The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-06-30
SUBSCRIPTIONS RATFS:
SOME PLANks m THE PLATFORM
OF JUDGE HAYES.

II favor the sale or disposal OF all
Indian tribal property and the imme-
date distribution Of an the funds due
The Indians ! oppose the reopening
81 the tribal rolls and favor the en-
aciment Of Legislation that VIII settle
he Indian land titles Just alike to
the Indian and the white purchasing
homeseeker. ! favor keeping the
pledges Of the federal government in
iis treaties with the Indian
Fer seventeen years have cbserv-
ed the injustice and the hardship that
the policy Of long delay In settling
up the affairs Of the Five Civilized
Tribes has inflicted on the members
OF the Indian tribes ond upoR the non.
indian citizen Of thai portion af thB
siate formerly constituting Indian
Territory. In my opinion the mem
bers Of the indian tribes should be
divided into two classes for the pur-
poses Of legislation One class should
consist Of those who are competent
TO transact heir own business, and
all property of this class should be
Immediately freed from the sup super
vision Of the federal government aud
The other elias should consist of the
incompetent Indian over whose prop
erty a supervision and control should
Ne retained by the government.
y am opposed to any further exten.
sion Of the rstrictions upon the alien
aiion Of the land allotted to the In.
dianH As to the Indians over whose
property The government should re-
tain its supervision | favor reducing
the homestead Of such Indians, and
and providing for the sale
Of the remainder, or such part as may
be necessary, Of the land Of such In
dians. under the supervision Of the
government and the Investment of
their funds In improvements upon the
and in securities thatwill
bring TO such Indians a reasonable in.
come during their life or during the
lime the government maintains sup
nryision Of their property BY this
method vast bodies OF land in this
tate can be made avilable to home.
'eekers, and the evil effect or our
arge tenant system be curtailed At
he same time the incompetent In
Han will have Aeen protected, his
property preserved, and an income
Or his support provided, and a home.
tead sufficient in area for all his i
reserved for him and a large
fea Of property now exempt from
axes upon being sold to homestead
RS will be subject to taxation and Z
elp bear the burdens incident to the 4
establishment Of this young state
Il favor just pensions for the indi-
ent and worthy veterans who have /
onaht in the wars Of the United \
tates. J favor The return to the Z
Iates from which it was collected the
um Of money known as the cotton
X" Illegally collected by the. fed I
ral government on cotton during the I
iyil war and Immediately thereafter h
} be used as a gratuity 10 take care
the indigent and helpless Confeder-
e soldiers Of said states. ~ Xxcerpts a
ON Hayes Platform 4
IN advocating the refund to the O
ate Of Oklahoma, by the federal gov.
rnment Of a sufficient sum of money
J reimburse the state treasury for g
le amount of taxes lost by the ex- ii
nptlon Of Indian lands from taxa. Il
on, Judge Samuel w. Hayes. candl d
ate for United States senator ,s y,