The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-11-05
DEMANDS CANCELLATION
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Oklahoma, has been referred TO the
department OF state, which is charg-
ed with the conduct Of correspondence
between the president and the chief
executive OF the several states.
1.-THE character of this communi-
cation, which | understand to b.
mainly false, and which | perceive to
be wholly insolent, is such that | am
forced to regard 1t as device to at
tract from the president for the pur-
pose OF personal controversy de-
gree OF notice which yourself would
not receive personally. Respect for
the state OF Oklahoma, upon which
you have inflicted the injury of sign.
ing such a letter over your titles as
governor, leads me TO acknowledge
It's receipts. The substance of the
communication precludes any further
official notice OF 1t. Very respect
fully,
"'(Signed). Ellhu Root
II regret that my duty forces me,
Mr.. President, to decline to have
this gross injustice to two thousand
citizens OF our state disposed of by
stepping or evasion
Your secretary Of state says: i
am insolent, Mr.. President, ii hon.
est adherence to my duties Is inso-
lence, then let 1t be insolence, but
that absurd statement from your sec
rotary OF state will not be accepted as
a substitute fer fifteen or twenty mil
lion dollars due to the Usage Indians.
"Mr, President, your secretary of
state says; My demand Is de vice
to attract from the president for the
purpose OF personal controversy a
degree OF notice which | could prob
ably not receive personally
"Mr. President, 1t Is immaterial to
me what construction your secretary
OF state desires to put upon my de-
mand, In his attempt to shield you
| do not seek prominence, but do
seek justice for the Osages, and Shall
not permit the Standard oil com
pany to benefit to the extent of 6f-
teen or twenty million dollars hon
estly due to the OSages simply be.
cause It Is friend of yours.
Indeed, Mr.. President, this ex-
preston from the secretary OF state is
ludlcrous in view OF the fact that YOU
some two weeks ago descended from
the dignity that your predecessors
have established for the high olice of
president and sought to carry me
down with you to the level Of petty
precinct politics.
This effort to fluctuate from the
highest respect in the land To the
lowest practices has never been
eQualed in the extent of its nuetua-
lions Of this watered stock ON the
market. IL Is possible that your as.
tute secretary OF state might have
advised you at that time To your own
advantage, as his % years experience
at his law Office i'm Vail street, where
he has guided the greatest corpora.
tiouS Of the land with his advice.
would doubtless then have saved you
from the humiliation that your reck
less aud unreliable political associate,
MI. Hearst, led you into.
But aside with political discus.
sions. The question of whether the
Usage Indians shall have the or,Iiu-
airy value of the oil upon their land,
AS adjacent landowners acting upon
their own behalf are able tn obtain.
or whether we shall permit YOU to
make the Standard oil company a
present OF the greater part of these
oil values is business proposition.
~ represent the personal rights
aud interests OF The OSaSeS because
they are citizens Of Oklahoma. You
are simply the chief guardian of
these particular lands. Justice To
the OsageS requires the cancellation