The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-04-11


AID ti11s-s bin froza Going Anything 20 eass
a-s ssy through ass
Wiz Q yre.ease d kiodasss 70 The Indians
s1eJ s.o stand Il the rsy q re opening q Ne
FesSEFas.os are doing It's Indians great ios7r5.
Icsy srs htcde-4aS t1sz !ro-a tie eo-71o7 81
s0yl1snf 81 tie cozzoo -ecessz-sss o. a-s sl1
sending s1era 20 saea. zrETes L poverty, k1o JET
TSea II so-z@-a41g :Esy csanc. ENJOY A.ny
poo- Old Indian wozl1 die s1zs-iag FOR sood sac
cso.-es, tie onzsructozisss cozlc hszs toe-c
way who might ot.srrss> spend TIE osA.scs OF
LIS csyf Il CONTEXT indians cz-aos sts .or cea
f1sy csot5e themselves vita ~ trees. EasSE
troatsys OF ixzf. 30 Ioag Is these stsrc a. hey
ware p.sse9 ty nature
More than all, I. Is important 20 the city o.
I.e1-,. /. tie brad s11 public sszse tat t1-s
res=-Ss-joa s1s,l De C2ers1 70 occupancy slc
improvement Elsaoz: delay.
N. Chairman, Il .hs limited time allowed
re have eodesrors1 70 give in so-1s s-asl! de-
gree ne ssfczt.or Of fhls RESERVATION " Vat .
t1s co-c-.-oa o. re Pc!silup ladisns j; si-
1878 re great pleasure 20 bear testimony 20
ths1r i,ts--iy=1ce and good department, and il
vi. oe found, aoon examination OF the report
0. ne Fay4--up Indian co-nEzlss.oas that ineir
condition Is much s5ov= that OF otEs. tribes
Throughout he Caited sts:ss-
I.ez= are txo Ia1tsu churches On the -ese--
Tst1o1s Prez.FteE!sn and Roman Catholic,
azT-ag so01: 10 enrolled E1eno=E2- There ID 8
e>1s.sry containing so0CI fifteen acres, the ap-
Eez-zcee Of Nhiee j. quite equal 70 that OF the
generality Of COUNTY ee1stsries among white
pscrle- military bao9 il Uniform gives
114ic that ia better Easn country lands usually
sEoEc- one hundred and twelve OF thsir chill
crsn are - the school OF the agency trsct TIE
cessna Of .ss- yss- shows that OF the 6ii Puysl-
IuEs ~ tsa Use English well enough Tor oF1i-
nary Purposes, sac Ia can read AID write IL
The D1lo=r Of dwelling ho1sss occupied by
IA
wears citizens dress Their occupations are
thcss Of Civilized Iife
In fse., / might say IN passing that all the
tribes Of Indians II the state OF Washington are
IN much better condition than those in otssr
para Of tee @esc TIE white eitizeas OF our
state have tEestez them vita Uniform kindness
and !1stics, and none Of their reservations have
been reduced OF LANDS taken away from them
without coInpensstion and treaty agreements,
AID only one reservation has been reduced, and
this " agreement between the United states
and the Indians The Seah Bay. the Sisquslly,
tie Q2illayate, the Puyahup. the YakiEa and
tas ColEil.e reservations ali remain the same ss
guaranteed 70 raera by the treaty.
But While this il .-1s, Mr.. Chairman, that the
state has treated the Indian WIKI gree: business.
20 rapidly has the iacEexse and Development OF
tie great stsse OF Washington been that some
thing mass 5e done AMI done Immediately 70
reduce these reservations and throw thsu open
70 white homestead szt-.s-s: and this IS ro-o--
iously so in The case CT the PgTaliup, COiTlIls
and Yakima reservation As ihe-s Reservations
low sand tasy ara bio. upsoa the state. bl0c<-
Ing progress. bsnett.ng 40 one, rstzEcing TIE
prosperity Of the In1isns themselves Il Is No;
oaIy right blt il Is the duty OF the governmsn.,
vlth determination and f-ransss, 20 -Ellsys the
PEOPLE Of these barriers In the way o! tasir fu-
tUre pros parity and Development
admit, Mr.. Chairman, that the LANES upon
the PEyaliup reservation are valuable, but what
has made them 50: Certainly no: the Indian;
ba. the eaeTgy, enterprise and industry of the
people Of Tacoma, who have built great city
upon its borders. and vhoee further progress
and Development Is greatly iuperiied By the
failure Of congress 70 act upon The res.ric-
tons placed upon these Lands, lands, too, IN
occupied for any purpose and absolutely Of no
benefit 70 the Indian II srnscks very strangely,
sir, OF the dog in she nsngsr policy.
