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What the

Choctaw People Saved

By

Defeating the "Court

Citizens."

1904.

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What the Choctaw People Saved byDefeating the "Court Citizens."

We believe you will be interested in a fewplain facts about the "court citizens;' Weare glad to be able to., , Say to you that the"court citizenship" provision of the Su p ple-mentary Agreement has been carried out tothe very - letter. -

Did you ever think what the Choctaw peo-ple WOULD HAVE LOST if they had not ratifiedthe Supplementary Agreement? Before theSupplementary Agreement was ratified, therewere at least 3,000 "court citizens" on therolls of the Choctaw people. THAT MEANTTHAT THE CHOCTAW PEOPLE WOULD HAVE LOSTFOREVER AT LEAST 3,000 ALLOTMENTS, OR 960,-000 ACRES OF AVERAGE LAND; IT MEANT THATTHEY WOULD- HAVE LOST FOREVER AT LEAST3.000 SH_A.RES OF OUR MONEY WHEN THE TIMECAME TO MAKE OUR PER CAPITA PAYMENTS, OR

*AT LEAST $3,000,000.The "court citizens" were placed on our

rolls by judgments of the United States courtsand they could not have been removed exceptby the very method provided in the Supple-mentary Agreement. Immediately after theratification of the Supplementary Agreement,the Citizenship Court was established at SouthMcAlester, in the Choctaw Nation. It tookup at once the "court citizenship" ,questionand by a decision rendered December 17, 1902,removed from our rolls the 3,000 "court citi-zens." But Congress, in order to be fair, pro-vided in the Supplementary Agreement thateach "court citizen" should have a chance toappeal his case and have it tried by the Citizen-ship Court on the real facts.

About 1,800, or nearly two-thirds, of the"court citizens" appealed their cases to -theCitizenship Court. Judging from the decis-ions thus far rendered by the Court, it is safeto say that the Court will not admit aver 5 percent of the persons who appealed their cases.That means that out of 1,800 "court citizens"who appealed their cases, not over 90 will beadmitted, while 1,710 will be rejected.

Let us follow these figures a little further.The number of "court citizens" who did notappeal their cases was 1,200. Of the 1,800persons who appealed their cases it is estimat-ed that the Citizenship Court will reject about1,710 persons. How much, then, has the Citi-

-2-zenship Court provision of the Supplementary-

-Agreement saved the Choctaw people? We

ed to the Choctaw people in dol ars and centsby these decisions of the Citizenship Court?We answer as follows :Total number of ""court citizens" removed by the

Citizenship Court, as shown above 2,900(ach of the above "court citizens" would have

received one allotment, or 2,910 allotments.The present market value of tile average land inthe Choctaw Nation is at least $10.00 per acre.)

2,910 allotments of,320 acres of average land means94,200 acres; 931,200 acres at $10.00 per acremeans $9 312,000

THEREFORE THE TOTAL AMOUNT SAVED TOTHE CHOCTAW PEOPLE IN LAND ALONE WAS$9,312,000.00.

It is estimated that our total per capitapayments will be not less than $1,000.00 toeach citizen; therefore, THE TOTAL SAVING TOTHE CHOCTAW PEOPLE IN MONEY ALONE IS 1,000TIMES THE NUMBER OF "COURT CITIZENS" RE-JECTED, or,1,000 times 2,910 which is • $2,910,000.00

Finally, we say that the total saving to theChoctaw people in LAND AND MONEY is,In land $9,312,000.00In money $2,-910,000.00TOTAL $12,222,000.00

In the face of these figures we ask you,who bitterly opposed the SupplementaryAgreement when it was before you two yearsago?. We answer, Thomas W. Hunter.

Who was aiding and advising Hunter inhis fight against the Supplementary Agree-ment? We answer the "court citizrns" andtheir attorneys. \lily ) is aiding him to-clay?The "court citizens" and their attorneys.

