The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-06-09

fall OF Niagara with broom stick as
90 iuterpose any obstacle In the move
ment OF the dominant civilization OF
the world. As a matter Of courtesy
the national government conceded to
the Indians the right OF occupation OF
designated portions OF the country az
different portions OF time, finally des
.guatiug 20 certain tribes Of Indians
the occupation Of the aror known cs
the Indian Territory and called IL
The Indian Country in the year 1880.
The fire had not entirely left the
veins of the American Indian. They
had watched the civilization Of the
white men. They had occupied yari-
ous relations 20 II up TO that time
They wanted 20 get away from IL and
re-establish an Indian civilization and
manage IL In imitation OF the white
mans government. Il then seemed de-
sirable that the Indians should be Sc.
Questered somewhere because they
were In the way Of the white men
scattered around in various parts d.
the country and In the way OF n,
5 business Cf the white man.
So % accommodate the ambition ct
| the Indians and the convenience O;
/ ,he white men. the natiOngl govern
meut established the Indians H. tie
indian country For more than half a
century the Indians played nation.
. The national government loaned the
Indians sovereignty land, money. en-
. couragemenL sympathy and protec-
tion aSaiusr everything except them
selves. That was the weak spot
There was the fatal spot with the
American Indian and his tribal organ
ir1riou. his national organization T.
destroyed The Indian government. The
Indian grew less. He grew weaker
p politically, socially, commercially and
in every way that growth and progress
. sion proceed.
AZ len-th. a few years since. the
arfIGcia. and imperfect status OF the
Indian government was apparent u
. economic students and the national
Goye-rmert. Il was fuuEus growth.
\ prairie weed Il involved seQuestra-
lion and isolation IN the face Of a
proven rule % modern civilization
that N individual or national environ.
u-u- Is wholesome that Is not srtza.
-ious. There was failure both in the.
ory and condition There was waste
and confusion .u isr1. money. char.
acte- and future values IN the indi.
'iiusl Indian and the tribes. It was
national problem. interesting from
an economic point % view and from
an a.--l.s'lc point ot view
The solution ot ir vas glorious and
accurate. The solution Involved a
square 'I--a1a-- 10 policy. a srr!c-
c1-.-ul-l- o. the -cer-i-- law O..
evolution % which I have --tsrrs.
The lard r.-,-s l.cL had been loan.
en- 90 the Indians By the rational GOV.
e'uue-t as I have stated. were u
Ae- ly -lr rsuo-N government. AL
1t -re ,a-i -ir.es we're taken hzc.
including rhe -iEh- % ocr-ra-fr- a.
tae Indians. hy the national govern.
myc- with tll and cp=- consent a
'He Indian tribes who wa-= -=---C-z
-'ly On possession % sUcL ---=s s--
The use and benefit % the .-t-z-s
comprising t-e tribes TE- s-r--- ~
. a. thar the ua-i1na' gCverr---- al
loaned tfs lu3ar --i-=s vas tas--
j back ov the national --V=-1---- E.--
the Wl consent Ct the tribes Tta
Indians were collected from --- s-rfs
ot the creeks, the brush. The pa ~
ana counted labeled r.-- ---=.
named All ot them. All % r1-s@ I-
dams were told 20 stand l1 a-t a.
c"pt q titlc In Zee simple -V.ta---
m patent from the national govern.
m"nt conveying certain ulu Der q.
acres of land In the I.dian cou--rT
d" each ot tho Indians Likewise TIE
national government collected torsth-
~ nll the slaves OF the Indians 10 the
Indian country and labeled, numbered
named thcm and stool them up on
!. .s...s- -sssl .uI ullenleh certain lands