The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-19
Barometer of Public Opinion
Usage County Politics.

Editor world: Some days ago our 70. u. How
ard, candidate for congress, was IN Fairfax.
met him, spoke and shook hands. az men have
"a habit of doing. / said MIR Howard | sup
pose tina, you are out vote hunting2' lie replied
that that was his business. I said. II have
heard something" Ifc nskcd me what u was
/ had heard. | said, II have heard. that you
are n friend Of George wright present Usage
superintendent and In favor OF his system Of
management OF Osage affairs, as they now exist
because OF tho operation OF tho snyder law" lie
dld not give me a definite answer. but at once
proceeded with his speech 10 the good people
OF Fairfax He told them OF a great many
things, good and bad. that had been done for
them ~ different political parties, but he failed
to anawer my question. that had been asked
him Just before he began 10 speak MIR. How
ara, ask you again. do you stand Tor justice
10 all CLASSES Of citl2cnsP Are you in favor of
j. George Wright, snyder Il CO.. hiacking
the Osnge people out Of their rights. under the
constitution and the allotment act, this is. of
moro Importance to the citizens OF Usage couhty
than the tariff on wool You are asking FOR
the Usage vote. please answer my question"
Two OF the greatest ware In history were
fought for the American creed the principles
OF freedom, Justice. equality and humanity. !
speak OF the war OF the rebellion lS6l-65 and
Of the World war through which we have jus,
passed. You gray haired veterans OF the re-
bclllon take notice of what has been attempted.
right here IN Usage county, Oklahoma. Mothers
the fields OF Europe in the fate war. Tor what?
For Justice to all peoples, resardlcss of their
OSagpN
IN both war;, yet J. George Wright Snyder &
Co, have had the audacity to attempt to con-
uscate the wealth and rights OF the Usage ciu.
ZonH Yes | say citizens OF tho state OF Okla
homa ana OF the United states of America. \
nation who boasts of being the greatest on earth
today Nhose fundamental law as laid down
in the constitution guarantees equal rights and
privileges to all citizens. Yet con-
sress through the instrumentality OF J. George
Wright-Snyder Co, taking away from the
Osage people their rights guaranteed 20
them under the constitution, The constitution
says: mo clasS legislation" yet on March 3,
1891 wo find congress passing law for the
Usage only. Tho constitution says no coufis-
cation ot wealth I'm times OF peace" without due
process OF law but this same law takes the
wealth OF the osage away from the rghful
The great question Tor coufscaron today is
'Is the Usage ward OF the federal govern
ment or noti II so he Is under the full and
not he Is "A fun United states citizen and a Clti
zen Of the state of Oklahoma. with all the
rights and privileges and duties of such citizen
ship IL he lS "A wara-of the federal government,
Usage county is a government reservation, this
principle has been established by supreme C0urt
the time or the holding OF the election for the
adoption OF the constitution for the state OF
oklahoma, ANY full-blood thai cared to, voted,
and AZ all elections, up to the present time. Now
can the Usage voto I'm state elections. IL he is
not citizen OF the state, hut is a ward OF the
Citizcns Of the great state OF oklahoma cspe-
clally OF Usage county. take this opportunity
Of congratulatng you, why? Because of the
results OF tho Usage election held on June o.
1922. Because Of the selection of Ne IA wah she
tun kah, the greatest Usage living today, To the
position OF loader why? because he has proven
himself leader OF his people IN this, their time
OF need 4 man with the inteliigence ana nerve
TO do battle with J. George Wright, and the
powers that are behind him. \ man willing
10 head the movement 90 test out the constItu-
tonaNy OF the snyder law.
The Usage vote I'm all elections has been II.
legal u he Is a ward OF the federal government
Of Oklahoma hnyc been illegal and We have no
statehood, but oklahoma Is a territory today IL
the Usage Is federal ward But such is not
the case Let us look az the allotment act OF
1905, which was I'm fact n treaty, between the
United states government and the Usage peo-
pie, the lnnd that now comprises Usage county
was allotted In scycraJy Each Usage Indian
was given 657 acres Of land, by the OsnCe allot-
ing act by the Usage allotment act Usage
county ceased TO be a government reservation,
ana tho Osares so allotted ceased TO be wards
OF the federal government Now This statement
think that such decisions are above J. George
WrFht-Snyder a Co According TO the nllot-
tied land and the income derived thorefrom, is
me private property of the allotee. All the
authority that the federal government has was
20 hold In trust the actual titles to the land and
TO collect the mineral income and turn Il over
Ia the Osages TO whom 1t was due four times
per year
In the very near future we have general
election in this state man who adhercs 10
the lines Of partisan politics Is making great
mistake. There are good and bad men and
women IN all parties Corruption In politics is
notorious. every day from now TN election day.
somo candidate will ask YOU fot your vote Vot-
ers do as well as the tull-hlood osages did on
last June ., l922. They elected Ne kah wah
she tun kah to be their leader for the next two
years Why? Because he was the best man
for the position, and had pledged himself to
fight for the rights OF his people. Let US not
act with less intelligence than the Osago full
blood. But vote only for candidates regardless
Of party affiliations who YOU think are honest
and able and who have pledged themselves 10
work FOR right and Justice for all classes OF cit-
zens, Consider thls matter seriously and act
for the best interests OF your country, l thank
you.
Fairfax. Oct l5. Il. Il. SHEPHERD.