The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-04-08
CAD ALLARp SAYS NO ETHICS IN
INDIANS SALE or
THEIR LAND.

Editor Of the Home Seeker
presume that you call upon me 20 /
give my opinion on The ethical point
made In re.Okahoma. in the answer
10 George Carpenter connor, was
prompted By the paragraph appearing
in our folder entitled " We Are in the
Land Of the Fair God; Where are You?
which reads:
~Ten million acres Of land, more or
less. the property OF the Indians and
they are at liberty to trade for money
marbles or chalk Think OF IT,
Dream OF It Revel over ~
AS the pamphlet give evidence all
the way through Of light and airy re-
view or this section. but based on
facts. the reader should, Of course, use
some discretion in arriving at the lit
eral meaning of the money, marbles
and chalk" expression. You must adj
nit that il Is based upon truism.
Any man who owns property is at lib
erty 10 sell or trade It for money.
marbles or chalk The Indian Of less
than half blood in Oklahoma, like the
white man, is at liberty to sell his
lands. hence be may trade them for
money, marbles or chalk'-but he
doesn't. The fact Is, the average In
dian Of today is as smart. cunning and
shrewd as the average white man
Most OF them are likewise OF a grasp
ing disposition. Especially is this
true of the Indian who has business
education and makes use Of It. The
wealthiest man in Chickasha is Henry
johnson. an Indian. He grows the mos
extensive fields of alfalfa and corn
raises cattle and horses that carry Of
the premiums OF the Oklahoma ans
Texas stock fairs and shows. He nov
has on feed within two miles of thi
city $500 cattle. To give some thin
OF an Idea Of his public spirit and hi
enterprise. we might mention that h
is pust completing a $4,000 mansion
and he leads the list Of subscribers
the fund to secure the location at thi
place OF the great million-dolIar pacl
ing plan to be established in the Ne
Southwest by the 8. & s. Packin
Co, his contribution being $4,000
Ben Johnson. one Of the four brother
OF Henry. all money-makers, is
& banker and is known here as the lit
b Napoleon Of finance. Hon. Refol
Bond, an Indian lawyer of Chickash
is one of the most eloquent orators
this part of the state, and, althous
very reserved in manner. Is tower
strengh in political deliberations. II
fact is the appellation, Poor Lo," VIII
directed at the Indian Of this part
Oklahoma is a misnomer. Our India
are aup to snuff" and know go
thing when they see IT. Just as readi
! as does the white man.
The Washita Valley, of which Chic
asha is THE Gateway" city, is one
the most fertile valleys in the wor
the corn. alfalfa, fruit and garden pl
ducts equaling in quality and quaint
per acre, that of any country. and t
! Indian here is as well informed Of t
fact as we'll as the white man. althou
as a rule he is not Rowling success
: at farming hence when he sells he g
the ruling price for land In his part
:. ular section.
Some OF the Indians In the state,
doubt, need guardians Just as do sol
white people wher they become p
sessed of considerable means and |
government has made provision
their protection against the graf
but so far that proyis on reflects p
by the white man for the Indian
of Oklahoma today nothing can
more out of place. The Indians
Oklahoma are wealthy people. So
Of the tribes have a percapita
wealth far surprising that of a
other tribe or distinctive people
America.
Naturally. one would think that !
old Indian Territory side Of the sti
has a great percentage of the Indie
Of Oklahoma, but not SO. The
old Oklahoma side has almost, It !
quite, as many Indians as the Ind