The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-01-27
JUST PLAIN ECKERS
Are the Greeks Who Are Max
ing Trouble.
NOT AGAINST WHITE MEN
But Against the Indians Who
Are Progressive,

Guthrie. O. T., Jar. 26-The citizens
here thing that too much row has been
raised over the situation in the Creek
country. and that the facts do not war
rant the long and oninous dispatches
which are being sent out They believe
mat it is giving an impression out over
the country that parts Of Oklahoma are
liable to Indian raids, and that impress
sion may partly dam the magnificent
tide Of immigration which has set IN
towards Oklahoma This is the more
feared because Of a knowledge Of the
easterner's mental qUickness in arriving
at the belief that the whole west is un-
der constant menace from the red man.
No settler in Oklahoma is in danger
from Indians, and It is a peculiarity Of
the situation that the nearer a man lives
10 the "war-path" the less excited ne IS.
The fact is, that all Indians who could
he induced to rebel would have a great
deaI more than they could attend to
in the lighting line at their very door
steps. without having the chance Of at
tackng q town. the last thing an Indian
did, anyhow even in his palmiest days.
The present row over the Creek country
IS not a fight upon the white man, but
q fight of a lot Of lazy loafers on the
more progressive Indians. The progress
sive Indians. If they get too active, viii
clean the band out without the aid of the
cavalry troop now on the ground.
In explaining the situation the Ponca
city Courier very ably says: Ever
since the progressive Indians in the FIVE
civilized" tmbas have undertaken to
deal with the Dawes commission there
have been murmurs Of discomfort among
q few Of the fulibloods Especially has
1hfs been the case fn the Creeks. A very
cew among the Choctaws and Cherokees
have been grumbiing. but without the
encouragement from the Creek kickers
They would have accepted the action of
their tribal leaders with little more than
q few grunts.
Mr. To is similar to a Chinaman. He
may not comprehend why civilized peo-
ple obey laws and respect the rights of
others but they are quick imitators Of
All the meaness and cussedness they see
white men doing. They, ike white kick
ers and knockers, win neither work nor
Jet others work. SO far as tribal action
Sind rule is concerned, they are auar-
chists They must rule OF ruin. They
hear the mobs Of whites to breaksor nulli-
ty the laws and conclude that they are
as good as the whites who take such
privileges fact nobody can dispute.
They discover a majority of their tribe
are planning to take their anotments and
20 to work. Red kickers won't work and
IS not willing his more industrious
brother shall work and Ike his white
brothers. organize q good healthy riot
1rample law under foot tryanize law Of
fcers and defy an law This is just now
the trouble in the Creek country. There
IS very little difference between that Incl
dent and many which have occurred
among whites in recent years. except in
The color Of their faces. In both cases
the kickers object to law and customs
made and established by the majority.
in both eases the authority of the ma
5ority must be upheld and the anarchists
must be Taught such a lesson as they
VIII remember"