Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-11-23
A PLEA FOR TIE indian.
A Strong Arrangement Of the Govern
ment by Native American.
This Country Peopled From Siberia.
The Habits and characteristics of
the Red Mana Century Of In
famy-A Solution for the Indian
Problem.

tive Indian defending his race against
popular charges of cruelty, of indo-
lence, and dishonor; showing the re-
verse side of the character of the North
American Indian; accusing the Nation
al government of a century of injustice
and inhuman treatment; and growing
eloquent in picturing the wrongs which
his people have suffered at the hands
of the white race. This was the I'M
usual bill which was provided for pat
rOns of the lecture course. The lee
turer was the Rev. n. II. Emmett, who
is the son of a native chieftain, a col
leg graduate. and at present pastor of
church in New York State. His talk
was interesting and instructive.
The subject announced in advance
was The Boy of To-day" When the
speaker ascended the platform he
named seven lectures which he has de-
livered. and allowed the audience to
make a selection by vote. The audi
ence chose The North American In
dian" Mr.. Emmett said he preferred
to talk upon that subject He began
bv telling something about himself.
He was born of Indian parents, and was
educated for the purpose of defending
the Indians against injustice at the
hands OF the white race. He took up
the different theories regarding the
origin OF the Indian race, subject
which he has given careful study. lie
disposed of them one after another,
with The exception OF the theory that
North America was first peopled from
Siberia. He gave number OF argyll
mepts i'm support of this theory. He
showed that there is a similarity be-
tween the natives of Alaska, Mexico
and Patagonia. The EsquimO is but a
dwarf PatagOnian. the PatagOnian
giant Esquimo He found that there
was but one Indian language, although
over 100 different dialects. lie showed
how easy il would have been FOR the
DeOple of Siberia to cross Behrlng strait
in canoes. and added that last year Els
quimos crossed the strait on a natural
bridge of ice.
Then he took up the characteristics
of the Indian. and said that Of all the
creatures on the earth, none were more
lied about than the North American
Indian. He denied the statement that
the Indian makes the squaw DO all the
work and incidentally pointed 10 the
army of 100000 tramps in America,
and concluded that even the white man
is NOT diving for work" The mode or
life Dhvsical training, domestic haO-
its. etc. were described III very III
terestiug manner. He laid particular
stress ON the Indian regard lor virtue
.Tbore is a law among the tribes that
if man takes the virtue OF an lndlan
,irl II is the duty of her father TO XIII
him and if she has no father the near
oet male relative. He said Il there
nc eucb q law in the State OF Ohlo
tbara would not be enough preachers III
the State to attend all the funerals TO-
marrow In answer to the charge Vi
orueltv i'm warfare. he mentioned MANY
irci6enis i'm the history of clvlllzed ma
lions to show that the Indian Is no
v.o-eo than they. Make him a TREND
ord he is a friend for life; make MN
am enemy. and panther roDpeu Vi ~ 10
cubs is not more Yengeful. IN nlS S GI
nestle life he is faithful ana IIusOl t..,
There is no word in his language Ioi
an oath and he cannot be made an az
Dostic That WAS an accomplishment
Deculiar TO the white race.
III sDaal,er answered the argument
l,.+ +ba oducation of the Indian Is d
e. "g as thev relapse into their for-
,-o,. beb--s when they return to the-r
h~,nos He said that educated lnolanS
con ~ no-b.ng with their people unless
fhev get down to their level ne wa;
m solve the Indian problem ne s"II'
v-qe -o break up the tribal relations
bra7l, mn the Indian bureau, give ever!
1-ola q niece of land. and it would soINe
f-self He asserted that the Na'ioila.
government had made over thousand
treaties with the Indians. and has DroA-
an every one Of them. The wars oil me
Ioe- forty years have cost the On!Jeu
Sta,es S5oOC0O.000. yet Canada has not
snon+ cent. because that country mas
NM broken It's promises. Yet ne loVeu
this country. and loved its starry pan
ner. He told of the government driving
-he Chorokees out Of Florida, into the
Oklahoma strip. at the same time prom
Using never to disturb them. He paid a
warm tribute to the character of Grover
cleveland. who. during his first admin
ls1ra,-o Ulu -' - r,atioD re,nov,ng
ever uIu' 's7u0 - . - tba Oi,loboma strin
me ooolilel9 ~ oi' - ,', ,,ros3den+ tbav
W. en lia''lS 9''; ''C IT, bad M moro
opeheu OIe s,', tRor 7 bova - come IN
r.s1t 10 oQ ~ o o,-oI' ,,ro-onDt niece Of
We5I n .i - o'-' ~ ave tbeir con-
La-IU' -.o - az dooJ stoai
ser u, IL, "%s 80 +ool, I'm tho +rsa+-
me sp ~, Iads 80 of tSo bards of the
~ -. VI Wv. Ia -. cents Of The Ma
S $50 , ,.,,~ 80 and gsvs many
ne .-.- - 90 :,,brr,or cruelty