Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-02-14

Senator Stewart, of Nevada, went a
long distance out Of his way to insult the
living and cast reproach upon the dead
when he made this brutal remark to a
correspondent think the president
will undoubtedly appoint some goldbug
TO ill the place made vacant by the
death ofSecretary Window, but / hope
that whoever is appointed Harrison will
not kill by forcing him to make
speeches against free coinage. / am
confident that Mr.. WINDOWS death was
due to the fact that he spoke at the
board of trade dinner at New York. He
appeared there at urgent request Of the
president, who knew that Mr.. Window
was suffering from heart disease. -
Minneapolis Tribune.
The remarks of the Nevada sentaor
are hardly consistent with the spirit of
independence Of which Mr.. Window
was possessed in an eminent degree, and
which is generally conceded to have dis
-4;-----;-i l5asss Ouunry rrotest anu
Following is the text Of the protest be-
ing circulated and extensively signed 10y
the people Of Chadron and Dawes
County, Neb. against the recent alleged
settlement of the Indian difficulty:
We, the undersigned citizens and tax
payers of the county of Dawes ard state
of Nebraska, hereby respectfully renew
our protest against the alleged settle
ment Of the Indian trouble on the Sioux
reservation, in that the promise OF the
government, made to the settlers and
=. 81 IL NF t1a tRtv
through the commanding general and
the war department, that the Indian
should be disarmed, has been tiagrantly
and openly disregar1ed. We protest
that the alleged disarming Of the hostile
Sioux, prior TO the removal ofthe troops,
has been a bare-faced farce. That in
fact the hostile Indian has not been
iisarmed. That the only arms sur
rendered haye been those of alleged
! friendly Indians, and of worthless and
unavailable character. That the army
and the government have been justly
made the laughing stock of all who
have knowledge Of the actual state OF
affairs, and that the lives and property
of this afflicted community are, if any
thing, more insecure at this time than
before the first signal of alarm was
sounded, which brought q large part OF
the United States army to protect tn G
settlers in these parts. We respectfully
submit:
First, That we who reside in close
proximity TO the Sioux reservation are
better qualified to Judge OF our rights,
and to recommend measures which will
result in obtaining them and in the
permanent settlement of the Indian
question than those who reside in the
far east without practical knowledgt
of the situation.
Second, That we are law-abiding citi
zens.
We therefore earnestly protest agains
the sickly sentimentality which hal
characterized the Indian policy Of tn,
United States. a.
And, as law abiding citizens, we also
protest that the idea which seems 4
have gained credence in the east tina
the Indian needs arms with which tt
protect himself and property is false, un
, founded and unreasonable.
And, we further respectfully petition
the President, the War Department
and our Senators and Representatives II
congress, to secure for us that protection
, which as citizens mot wards) OF IN,
government We have the right
and it il our duty to demand.
We again demand that the disarm
ament of the Inians be made and &C
complished fact, rather than q hollow
mockery.
We demand that the management.
the Indians on the Sioux reservatio
be placed with the War Department an
] be removed from the field of politics.