The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-08-24

anus Warrants my dSStIlluu. II pro-
vides for the consideration of their
claims without regard to any adverse
judgment or decision heretofore rem
dered by any court or commission to
the Five Civilized Tribes or the de-
partment of the interior, and without
regard to any condition or disability
heretofore imposed by act of con
gress.
legislation Dangerous.
This legislation bears a danger
signal. Could a more drastic or revo-
lutionary provision be written. Con
gress is asked to vacate and set aside
judicial decisions, hold for naught the
opinions of the commission, repeal ev-
cry act governing the question of the
past seyenty-seven years-an avOwed
acknowledgment that the so-called
Mississippi Choctaw is without legal
or equitable remedy and asserting
a lilOl al iIdllll, bdotu SOltlN
upon an admitted injustice perpetrat-
ed by the representatives of the gov
Even this condition is not true as to
my people. My people were not par
ty to the treaty of 1890 My people
recovered no damages for breaches
of said treaty The Choctaws and
Chickasaws at no time owned proper.
ty jointly east of the Mississippi, and
therefore the Chickasaws could not be
justly made party to any controversy
affecting a disposition of Choctaw
lands east or counterclaims arising
therefrom. My people bought and
paid for their lands west under the
treaty of 1897. They were bonafide
purchasers for a valuable considera-
ton, hold title subject to legal incum-
brances, if any, and in no wise sub
ject to any moral claim of any tribe
of Indians. If the Mississippi Choc-
taws have a moral claim against the
ChOctaw nation they should asert same
against said nation, and not ask for
citizenship in the Choctaw and Chick
asaw nations, thereby attempting to
take the lands and monies of an limo.
cent purchaser without due process of
law. If they have any claim whatev.
er against my people 1t should be de-
termined by judicial adjudication and
not by legislative enactment. The leg
islative branch of the government
should not encroach on the judicial
department for the purpose of depriv-
ing an innocent purchaser of his legal
rights without day in court.
THE alleged claimants openly state
that it is not their intent or purpose !
to delay or prevent a per capita pay
ment to the Chickasaws, and my peo-
pie would be unable to understand
why the congress should refuse to
make. such payment.
True to Trust.
I'VE have never violated a treaty
we have never preached a
contract; we have never broken faith
with the government, and in further
lnce of governmental policies we have
,eded valuable lands, surrendered our
ribal government, and in return for
luty performed, we are deprived of
he use of our monies, threatened
With the reopening of our rolls togeth-
sr with the confiscation of our prop
erty.
THE so-called claimants elected to
-emain in the state of Mississippi.
They elected to take their share of the
estate in said commonwealth. They
nave had their patrimony. They eXpa-
riated themselves from their tribe.
The tribe went west, and by priva-
ion, accumulated the monies in ques-
ion
IN earnestly requesting per cap
ia payment we do not ask for charit-
ible appropriation. but petition for
hat which the government is duty
,ound to pay us under solemn con-
ract.
What would a court say of a guardi-
IN having custody of millions refus-
ID TO furnish his ward funds for nee
,ssary subsistence? Could court jus
ify such procedure on the theory that
hose who had squandered their share
II the estate was entitled 10 have the
'ame withheld, although their rights
hereto had been adjudicated against
hem? Why does the government re-
use to pay our monies when We have
millions to our credit? Why are We