The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-03-05
10. TIE RtcH RED MAN, AND
HOW WILL EE yoTEf

I Tribes vii merge theuseiv0s in tha
general mass % tle colntry1s citizen.
ship They ~e-s made citizens oi
the United states sy at % congress
10 1901
Z Indian Territory a. nam, sur
rests yaln ihinss 20 the mind oi the
average d~elief east O.; the N,ssls.
sppi The indian Territory Is a ter.
rltory with very fee Indians. The
Five Civilized Tnbes-Cherokee
Choc4~ Creeks. Chickasa~s and
seminoles--comprise about 5000
persons only a small portion are
I fliltlods 'he res. being descendants
- the negro and mulatto slaves of the
"a before 1865. mixed breed Indians
- various shades % dluuon up 20
persons vho cannot BE- distinguished
from vh.tes and white men and 30.
men Who have been adopted into The
tribes Ani thcrc are fragments 90
s.slt 'fi1es. aesreeatug about $500
1ersons in the fsrritory.s northe77f
cpTc- 81 against these 10000 Do
lians. actual and Constructive. thor,
are six times as many whites 10 the
Indian Territory These. OF coursa
constantly Increase through imrigrs.
lion. Ehile The Indians. restricted 20
The growth 10 excess Of births over
deaths remain practically station.
ary
The FIVE tribes have schools.
churches. cultivated farms. towns
vith electric lights and other accom-.
paniments and appliances OF advanced
civilization. For generations through
their local legislatures. executives
and courts. they have been governing
thmselyes Their chief--Johuson OF
the Chickasaws. Pleasant Porter Of
'hc Creeks. Green McCurtain OF the
Choctaws. " C. Rogers of the Chcro.
kecs and John Brown Of the scmin.
olcs ARE men Of education ana abil.
10. out Of the 100000 people %
Oklahoma.lndian Territory 100000 IN
the aggrcea.c are classed as Indians.
and only about 27OOo % these are
full blOods
There are about 100000 children 10
the schools Of the combined territories
and they have several institutions OF
the higher learning They haze $50
newspapers and periodicals (337 in
Oklahoma aud 1893 In Indian Terri
tory forty u them dallies. and 81.
ooooO0.00O property subject 10 taxa.
ton Oklahoma City Guthrie. Ard. |
more. Muskogce shawnee. Iawjon. /
Enid. III Reno. South McAlcstor. /
Chlckasha. Durant. Perry and Coal. |
gate are thriving and modern towns /
The time IS almost at hand when 4
these tribcsmon will wlold an irau. \
cnCc TO bc rcckonCd with In "a, gov
ernmont OF the new states There aro
approximately 10000 Indian voters
ia the territory, many Of whom have
never aGliatod with any political
party organization. Their particlpa.
tion In tribal affairs as expressed al
the numerous elections has been
based entirely on issues affecting
their race welfare
10 is not so much a question for
What party they vote as u Is for
wha, priHciple they stand" In the !
event OF stateh1ol Every American
citizen should reserve the right 20
think for himself and deny others
the privilege OF thinking for him.
The true purpose Of a political party
is 20 carry out the principles that ad-
vance the public welfare II The
Democratic Tarty cannot ask for he
support OF the Indian on the ground
n patriotism it ias no right 90 ask
for Il on tho ground OF partisanship |
Tho Indian must he treated with the
same regard accorded other Ameri-
Fan citizens, for among the tribes are
Intelligent people whom no party
should ask for votes because II Is that
party, but because Il stands for what
Is right The Democratic party has
, glorious history of achievements.
whether 10 victory or In defeat no
Taader mission can be In store for
he Democratic party than to con.
inic the hght for the rule OF the peo-
1lc against graf, and special priyi-
eyes.
No the Indian IS not TO be led or
lriven.
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