The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-15
UPLAND 40 INDIANS.

The solution ol the problem OF lodlan
0Iy lizililu will be far advanced II dunpg
,hi. congress fEEAroR Cogs'a "nllotment
,nl" asitls populariy known should be-
come a law. II has already been iiyor-oly
sttrd upon IA the senate and will doubt
les meet With eqad favor IA tho house
should II ever o,me mp for anontloG. 1, h.
nsitcr 81 valt momblt 10 iho western
shtes as well az 20 ,ha Indians Gni the
pnoner 81 ls passed the better.
The policy OF shifting he Indians from
post 10 pillar, fom one place to another by
executive order 90 congregational eoti an
nualiy, has not only been u prolific source
OF much Of the dis'atisiaclion aud
olood,hed on tho part OF tue ludiano
on iha border but has stGachen OF injustice
and wrong. In the casa Of The indians,
stationary by treaty and long occupancy IN
IL. territory next 10 ~, he results OF the
present talua Of The icd man has been
equally unsatisfactory, inasmuoh ss that
region las stood practically as barrier
sx.inst intercourse and commerce between
g-e,t and growing stat 0, 30 tina. In eithor
or any view the present status OF tho In
dian n menace 10 tho frontier aud n
e.uiu bling block 10 interstate commerce.
That tho tribes are entitled 30 slmo con.
s.der4tion a, the hands OF the government
aud that strong moral obligation rcals
upon the whites 10 make q wise and ruiia
bic provision for these aboriginal people,
such hs will sscure their safety atd pr1mo'e
their adyaucsment IN the oris of CIVILIZED
lilo, canuo, DO denied or qn-slor,d.
This biz. by SENATOR CoEE, proposal IA
general allotment In suveralty 20 80 Aa L.
d ans "a the country, giving each 81 them
q quarter section OF lard, holding y IN
trust for twenty-five years, end then issuing
u The owner a patent giving him absolute
control ihortoyer. The possibility Of iuch
allotmetts being gobbled up by thc wh'tes
o. land thnfks o. spCculAtoTb Ia tho present
ig GRANT stats o, tae slloises is pre-.
vented ~ the governments assumption Of
q trust over them for The period Of twenty
Il ne years, during or ny the expiration OF
waich lime - Is IttlcIIliy tuppot,d The
Ildiaus will no sufficiently civilized and
enlightened 10 tske the proper care and
ciutrol over their own own property 40
taeir white nsighbors around them. The oot
further provides that The laws oithe various
states wherein Iudiar reservations are tit
uatGd, thtli apply 20 the Indians within
such sist,s. the | VIZ Of Kansas applying to
the Indians within tho lrdian territory.
The provisions of tho bin TX eud 10 all In
dieps in the country living upon govern
meat or other reservations, except the
Cherokee, Chiosasow, Greek, Choctaw and
s IA incle tribes Ia the Indian territory and
I ~ Senecss OF New York.
Such ca act would be the beginning OF The
Indians career as iu!!-Hedged American
Oft zsn. HIS corqueror and cpprcssor, ir-
ap ~ called sometimes his Great Fathtr,i
Will .hen have atoned for many sc.s Of IN
isiiso and much Delay by starting the IA.
toms wards In lie with much bet or
81 ,ius than the majority Of the whites Lave
eysr bed or will ever have.
S methug OF This Da.ure should have
DO done with he helpless end ignor Mt
ne sroea btlore they were lifted bv ore
.trolie Of The pen in'o the privileges and Is-
iliu Tor negro will ever oesse to trouble
.heir ntlllboTs or opern'e as disturbing
dement's n I'll they become individual
property owners ard ore thereby educsted
% to the conservatism, husinets ideas and
general regard for the pr &c, progreta and
good order q society That only property
ogners, 90 general rule, iesl and act
years to make an acceptable cltisen out OF
the nd az, hat that object Can be more
certainly and easily accomplished by
nm allotment in Severaliy end the exs' n.
81 ~ Of the common law OF thu country to
him, as contemplated by GOVERNOR CoxE's
bill than in any other way. such sep
must precedc the civilization OF the Indian,
and The sooner It is taken he better for the
red II ON himssl, aud the country a. large.
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