The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-03-17

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his opinion tbs indian was considered
competent 10 manage his affairs SO
that one OF these Indians who had
come to be q sovereign citizen Of the
United states. supposedly with all the
rights and privileges and immunlties
attached thereto. could by debasing
his manhood and pride TO a degree of
abiect serviliiy BY admitting his in
feriOritv to other mcn supplicnte and
beg the right TO ear the bread which
he POSSESSED and which was justly his
to do with as he pleased
arhis last act referred to not only
denied part of these people this
small modicum of liberty, not only pre-
vented them from presenting their
bic request for the pursuit of their
happiness as they saw IT,. not only de-
clared such restrictions removed when
they are competent but placed the
additional inhibition that many could
not even lease their land without
trucking to some department offic-
ial"
The fact that the time has come
when congress should distinguish be-
tween the competent and incompe-
tent Indian was brought out clearly
By Mr. Carter Emphasis was placed
on teh fact that the fullblood Indian
Is in reality the only real ward of the
government and my bill gives him
ample protection. u provides that no
! fur3 shall sell his surplus lands
FOR less than an adequate cOnsidera-
tion to be actually pad and that his
| homestead shall remain inalienable
until December l. 1880 "ahig, / be-
leve to be the best protection ever Of
( lered the fullblood Indian" declared
/ Representative Carter. for the reason
that Il gives him actual protection
while the present law simply strains
at a purpose it fails to accomplish.
/ lt intimidates aud prevents honest
4 home builders from entering the mar.
ket and paying a legitimate price for
these lands and at the same time fail
ing to prohibit the INSCRIPTIONS ad.
yenturer from getting possession of
aud cloudine the title to these lands
for a merely nominal consideration
/ llEeidentally the indian in his prini-
Tive state was noted for an unwaver-
/ ing fdelity to his obligations. These
conditions tend % destroy this, the
most cclmendable feature of the In
dams cl -acter by plainly saying to
ltle Indian sell your land give q deed
Ito Il, then make duplication to have
your acts set aside, TO be repossessed
of your property and ON the grounds
of your ineompetency. we win sus-
4 tain you in your dishon est contention.
The Choctaw and Chicnasaw In
dians are reputed TO be one of tne
wcalthiest classes OF people on the
face of teh earth, yet today, with all
| their boasted wealth, with all this pa
ternal supervision ma7y of the ignor-
ant full-bloods among them can barely
cop the v' OF starvation from the
door and ~ matter OF fact they are
ich-but how rich in lands and money
acid out of their each by the federal
government?
what prohteth q man If ne owneth
1.-THE earth and yet starveth TO DEATH
Will ttAA NhNf NRAiAAhhA W. NtAA
ter. 1T Is crime to longer keeI
these people under. such bondage
Many of them are growing old and viii
soon pass away. doubtless their condi
ton of penury viii hasten death
Then in the name OF humanity, nay
II WIFI not make hypercritical appeals
to your sentiment, but appeal to YOU
fairness instead. In the name OF tha
Esprit Of fairness which rests deep dowI
in teh bosom of every true born sol
of America let us see to it that thes,
poor people are allowed to enjoy the
possession Of some Of their just rights
before that dreaded reaper takes then
to the Great Beyond.
Dealing with the legal phases Of th'
situation. Mr.. Carter said. 'Johl
Marshal stated in substance that IN
dian tribes ara not foreign states, bu
must be regarded as domestic depen
ldent aliens. If these tribes are de
pendent domestic aliens it would nat
lurally follow that each individual mem
her thereof must be a domestic, depen
dent alien. United States citizenship
was conferred on all members of tn
Five Civilized Tribes by the act o
, March 2, 1901 1t seems to me tha
the term 'depsnde alien is absG
lutely incompatible with Unite
States citizenship. therefore restrlS
tions might be maintained upon th
liberties Of Indians who are domesti
, dependent aliens but not upon Unite
States citizens. Indeed, It seems 4
me a very close question If such T.,
! swictions can really be legally an
constitutionally maintained"
= In conclusion Mr.. Carter referred I
his own bill, saying that it WAS
! measure calculated to meet with az
tual conditions IN his state and wha
/ his people expected al the hapda g
. congress. n realize, however sal
/. Mr. Carer that the interior depar
I. meut ls not willing TO so that far an
4 that the interior department will prol
/. ably insist that It's own bin be passe
! rather than my own bin on that of an
other member of the delegation Il
4 congratulated Secretary Garfield
going as far as he did IN his recon
/. mendatiOns 60 congress Ia the matte
q and said that the passage OF the bi
4 will relieve conditions In Oklahon
4 materially"