The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-05
FIRST DAILY PAPER EVER
PUBLISHED BY AN INDIAN.
Its Editor. Alex Posey. Known rs the
Greek Bard" Already Has Gained
Renovvn Editor. Poet. Humorist.


REPT BT.IC SPECIAL
Guthrie. Ok. July 4.-There has been
launched at Eufauia l. T. the first issue
of the first daily paper ever printed or pub
Iished ty an Indian. The editor is Aies
Posey. known as the Greek Bard a
member OF the Creek tribe of Indians. who
already has achieved distinction in tho
newspaper field. as editor, poet and hu-
snorist. He is one Of the prominent men OF
the Creek Nation and took an active part
in the convention. held at Eufaula recently,
called for the purpose OF formulating an
Indian plan for statehood. He helped frame
the famous appeal 10 the people for an In
dian State. separate from Oklahoma, in
which no intoxicating liquor should ever be
sold.
Posey is only half-Creek. as his rather was
a scotch trader. an early settler in the
1ndian country. He was born near Eufauia
on August IS. 1873. and was educated at
Bacone University. Muscogee, /. T.. graz
uaIing therefrom seven years ago. After
leaving school he engaged in educational
of the Creek Orphan School. Superintend-
ent OF Public Instruction 70! the Creek
Nation; and superintendent OF the Eufaula
Before entering The newspaper field. Po-
SCI had won reputation In literary lines
AS boy he gained considerable noto1ety as
q writer Of verse. which he signed by the
nom de plume OF "Chinnubble Harto." IN
March. lsot he became the editor Of the
IrGian Journal. weekly newspaper at
Eufaula and the oldest paper published N
the Creek Nation. ard has ever since kept
il in the front rank of journalism.
In addition to making IL a thorough news
pauer he mas ron a reputation through its
columns as the original ard only Indian hu-
morist- Every week his paper contains 4
humorous and gently Sauricai column CT
comment on Indian Territory politics PEE
pared il the form OF a letter and signed
Eos Ffxico-"
These letters are written in the dialect
used py the Indians. who thus far have not
accustomed themselves TO the idiorns Of the
English language They made an immediate
hit from the time Of their first appearance
and to-day they are reprinted soon as
published in the journal by almost every
paper in Indian Territory and Oklahoma.
His comments on the statehood situation
nave attracted special attention. and have
done much TO establish che Indian in the
opinion that he should have a State wherein
the Indian may control
This first Indian daily REALS the fact. re-
Gently made public, that leading Cherokee
politicians express themselves as being in
the Cherokee Advocate. published at Tale
quah. l. T.. and to permit that old-tine In
dian journal to pass into history. as il is,
claimed il has filed It's scope Of usefulness
and is a burden upon the funds OF the
Cherokees. which is needless
The Cherokee Advocate is the only paper
in Indian Territory printed in the Indian
bioods. the students Of SeQuoyah. the IN
ventor of the Cherokee alphabet AT one
time u was great PAPER among the full
claimed. that II has been cut down In size
ard the expenses of running IL are yerv
great The salaries of the office force IL is
are not sufficient 20 justify a
good newspaper man TO take charge Of IL.
therefore the idea Of passing it into his
toy