National Republican., 1880-06-14
SPEAKING AGAINST FIREWArER.
Red Cloud aud Other Sioux Chiefs at a Tenn
perance Meettug.

pctAnce Meeting.
Tho proceedings of tho Dashaway club, at
Masonic temple last evening were opened by
the introduction of the members Of the baud
OF Sioux Indians now in the city, several of
whom made short speeches. When the meet
ing was called TO order the president, Mr..
Eaglcston, announced that Colonel Meacham
would take charge. That gentleman, who was
sitting with the group of Indians on the plat
form, then stepped forward aud introduced
the chiefs in n body aud singly. The Indians
present were Red Dog, Red Cloud, Black Crow,
White Thunder. Little Wound, Red Shirt,
Bull Eagle, Lilse-the-Bear, Tatanka, Iron
Ring aud Medicine Bull, with tue Interpreters
Louis RoubidOux and Louis Princeau. A
number OF the chiefs were then introduced
separately aud made speeches, which were in
tcrpreted by Louis Priuceau. Red Cloud said:
The society you have got here | come to
because l think its good, | want to live
among my own people because the whites
have whisky. Every timo / come to WASH
ton tell the great father to stop thom from
selling whisky"
Rcd Dog invoked the Great Spirit to look
down upon the people who had assembled
there that night. Colonel Meacham, lie said,
is grcut friend TO my people. l hope he
aud may be able 90 keep whisky away from
my people. May the Great Spirit give US
the power to keep whisky down. | want this
Dashaway association 10 help us ut our agency
TO keep whisky away so that we may all live
rs brothers.
Bull Eagle sald Gentlemen and ladies, lis.
ten to what say to you--I have seen great
many people since left home, but this society
pleascs me we'll. Wherever the boundary of
our country is l warn you to help to keep tho
whisky away from 1t. II is bound to make a
fool ofany man who drinks 1t. l think that
the men who drink whisky arc the ones who
do the rascalIy things, pushed by the devil.
Like the Bear, said: it seems rs though |
was member of the society that is assembled
here tonight. 1t makes my heart glad. l
heard away up among my own people that
Colonel Meacliam was helping my people in
Washington. l am glad to see it myself that
he is with good people and trying TO drive
tirowater out Of the country,
Black Crows speech was rs follows: "I hope
YOU will keep the whisky out of our country.
l have no rope around my neck yot and don't
want one. If you keep whisky out out of my
country | won't have one"
White Thunder said: "rhe good people
hero tonight are on the straight road.
como to speak on one point | never was
raised with whisky, and anyone who
drinks it will walk away from his house
with little gray blanket under his arm.
Any man who drinks 1t cau't wear good clothes
Ike this. From the time l come into this
house all You people are my friends. l
want you to help us keep the whisky out OF
our country"
Colonel Meaeham said that the American
people were responsible if these redmen be-
came drunkards. He said that in au inter
view with tho secretary Of the interior the In
dinns asked the secretary to send sober mar.
riod men to their nation to instruct them, gs
they all desired to he and live like the whites
in everything but drinking whisky.