Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-02-16

The virus carried from Washington
on the tenth Of February what was
said 10 be The statement Of American
Horse, ono Of the Sioux chiefs now In
tho Nations capital trying to get jus.
tice done unto his people,
II the report Is correct American
Horse madc one Of the most romerk-
able speeches ever made by n red man.
IL ought To waken storm Of indigna-
ton against the national treatment OF
all our Indians. eau only quote n
few Eontonccs. lie says Of their coni-
Ing 10 Washington; sour hearts were
glad, thinking this time We could got
Justice. We have had
many talks here. They
are wind. We are not n
wild people. q We only
ask for Justice When we want
To talk we are told to bc brief and they
do not listen. The secretary told ~
how much money, stock, farming i'm
plcmen,s, ETC., hc gave ~, bu. he did
not toll US how many acres Of land we
gave him and how much this would
come 10 What he gave was
trlile compared 10 the land We gave
him In the treaty The Indian IL
not ~ stupid ~ he T. made out 20 be.
We kHow nc whRca hare cibOieed as
OFT ~ our iusds aud fatca al tAo good
pOsRi0ns o. uc og,ncy."
This speech 90 American Horsc n
the voice OF n broken spirit, going up
ut the doors Of tue Nations halls Of
legislation. II u almost cry Of
despair from man who knows how
his people have bocu wrongrd
aud how little prospect there u that
they ahall get the 'Justlcen that
he asks. IL IA all terrible con.
demnation VI our government and
disgrace TO our Toasted civil.
xatlon. WIZ II ever ooasc2 VIII
the nation ever become humane and
cease " be hsroafic IN iis treatment OF
we req peopl.f never, while the M
ulhns are mnle laclor IN Tue pay
,ncnt OF f2ntlcni anu party services
NeNcr, un,il We cease 70 scii INC con-
trpi o. inc ihulahs 70 men VINO take the
position OF government heriefs over
them 10Y whnt they can make OUT OF
thelr offices mrouHh n prsluentiai
.stm. NeNer ul We CEASE holulhg
.ne nuli1hs Nv hNaS,s, anu learn 70
ttost unem rs leoplr VINO KNOW right
anu WRONG anu are ~ iuliy cntitlc'i 70
Justice, 70 nsht, 70 protection a. are me
whites; u,.
~ only civllfailon ,ouii 10 placed IN
contact Win mo Indians, rouhl,
W9uli ceuee' ~ only hoh.st faithful
whites eoull uc gwen place among
thcmi u oniy mvn Mnu women VINO
represent ulht oiviiihatlon mat ms
iot ayes uen9nnoed me wrongsoi the
lhuihn, could DO carried rom the cen.
uc 10 tue verge OF INDUSTRY anu what
has oecn nv these years hanging upon
me ousAlrG oi population n. tio per-
version OF oiVlliHatoh coulu DC uIlVen
away from we Indians there would be
no more indlan wars
Can TINS he doneF
Yes. How? Flnt LET me show what
government has been trying 10 do. For
several years there has been q persist.
ent effort 10 put the law OF 1855 Into
operation. That law y 70 The effect
thnt the tribes anu panus shall be In.
uuccu 70 hAo hlotinehts OF land IN
seventy ~ mueh ior each family ana
lnulNiuuuli sen Tue balshc" OF
INC resefVatlon- 70 tho govern.
menti tue pfoc.eIs 10 be placed
IN INC natlonhl treasury AZ
interest the Interest To Ia expended
Tor me benent OF the Indians, IA. titles
90 tne hhu 70 ne guAranlevi 70 the
solicitors anu helIs iofeNe!i Out 70 be
heli va Wurt ior MY Year., or until
mo Indians have hec0me capable Of
holding uat - untll II u clear That
they VIII not TO sWlnuIel out OF II ny
white knayes' Slch treaty was made
/ win the sioux Two years ago, mink.
Bnt there N iallhcy IN TINS scheme.
While believe thht II would be the
ber1 thing lor pie lhnians, am sure u
W0ulu ihli 70 pIouu1e lhe uu.itru result
unl..- alncfvnl cias. OF whites could
r placed among tnen. HOW 70 DO
mat u the huiitloii l Wi,h 70 make 10
inc nlofatufe OF the su'Jrcl, nave
aiNoeAt.i thiS scheme peioiei put
ooulu hot point on, lteclrely the class
OF men Wnp would or could " they
"ou'u' no uie "o'h, Anu uoi' well