The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-07-17
AM OBSTRUCTIONIST.
lolSsOn's Speech in the Cherokee
Senate Two Years Ago.

ne memorial under discussion
5yoviding for allotment, d
which was afterwards rejected by
pngress. We print it for the
sme reason. only that it may be
Rd by every Cherokee in the ma
~ as the Entrances Of Cherokee
Hot. In the light of events
0k6on showed more wisdom
an many of his countrymen.
lls sepeech should make Cookson
least one thousand votes:
NMr. President, and gentleman
The senate: We have bill be-.
US today that provides that
relinquish our title to every
lng we have as a people. We
fe this title that we haye to the
ads of the Cherokee nation Just
we love everything else that we
IN. The proposition before the
hate this evening is whether we
hll give up or relinquish our
ight to the country or ask the
government Of the United States
b be easy with us until we do
hese things. The proposition
lefors US will deprive every Cher
kee citizen of his privileges. We
der a substitute for this Allot-
aent Bill which provides that as
0on as the government of the
United States is ready for the dis
0lution Of the Cherokee Tribal
i0vernment, then we are ready
1r il and not before; and il seems
me, as a representative from
ninois district Of the Cherokee
y ion, that it is very unsafe idea
vote for a proposition to turn
Fef every foot of the Cherokee
<iion 10 the government Of the
pited States until the govern
lepi Of the United States Is ready
orslhe allotment and distribution.
rom our own experience with /
hat government l shall not con-
ent TO proposition Of that sort.
believe in every Indian in this
pnntry being entitled TO what he
as, and l believe 10 taking care Of \
biz patent or bill OF sale. say
here is a motive for this bill being
lresented here. This matter is
'eing agitated by the spectators
nside and outside of this country.
This question We have before US is
business matter. The matterre
Olives itself into the shape of an
state. We will say the Cherokee
atiou dies and it has an estate
nat is valued at fitteeL million
0llars. Then the question arises.
hat shall be done with the es-
ile that belongs to these Chero-
ee Indians? The people that as
1me control of the Cherokee peo-
le will appoint appraisers in be-
alf Of the Cherokee people, who
Re the beneficiaries OF this large
Fe. The appraisers will make
general sum mary OF the value Of
as property of this estate, listing
he land and the value of the same, !
I'D then there will be an admins.
Iator appointed and l presume {
} this instance that administrator
'ill be the secretary Of the Int.
ior who will collect all debts that
re due the estate and also pay :
ls debts that are against the !
herokee people. The balance OF $
iis estate, after the matter has {
sen settled through the courts,
III be coming to the Cherokee :
aDple who are the heirs TO this.
Gate. This is the reason that
FER q substitute to the bill pro- d
Ding for the allotment Of the r
ads and settlement OF the es :
tt OF the Cherokees.
"We have before Us this sveu-
g bill that deprives tn Chero
se people Of their right and their v
"a to every veslige they have. F
III alec have a resolution OF cl
opposition to take the place Of
is bill that docs not do that but =
wait until the government Of e