The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1906-09-06
SOME INTERESTING
CHEROKEE HISTORY
District Attorney Stanfeld In Speech
at ketchum Relates Some Very
Interesting Facts.

70 every outrage which iawless persona
could innict, 20 that even robbery and
murder might be committed wlth lm.
punltylat noonday, Il not ia he pre-
sence Of white men who would TESTIFY
against Il;
/ 'rheipredicti0n vas fulfilled 70 the
letter. nands Of armed men Invaded
thesC Cherokee country, torcibly SELLING
horseS.andicattle, taking possession oi
houses from which thsy had expected
the occupants asaaultlng tie owne rs
who dared 70 make reslstanee.
In one instance, near the nahionega,
two white men, who had been h0splt.
ably received and entertained at sup
per by an educated Cherokee cltlxen
oI nearly pure white blood, later ln
tie evening. during tie temporary ab.
sence OF the PARENTS drove cat the
children and their nurse aud deliber.
ateiy set IRE 70 the house, which
was burned 20 the ground with all is
contents. They we're pursued aud
brought to tfiah but tho .asc vas dis.
missed by the Judge on the ground
that no Indian could testify against 4
white man
A footnote on the bottom of the
page iron which this is taken, roads
IS follows
Personal Information fF0m Prof
J Clinton Duncan. of .rahleQuaH Chero-
q kee nation whose fathers house was
s the one thus burned Mf Duncan IS
3 luow a resident OF Ninlta
! Cherokee miners upon their own
4 ground weFe arrested. fined. and im.
q prisoned sud tholr tools and machln.
y ely destroyed while thousands of
, stlte intraders were allowed 70 dig
D iu the same places unmolested. A
e Cherokee on trial ia his owu nation
d Cor killing another lndian was seized
3 by TIE state authorities tried and
! CONDEMNED to death, although not
y understanding English Ne aas unable
fTf'.'''f fTr 's'frsaK IN Gils' Gan fSfT1ss. f :. / Unit
q ed States eoart forbade the execution,
i but the Judge who had conducted the
E tFial defed the wit. went 70 the
e place Of execution. aud stood behind
c tie sheriff while tie Indian vas being
a hanged
. Mr. stanaeld also read ar extract
5 from Mr. Furmans speech ii refer
E ence % shat that gentleman said
D about the eolorcd people shining shoes
= and cutting hair
He also vent over the tariff Ques-
; ton briefly. stating IN part that " :
: revision of the tariff vas necessary
Q such should be worked out b lts
Z friends and not bY tie Democrats. lts
= enemies In speaking on this sub
2 Ieet hc pointed cut how a protective
: tariff had made markets Tor tie farm
efs products and hos good times bad
2 resulted from such legislation. and IN
: reference to trusts BE asserted that
Democratic laa.maken as rule had
; voted in tie halls q congress against
, tie adoption u measafes Intended to
. control trusts, claiming that such
laws were Unconstitutional bnt that
tie Republicans are sni8eleg such
Laws ard are bringing the tfass and
I unlawful combinations 70 time
. Mf. Davis reviewed Cherokee hlsto.
2 r briefly, bat sufficiently % seass no
+ uucertatssy a. to TIE fact tilAt the
z Downing party. principally composed
Of Democrats formulated ths treaties
. wnlch resulted Ia fhs allotment II
. shis Indian country t. the Individual
members af the several tribes. lie
? deiied the Democrats 70 shoe where 4
single Republican lad voted elth TIE
Democrats il favor q legislation pro.
! eidlng for allotment Of Indian Iands.
In his blunt was he hlt the Demo.
! lefyfic ffee traders sumo pretty hard
] faps. For instance, he quoted prices
{ feeeiyed n this eonnlFy fof farm
+ lpFuducts Under the working u tie
+ Democratic Wilson bill lie said you
! get i5e 3 bushel for corn. aac loF
; wheat. $50 for hosa the best COW iol
I'll, 60 for eRgs and that haY wouldn {
: pag the freight To-day, he sald, Il 4
} different 70 the extent that farm pro.
e ducts are bringing more than double
n shat uas PAID during the, operation
. q tho wilson bill AF DafIshas fhs
!, faculty q clinchlng every ASSERTION
r With a Iaels and FER this reason ti,ess
, uho Knoe him believe what he aafA
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