New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-26
| TO ELEVATE THE INDIAN.
A BIG MEETING AND MANY SPEECHES IN
HIS INTEREST.
cu,,-xcry II. pEpEw, GENERAL. o. 0. HOWARD
GENERAL FISK AND OTHERS DISCUSS
THE DUTY OF THE GOVERNMENT
TOWARD HIM
TOW ARD HIN.

Tho Indian cause was ably advocated last night by
eloouent speakers at big meeting and reception held
nv the New York Indian Association. This association
is an organization Of good hearted. benevolent womch
who have done much noble work for the Indians. \
committee Of these ladies made the arrangements for
the meeting The members Of the committee were
Mrs Theodore Irving. president Of the association .
Mrs c. W. Van sicen, Mrs, Edward Elliott. Mrs.
Horace Green. Mrs. George Wood Mrs A. ~
Eustaphierc. Mrs. J. C. Baldwin. Mrs. A. :. bickmore.
Mrs. J. \. Tobcy, Mrs. d. !. Reynolds, Mrs. ~ g.
Knox. Mrs. d. o. wickham, Mrs. +. F.
rairchlld. Miss Louise Eas,on Miss H. ".
Thompson and Miss Julia Wilson. Five
bright Young men acted ushcrs, and as far
more people attended the meeting than there were
seats for their task was not an easy one. Chaunccy
VI. Depcw who presided had an apt introduction for
each speaker and made splendid speech himself
a "starter.' lie said In part
II the American conscience alive To the duties
OF America wards this iaton is duty
there would be- for hls
meeting But unfortunately the American conscience is
one OF those peculiar institutions Of country that
more alive 20 things that occur outside Of II than
the needs that are within. Probably there Is intelligent
American who knows Ie~s about any subject than he
does about the American Indian lie knows nothing about
hi, condition about his needs, about his Opportunities
about his capacities civilization for education
coming An American citizen. His general apprehension
the Indian Is alive he is nuisance and dead he Is
poetic creature (Lsughter.l
There +, no question upon which great glorious
Republic little reason to feel proud a. the name"
I'm which IL has treated the American Indians II the
Anglo.Saxon or the Cclt the Latin had been
taken even from the civilization which he hal
200 years ago had been planted anywhere
In our country treated preciy the Indian has been
for these two centuries, he would be infinitely worse.
more dangerous violent than poor 10 is at
this moment lChecrsJ The evolution OF the consider
alton which the had for the Indian
TO have passed through various nr-t Of intense
senshness then OF nconsiderae and Nnreasoning 70
nance ~ return again 10 Intense sefshness
Mr. Depcw then referred to the treatment OF the In
dans by the carly settlers. and TO their later dcaza
ton in fiction by Cooper and the stage 10y Edwin
Forrest, and continued
There has been no time during the present century
when you could not appeal to All American audience,
sympathies and draw from their eyes
and money from their Hcts for the four hundred millions
Of Indians whose civilization back 5000 yeas
before theirs began. There has been time the last
NIFTY ycais when you could not appeal
American audience and draw from them hundred,
and thousands OF dollars contributions FOR tho
publication and Contamination Of tho Chines'.
civilization extended back 5000 years before
the time when We were painted -asaecs There a" becn
time when could not draw forth any quantity ~
contributions sympathy for the cannina, the Congo
the Fili Islands But there ha- been period within
ATTY wears when considerable portion Of the
people could be induced to oslnee any interest
whatever in the American indian.
III. b'If" b'4itNfo " i4i' ''ihNp' ~ '"' "''''
done by the Indian school, that the Indian can be
saved
General Morgan. Commissioner # Indian Affair.
pointed out of the diflcultic, that had 10 be-
in the solution OF The Indian problem. The
difference in language tribal organization. ISOLATION.
the community III goods and lands and the dependence
Of the Indians the leadership Of their chiefs. were
among the dificultic, that had a. De- mot
General o. .. Howard championod the Indians 10
speech. In which he pointed out some OF the wrong,
that had been done t. them lie mentioned par
tcularly the Apaces The evils that the Apachcs had
done he said had bs.n maenlhcd. bat De added. II
Will make your blood cold II ! Tell what ~"
white men did 10 the Apschcs.7
General FISK spoke chocruy OF the work that
had been accomplished by the churches and s0clcc-
among the Indians In the last twenty year. since
the adoption II the peace policy. lie cone lud'i ~
ariAe that II Nr. DrpcW nominated for Pres
dent in he thought he would d" take (" drink ln
order 10 secure Nj. D"pew, election.
The Rev Or. Greer rad that there were tire" stage,
through which every reform movement must pl-s irst
the realization that something must be done second. &"
perception 81 how IL ought 20 he done. third. The doing
Of IL. The Indian movement had passed IL i~i
stage had almost passed through the sreO, and Oh"
sooner II came 10 the third the better.
Mrs. Irving mad" few plea ant remark, on Oh"
subject Of contributions, and then her hearers were
allowed give practical tcmon-traion ~ their
sympathy with the indians hv dropping subscription,
in Indian baskets provided for That purpose.