The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-05-18
A HEARTLESS
PROPOSITION


THAT paper and one james Musknt
who is acting as official interpreter
fog the government Ia is work among
the fullhlood Cherokees The sul-
stance e that Interview, briefly
stated, Is Is follows. A fullblood had
been living for quite a number q
years Ia a home which he lad found.
ed and Improved under the laws of
the old Cherokee government; hut be
persisiautlY refused % appear az the
land cfice and apply ia dus form, lot
an allotment Ia the mean time, =
negro, whoss name the text ~ the
interview does 1907 disclose. went 20
tho Office and proposed % take an Al.
iotmeul. deliberately locating tie
same - as 90 cover pieclself this
ferslsaut fallb'oods home This
hoartlcss proposition vas acccied %
By the commission and the work was
accomplished Ia The fullfcss nf
time, this colored allottee demanded
of the fuilblood an unconditional Suf.
render ot tie premises. At tho same
time claiming and insisting upon
lis own absolute Ownership of az the
Indians valuable Improvements Thls
pnsnmpluous demand was % cours
iishouoFei the Indian declined e.
sAcate Whercupon tils negro ap.
pealsd % Mt Blair sioenioit. e.
Is Indian agent, and asked thar the
power " tie government II puf into
action eifh i Yicw % bis relief Ae.
cowiingly at she instance 0fthe agent.
q compcteaf force ~ exeeatige oni.
clAis ReFe dispatched eho proceeded
10 this Indians piare, g alssie under
injunction e. maintain the peAir, and
W. that tie right thing should be-
done. 0a arriving. tiisy eollccfsd al
TIE mans outdoor mosables ard put
them 10 readiness f0r transportation:
then. entering file house. theg dis
mauiiei hls furniture and aagfcga.
t.oe all FITS ln.aa0y domestic utilities
iuio an indiscrlminate heap thcg foil.
ed the whole oaf a. tie Threshold q
tie dnmIel Thls Eaeiecflue fiia
total of tha poor fellows effects o.
convenient manipulation fhey lifted
tho entire mas from TIE face nf the
EARTH and. with measured STEPS bore
q avag toa point clean outside ife
allotment there they lowered ifagain
% the esrtB, aud ieft it ln the cars
Of THIS ilisstaffed ward q thr "a.
tlon foeflsss ani homeless ,n Tie
open AT theu returning a. ths
Indians haase thus made tarauf.
Ties iafev open the doaf. inducisd
uils cai0fei fagorlfe q fortune. and.
installing hlu absolute proprietor 81
The premises departed lesyiB, fim Ia
triumphant possession
Vow, thaI ths facfs So fnffh in
this lttie narrative are Substantially
true there ean D. n0 pssI0le reason
% d0uhi Nj Muskat Is man u
high sselai standing an4 impression.
able psfaeli bealdes hIs erIeial gz.sl-
fion qualities hlm smineuUy for
observing. sud knpnius sell ehsrtof
be speaks Assuming thai thsy afe
approximately c0rfcct@1fefu can be
no question about D. us In1lan has
been made % suffer most frisfoas
And az tie same flme. 8 mos lnsstas.
able wfune SINE bodg IS 81 b.ame
ior iti efo Is ltf
~ " CUSTOMARY ln esses 81 EMS Kind
t0 parry TIE tbrusis uf righteous con-.
punrii0u . saying eGeed enough fos
him lad hs been anything bai a.
impnetieabls lndiau. hs would have
compiled promptly with TIE WISHES
of tie government and taken hls
alloimeff. and thus fortified himself
against aii possible mIaiFtutares
Ills mizf1ftang IS oulF the reward II
bis own peculiar Indian eaniunacf
And - tie Indian. from thls con.
scitncgieM point % gleW, i m4au 10
surrender 81 bis aelltelus d8 ali the
suffering aud lear aii fis blame nug
lel rs take q glance at fhs matter
from a more elevated standpoint
No intelligent person slli maintain
that the federal r@sssnmsnt, ln deai.
iug with these Indians. las ever Al.
lowed Itself 20 D. controlled excIu.
siyely hg sound legal 81 moral pflH-
clp'es i has alsais teen guided ln
~ action Iii shat d conceived 10 q
tito dictates a good public policy
Bnf what i good public policy These
Indians knos nothing AbaHt it They
have hsen taught b. experience %
hate Il S something altogether and
deceptive and unreliable AZ oue
time, n tire mel.oNesf terms of
friendship .f grants them q piece n
ground which s to he tilaif home and
resting place foF an t.ms to come. at
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