The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-11-24
ON REMOVING
RESTRICTIONS
cHlcNAsAw INDIANS PLEAD FOR
REMOVAL FROM LANDS.
WILL SHARE EQUAL TAXATION
Would Sell Surplus Allotments Of
Full Bloods TO Secure Funds 10
Improve Homesteads and be
Equipped for Farming.

their representatives which they will
send to Washington. propose to ap
ply to congress to have legislation
passed to have restrictions removed
from the lands OF the mixed bloods.
and from the surplus allotments OF
the full bloods upon a proper show.
ing. The Chickasaw Indian wants
to bear his just share of taxation
to support the government, and
wants to secure funds TO improve his
homestead and better equip himself
for farming. The committee that
is going to Washington at this term
of congress not only proposes to ap-
ply to have restrictions removed,
but are going TO bring pressure to
bear to endeavor to secure a settle
ment of the affairs Of the nation and
the money that is coming to Che
individuals divided up. SO that II
can be used in improving the prop.
erty of the man who owns it.
The Chickasaw Indians are mem
bers of a tribe that are civilized and
do not need the protecting arm Of
the government, the national gov
ernment. and number OF represen.
tativcs in the halls of congress have
already in their over zealousness
put the Indian in a worse shape than
he would have been in. had affairs
of the wise people who live in
Washington and do not understand
conditions in this section of the
country are making bad matters
worse by passing such bills as the
McCumber amendment which puts
the Indian at the mercy of the
CRATER
In speaking OF the recent unearth-
ing of frauds perpetrated on the
kickapoos, and the announcement
made by Senator Curtis Of Kansas.
about his opposing the remova, of
restrictions, Frank O. Smith, a prom
inent member of the Chickasaw leg
islaturc has the following to say:
Il am not the only one member Of
the tribe that favors the removal
of restrictions on the sale OF the
surplus allotments of the full bloods.
and the allotments of the mixed
b,oods. but almost every individual
member of the nation is with me in
the appeal that we are going to make
to congress.
The Chickasaws are among the
richest Indians in the new state but
the Chickasaws are deriving no ben
efits from the money that they have
which is locked up in the vaults OF
the department of the interior. In
stead of the new conner seeing vel
kept farms, and neat farm houses OF
the Indians, as he should see, h,
sees the Indian dwelling in huts
hardly ft for human habitation, an(
with barely enough clothes on tC
hide his nakedness, and with hardl!
enough to eat in their cupboard al
on account of the over-zealousnest
of the department and few zeal
OTIS at Washington. Instead of ou
having good schools like we for
merly conducted under the triba
form of government. We have shal
low school teachers poorly equipped
for the business.
"McCumber. ! expect thought h,
was making a wise move when he IL
troduced his amendment and passe'
the law regarding the removal of re
restrictions, which has acted a
a boomerang in the matter and in
stead OF acting as a protection TO tn,
Indians has been a detriment, ant
has placed the Indian in the hand
and control OF the CRATER. The In
dian can only sell part of his lant
at the time, but the law does no
state what part and the CRATER usu
ally purchases that section Of thu
property allotted to the Indian whicl
is improved and may be In the cen
ter OF the tract OF land. and leaves
the Indian the outskirts. which h
las to sell the CRATER as soon al
restrictions are removed on anoth
er section.
Senator Curtis. in his Jealous
ness to protect all Indians, loose!
sight of the fact that the Kipka
poo Indians who were swindlet
were blanket Indians, and that 4
has been but few years sine,
Of ha ,.il ka, ~