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two parties. One desirous of citizenship. One that clings to the past. The signers are mostly from the former party. The latter party is I am sorry to say mainly fostered by men who are mixed with white blood. These man [[sic]] have all arrayed themselves against the advancement of the Indians. They speak in one way to the Indians and adapt their speech to the white people whom they meet. Their methods would not be detected, unless one became familiar and was trusted by the Indians generally. For various reasons they are interested in keeping the Indians in their present status. The absence of certain well known names from the petition would reveal much to any one conversant with the history of the internal condition of the tribe. I mention this fact to explain