The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-04-08

was that they were ont allowed to
sell this property as they had done
i'm similar cases on former occasions.
They we're told that the courts were
here to protect the United States citi.
sen and they were advised TO soil the
towns and take their land in seyeralty.
This seemed to form a nucleus for
what IS known as the Atoka Treaty,
which was made some three years
afterwards The treaty had first to be
approved by Congress and ratified at
the polls by the Chickasaws and the
Choctaws separately II met with great
Opposition on the part Of the coal
barons who were all intermarried In.
dian citizens. II was also opposed by
many United States citizens Under
these varying and difficult circum-
stances | took an active part in the ad-
vocacy OF this treaty | feel that
drove the entering wedge into the In
dian condition which first brought
them TO realize that the white man
was here to stay and caused them to
eventually make the treaty.
Therefore feel that | have rendered
valuable service to the people of
this country which think merits their
consideration and support in this con
test; and that owing to my knowledge
Of the situation and conditions that ex.
ist should be able to accomplish
II am elected to congress It vii.
be my tireless ondeavor TO have every
restriction removed from the Indian
lands, except on the sale of 40 acres
to full bloods. and TO cause every
citizen, Indian or otherwise. to pay his
equal proportion under the law, of
the taxes necessary TO support the
government.
| might be induced to exempt poor
tenant from taxation. but never land.
lord My opponents in advocating a
partial removal OF restrictions. adyo.
cate that the homestead of the Indian
be not taxed.
am averse to a people enjoying
all the rights of United States citizen
ship. being exempt from paying their
; part of the maintenance of the gov
3 crnmcnt that protects them. This is in
b violation Of our fundamental law and a
reflection casct by the government up
on the competency Of the Indian which
p he does not deserve. If they were a
I poor and a dependent people this ac
10 tion might be eXcusablc. On the con
!. trary they are among the richest
e people in the world. In money and sur
I plus lands these Indians have 10 mil
i lion dollars above their allotments
n Thousands OF these socallcd Indians
are intcrmarried white citizens. Why
\ should they and their descendants be
4 exempt from taxation?
i one hundred and thirty years age
g our forefathers went to war over Tax
: alton without representation"
Now 1t has come to pass that one OF
! the richest people in the world enjoy
representation without taxation Fully
J one half of the landed estate of lAe
D new state Of Oklahoma is exempt from
: taxation undsr this law. which is un
just, oppressive and intolerable. I'm
i less some plan can be devised by
p which we can escape the burdens such
T. conditions impose upon MS, statehood
J. will be a manifest detriment to our
I people.
believe IN uniformity Of taxation
and uniformity Of laws The Indian
{ being exempted. under the Law from
I taxation on his land, the white man
G should also be exempted
To this end, II the Indians are not
to pay taxes on their land, advocat,
, that our state issue bonds payable II
u twenty one years TO meet all the ex
. penses Of state government from yea
. to year until our representative IL
' congress can induce that body to leve
y these inequalities.
The taxes on personal property, to
y gther with the real estate in cities
= and towns viii be sufficient, doubtless
" to run our county government. and tC
pay the interest and supply a sinking
d fund this will transfer from our shoul
:. dcrs the load congress has attempted
=. to place upon MS to a time when taxa
tion will be uniform in its application
10 the Indian and white man alike
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