The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-08-10
INDIAN VIEW
OF STATEHOOD
Would Knock Thunder 0ut OF
the Carpetbaggers.

tAftN ataAa NAANfAAftst Hftlf kttN fAft
Civilized Triis@ and the QaapaW
aseneY Tliey hsfk taes q the treaty
q isa Tlle government dis nst
tlaen nng baa a slnee treat Nlth
tlle tgllrs oaligelltely THAT
tFratg promised - Chenukecs thaf
wltiout 0uf gqlssut TIE E0srrnment
unuld na p4i S. Under tlis eantfol oi
Any siAte of territory not tilAt We
ss1ald Il TIE soie oncs "a dictate tie
formation q fatafe state Cpnsifue
ttat treaty a. these gentlemen sec a.
and L We were siahbofn So would 10.
sist that oar less tlsan I've millions u
acres should have twp inlted states
ssnstors
In las It's fise Tfii@a controlled
All q Tia present Indian Territory.
Oklahoma, the Cherokee strip Ia Kan.
saA ths nsutai lauis AID ll.e Qaapaw
agency
We sold ~ u the lasf named with.
Ugf asy aipalAtlugs a Is statehood
u Is not loglsal % say after cutting
the ARA dnNn ta ateat oue.thlFd oi
the Average 81 states vost ~ me Ms.
sialppi, that We ara entitled 10 thrlce
the fepresntatlt the senate thAt
onf ueisiiioa have Il taken celiec.
tixelY q five pggmles with ten sena.
tors
Iheg also insist. runlmg 20 fale 81
Tie consff fact l1e 80 iilu Statutes Nhleh
ssgs u.cy msai D. construed strictly
aAd nlfhoul Interpretations THAI
when tlsh laaes commission was an.
tliofisal e. negotiate 81 as % .fx'ude
TIE auds % tie Flss Tf.lss ln q state
81 states that 4 meant state lines g
embrace euig tF.laI lands
Unaaf that laa ihof onald haNe g..
Sl8tl s. tetseeu ksnslk Atsansss
Tesas and Oklahoma ot merged IS
WITH elilef tHt iad tl1o sofd "aH0
lsen Inserted u uls "a ao 20 egfaf.
tanity silpifNe wanted separate state
hped Ae.4usa 10 a.l 0nf negotiations
ae never naMgfl q sHssasaf
cur nrt commission fn h1eei laNes
rafY nfasga q d0 au1thius ekcspi q
dfaa ats tal.asa d iay elsthsf sf
aofk af Il Play 81 aaGeep TIE uetf
made an afFetasnf seeeftet - -
ana Unanimously rejected 81 eousrass
Tie third abmiltet All agreement
tia So rpadiatea Nsithar mea.
tlened statehood Then tie present
agreement aai msHtiauing Statehood
AS aiifai 81 lhss aho voted
81 ~ iefi 0onsfns g place a. saue.
Nhefs ard - man can eKallf sf
ans Agreement - 90 Statehood l.as
been broken afateypf Congress a8es
Tllel sn1Fs fhs Iau shIeh made as
Indians eifliaHs 81 fhe En.fed STATES
THIS placing O. esaegYan letei aita
al. other sliizsns af ftie nl0n ns.alHs
sn ths teulin1 thm destroying tts
liea tiAf ss iudans oalf slulid hase
taies afsoai s future - a aH ~
e1uma We est eaf ph nla q tHlaf
lands ani money hui in aH thlnks
sl>s We stand an s aead ieta utfh tia
vhlfes AuA t0e blacks
teilefs. e 10 sefs satmlttni O. q
foia thAg thfte teaglsafalt lhe assl
dents q fllis TERRITORY voald 0ta idr
unlan slth oklahoma Tie othef feI
iows eKldeuttg " ti1us alsa slM fie4
Neah not eaeieHd tlat iie soca %
as Indians alane sbea.d - potent "a
alsu meNed ulth 4 minority of
shlics tlat oafbioadani lands Should
aatuelai nImhea and a alief pme
eFft
Oklahoma, Nith rs Installations a.
feady built elth alsg 9U from school
lands, YeaflY aHd 9csess ffom 30
laf mons aHd aIi ut iis aad taxable
. forced @ pay 4 mi.h faf territory
ami d mills tof county purpose ID
moet counties We with uo school
lands, 80 iteense ff8m haf fo0ms eith
miil'grs of dollars worth ~ lands hs.d
bg Is imuians not taxable Cor i've
frafs and hamesseaas not taxah,a Tor
twenty one years. if Ne attempt equal
Improvements with Oglahoma would
fave q double ef TRIBE ok.anoma's
taxes under separate state govern
msut teN N0nid care to bunien
themselves three dollars peg hundred
extra taxation nn Account II seui
meni. hatred, fadS or % sntiy The
ambition q men eho behave thsy can
govern 0nlg a limited area
Tie two.Natsfs ay they nlli Pc
mOfe ~ restrictions and aa Indian
lands thus placing themselves 10 the
absurd position Tat Will hafk back lo
sd treaties ard laws cauiending theg
ere Scared and thalf strained Inter
polatei eonstfuctlos must b. placed
apon thenis and then insist pyun e8n.
srss promptly al~facl0a Itself aes