The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-01-05

sideration of the government, upon
the same footing, the same obliga-
tions. duties and responsibilires
of other like citizens of this state
and the several states. Unquestion.
ably 1t Is the purpose of both the
state and of the federal government
to makt special effort to protect
the Indian people, but by what logic
should restrictions be retained upon
persons not Indians, citizens of the
United States, for no other reason
than that they differ from others
in this: They We're fortunate enough
to receive allotments.
Second. That restrictions should
be removed from allotted lands. EN
CEPT the HOMESTEAD, of all
ADULT Indians by blood, without re-
gard to the quantum of blood.
Third That the restrictions should
be removed from the lands of minor
allottees. upon becoming of age, ac-
cording to the class OF allottees (or
race) to which they belong; that Is
/ to say. that all MINORS, who have
/ received allotments and are not of
Indian blood, shall upon attaining
their majority have their restric-
tions removed from all of their al
lotted lands, including homesteads;
that all minor allottees of INDIANS
by BLOOD should have the restric-
tions removed upon their becoming
of age upon all their allotted lands
except HOMESTEADS, and that the
law should so declare, but wherever
and whenever restrictions are remov-
ed from any class or the lands of
any class, they should not be ham
pered by other. or substituted. restric-
tions upon the leasing or selling OF
such of their allotted lands as shall
have the restrictions removed there
from.
Fourth. We further memorialize
your honorable bodies in the interest
of Indian allottees, who have made
selections without regard to sec
tion lines. that all ADULT allottees
OF the Five Civilized Tribes shall
be permitted voluntarily and without
condition, except for payment there
for, to sell or convey TO the state
of Oklahoma, by gift or otherwise,
strip of land around or ACROSS
their allotments, including homestead
not to exceed strip forty feet in
width for the purpose of opening
and maintaining PERMANENT road
ways and public thoroughiares, and
that the guardians. both natural and
legal, OF minor allottees, may be
permitted to sell or convey to the
state of Oklahoma for such purpose
strip of land not to exceed thirty
two feet in width only AROUND the
allotted lands of their wards, who
may be minor allottees. all such
transfers either by adult allottees or
guardians of minors shall be in writ.
ing and recorded, or subject to the
same law of transfers, governing
real estate In force in the state of Okla.
homa.
Article 3. The above and fore
going declaration of the purpose and
policy of the state to protect the In
dian peoples within our borders, to-
gether with the principle which
should govern the removal OF restric-
tons upon their lands, we submit
as the sound, correct and feasible
policy to be pursued both by the
state and the federal government al
this time.
RESOLVED, That a copy OF this
memorial be forwarded TO the pres
ident OF the United States, the pres
ident of the senate, and the speaker
OF the house of congress. To each
senator and representative in con
gress from the state Of Oklahoma;
a copy be forwarded to the United
States Indian agent at the Union
agency, to the secretary Of the in
terror, TO the chief executive OF each
of the Five Civilized Tribes, and
that copy also be forwarded to the
Indian Rights association OF Phil