The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-02-20
FERRIS SAYS IT'S POLITICS
Freedmen's Clause is Objec-
tionable Feature of Gar
fields Removal Of Re
strictions Bill

Special to Daily Leader
Washington y. c.. Feb 2i.-Renre-
sentative Scott Ferris believes that
freedmen who are nothing more or
less than negro slaves. are not entitled
to a clause such ais appears in the re-
moval OF restriction bill recently sent
60 congress by Secretary Garfield of
the interior department That bill
provides that the secretary of interior
shall approve the adequacy of the
consideration for all sales made by
them within the nexs year. This Is
a restriction that does not attend the
Indian says Mr. Ferris and is purely
political in It's designs.
Tie Lawton congressman has intro
iuced bill which omits this very OBJ
iectionable provision and also re-
moves restrictions from all lands at
once. save a homestead for the full
blood Indian lie does provide that
In the sale OF surplus lands Of fun
hloods made within the next five years
that the adequacy OF consideration
should be booked into. But this not
10 apply TO miNbreeds, inter-marrled
whites or freedmen.
L. w Goff OF Woodville. who six
years ago was convicted OF maRslaugh-
ter and sentenced to serve term Of
6 years I'm the l.eavenworth peniten-
tiary will be a free man on March 10,
1908, but II not pardoned ere then
viii be a man without country be-
cause nothing less than executive
clemency will restore to him his civil
I f.N 1aIf
behind him a wife and children has
caused his friends to intercede in his
behalf at the white house Both
Representatives Randell of Texas and
Carter OF Oklahoma have taken up
the matter with the president who has
promised to look into the merits of
the case
Cons crime was committed at
Jesse. where he killed a man by the
name Of Brady
The political carcas OF Grosvenor
/ Porter marshal of the Southern dis
trict Of Oklahoma seems to be in a
fair state of dissolution according 80
Grant Victor Of Alton, Frank Hubbard
OF Muskogee and ~ G. Turk the
running constable" of Checotah all Of
whom are candidates for the marshal
ship Porter Il will be remembered
is under charges and SO far the senate
has refused 70 confirm his appoint
ment. all of which has led to state
ments that President Roosevelt Will
shortly name another man for the
place
Mr.. Porters exact political status at
| the present time is hard to explain
There seems TO be no disposition on
his part to step down and out OF the
office which he has now held for
several years and TO which he was re-
Gently reappointed by the president
The fact that he is a relative TO the
president by marriage is strongly in
his favor and it is barely possible that
the president viii refuse TO desert his
relative while under charges.
Victor and Hubbard's candidacies
present peculiar spectacle for the
I reason that the former was Hubbard s
/ campaign manager during his recent
race for congress. turk. the other
candidate was also candidate for lieu-
tenant governor of oklahoma on the
republican ticket lasz year. lie IS
/ known as the running constable be-
cause he was wise enough 10 hold on
to his Job as constable in the United
States commissioners court at Che
cotah during his race against Bellamy'
J. S. Mullen, we'll known Ardmorc
attorney has son who was recently
asked by his father the name OF the
president of the United States. "rheo'
\ dore Roosevelt, was the prompt re
ply. lie was then asked the name
of the vice president of the United
States "The Honorable Charles y
Carter. Of Ardmore. know Nh
Carter answered the lad. All OF
which would Indicate that Carter Is
doing well IN congress and probably
win become president if kept here q
term or two longer.