Why did they then and why do they now,assist and advise Mr. Hunter? It has beensaid that Hunter promised them, if electedPrincipal Chief, he would do everything hepossibly could to prevent the Citizenship Courtfrom strictly enforcing the "court-citizenship"provision of the Supplementary Agreement.

value the lands they had improved.- Proof of

sals'Wer in the following figures :Persons removed by decision of the Citizenship

Court on De ember 17, 1902, who did not-appealtheir cases 1,200

Persons who appealed their cases but from the evi-dence will be rejected by the Citizenship Court .1,710

Total . numer of "court citizens" removed from theChoctaw rolls 2,910

But you ask, how much. was actually sav-

Since the rmification of the SupplementryAgreement it has been said that Hunter haspromised the "court citizens" that, if electedPrincipal Chief thisAime, he would favor thepassage of a bill by Congress whereby the"court citizens" might buy at the appraised

this statement is found in a bill, introducedduring the last Congress providing for thisvery thing. But this bill was fought and de-feated by representatives of the Choctaw Na-tion on instructions of Governor McCurtain.

Could Hunter be a true friend of the Choc-taw people and at the same time be fightingthe Supplementary Agreement when he knewit would defeat the "court citizens" and savethe Choctaw people so much land and money?We answer, NO! He was and is not interestedin- the Choctaw people at all: he was and isonly interested in being elected PrincipalChief.

On the other hand, we ask you who sup-ported the Supplementary Agreement, and dideverything he possibly could to have it ratified?We answer; Governor Green McCurtain. Hewrote and spoke in favor of that agreementfrom the time it passed Congress down to thetime it was ratified by the Choctaw peopleWhy did he take so much interest in gettingthat agreement ratified? Because experiencehas shown that he is a true friend.of the Choc-taw people and knew that the SupplementaryAgreement was the best agreement that 'theChoctaw people would ever get; because heknew that that agreement would defeat the

court citizens," and would save the Choctawpeople 'several millions of dollars in land andmoney.

Whenever there arises a question that se-riously concerns the Choctaw people, Govern-or. McCurtain is always found on the side ofthe Choctaw people. His able and determinedstand on the court citizen" question shouldbe 'remembered by the Choctaw people whenthey go to the polls on the first Wednesday inAugust. They should remember that theynow need a Principal Chief who will continueto stand up for them and their rights in themany questions yet to be settled before theirtribal government .ends. Governor McCur-tain's experience and ability point to him asthe best qualified man in the Choctaw_ Nationto be the last Principal Chief and we adviseall citizens to go to the polls the first Wednes-day in August and vote for him.

W. H. ANSLEY,G. W. SCOTT,HAMPTON TUCKER.,D. C McCMTA1N.

Executive Comminittee Tush kahoma Party.

SOUTH MCALESTER, I. T., JULY 11, 1904.

CHAHTA (*LA HUT KOT SITISEN IMAIYACHE KUT NANA LHAKOFInIII.

"Kot sitisen" aiemma nan aialhe annowa kahaklo chibunna pulla ka piyimmishke. Yoh-mi ka "kot sitisen" aiemma illuppa supple-mentary agreement amehiya yumak atuk pullamako aialhit lhopulli tuk a e chim anoli kut piyukpa fehnashke. Supplementary agreementyumma Chahta okla hut holitobli the tok keyohokum nana chinto i kania lie tok a anukfillitish pesah chatuk oh choh? Supplementaryagreement yummat ik holitopo .kisha ma kotsitisen lawa kut talhepa, sipokni tuchina kaola takla keyo hosh chahta okla i roll holissoyumma afoyohka tok oke. Yummut amia kaChahta okla hut yakni kashkowa talhepa si-pokni tuchina keyukmut yakni eka talhepa si-pokni talhepa chakale cha talhepa sipoknihannale hosh i kaneut ummohma he tok oke;amia kut iskulli ittakashkowa talhepa sipoknituchina keyuktnat tali holisso million tuchinaka ola takla keyo ho pe aiesha lie tok pullahoke.

