The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-06-12
MURRAYS REPLY TO
CRUCES ACCEPT TANCE
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collars and that you at the same
time fought the ratification OF TINS
treaty before the Im-ians, and that
/ the Cruce firm, of which you were
member and interested, represented
/ the larger per cent OF these claim
ants. and that | stand now opposed
TO the reopenng of the Indian rolls
in either of the five tribes, whether
bv the Mcclure bill which seeks to en-
roll the negroes in violation of the
property rights Of the Indians, or
whether il would look toward the
/ admission of the court claimants you
and your associates represented.
/ How do you stand now? DO you IA
yor reopening the rolls in any par
| ticular? Have you changed your
opinion on the supplementary treaty
ard do you yet hold an interest in
/ the contracts seeking to enroll these
people in violation of the property
rights and interests of these Indian
tribes?
Because of this fact and because
of being the confidential adviser
during that period Of years to Gov
ernor Johnson of the Chickasaw no
ton, was i'm the course of such
struggle assisting in performing the
work as citizen OF the tribe that
resulted by the legal services Of
Mansfield, MoMurray and Cornish,
firm now dissolved, you have sought
by my association with them, to
leave the impression that | was in
terested in the sale of the coal lands
and in the matter of Indian taxation;
Ii not directly, indirectly by the
statements of your managers and the
innuendo of the Daily Oklahoman,
wherein it is argued that Murray IS
friend Of the Indians. ! am "A
friend to the Indians. | have never
engaged in graft of their lands, eth
ei in farm lands or town lots. |
came to the Indian Territory not at
their solicitation but upon my own
responsibility. They treated me fair
ly. and by reason Of subsequent
marriage gave me valuable property
when the Indians had the full sway
Of tribal government and absolute
control Of the Indian Territory coun-
try But since conditions have
changed and they are now outnum-
herel ten b. one in every county OF
/ the state by white men; a new
government is formet and theirs ab
/ olished. shall be the last man
found trying to rob them of a single
right they possess, and since condi-
tions are reversed and they are in
the minority even for the purpose
OF giving me political strength,
shall not forsake them when they
aAf ll6ul+ llhNt IlblNNNtN NlNIl
and their interests in the constitu-
tional convention and the first legis-
legature; saved them from the dis
grace OF being classod with the ne
groeS of the state. and whether elect
ed or defeated | shall continue to
subserve their real rights as | have
during that entire period looked care
fully TO the interests of the laborine
man and the farmer and all other
weaker classes, holding, as | held
then, and hold now, that the wisest
policy of an honest statesman is to
protect the poor and the wcak-the
rich and the strong can protect
themselves and this shall be my
policy whether dealing with the In.
SLAMS. the farmers, the lahorers, OF
any other class.
ith With reference to the Grand
father clause, call your attention
70 the fact that was born and
reared. and have resided all my life
n the state of Texas and in the
Chlckasaw ration. The largest part
of my residence in the state OF
Texas was in sections Of the state
where the negroes outnumbered the
whites. and where it was an issue
My father was in the confederate
army. my uncles were there also, as
commanders My great uncle was a
member of the confederate congress
[ know the negroes from \ to Il
When elected presi-ont Of the co..
stiutional convention, l established
Jim Crow box before there was
; any law authorizing it. the first ever
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