The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-10-13
Indian Wants Square Deal

What the Indian OF today demands
is square deal by congress and a
square deal bv the state, and he Is
no more willing to trust his affairs IN
the hands of Republican as govern.
or than he Is TO trust them In the
hands Of q Republican IN congress
The square Dc Al has proven 10 be a
crooked deal under Republican admin.
lstrations and he is looking to a par.
ty that had not bee ntried In recent
years In the hope that the change will
bring about that for which has
ongcd for quarter OF q century.
cruee Red Mans Friend
Lee Cruce the Democrats nominee
for governor, Is an lnter.marrled clti.
zen who has atways dealt fairly with
Els Indian kinsmcn He is thorough.
h familiar with conditions In the
Chickasaw and Choctaw nations and
The Indiana assert that he has never
taken from them dishonest dollar.
he has fought for their rights and
he was instrumental In securing the
boom Of statehood In order that the
Indians might become citizens TN fact
aud not the uututored tools Of mn
scrupulous white men who would ron
them of tieir very clother aud sink
them into deeper disgrace IN the
eyes OF the world.
The candidacy Of James Harris.
81 tairman of the state Republican cen.
tral committee. Tor the job ns see
retary OF the interior has decreased
the estimate OF him IN this section
of the state For years the Indians
nave watched politicians raise To-
places OF responsibility IN the Rcpub.
lican party and then go 10 Washing.
ton after Indian pol" that might
fatten their own purses Harris isl
looked upon as a double-crosser IN
that he poses as q leader OF a party
that promises better conditions TO the
Indians and then turns upon nis easY
stool and asks to be placed at 10
head o; indian affairs in order that
he might aid Republican national
IN holding jobs for pol.
itIeians In TIE Indian country without
offering any hope for more toler
able condition.
McNeal's Chances injured
Harris inflicted Incalculable injury
to the cause Of J. w. McSeal. the Re
publican candidate for governor. IN
the Fourth district when he had his
press bureau announce his candidacy
for Secretary Ilallingers place II
there are any Republican Indians IN
this section who favored the election
O. McNeal, there are fewer who favor /
II now. for II looks to them like an
effort 10 continue the same old graii
that the Indians have been fed upon
Tor years. i
More business and less politics.
l. n familiar tune to the Chickasaw
end choctaw Indians More bust.
ness" among governmental officials
and their underlings has been the
cause OF the Indian nations retaining
a low position IN the estimate OF the
world for Twenty-Five wears More /
for the CRATER has mennl
less money for the Indian More bus /
iness" for the representative OF the
has meant empty purses
for the indian More pJlltlci Tor
The Indian would have meant 70 over
throw of the CRATER Less deceit for
the Indian would have raised his
standard on living and kept him pros
porous
The Indians are no, willing that
Republican candidate for governor
who Is mere tool Of Jim Harris +
shall occupy that high seat. for the
time has come when the Indian must
sosE with ss ncighhors n ~ Npnest :
endeayor to secure relief from bad
through local and state leg
i.iatian ana he,a NOT Willing TINT /