence is Vinita. They are pleas.
ed with the town, the country and
delighted with our people, but
don't like the conditions in the
way of land titles. II land titles
could be had we would soon as
sumo the proportions Of city.
Real estate in viuila is entirely
too high, considering the condi-
tions upon which title is TO be OBJ
tanned. There are a number OF
good people leaving Vinita for the
reason that the price Of resident
lots are too bigb, A reasonable
figure for lots upon which people
desire to build is the thing desired.
The press ct the Indian territory
may be depended on to work in
unison with any organized move.
ment looking to a fair showing OF
the resources Of the country at the
ST. Louis Louisiana Purchase Ex.
position. There should be no diff.
fereaces engendered. If the terri
tory is to accomplish anything
along the line, the press will be
expected to aid, and, in fact, such
aid will be indispensable.
The personnel of the Schley
board of inquiry that meets in
Washington today gives every as
surance of justice being rendered a
maligned national hero. The
hand of bureauacy has been shown
during the controversy, but it does
not seem possible that such
group of men as constitute the
board can be influenced by the
miserable political jackals that in
fest the department.
Admiral Howison would occupy
a higher position in the esIima
tion of the American people to-
day if be had requested TO be re-
lieved from duty on the Schley
Board Of Inquiry, and had not
forced the other members to dis
qualify him. In the history OF
military and naval courts, th ere is
not a parallel TO his action in at
tempting to sit in judgment on a
brother officer whom he person
ally was prejrdiced against.
We cannot be too careful in en-.
forcing the criminal laws. The
remedy for the mob is the prompt
and vigorous enforcement Of law.
When a man is found guilty he
should be punished by the courts
aud not by a mob. We have the
best government in the world, and
in most places elect our judges
prosecuting attorneys and other
officers, and when an officer goes
wrong we simply retire him, OF
would retire him if we had a chance
at the ballot box.
The almost total absense of O
corn crop in this country does moi
seem to discourage the farmers tC
any great extent. They have gone
right ahead and made the most o.
the situation by putting by ar
abundance Of other sorts OF feed
The loss of the corn is indeed a So
riOus loss, but in a section of such
marvellous resources as this busi
ness is not dependant upon any
one crop.
THERE was never a time in the
history Of the Cherokee Nation ano
the Indian Territory when ii wat
so absolutely necessary to keeI
posted with reference to the con,
! afantly ehanOinU conditions in tht