The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-04-19

them don't do II. They work for the agent
or some OF his relatives who are there. and
psy so little attention to the farming that
he Deopls don't learn anything from them.
They have plows, but don't know how ID use
them"
DO the Indians generally want to live
Ike the white people nowg
Yes so fsr as know. Ny people I know
do and Others / know say they do. | get
letters from the chiefs of other bands who
say their PEOPLE want - live like the white
People. / think all tbs Indians would be
better of to live like the white man."
DO your people get along better since
they have been trying to live like whiIe
men,
"a lorg time ago there was plenty of
game for rs. Now there is none. Whsn
game was plenty we got along very well.
We lived comfortably and were happy. Nov
there is 10 game. We are better of this
way when we get what We are entitled to
from the Government but we are too oftan
cheated out OF ii by the agents. II We can
have our rights under the treaty We will be
very c0mfortable--better off thsn We were
before. As il is we are no better OF tnan
ne were ten winters ago."
"Do your people want 10 wesr clothes and
live in houses like the white men,
"Oh yes. They all wear clothes If they
can get them. Some can not get more IN an
shirt, but as fast as they can get them they
are gls TO wear them and TO dress and live
like white men. Some OF young men dress
very well and are very smart. AS long as We
have q good agent we get along well, but
when We have bad one it disoourages us
and knocks the life out of u.s.
Are your people gro wing greater or less?'
Isl think they are growing greater SINGS
they are trying to live like whits psople.
They have Jess sickness when they live in
houses. and like the white people in the big
A. Al IL L
think they are growing greater IN numbers
and will do go If they can live in houses and
farm like the white people,
Red Cloud evidently proposes to wage the
war sgair ST Agent McGillicuddy to the bitter
end. he has come to say this time until he
gets McGillicuddy's scalp, and the indica-
tiors are that he viii get il. Here is what
he said TO the President: 81 am head chief
OF my PEOPLE. People made me chief and
when l made treaty with the Government
seventeen years ago the commissioners mada
me chief. You are chief OF the white PEG
pie aud the Indians, 60 my people held q
council and told me to come to Washington
to see you and have a talk with you;
Ny people nave been treated
that new Great Father had been elected
We were all very glad. Our agent Is bad
| man. He steals from u.s. and abuses Us, aad
be has sent al of the good white mel out oil
| the country and put bad men In their place
For long time have been asking for ne y
| agent, but the other Great Father would not
hear my words. Now | tell you, want 8
new sgent. The Great Father sends Us plenty
! to eat and plenty OF clothes 10 wear, but our
agent don't let Us have what belongs ID u.s.
| He steals it and lets us starve AID freszs.
want my people 10 work, and my people
want to work and raise corn and other
things, like white men. Bat the agent won I
let Us have things to work with. He dom
| give Us seeds to plant nor any 5c3y to aho '
us how to work, We want an agent who viii
! let as baye what is ours, aud not steal wha'
/ the Great Father sends Us. Some of my
young men hsve wanted to kill the agent fol
treating Us so bad, but told them not to dc
! it. / said. wait till a new Great Father il
elected, then he Will take this bad agent
away and give us a good agent"
Agent McGillcuddy mas been sent for
and the matters of the quarrel between him
and Red Cloud will be thoroughly investi
gated.
Another gentleman from the far Wes
who has attracted his share of attention ia