Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1870-06-29
SPEECH OF EUGENE CASSERLY
of California. on our Indian Policy.
Delivered IN the senate of the United
States, June 4, 1910.

m n Ma figo, mslinr appropriations for the
earrent and coniingea. ezPenses Of the Indian
department and fog fulfilling uea'y & sP1,a''9Is s h
ysor ' ending june so ISL and for other purposes,
a general debate sprung up in which number Of
senator's pariioipnied, Tue past policy 81 IN. the
n ihe ne~ SoIiey Of dealing with them through
board Of peace commissioners selected from the
society Of ffena, were discussed on their com %
IcSsrai cbyis,on densminaiiaDs ~ cyiii,in, @ tbs
Indians were also good deal considered.
Mr.. Morton, Of Indiana, said Of the Society Of
Sonus inSy no,S Sssn rS 1,e 'uece.''Ii s mere ,
Of the frst settlement in pennsylrania, than any
other society or any other class Of people in this
'0,h,'y N.Y. Th.,or a, vot,..,, .,,a arb. ono,,..
have managed the Indian Affairs in dis supern.
tendency, which, by the way, is limited within
a' So1naa'ies o. 'hI sIa,e oi & NooTasha' q, wei
before" w '"'' ''' nov '''
Mr. Edmunds, Of Vermont, in closing said Of
inc indian policy ~ hoPs We ,hall continue 10 70
tns either thSt ID is ',n a success ( or failure"
Mr.. Casscrly then said
Mr.. PRESIDENT agree with the
closing remarks Of the Senator from
Vermont, MIR. EDMuNDs,j The Ad-
minlstr@tion, IN the assertion OF an
undoubtod power, has seen nj 10 IN
augurate a new policy IN respect 10
Indian affairs The Distinguishing ei'
ement Of that policy Is that u propos-
es, by means OF a poard OF oeheVo'
lpnt pnpn omnlONlun uclcclul meas
nres to bring the lndlan trloes Oh Tue
plains under the humahizing lhnu-
ences OF Christian ciVlllzatloh. Oah
any object DC more hoole Oah any
be more honorable 10 the country Z
Looking at " ID the lowest point oil
view, as ilnancial question, IS any
course so likely 10 turn out adVanta-
0eouslv is il not worth a trial 2 |
saw with all my heart, let the new
nolicv he fried I wonld moi Mace the
leost obstruction in tho vov | wonld
NOT oven sneak too stronSlv of Tho
many diseouragements which our ex.
nerienco in the nost NAV well supgest
TLo,o asa ,,r, .noo, J;eio,,l,;os oo,
noa,ad Mn tho i3ndian onos,;an
~" w -, ,l,,,
one Is that VIC nave 10 ueal win H.
not as new question, put as a very
oiu one. We cahhot urea. tnoso trlocs
as " MAN rem was aolo 10 treat
Ihem' fortunately iCr MS own la'hei
Tor humanity, ana lor lne peace ana
progress Oh the cYiohy Wh'ol ne louh'
deu' ana Whlcn mas since became
great STATE nc met the lnulans OF
rehn'yiVhhln !. I o'lore con taue "ne cVl-
lls'oh WIN INC WORST elasses ol tno
whites hau eAaspera'eu, Gegraueu,
ana renuereu 'hcii ihVro parVarous
'hah nature ,'uu nlaue % mem mem W 9 are
suIerinS to'uaN-our heiP'ess women
i,.e-es..is.. SS' os ,,.s sa'.lea, % M.N'nenn' .,,
ments are suffering today for lhc
wrongs done TO the Indians by vic
ions and lawless white men for The
last fftv years. Hence has sprunr
a state Of border warfare or of a pre-.
curious peace which was but propa-
ration for war Tho Indian has
known too often no protection against
his white focman. eXccpt that which
he could win by his bow and spear.
and no other Justice for the wrongs
he has had TO bear than othe wild
Justice of revenge" 10 dav, upon
our great plains. or in his mountain
Businesses, or in his forays upon our
border settlements, he is fighting out
in his untutored savage fashion tbe
old quarrel, which is ever new, be-
tween his race and ours, going back
almost TO the first occupation OF this
country by tho white man. With a
state Of things 50 terrible as that of
actual war by tho tribes of the plains
upon our border settlements, our Gov
ernment can, of course, deal only in
one wav-by swift supprcssion of
boatilitics and sharp punisbment of
the foe. The great object is therefore
TO prevent a recurrence of sucb
scenes The chief point coined to
TINT end win be TO mako t6o Indian
understand that his warfare unon
the white man. though it may satisfy
for the time his babilnal animosilies
must inaict greater suffering ON him.
self by the punishment il entails and
in the end, result in its determination.
IL would be grand fact accomplish.
ed should the new commission sus.
tained by the power Of tho Govern.
ment, succeed in teaching him that
wholesome lesson.
Anotber die7cnliv NJ ,he 1,d;an
opcstion il ono tnllv os sor;ons os ,hot
which have inst s,.tcd W. aro l'', ,oo
much in tho Labit of cons;dorina ,bo
Indian nibcs ne alI alilsc in ,heEr ca
nacity Cav ciyiliya,ion No,tin'' oo,,
Lo ,'9ro i,oorroa, w. o,,,, oiu'"s '..Lais ~ .""
inoo ~ % shos w, Tba, "s oua iS; Mny,o eN,
indinns some trfbes ia 9S are iy.v"s rerv eann I'M,
bic. not merely Of oivilizaiion. but of
n certain Grade of noliticol orooniza.
,ion W. have Instances Of 1his in
tho choral,ccs ,hc Crcers Tho Cboc.
,ou-s and others of tbo remarkable
,r;hos oc Indians ,bat onco bcIi tbc
con,inent cast Of ,ho Missssirni -
Thcrc aro donb,loss trihcs af ,he
Mains like thom nearly as eopable of