Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-02-26
INDIANS ANGERED.

Hostilatses Liable IN the Spring Because OF
the Lack of Tact IN Governments Officials
and Misplaced Public Admiration.
CHICAGO, Feb. 21.-The band of Sioux
who arrived here on their return jour
ney from Washington to Pine Ridge left
for their destination last night.
Before leaving American Horse made
this significant declaration: 81 signed
the Sioux reservation ceding treaty, but
when saw how the mouths of my peo-
pie were closed in Washington 1 told
the little chief Noble that 1 would be
no longer a leader of my people, but
would mmgle with them as a warrior
in the ranks rather than lift my voice
again in behalf of the white man."
Louis Primeau, of the Standing Rock
agency and one of the Interpreters of
the party, said: I'm view of the last
visit and the excitement of last fall, 1
know-and j am no alarmist@that in
the spring there will be trouble At
horticultural hall, in Philadelphia,
where crowds were present to see the
Indians, the only chief who received
marked attention was Two Strike, who
lis hostile and always has been hostile.
The people crowded around him, shook
his hand, showered cigarettes on him
and made the old fellow weary with
demands for a speech. The men
who have stood by the govern
ment for years saw this and
knew that they were ignored
because they were friendly. The effect
was bad and not only bad but lasting.
They speak of it to-day among them
selves and wonder why the whites show
no appreciation of the men who have
practically ostracized themselves from
their kindred for the good of the whites
and what they believed was for the good
of their own race. l honestly believe
that the attention shown the actual
hOStiles in the east to the ignoring Of
the friendlies will work as much harm
as the little attention shown to both
bodies by the officials at Washington.
Neither friendly nor hostile is satisfied
by his treatment"
NO FREE SILVER.
Hon. Jerry Simpson Before the House
Coinage Committee The Committee
Against Free Coinage-Th The Bill Prac-
tically Dead.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-Congressman
elect Jerry Simpson, of Kansas, repre-
senting the Farmers alliance, was the
last of the speakers before the house
coinage committee yesterday. He said
the farmers of the country demanded
and would insist on more money. He
advocated free coinage as one means to
this end, and also the subtreasury
scheme and the issuance of paper
money as other methods whereby more
money could be put in circulation. The
people demanded a great deal more
money, and it was the duty of the gov
eminent to furnish it.
Mr.. Simpson said he did not care if
free coinage did cause silver to come to
the United States; he wished it would
come, and it could not come too soon,
for it would give the people more
money.
Within ten minutes from the time the
hearing was closed on the silver ques-
ton, at o'clock in the afternoon, tho
mem berS of the house coinage commit
tee had left the rooms of the ways and
means committee, in which the hear
ings had been conducted, and assembled
in the regular meeting room of the COM
mittee. There was practically no dis
cussiOn in committee and the members
proceeded promptly to voting.
The first vote taken was on the sem
ate bill for the free and unlimited coin
age of silver. On a yea and nay vote it
was decided by majority of to to
report this bill to the house adversely
with recommendation that it should
not pass. The four members in the
minority were the old free coinage con-
tingent of the committee -Messrs. Car
ter of Montana and Bartine of Nevada,
republicans, and Bland of Missouri and
Williams of Illinois, democrats.
The anti-silver men are very well
pleased with the situation, and Repre-
sentative Walker, of Massachusetts,
predicted that the bill would never see
the light again in this congress.