"Kot sitisen" yummak oka, United Stateskot ak osh apeh sa mak o roll yummak okaafohkat tayaha tuk a supplementary agree-ment aka tuk <eyo hukma naniht kochawiyahetok keyo pulla hove. Supplementaryagreement okat holitopa makinli ho Chahtayakni anukaka South McAlester tamaha yum-mak oka, citizenship kot ut tewat hekeya tok'oke. Atuk osh kot citizenship aiema anompayummak atuk a afanalichit pehisa cha Decem-ber nitak 17, 1902, fehna kash o apehisa mutkot citizen talhepa sipokni tuchina ka rollyumma afoyohka tuk a kohchit tayahli tokoke. Yohmi kia congress okut, aiulhphsa kaahni hatuk mako supplementary agreementyumma afohke kut kot sitisen ut ayohma heut im ai ulhpesa cha, citizenship court kotitikba isht ona cha =Ilan annowa ho ayakayahosh nana isht im ahanta chi ka apehisa tokoke.

Atuko 1,800 "kot sitisens" ash of i case atuk-ma citizenship court itikba ishtohona tok oke.Yohmi tuk o himak ont aiulhe kot nana ape-hisa tuk a five per cent -ont is ke

yo ho aiopa-

chit ishe keyo hoke. Yummat kot sitisenstalhepa awa untuchena (1,800) hosh i caseetikba isht ohona tuka pokoli chakali (90) illaho holitoblichi ma, talhepa awa untuklocha pokoli, 1,710 kako kohche hoke.

Holhtina illuppa afanalichit ishke mahaya:"kot sitisen' hoihtina 1,200 hokato i case aachakalit kot itikba ya isht tikono, ahma hatak1,800 i cases a kot itikba ish tona tuka hataklawa kat 1,710 'fohka ho citizenship kot okatkohchi hoke. Yohmi kano supplementaryagreement yumma amia pulla tuk mako cif N\

kot ut Chabta okla ha lawa katiohmii Ihakofiche ciio? Afalama ilikbe ha illup-

pak oke:itizensnip kot ut December 17, 1902, nap

apehisa ho hatak lawa yakohmi hosh i caseatuktua achakalit ik fohko tuk hochaweya kut

vakohme hoke 1,200I cases achahalit, hot itihba ishtona na,nan anowa ahac to bosh kochaweh la,chiha __ _1,710

Moyoma kat 1.910Yohmi kia ish ponaklo monia mat, citizen-

ship kot okat nana apvhisa tuk a tulli holissomedia cents lawa katiohmi ho Cria144 okla haha ai i lhakofichi tuk oh , cho? ish aehi; afalamailachi ka illuppak oke:

Moyoma holhtina citizenship hot &s at, "hotsitisen'' kochawehli tuk aba ai ottahanika 2,910Kotsitisen *kali hat yakni hash g o-

kowa achafa, keyukinut kashkowa •

talhepa sipokni tuklo, talhepa cha-kali elm pokoli aiena ho isha he tukpulla hoke. hahta yakni anoka-ka ak ni as ha aielli ulhpesa onotolahukma eka achafa hokniat tuli ho-lisso pokoli ka itti aielle ulhpesahoke. Kashkowa 2,910 aiukat ishosh yakni eka 320 ache hukmayakni eka 931,200' hoke. Illuppa

• eka, achafa ka tulli holisso pokoliapesa hokma

Moyoma kat $12,222,000Yohmi ka holhtina illuppak pulla make

chi ponaklo kat, kata bosh afami tuklo hash*supplementary agreement a i sanalitok oh cho? Afalama elachi kut, Thomas W.Hunter akat tok oke.

Supplementary agreement i sanali kullotabanta kuno, kata hosh Hunter ya apelachehullo tok o? Afalama ela the ka "kot, sitisen"

9,312,000Yakohmi ka, tulli holisso ('hahta okla ha

yakni illah ulhtoba yo i lhakofichi ka $9,312,-000 tuk oke.

Hemak ma citizen aiukla tu l li holisso i min-ta chi ilappak folika ahni ka, tulli holisso$1,000 ola takia keyo, hatak achafa aiukali hutesha chi, yohnie hatuko tulli holisso illah ho

hahta ha i Ihakofichi ka $2,910,000 eluppakoke.

