The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-11-30

NaiiHS "'hohS " EN- means permanent /
acquiescence u. white dominion, or only |
a little good. behavior with the purpose
of MARE. TwAIN's mule, who RETAINED |
from Viciousness for year just to get
good kick at somebody, it is rather diff
cult to conjecture. But the HERALD in
clines to the opinion that the Indian
question is practically settled. With
the buffalo the Indian d led, No buffalo,
no Indian.
As wards ofthe nation, they are being
educated. In the agencies, the govern
mant pays the running expenses Of 81
bording schools, 70 day schools and 6
manual-labor schools. The average cost
per scholar, is $l67, and this is exclusive
of the big schools in Chicago, Hampton,
Carlisle and several other places, whore
the per caput charge is heavier, School.
houses have 10 be built for them and
many incidental expenses met. It is
said that the 0saGes (uot enumerated
above, because they are scarcely en-
titled to the name of savages) have
taken the advanced position in eduea-
tionSi matters. Some of the states, as
New York, provide for the educa.
ton of the Indian pOpula-
ton. The department is begging con-
gross for appropriations for school
buildings. The Chicago school is in
fine keller, and little Indians may be
seen there, scalping the surface of the
earth with plows, instead Of the skulls
oFwhite men with their whetted knives.
This is all very pleasant, and the
HERALD believes, will sventuate in
good. Great care must be taken, how
ever, that the notion of Indians being
wards Of the nation, is not carried too
far.
There is nothing iruer than the fact
that people, whether whi.e, black or
Malay, must feel that they are self
dependent. Tho Indian in the wild
state is a remarkably bad 0vum. and it
don't improve him to iced him on Il taliy
diet. Whom required to step to the tune
of civilizations march, whack over the
head and a stout kick are the best init
nations of your desire for him to keep
time. His attention is best secured in
thSt way. Then gradually he may he
dOmesticated and improved The HER
AID thinks the first firm ground in
crossing what heretofore has been n
slough OF despond on the Indian i'm
broglio has at last been reached. 10
has surrendered, and in his general sub
mission to educational influence has al
lowed The Anaconda of modern enlight-
enment to beslime him for the final
swallowing. In the earliest days of the
twentieth century the Indian will only
live In history. At the present writing
the government owes the tribes between
four and five millions of dollars. The
sooner they are paid, made to select
homesteads and marry their squavs to
such white men as san stomach thom,
the better it will be all around. Indians
have ceased to be public enemies. ri
they are bad they will simply be hunt
ers game.
Tho secretary makes ono sensible
suggestion not hitherto noticed. He adj
vlses the payment OF any debt due the
tribes In something material-not in
money, but agricultural implements,
staple provisions, etc. In this way they
will get for dollar what they could no,
for gold eagle if the delightful Great
ures had the handling of the gold.
Tho HERALD has never been very SON |
timentsl over Indians. Tho possibility
Is that its editors have a knowledge on |
that subject not altogether cleaned from
CooreR's novels. At all events IL is |
pleased to see the "beginning OF the
end' in this matter, and candidly con-
fesses its inability to shed tears very
protusely over the prospect Of immedi. |
ate'eItinction OF tho tribal Indian. Ed |
ucation Will kill the Indian even n a
fish dies when he breathos the pure air
of heaven, and whom he dies our most
sincere prayer will be that his place in .
the great faulty of animated being, |
may meyer be supplied.