The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-02-02
EX-GOV. HASKELL
TO RUN FORSENATE
Quick And Just Settlement of Red
Mans Affairs Part of Platform.

oklahoma City, Feb. 1.-FormaI an
nouncement of his candidacy for Unit
ed States senator from Oklahoma to
succeed Robert L. Owen of Muskogee
was made yesterday by former Gov
ernor c. N. Haskell, also resident of
Muskogee. The announcement is made
in the form OF a long letter addressed
to the democrats of Woodward county
who in county convention recently in
dorsed Haskell for the United States
senate.
The former governor has been her.
aided in the press as a candidate for
the senate for at least three years, but
the expression in the letter made pub
lis yesterday is the first public ayowal
Of his candidacy
Haskell declares himself in favor of
election of United States senators by
direct vote of the people; the curbing
of the federal judiciary, not permitting
federal courts to usurp powers that
should be exercised by state courts in
relation to the Interpretation of state
laws; the absolute abolishment of
trusts and restoration of competition
in big business; revision of the tariff
downward, laying most Importance up
on the reduction of tariff on necessi-
ties; reduction in the expenditures to
build navy that will rival the ma
tions of the word, and the expenditure
Of the money on internal improve
ments such as navigation and irriga-
tion, and elimination Of extravaganza
in national government.
Takes Poke" at Rival.
Under the head of local questions
the former governor in discussing the
Indian question appears to be taking
a poke" at mis- rival for the senator
ship when he says, after declaring
himself for immediate settlement of
tribal affairs:
For twenty years and more these
questions have been in process of set
tlement with no present prospect Of
an early termination. Ii is obvious
to every one that so long as there are
applicants at the pie counter this
practice will continue unless there is
a determined effort made in congress
to settle those estates in common
sense, business way and close the job.
The individual Indians have been walt
Ing and praying these many years that
the remnant of their property may be
divided SO they may go their way with
their just snare thereof"
And in CHS matter let me say that
] have never been in any way inter-
ested in trading in Indian lands; that
| have In 10 way been interested in
the enormous fees that others claim
growing oGt of these Indian property
questions aud, therefore, there would
be nothing to prejudice my mind or
stay my hand in a determined effort
to end this question. give to each IN
dian his share of the property and
permit the countless number of sal
aried mento return to their homes and
seek an income from sources other
than bleeding the members of these
six nations of the wealth that they
are entitled to enjoy.
Blight urc1 coanunity."
In the several counties where the
segregated coal land has been for sew
sral years blight upon the prospects
of the community destructive Of the
to which that community
s entitled, | shoai4 stand determined
n the fight to settle the question. civ
ng to the Indian his just share with
nut further expense and giving to the
the Opportunity for growth
md development, fully realizing that
n the years that have passed there
la been wasted of the Indians money
md property such an enormous
mount that this government cannot
onger justify the robbery of sum
,reater than it left in the estate.
In short, If ever hold the high
lace of public trust to which you have
o kindly commended me. my motto
hall be, Talk less and do more, and
o 1t now"
The former governor, as a member
the constitutional convention. claims
hat the Oklahoma constitution first
laced into law the progressive"
ieas which have since swept over the
ountry and have been adopted in sew
raj states
Spanish War Veteran Dead.
Oklahoma City, Jan. S1-John Meyer