The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-06-10
AN fNToLERABLE DELAY.

AN iNIOlENeSLt DELAY.
The action Of the United Ssatss
Court o. Appeals in the case Of the
suits brought by the United States
against thirty THOUSAND defendants
who have acquired titles 20 Indian
lands in this state. will be received
with d.sapprObation by all progress
i've citiae-s OF this section OF the
country. While it IS no; the prov.
ince Of this paper TO criticize the
action OF the court. il must give
expression 10 regret that the trouble
which has operated so distinctly 70
the disadvantage Of this section o:
Uncle Sans domain, should be
prolonged By an uncertainty tha;
must necessarily follow as the result
OF the reversal Of Ju, ,ge Campbell
Conditions in the old Indian Terri
tory part OF oklahoma are in such
al unsettled state a. TO preclude
the settlement of the country. 4
land with the agricultural possibil
ties that We possess should not BE-
retarded in lis progress by the ac-
tion OF the government nor b. the
contrary opinions OF courts
Litigation is rIinous and the long
er It is necessary the longer this
country will be a. a stapdsull
Under fair and justifia5le conf
tions the lands now lying in use
less idleneSs would soon be under
cultivation settled with a happy and
prosperous people, made habitable
for thousands Of home seekers aud
in few years the equal Of any
country On the globe
The Indians rights can be sub
serve1 by better methids than the
adoption OF q policy on the part OF
the government that has for its
object in fact. II MT in intent the
turning backward OF the tide Of
immigration that has already set in.
with a promise Of most happy and
prosperous results. Under the con
struction OF the law the Indian is
a citizen. possessed OF all the rights
and privileges Of a white man. and
as such is entitled 20 dispose OF
his property the same as any other
citizen, subject 10 the restrictions
that are placed in the law relative
to the retention Of his homestead
II there are questions OF title 10
settle. he Shout stand .1 the same
attitude as does his white brother
possessed Of the sane rights and
no more. and subject 10 the adiudi-
cation Of the courts OF the state. Of
which he is citizen.
There is altogether TO much Of
this paternal sentiment shown by
the officials at Washington.
Il smauers TOO much Of fayor.t-
ism. Of political clap-trap. Of maud
lin sympathy which is in no sense
genuine and in TO instance justified.
The people Of the state OF Oklahoma
have rights that the government is
bound TO respect The men who have
come here and Invested their money
and who are exercising their brains
for the Advancement q the state
have the right 10 an immediate and
early settlement Of this question
and to have the protection Of the
government in their investments.
Oklahoma Is a sister state in the
galaxy Of commenwealths that con
stitute the union. and ss q sovereign
state has the right 70 settle ques
tions OF title within its borders in
rs own courts. under IFS own laws.
between its ow1 citizens
Il is up q congress 10 immedi-
ately take proper action in this mat
ter. Leaving the question to the
technical opinions OF the federal
courts will be a prolongation Of the
trouble into indefinite and endless
time and the situation in this terri
tory is such that such conditions
have become intole-able