The evening Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-1902, 1902-09-05
ELAWARE'S
H0N0RED PLACE.
The Chicago Inter Ocean publish
ed tho folio wing editorial:

The Chicago Inter Ocean publish
ed tho folio wing editorial:
INDIANS AND F1LIP1Nos.
A United States marshal with an
armed force of deputies, is now in
possession of the capitol building at
Tishimingo, seat Of government of
the Chickasaw tribe in Indian ter
ritory.
He is there to keep the peace and
prevent the rival factions OF the
Chlckasaw Legislature, now as
sembling, from fighting for control
of the tribal government. His pres
ence is necessary because these In
dians, after several generations of
contact with civilization, are not
yet able to govern themselves suf-
ficiently to refrain from physical
violence in their political disputes.
In the spectacle now presented at
Tishimingo there should be an in
spiration Of patience and charity to
those who find fault so freely and so
bitterly because We have not com
pletsly established elf-government
in the Philippines.
In all the external marks OF civil
lization the average Chickasaw is
far ahead OF the average Filipino.
Take education, forexample. Not
over 10 per cent of the Filipinos can
read. Against this illiteracy OF 80
cent in the Philippines is an litter
acy of less than l6 per cent in the
Indian territory. And the Chicka-
saws, taken alone, havo still a
l>v,t tp,3 entage of ill iteracy.
These Indians are IN fact. as we'll
educated aa the average OF the pso.
pie OF Delaware. Yet ills impossible
10 imagine the people Of Delaware
taking up arms 10 settle dispute
over the control Of their state COVER
nment, and carrying the quarrel to
SUCH height that the national gov.
ernment would be obliged to occupy
the capitol building with troops to
% prevent bloUdshed. Yet this is the
situation among the Chickasaws.
Se.f-governm-nt cannot b, taught
to people Ignorant OF 1t, In the life
y, o,,s, un' ,a In la,r"su " VI Nv accnn,n1ati,o % ~
perienco through many generations.
..,n',n -. - ~ NV .ow..a ~ tIi.nso,vaa h,csu.s
they have inherited the experience
OF nearly lCO generations iu the art.
Races which have no such Inheritance
msn, ncana Thrsa Ch,ckosaw In,
di,n. ] ;n q ni,a - th.Ir form,! ed.
,,catio, ] and tnajr ,0I wear. nf cn,.
tact with tho wh;te man do not vet
fullv rsaIize its meaning
Much less can the Filin;no. rea-
,iza its mesn;nw fnr nntiI now + hair
nn,,t,nr l has hs,n w;th man Who
U ,yara tbnmsolvos ignorant Of the
ort o,I ,v;tLnrt t,o on;r;t ~ cole
s.ayarnn,ant al, @ ,O oo wa are % dning ,ritb tho
EG;U EE;i;u;nnu % pnt tho ,rncans !. nacas. w
aarilv slow and 70 f;nd fault he.
narso i W !, not W f,ster 10 "a ,,ninst 10
- o 20 ;n.at;ann, 20 . 49, IT, ;s ,vn1, w ~ hn roa w.
,ona 81 20 ah,a % and ;ns+ asnecia,lv n mr.
so s.ns' ,1;ns,,,on ~ '' ~ w
'"n Ao.
The following letter was written
to the Inter Ocean in reply
Editor of the Inter OCEAN,
~ notice in to.day's paper, in
regard to. Indians and Filipinos,"
YOU say The Indians are in fact as
well educated as the average of the
Al, +; r,-.,,
here and now propose to protest
against any and ali such compari.
sons and insult against the people
of Delaware,
The past history and present con-
dition of the people of Delaware, do
NOT merit or Justify any such
talk or comparison from any man, or
naner more especially from this
town
Delaware-after being battered
,ronnd in her early davs. obtained
her lihertv and .sset nm housekeep-
ingv for herself. over i25 wears, and
has since been conducted as honor
ably and intelligentlv as aer larger
sister states.
Delaware the first state to agree to
and SIGN the Declaration of lude-
nendenco of the U. S.-while her
biz neiybbors hesitated fear and
trsnblinu-that in case of failure,
being shot or hanged would be the
penaltv
Delaware, notwithstanding, being |