The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-04-19
BOOSTERS FROM OKLAHOMA
CALL AT WHITE HOUSE.
WITH GORE AND OWEN
President Makes Speech 10 Boosters
From Tulsa-Ples for Rights %
lndian-"He's Oldest Amer.
can OF Us AL"

dred and thirteen boosters from
Tulsa, Okla, arrived here yesterday
aud spent the day in Washington
seeing the sisIts and hobnobbing
with President Roosevelt, Vice Pres
ident Fai banks and other statesmen
at the capitol.
The boosters are on two weeks
tour OF the East. the trip heing
taken In the interest of Tulsa and
surrounding section, which they term
the gold mine Of the universe.
They are travelling in special train
OF five cars and carry their own
band. They claim to have an exhibit
car containing peaches, wheat. corn,
alfalfa and other products of the
new state, but the car was not at.
tached to the train when they reach.
ed Washington, and the Tulsans said
its absence was due to the fact that
the tunnels in this neighborhood were
TOO low to admit the passage of the
car.
Senators Gore and owen accom-.
panied the Oklahomans to the call
on the president, who received them
in the White House instead of the
executive office.
Mr. Roosevelt recognized many
old friends in the party, whom he
greeted most cordially
Last night the visitors were given
reception in the rooms of the
Chamber OF Commerce by the Wash.
ington chamber The only legisla.
tion in which the Oklahoma visitors
appear TO be interested especially is
that which proposes to repeal restric.
tions upon the alienation of land by
Indians.
Senator Gore told them that the
house, in which the bill is now
pending, was favorable TO the meas.
ure and that only two or three
senators would vote against IL.
The train will leave here tomorrow
night for Baltimore, Philadelphia and
New York. The trip will cost Tulsa
about $4,000, and it looks as though
she will get more than the worth
of her money.
After all, gentlemen, he is the
Oldest American OF all of us; so give
you here. | take peculiar interets
be oden to both the Indian and the
oldest America of all of us; so
Oldest American Of all OF us; so give
him a fair show; give him chance.
In these words President Roosevelt
spoke to the members Of the Tulsa,
(OklaJ Commercial Club.
1T is great pleasure to greet
you here. | take a peculiar interest
In your great state, for 1t is a great
state, and it is going to be a much
greater state. | endeavor to find out
what is really for your interest, and
then to do IT, | went over very care.
fully with your representatives this |
question Of the removal Of the re-
strictions, and came To the conclu. |
sion that substantial justice would |
be done TO both the Indian and the |
white man by keeping for the In |
dian a homestead of forty acres of |
good agricultural land and allowing |
him to ALLEVIATE the remainder. | dc |
not think 1t to his advantage. or |
to yours, that there should be large |
tracts of noataxable and nonim.
proved land.
! Will help you TO see that you
get your rights. Now, want you
TO help me see that the Indian gets
his rights. ! will help you in any
legitimate way, and will do my |
best to try to see that the Indian
is not kept as an obstruction to the
growth Of the state. But you know
as well as ! do, that there are plenty
Of Indians who are not ye, as well
able To take care of themselves as
the rest OF you eXteremy able gen.
jlemen from Oklahoma. You can not
afford, In your own interest, 10 20
less than justice to the Indian, ana
want each OF YOU to make It your
work to see hat youc own state
courts, your stl,c officials, carefully
preserve the rights Of the Indian
and that you try to give him the
chance to whi'1 he Is entitled !
will DO all can % secure him that
chance.
After all, gentlement, he is the
oldest American of all OF us; so