Special Message
01/29/1889
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The condition of affairs among the Five Civilized Tribes...has assumed such an aspect as to render it almost indispensab...
I am constrained to withhold my approval of the bill under consideration.
Our people exhibit a patriotic disposition which entitles them to demand...faithful and unselfish service in their behal...
The shocking features of the situation had been mitigated.