The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-03
INDIAN POLICY.
It Is Time to Treat the Red Man as
an Individual

In my judgment the time has arrived
minds to recognize the Indian as an in
dividual and not as a member of a tribe
The general allotment act is mighty
pulverizing engine to break up the tribal
mass. 1t acts directly upon the family
and the Individual Under its provisions
citizens of the United States. We should
them what allotment does for the tribal
lands: that is, they should be DIVIDED
a transition period during which the
funds will in many cases have to be held
lands. A stop should be put upon the
indiscriminate permission to Indians to
be steadily to make the Indian work
like any other man on his own ground
The marriage laws of the Indians should
be made the same those of the whites
INDUSTRIAL EDUCATI0N
elementary and largely industrial; The
need of higher education among the In
ervations care should be taken to try to
suit the teaching to the needs Of the
tempting to induce agriculture in a coun-
try suited only for ca tile raising, where
grower gro tlr.i-'i The ration system, which is
merely the, corral and the reservation
dians. 1t promotes beggary, perpetuates
pauperism and STILES industry 1t is an
continue to a greater or less degree as
long as the tribes are herded on reserva-
The Indian Should be treated as an indi-
yidual-lilxe the white man. During the
change of treatment inevitable hardships
will occur: every effort should be made to
minimize these hardships: but we should
change There should be a. continuous re-
d9eti9n in the s7, nqmbsrs Of ageneife9s1 7o
In dealing with the aboriginal races few
things are more important than to pre-,
serve them from the terrible physical and
moral degradation resulting from the
liquor traffic. We are doing all we can
to save our own Indian tribes from this
evil. Wherever by international agree
ment this same end can be attained as
exclusive control. every effort should be
made to or bring Kit, It aho1t 1oC,rro>r
l bespeak the most cordial support from
the congress and the people for the st.
one hundredth anniversary of the Louis
lana purchase. This purchase was the
tory. It definitely decided that we We're
to become a great continental republic,
b bssmis isl a i It IS one Of three or four
great landmarks in our history-the great
turning points in our development. 1t is
eminently fitting that all our people
Should join with heartiest good viii in
COMMUNICATING it. and the citizens of St.
region, are entitled to every aid in MAX
our annals. We earnestly hope that for
eign nations will appreciate the deep in
sftion. and our view of its Importance
from every standpoint. and that they
'Tbe national government Should be rep
resented by a full and complete set of
CHiARLESTON'S BIG FAIR
The people of Charleston, with great
energy and civic spirit, are carrying on
an exposition which will continue through
out most of the present session of con-
greSs. l heartily commend this exposi-
ton to the good will of the people 1t
deserves all the encoura cement that can
be given it. The managers of the Charles
ton exposition have requested the cabi-
net officers to place thereat the govern
ment exhibits which have been at Buffa-
10, promising to pay the necessary ex-
penSeS. l have taken the responsibility
of directing that this be done, for feel
that it is due to Charleston to help her
in her praiseworthy effort In my opin-
ion the management should not be re-
quired to pay all these expenses. earn
estly recommend that the congress ap-
propriate once the small sum necessary
for this purpose
The Pan-American exposition at Buffalo
and the artistic standpoint this exposition
has been in a high degree creditable and
useful not merely to Buffalo but to the
United States. The terrible tragedy of
the presidents ASA ssination interfered
materially with it's being a financial sue
cess The exposition was peculiarly in
harmony with the trend of our public
policy. because it represented effort
to bring into closer touch all the people
of the western hemisphere, and give them
an increasing sense of unity Such an
effort was a genuine service to the entire