The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-11-02
A VAST SUM
DUE THE INDIANS
SOMETHING OF THE WORK DONE
BY CONGRESSMAN CARTER TO
SETTLE TRIBAL MATTERS.

AS ranking member of the Indian
committee. Congressman Charley
Carter has more to do with Indian
legislation than any other man IN
! congress. John u. Stephens Is
chairman of this committee, he and
| Mr.. Carter have been close friends
for the past six years, before Mr.
! Carter was sent to congress Mr..
| Stephens was a friend to Indian
Territory, he kept in close touch
with Indian affairs and old Indian
Territory owed many of its good
Texas aad Congressman Little of Ar
kansas. When Mr.. Carter first went
to Washington he took with him a
fund of information concerning tri-
bal affairs that attracted the atteI-
ton of Mr. stephens and the two
men became fast friends and ear
nest workers in congress on In
dian affairs. Mr.. Stephens has, like
the people in Mr.. Carter's district
learned to trust him. and much Of
the Indian legislation is left to the
recommendation of Mr. Carter.
Hence he has more power in Indian
affairs than any other man in con-
gress.
Mr.. Carter has recently been TO
the northwest as member OF a
joint committee composed OF Sena-
tors Robson, Lane and TOWNSEND
and Congressman stephens, Carter
and Burke The committee at this
time expects to visit Oklahoma to
look into affairs in reference to the
Five Civilized Tribes in the latter
part of December or in the first
part of January.
1t is doubtful if any other con-
gresham in the United States has
accomplished 50 much for his dis
trict as has Mr. Carter in the past
six years. There were so many
things that needed to be done IN
his district, Indian Territory had suf-
fered so much because it had never
been allowed representation in cen
gress that Mr.. Carter for the firs
few wears left the national questions
to the older members and he devot-
ed his time exclusively 20 the in
terests of the people in his district.
Almost all the tribal property was
removed from sale under the act Ct
April 26 1906, and it was under
such laws that Mr.. Carter began
his work. The republicans were in
power, they needed Indian Territory
as a berth to care for office seekers,
the needed to hold this country in
check even after statehood to try
to force the people out of sheer
necessity to vote the republican tick
ct. Bul Mr.. Carter stood pat and
his state stood pat with him, he SUI
fered humiliation at the hands of
Joe Cannon because he was a dem
ocrat, but Carter never voted a stray
vote. Position and influence never
caused him to wayer. The Fourth
District kept sending him and he
kept working for his district As
result the Indians have been al
lowed tC dispose of much Of their
property, or in other words the g'v-
ernment has sold much of it for
them and they have today nine mil
lions CT dollars to their credit
and the white men who want TO
work and do something have this
property to work with. Nine mil
lions more money is due the Indians
on sales already made. The estI-
mated value of the surface of the
mineral lands is six millions more
and the timber lands now being
advertised will bring eight or ten
millions more. Nearly thirty-five
millions of dollars will be divided
among $4,000 Indians and paid out
to them
The coal and asphalt in the seq
regated mineral districts only re-
main to be sold.
When the joint committee visits
the state this winter it will be able
to make suggestions to congress and
also to the state Legislature thai
will result in the sale of more lands
so the Indian will receive a better
price and so the man who tills the
soil will be able to make the pur-
chase OF these lands.
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