The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-03-22

The Indian Is very much OF hu.
man being. He is subject to all the
| impulses and foiblcs Of other intelli.
gent people. and, like any other in.
| tclligent man, he resents the idea OF
| having To ask any mans permission
to do as he desires with his own
property. He can see no reason why
he should be called upon to submit
supervision over what is justly his,
so he hesitates to ask the Secretary
Of the Interior to remove any suppos.
cd restrictions there may be upon
! his liberties as an American citizen.
out West, Mr. Chairman, money is
scarce and interest very high Many
times In the past have the individual
financial interests Of business of In
dan blood suffered for the want OF
cheap money. which is almost always
available on such real estate security
as this. and which they could easily
have obtained but for the imposition
of these restrictions. 80 man may
attempt to prophecy what the yicis
STUDIES Of life will bring We may
even undergo greater privations i'm
| the future than in the past We NAV
even see the savings of a lifetime
| swept away for the want of few
| dollars which could be obtained ~
/ this way but It matters not what
| may trauspire, let the very worst
come TO the worst for one shall
never bend the knee 10 mortal man
for any financial consideration. Pro
longed applauseD And the majoritc
Of the mixed bloods feel just as d..
sir.
Now. Mr. Chairman. do not misun.
dcrstand me. | know that We have
grafters out there. know that we
have a few Indians who are incom
pctent. and | would not leave the
last home of the full-blood Indian tc
the pitiless mercy Of the unscrupu
lous graftors. Far be 1t from that
80 man has more profound sym
pathy for these plain, artless peopl'
than !. No Member on the floor o
this House feels more keenly his ro
sponsibility to them than l. why
] They elected me to Congress. Bu
for the Indian vote | might not be
Member of this honorable body tC
day, and they elected me upon TN
very platform that is embodied in m
t bil-removal of all restrictions upo
the alienation of Indian lands eXcer
p the full-blood Indians homestead. CAi
70 plause)
Mr.. CHANEY VIII the gentlema
>, yield for a question?
Mr.. CARTER. Yes.
Mr. CHANEY. | beg to ask tn
, gentleman what his bill does nor
- than the bin which has had the re-,
o. concentration or assent of the Seer,
-. tary of the Interior?
s. Mr. CARTER. The bill of my co
y. league CMr. McGuireD provides fu
II the removal Of restrictions on a
people not of Indian blood; upon a
q people whose Quantum of India
p. blood is less than one-half upon tn
$ surplus lands of all people who's
4 quantum of Indian blood is one-half q
O more; but IT does not touch the ful
!. blood Indians surplus, while my bi
II provides for the removal of all r,
1, strictions, except upon the full-bloo
4 Indians homestead
D. Mr. FLOYD VIII the gcntlcma
It yield to me for statement right i
j.; that connection?
% Mr. CARTER Yes. with pleasur'
4 MIR. FLOYD As the gentleman
$ aware, ! spent about two weeks i
x the Indian Territory last summer
!. Mr. CARTER | well recall tina
It fact and | think We were much ben,
y fitted by the visit of the distinguishe
e gentleman from Arkansas.
s. Mr. FLOYD. ! want TO call the a
a tentiou of the House to two or thrc
cases that were given to me by
v prominent lawyer Of Pryor Creek. On
: was the case of young lady VIII
Y was a graduate Of two literary inst
r tutions and also of the Conseryator
Il Of Music of Chicago. She could no
II dispose of her lands on account .
e this provision. Another case wa
{. one that appeals to the sympathy q
T. every man, and was this: \ lad
t had three children; they were ful
n bloods, and she had an allotment fo
q herself aud three children. This a
e torney told me that the land allotte
D., lar upg wprth S10 an osra Sb