The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-02-22
CHARGE INFRINGEMENT
UPON STATES RIGHTS
Wholesale Dismissal of In
dian Suits Excited In
terror Department
(By Walter SchulzD
sclal to Daily Leader.

Washington, d. G.. Feb % "A uni
que situation is presented by the in.
terror department IN It's role as cham
pion OF the Garfield jurisiictlonal bill
which has stirred up the animals in
both Oklahoma and Washington and
threatens TO become one Of the live
issues in the next political campaign.
Democrats will doubtless charge the
republicans with an attempted in
fringement on states rights and just
how the republicans win dodge that
issue in face OF Garfeld's well known
activities i'm behalf of that measure
Is difficult to foretell. 1t is true that
the department claims that the In
dians are IN favor of the proposition
and cite in support Of their contention
the action Of the national council Of
the Creek nation which recently en-
dorsed the plan On the other hand
there was strong minority in the
council thar opposed the proposition.
or oourse The department makes no
mention o. thag fact
a well known official Of the interior
department who refuses to permit
the use of his name IS authority for
the statement that there is not only
warrant at law for the bin advanced
bg the department hut that tho con.
ditions in the new state absolutely
demand its enactment into law. He
calls attention 10 the fact that -
suits were recently dismissed in one
court alone I'm Oklahoma within the
past ten days in which the govern
ment and Indians We're Joint plain
tiifs inadequacy Of consideration
were the grounds on which the govern
ment predicated its suit The facts
remains however that the Indians
directly interested and who made the
icaa did not consider themselves
undcrpald aud so informed the court
when the matter was FIRST aired It
was for this reason that the suits
wera dismissed
NOW tie government holds that the
indians whose restrictions have not
hcen removed do not know what is
best Tor them and in ita capacity of
Guardian maintains its right TO 90 into
The state and federal courts when
ever ITS ward has entered into bust.
ness deal without the knowledge and
consent oi the interior Department.
right that has only lately been dis
puled The department would now
ignore the state cOartj entirely and
give the federal courts complete and
original iuriadiction in all cases where
1.-The Indians involved are Of a class
whose restrictions have not yet been
removed
The action OF the Oklahoma court
In It's Wholesale dismissal OF the above
mentioned suits Is considered little
more than an outrage by the legal de-
partment o. the interior department
aud Is cited IN support of the conten,
tion that The indinn cannot get a
square deal Ia the state courts. The
contention that the Indians would be
put to great expense and inconyeni
ence because OF the delays and mac
cessahility of federal courts compared
with state courts is answered in this
way The department claims that the
expense would practically be nothing
because the government would take
81 upon itself 10 pay the costs Of liti-
cation ia the federal courts. The
tact that an extra large circuit OF
federal courts is ri.intained IN East
9kahoma afcs f,t 10 tAe govern.
mort should answer the question cf
distance for all t'ne
Grady. Stephens. Kiowa. Jackson,
Comanche and Cleveland counties in
the past few days have passed resolu-
F'-sHs andgrs. }s Representative scott
Ferris record in congress. All Of
which goes 10 shew Mr.. Ferris to be
a shrewd political general An OF
these counties have sent Bryan dele
gates TO the state convention which
viii be held in MuskOgee Saturday,
The remaining sixteen eonnties in the
big Fifth Congressional district are
yet 10 be heard from. but are also
expected 10 register IA favor of Bry-
AM Haskell aud Ferris.
Two new and additional sets OF can
didates for the naval academy az
annapolis are announced from the
Fith Congressional nistrict o, repre-.
seited IN congress by Representative
Ferris MI Ferris Ia selecting the
candidate took great care In compiling
IA representative list of young men for
the two vacancies that remain 70 be
iilied Srccessfub candidates are usu-
ally referred 10 as future admirals
ana congressman must therefore
see ID g that only worthy material
rs supplied FOR that purpose The
kVo principals selected are Charles
linssns of Shawnee graduate of
fh hiep schools o thai city and who
recently ompletfd his freshman year
az Inv University Of Missouri at
jeaerson he Is regarded As q mosI