Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-01-26

Development and Advancement
Retarded-E President Harrison
Denounced and President Cleve-
land Praised for Their Respective
Attitudes Toward the Indians.
H H. Emmett, the noted Indian ora
tor, made his second visit TO Wheeling
yesterday and lectured last evening at
the L. p. Church. His first address in
Wheeling was delivered at the Y. NJ. c.
A. couple of years ago, when he spoke
upon the subject, The Boy of To-Day
Owing to the extreme cold weather
last night the lecture was only fairly
well attended. Nh Emmett's subject
was, An Appeal to Caesar" His adj
dress was a feryent, eloquent exposi-
tion of the real and imaginary wrongs
of his race and interesting, dramatic
and mirthful account Of the history and
progress of the North American In
dams. 1t consisted mainly in an APP
peal for justice in behalf of his people
! and for extension &c them of the same
rights and privileges which other cit
ZenS OF the country enjoy. This was
| the text of his plea and the whole
/ tenor of his address was an effort to
show that the Indian race was capable
of exercising the privileges of an AM
erican citizen and Of becoming a men,
Der of civilized society. The speaker
proved by the earnestness Of his re-
marks that he is deeply conscious of
the standard of infrmiJy which is
placed upon his race. and because of the
fact that he cannot become, 4 recOgniZ-
ed member of the American body polit-
lie. The strongest and the most i'm
passioned part Of mis- appeal is for the
removal of these restrictions. He
states a well-known fact that an Am
erican Indian is the only creature in
the world who cannot become an Am
erican citizen. and every member Of
the audience who heard him last night.
We're willing TO agree with him that
the original American had been and is
the subject Of continued injustice The
orator declared that the whites We're
holding the Indian back. and did not
or education. They have been the prey
for long years Of Indian agents, who
induce them TO leave their reservations
and then send the police after them.
50 as to fiji their pockets. He said the
Sioux tribe had sent SEQ scouts into
the Union army during the late war.
( who offered and sacrificed their lives
TO put down the rebellion. and the gov
eminent rewarded them in 1868. by rob-
bing them Of their lands. They We're
given $1,000 acres of land i'm North
/ Dakota, and charged $4,000 by the
government surveyors for drawing the
| line Of their reservation. He referred
sarCastically to the common argument
that the Indian is not susceptible to
education or development. He detail
ed some Of the characteristics Of the
Indian and something of his life He
said the Indians have always lived poor
Ii was impossible TO find q deformed
/ person or q mOnstTOsitv among the In
dians Of North America. They were
I pure in relation TO home ties. That
they were pure in character was due
to the fact that when they marry they
must marry in different clans. and con-
| SeQuentlY there were no such sad re-
suits as is common i'm cases of whites.
who marry their own cousins and rela-
tons Their home life is devoted.
Speaking of the reputation for treach-
cry that had been given the Indian The
orator denied the truth of this and de-
clared that a historian would hunt in
vain for a treaty which an Indian tribe
ever made and broke. while the United
States government had made over 3"
thousand treaties with the indians and
had not kept one Of them The Indian
is the image of God. cut in bronze. It
is impossible TO make an agnOstic ont
Of him-you could not make him such
a fool He believes in immortality,
and is a reverential being. I'm their
home life virtue is protected. and an
Indian girl can so a hundred miles
through Indian camps witt ont being
harmed. The present vices Of the In
dian was due TO Indian agents and
white emissaries sent among them.
Keep away yoUr rascally lniun agents
and their bad wbiskey and thew would
he pretty decent heathens. declared
the lecturer The Indian will steal
they are Just like the white men. The
indian is lTUe on ILi.llo - a.. -, &C..
your friend ana ne - SoU, - -..i.,,
ever; petray niiH anu i- ,,t;,,. III
OUT her ceo Is more le',',, ii''
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demr1ton TO eN-if'S!o' '' Ii.'-. 'soi'' .'.
particular wrong which was the soDJe'.