The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-05-01
INDIANS IN POLITICS.
REMARKABLE RED MEN AT THE MA
TlONAL CAPITAL.
One Of Them Has Been Admitted Z"
tice in the Supreme Court Of the United
states-How the Tall Sycamore I'm
pressed an Apache Delegation

into politics. Just a few days ago the first
Indian WAS admitted TO practice before the
snnreme court Of the United States. His
name is Boudinot, and his father was a
famous chief Of the Cherokees. The elder
Doudinot was educated at Yale college
and was q lawyer Of ability. He preferred
the peace and quiet Of his plantation ID
the Cherokee Nation TO the strife and ex-
element OF an active attorneys life, ana
he seldom practced except before the
primitive courts Of his own people
Upon few occasions he undertook cases
in the Arkansas courts near his home,
and he conducted them with such aDlIity
and success as to attract the attention OK
lending white jurists he was offered BIZ
fees 70 undertake important cases for his
white neighbors, but he would not prac-
iice. He educated his son, however ana
In. latter. who has been out Of college sew
eral years. is one Of the leading lawyers Oh
the southwest. He too, lives on planta-
ton at home I'm the Indian Territory, DuJ
he is more ambitious than his father ana
ENJOYS large and lucrative law practice.
Most Of his clients are white men, and
some OF the corporations in the southwest
nav him fat fees for the transaction ot
legal business in which they are Interested
knowing as they do that the young Indian
LAWYER possesses rare ability and eloquence-
Young Boudiuot is a. swarthy as ms an
cestors Of n century ago, but his black eyes
snarkle with intelligence ana ms manner
is that of the most refined and cultivated
man He is am eloquent speaker and when
he addressed the dignifcd justices OF the
supreme court on the dayof his admission,
in a case i'm which he appeared as counsel
every member of that distinguished body
paid him the most profound attention
The argument was clear, concise and able
and coming as IT, did from an Indian Do
created a deep impression upon those who
heard it.
But Boudinot is only one Of many In
dams who are well known in the capital as
men of education and ability. Another
familiar figure is that of j. = STANDBY, of
the Choctaw Nation The Choctaws are
near neigh1ors of the Cherokees in the Inc
dian Territory STANDBY looks more like
white man than doe. B0udinot though be
is full blood Choctaw lie is tall. slender
and somewhat swarthy. and he carries
himself like military officer Hewas edn-
Gated at the Kentucky Military institute
before the war VI the rebellion, and when
the great conflict came ON he joined his
fortunes with the Confelcracy He served
throughout the war as Confederate soi-
der. and after peace was declared he set
tied down on q plantation among ms own
people. lie is a planter. and being 81 law
yer. too. practices IL little now and then.
lie represents the ChCci3ws here every
winter before congress and the depart
ncnts. and is familiar figure in Wash
ngton. Few people perhaps among Tho
hundreds who are acquainted with hlm 10
a business way know chat he is am Indian.
He looks like prosperous ''paletace," and
he is popular with all the department oih-
Gals and members Of congress who NUM-
Der him among their acquaintances.
Every winter the capital is visited by
DELEGATIONS ot Indians. for there are always
measures in relation TO indian affairs be-
fore congress or iu the departments. 4
few weeks ago % delegation of Apaches
came 10 Washington They wanted To see
the Great Father" as they call the presl-
dent. aud TO talk with "the big white
chiefs" i'm the department about some
affairs I'm which their tribe was interested.
Wild as the Apaches are generally sup
posed tO be-. the members of the visiting
delegation were lot clothed in blankets,
l.,,. ,I.., ,,ore the same kind of clothing
a. tbeir white friends. They visited the
s,,ileria. of the house and senate and lis-
tened with the deepest interest to the de-
bates ON the tariff and on the silver ques-
tion
perhons they did not understand the
great problems OF state involved, but
tbev rever manifested il hy word or sign.
Vhev rant ina several DAYS studying the ora
tors on the floors of congress. and went
a,,.av evidently imrressed with what they
had seem A department official, accom-
nsnied by the interpreters. showed them
abont the Capitol and told them who the
speakers were. one Of the senators espe-
ciaily Interested them. He WAS Senator
Voorhees,. of Indiana. Mr.. Voorhees, Is tail
and of commanding appearance, and ho
impressed the Apacheyisitors as an orator.
The senator's voice is deep and sonorous
and his gestures when speaking are effect
i've lie made am impression upon the IN
dians. and they confded the opinion 90 tie
official who accompanied them that they
admired Mr. Voorhees, style more than
that of any other speaker they had seen
and heard.
Another Indian visitor In Washington
Frequently is ls.pa- he-char. the old chief of
the Greeks or Muscoeees. lie has been
here most OF the present session. In APP
pearance old ls-pa-he.char is the ''noblest
Roman of them ALL" lie has the splendid
figure the fine face the dignilcd manner
Of the red man told about in the books