The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-10-15

I4hNk M0HYNNt tnl' riNIH morn
tuR Dr. R11dea reported lack non lho
business com rsittee the platform re-
. commenced yesterday, announcing
that in IT, modified form n received
the iinaninnu approval % tho COM
mitteo oi live Representatives OF the
various yiewH which have found eS.
preston during tho ognier6uc0. "A
general discussion 81 the different
points of tho platform was thsn COM
menced. IL was Oponod by DR.. Lyman
Abbott, VINO touched on the question
OF setting anid6 GVil trsatisn. mo ono
here" he said, "doslrOd 10 break
any contract. tho breaking OF which
would bring him profit; but II
. we have pinde cOntrsc,a that are
working an injury ~ others, y bad
promise l. better broken han Kept. IL
IL never right 20 do wrong, nOt even II
you have agreed 10 do wrong. III u
treaty Is found 10 require wrong do
ing IL should bo sei aside. II We have
milestone around tho neck OF gu In
dian by treaty cora, 10 should DO our
first duty 10 cut tho cord"
DIR. Abbott spoke also az the evil ~
the reservation ~ stoui AS blocking III
civilization, and urged its speedy alb
clifton.
Mr.. John Hobart, suporintondant of
Indian schools uudor Secretary La-
!. mar, responded To- call upon him.
His address mad reference To the man
agement OF InoiRu educational MI hrs
under tho present administrator, Ho
said Senator Ddwas and Dr.. Abbott
were approaching the same point FRO m
opposite directions. Tho senator
would do good by waiting and keeping
his words. The doctor would keep
faith by not WAITING and NOT kseping
his word, but esch aincarcly desired %
benefit the red mon. o. entering tho
Office, al Drmocr.t, no found
the educational inteTts,s OF mo
country progressing, bn; under
no sy stem. There were various kirds
J, of schools on the observations, and oil,
but the toecherS hg1 not, ~ q ruie,
been selected Toy Vheir fitness, bus 10
help the agent piece his salary, or for
political reasons. Tho agent could
make his wife ssd daughter teachers,
or could make appointments TO please
gress who hiss secured his appoint
ment. "How,' was asked. "Was this
to bs remedied?" Fortunately lie had
entered office under n civil
service administraliop. He could
not remove teacher bs-
cause he was Republican,; but
when vacancy occGls, because OF
y sanship, he proposed 10 appoint COM
petent DemocraJ. Hia policy was 10
make no removals b.csuse of politics,
but ever 30 many removals for ineill'
cheney. He had not made many
changes, because IL t5as 3 slow admin
istratioD, but ne propnsed to thor
oughly change The old plan By which
the whole business has boen con-
troIlsd by party roiiieS, ana he know
r h. 2 flgH q
hereafter, for the first time, tbs y could
rejoics in separation Of the
worn OF Indian education from poll
tics. Alter securing good tescherS he
propos cd TO secure pupils by compell-
Ing the hesds of families To SEND their
children To school or lose their ratiOns.
He condemned the present system OF
teaching. The list oil tsXG books TO be
found In Indian schools ~ aqnarter a
& mile long ana en- braces Jhe work )
of every Republican school book pub
Usher in the country. He did nor
think much OF this pretended text
book education. He would teach the
Indian not only the simple rndiments,
but what psy be called In
politics tho str ucture of the govern
menI, his rights o. piooerty aud per
Sons, tie wrong syst ma OF his frthe ~,
and now 10 Work and earn liviug.
- He did noJ tn,nk much of toBcbin Z
boys trades which they could not uiil.
lie. After educating tho boys, he aug
gested teaching them cattle rsising,
allowing them 10 contract with Whi.e
men 70 take herds on their reServa'
tons and return them when called for,
all the WORK on the reservations to bo
done by Indians. ae also "a
vored assisting them 10
raise cattle Tor themselves,
Mr.. Oberly said in conclusion: al
hope to make some radical changes,
for believe that only through the
school house can thu Indian be led iuto
I the light OF civilization" The address,
: was puuctuated with frequent APP
pIScse, and at its conclusion the new
superihtendant received warm words
of praise 10. his svowod policy, from
General Armstrong, Commissioners
McMichael and Senator Dawes, The
resolutions were then adopted unan-
imously.
Hon Erastus Brooks offered resolu-
tons concerning the death of
Mrs. Helen Hunt Jackson.
Tributes we're paid to her memory
land to her work in behalf OF the In
dian, and the resolutions were unant-
Dlously adopted.
: On motion OF NJ. Oh eriy, the presi-
dent of rhe cCr'erenee Yves authorized
to appoint committee of flvo eentl1-
men and four ladigs, who should pre-
pare, au address on which the Tesoiu-
tiorg In relation 10 ,he ludtau cause
should be jncorporat3J, were pre-
scented to Presioert Cleveland. In the
afternoon the Iaeinhers Of thu confer
ence were given ga excursion by
mountain wagons to Lake Mime
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