Yohmi ka anotiilache ha yakni, mocha is-kully, pit amoyoma hahta okla ha i lhakofidie ka yakohmi hoke:

Yakni ulhtoba onotola $ 9,312,000Iskali fehna 2,910,000

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micha i laya ulheha ak ut tuk oke. Kata hoshliemakno apela ho? "Kot. sitisêns" mechalava ttheha ak oke.

Yamak foka kano katioluni micha he-makno katiohun ho ya okla apelakut immoma cho? A nnowa ka Hunter utpromise ik bi tuk ut annhowaslike:

Miko chitto alhtoka hukmat aionachihat supplementary agreement amia afoyolikavummak oka citizenship kot okat [whit'• kot sitizen" ulheha ya ik i sannlo ha chi homecha ik ataklamme elm ka chi katuk keyo cho?

Supplementary agreement okat holitopahaya annoiva kut, Hunter ut miko chitto alb-toka hukmat hot sitisen ulheha hut yakni nanatahlit ai ahanta tuk ywnma aielli onotolatuk a okia chumpa chi ho congress okat bill

kia ikbe hokma im aiopacha chi tuhut-annohowashke. Isht ulhtokowa ha olbulcongress ittafaniat chia ma bill eluppak okatitikba ittiola tuk oke. Yohmi tuk akinli IdaiYl iko MeCurtain ak osh atohnochi haturnalioChahta okla nan isht im utta ut asanalit aka-tuk oke.

Hunter ut .Chahta Okla ha i kan hukmatsupplementary' agreement nan amia yummasannala hinla micha hot sitisennan aiahni tuk micha Chahta okla ha skulk'lawn i lkakofi cha chi ka ithyana kia, yakohmahula cho? Afalama elaehe ha, keyo. Chahtaokla nan isht inr aiulhpesa ya, nan isht tik ah-no poke Nana achafa illah aiahni kut mikochitto ulhtoka ho ai aline chatuk ut, hemak ai mo m as h k e

Anonti i chi ponaklo ka, katah hosh sup-plementary agreement apehpowahanchi cha,holitopa hioka ai ahnit tuksahali kullo tok ohcho? Afalama iIikbe ha, Miko McCurtain akut tok. Agreement yummat congress atobutmihinti Chahtnokla hut holitobli aiulheitti tayakla ka isht anompoholit holisso kia ik-bit apehpowahanche tuk mako, holitopa tokoke. Katiohme ho agreement yummat holi--topa heya aiahni 'fehna tok oh cho? Nanaisht aiahanta chatuk ottayani ha, Chahta oklaha i kayana aialhi chatuk, micha supplemen-tary agreement yummak okat agreementaehukma ho Chahta okia but esha chi haithyana kak atok oke. Yohmi cha "hot siti-sen " nan aiahni tuk a MI aiachek rout, affotitulli holisso million kanohmi kin Chahta okla,ha im e .lhakoficha chi ithyana kak atok oke.

Anompa liana hohkia Chahta okla isht im aiulhpesa ut wakaya hu knia Miko cCurtain utChahta okla ha apehpowahanellitchi kut itnulhtayaha chatuk oke. "Koe.sitisen" nan aiahni tu-k a i sannali kullothekeya'ttik a, Chah-

to okla hut August Wednesday ummonak maithayana he ai alhpesaske. Okla, ithayana chaisht im ai allipesa nipa, hohkia apehpowa thechatuk osh,-.`okiushi i government moshole ontaiulhe itti tayakla anompa aielayoka puttaapehpowahancha' hinla ho mito chitto oklabunna he a ulhpesa hoke. miko McCurtainut olbul nan isht ai ahanta chatuk, tnicha ai -ftllipesa isht ahanta chatuk a pesakma, hatakyummak illah bosh hahta yakni anukakailluppa onache achukma kut miko chittoish tayopi ulhtoka he ut ai ulhpesa hatuk mak"o chia tohnochi kut August Wednesday um-mona bot akania hash ona cha hachi s bot atuk-ma isht hash apehelashlie..

• W H. ANSLEY,

G. W. SCOTT,

HAMPTON TUCKER

D. C. MCCURTAIN.Executive Committee Tuskahoma Party, South Mc-Ales-

ter Indian Territory, July 11. 1904.