The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-08-14
IN AN ABLE DOCUMENT REFLECTS OPINIONS OF
INDlANS-S STATES WHY A DEMOCRAT
The Graft and Dishonest Conducof Republicans in Con-
nection with the Allotment of Lands Has Been
Stencil in the NoStrils of Decent People
The Strongest Political Pa
per Written by Indian

ter than they do the Indian, Secretary
Hitchcock is now at work enrolling |
negro babies. aud yet there Is no Law
tnat gives him any such authori'.
These children have no rights, yet |
he arbitrarily fprces them ON IS, |
taking thousands Of dollars OF our
money without let or hindrance from
any source. lie Is high mucka.muck |
among Republicans and stands for The
Republican party In the territory. %
you think this IS right? And can You
vote for that party when you con ~.
ar this matter? There are many fIll
blood Choctaws who nave not secured
enrolment who have a tribal status.
These poor. deluded people have no
standing with Hitchcock. It's the NJ.
gro and the court citizen that seem
to engage his whole attention. Hitch
cock stanGs for the Republican party
In the Choctaw and Chickasav no
tions Can you vote for the party and
thcrocndorse Him?
lie Is trying to make further sng-".
cation OF coal lands for some hi1l'p
purpose. lie evidently thinks that the
mountains and rocky hills are gou1
. enough for the Indian and will curry
ont this plan. q possible DO you want
to support the party IN this pollsy
and vote the Republican ticket?
Through Secretary Hitchcock's in.
3 ilucncc, congress appropriated Gftv
thousand dollars of your money and
mine 10 investigate the coal In The
, Choctaw nation. lie mas the assistance
Of the Republican mine inspector.
They will attempt to secure this val
liable property for a song DO you On.
dorsc their plan and will you vote
The Republican ticket for this reason-
Judging the future by the past. we
must conclude that II the Indian has
any friends they are to be found I'm
the Democratic party. We have never
received any favor from the Repub-
mean party That party has been uu.
just TO the Indian from 1865 to tho
present moment The only favOrs thu
Choctaws and Chickasays have ever
received from the government was at
the hands Of President Cleveland. a
Democrat His instructions to his
Commissioners sent here to treat wita
as with view OF allotting our lands
and the distribution Of our monies
among us, showed him to be our sin
ccre friend. Had his policy been car.
ried out We would not now have any
cause for regret. He was anxious that
every protection be given Us and .lll
his commissioners that they must
yield us every advantage. The only
thing ne insisted on was a change N
our form Of government
The graft and dishonest conduct -
Republicans In connection with ,ho
allotment OF lands has been stcucl
In The nostrils Of decent people evarS
b where, T T. Bonaparte- Woodruff inyes
! cation proclaimed the unntness OF the
r Republican officials, yet, through he
!. intervention OF Hitchcock they wer,
/. retained ana the Indian has been han
!. died like an article Of merchandise
b Can any Indian walk up and vote tn
= Republican ticket with knowledge
S Of these factse
am not candidate, nor de- OK
| moot a.. a.. .. .uVItlnt. F,V anu ~ ..
under the new state government,
/. shall be- content. II by advice an,
d counsel, ! can persuade my people q.
{. follow a course that will rcdoun {,
IS their best interest | feel that the Gus
y toms and traditions of he past shoul,
3. bind ms to our friends The prime
It pies of he Democratic party fts IN
T. Indian character They believe in oqul
y ana exact justice 20 an men and sp,
d. cial privileges 20 none. OF an race
N on earth, the Indian stands foremos
n as an exponent OF this gospel, | hay
Il. served my people many long an
d weary years, and nave tried at al
ID times TO protect their interest an
! cannot bring myself to believe thl
ne they vii lquestion the advice here civ
e, en-, or that II springs from any motiy
We other than TO promote, as far as / car
a. their happiness and future welfare
lg GREEN McCURTAIs
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