By the removal OF the restrictions placed upo1
them By the United States, the sale of the.s
lands would average something Ike SD per
acre, which would give 70 the Indians a large
amount Of money. with which they would De
able 10 cultivate the portion 10. sold; building
homes for themselves and families, educating
their children and preparing themselves and
children for the citizenship now inferred
upon them By the goyernmzn: OF the United
States. 1t remains for congress to say Whether
they viii proceed upon this line Or will con-
tinue to permit these Indians 20 exist IN poverty
and Ignorance. although rich in lands that the
paternal goTernraen: will not perni. them TO
utilize TO their own benefit
Ny distinguished friend from Indiana, Mr.
Holman, whose services 10 the county demand
ny respect, is OF the opinion thst many of these
reservations can be consolidated; and l an
earnestly Of the opinion that here Is mzgnih-
cent opportunity for a good commencement Of
reform IN the Indian service By the removal
OF the restrictions upon the lands of this reser-
Walton the agency can be abolished, tie Indian
given the means to develop the land that re-
mains, and that portion which Is still held as
tribal lands can be sold and turned into s
common-sehool fund for the education Of the
Indians OF this tribe for the future.
Is this not a practical solution OF the Indian
question 50 far as tie PuyaIlup Indians and
reservation are CONCERNED. Can not TIE gentle
MAJ from Indiana, NJ. Holman. unite with ne
upon some plan TIA. will remove the restric-
lions imposed By congress, when {. issued
patents and benefited the Indian, his children,
and people OF the city of Tacoma.
l do not believe. Mr.. Chairman, that these
lands VIII ever be more valuable 10 the Indian
ian they are now, and / do believe that the
sale Of them Is 10 his interest both now and in
the future; if did not believe il I would not
ask the adoption of the amendment l have
offered. Nor would the people whom repre-
q
great and vital importance to the Indian. in
portant TO the white people. inp orIsnt 10 the
people o. Tacoma and the growth Of the Puyai-
lup valley, important TO tie commerce of Puget
sound, and hope the amendment have offered
may no; De subject 20 the point Of order. but the
same may be adopted and immediate steps
taken to remove forever, and for the benefit Of
all the people OF that section, this barrier 10 its
future growth, prosperity aud develop ment
Ny friend from Indians, &r. Holman, has
visited this reservation and knows its i'm port
aEee % 500 people OF Tacoma, and TO Pierce
county. and I would like to nave him state
what objection he can have to the proposition I
have presented what is the use OF putting of
this matter from mouth 10 month and from year
10 year and not giving these lad ans, who are
today citizens of tie United States, an oppor-
tuults 10 have the benedt OF the money 20 which
they are entitled
I can see no ressoa why 500 people of the
city OF Tacoma should have the growth OF their
city retarded by Al Indian reservation whieh is
0. absolutely no Use ths Indian himself
The Puritan was q pure Arg.o-saIon fighter
and trader, and fighter invariably When for
hidden 10 trade. He wrote ou his banner, when
he met the savage, the legend '.Treat, trade or
travel, aud as g RUE the word over the bar
harlan tina: blocks the way O; the Anglo-saxoa
who wants to trade ultimately has to travel.
Tie Indian dead or an exile was the Puritan
idea OF good Indian. We OF the West did NOT
originate tina; phrase. but il came down to Is
from tae fathers who drove the Indian west of
tee Mississippi; aud yes the descendants Of
these New England philanthropsts-
-repro1ch the men OF the West becau Sc face 70
face with the Indian problem. they have
adopted measures vigorous enough TO ensble
them selves 10 obtain aud hold lo:sement in the
country, though they protected the rights of tie
Indians, that should shame the whites OF the