Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-05-01
INDIANS AND CONGRESSMAN
Meeting at Which the Time Was Diyid
ed Between Red and White Orators.

There was a large assembly at All Souls
church last evening to talk over the Indian
question from an educational point OF view.
The meeting, which was called by the Woman's
National Indian association, was presided over
by Senator Hawley, who opened the proceed
tngs with a few remarks. A young Sac and
Fox Indian, about seventeen years DID, a
student from Hampton, was introduced to the
audience, and delivered an address upon the
Indian problem. He was dressed in the school
uniform, and spoke in short jerky, but forcible
sentences; asking for the education of the In
dams, and telling Of the many difficulties that
stand in the way of the young Indian boys and
girls who seek to better their condition He
said that of course the majority of the Indians
would be taught in the territories, but it was
best that they should be educated at the east
ern schools, like Carlisle and Hampton, where
they could get not only the learning of the white
people, but were sustained and influenced by
their congregation. He described an Indian
territory as place Overrun by the worst class of
white people, who did nothing but drink and
gamble and engage in all sorts OF outlawry.
He appealed to the audience to help to lift I'M
his race, but not tn keep them moving ali the
time, taking them frotl their homes before they
have time to make q home OF it, While he
spoke some eighteen or twenty swarthy young
Indians and some not SO young sat in the front
seats.
Representative Long. of Massachusetts, adj
the Indian problem solved. Solved, though
not settled. All that was needed was to ad-
NduCc upOu GulS oOluUOu. Inc eOuCaClOn OF
the Indian civilized him, and elevated all his
associates who came under his influence This
could be seen by the illustration they had be-
looked and spoke like white school boys look and
speak, and his associates present He favored
the civilization OF the Indians, and that their
Daniel Fire Cloud, Sioux, a theological stu.
dent from Hampton, delivered an address, in
another young Sioux theological student, Wal
ter Baptiste. His voice rang through the church
boldly. and was deeply emphasized and accom-
white people-the good white people-for what
they had done TO instruct and civilize the In.
ano ne them
church. the minister, and the school house
were the greatest gifts to the Indians. He said
Hampton being educated. What ought to be
done for the Indian was to teach them, then to
give them their farms in their own individual
rights, with deeds and full ownership, and to
sell what Of their territory was then left and
give them the money, some in trust for them
put away tor their children. w
Senator Dawes delivered an address, telling
what had been done BY Congress for the Indian
OF it.
Ex-Representative E. John Ellis delivered the
honor we owed debt to tie fndians HE ssi ID
that the Indian, overwhelmed by civilization,
found himself utterly dependent; but he could
They would move either backward or forward.
II not assisted they must go backward. II was,
to carry them forward. Then the eagle feather
and the scalp-lock would give place to q crown
the crown Of American citizenship. He said
there were other people ON the territories be-
sides the Indians who needed to be educated.
The Indian agents, some Of them, ought to be
A young Sioux student OF Hampton then
spoke. He said that there were twenty-one
agency. and all were doing well except three.
He wanted both the eastern and the western
school.
Mr.. Herbert Welsh, Of Philadelphia, secretary
Of the Indian rights association, delivered an
address.