Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-10-28
this "buck" and his family will not have

this "buck" and his family will not have
to beg for a living.
This same buck" has a telephone in
his house, he buying the instrument,
furnishing .the poles and planting them
himself, and buying his own wire, thus
owning the entire line, instrument and
all, in his own name yet in the opinion
of this correspondent, he is only a
buck lazy, and won't work. These
same lazy bucks" who won't work
planted some 500 acres of corn this
year, and the fact that the Iowa river,
by overfowing its banks three several
times, and thus destroyed at least
three fourths of said crop, no blame
certainly can be attributed to these
bucks" for said overflow, and therefore
they should not be held responsible for
this less. Six of these bucks" had
planted thirty or more acres Of corn
each, and large number had areas of
less dimensions. and not one "squaw"
assisted in the work of planting or Gull
tivation of the same.
While driving over their grounds re-
Gently, met one of these lazy bucks
riding in surrey that cost 500, and
he was actually holding the lines and
driving team worth $3.50, while his
wife and grandchild occupied the sur
rey with him, just as any white woman
would have done. This "buck" owns
fifty acres of Iowa soil in his own name,
has a comfortable little frame house,
with cook stove, heater, sewing ma
chine and other furniture, a good barn.
large enough for his requirements, a
good well. with steel windmill and steel
tower. double corn crib and other
buildings. He served his country faith
fully in its hour of peril at the front
and wears the little brown button" as
evidence of his loyalty and. patriotism.
He has several fine short horn COWS,
and milks them himself. He also has
some good horses and several hogs. and
chickens and turkeys not few. and yet,
he is only buck" in the estimation of
your correspondent. Shame. That
these Indian women do some begging is
doubtless true. but that they obtain any
considerable portion of their living In
that manner lacks confirmation. These
Indian women work in their garden
patches and raise considerable quanti-
ties of vegetables, which they prepare
for table use, and which perhaps con-
tributes large percent towards their
living, but have never known one OF
these women to take team to the
field to plow, or do other field work.
When these people go to town In their
5buggies or wagons the buck" sits in
the seat beside his wife and drives, but
never by the side Of another mans wife.
for If she rides with him she takes a
back seat. 1t is true that these Indians
do not steal. I wish l could say as
much for his white brother.
1t IS not true that these people all
paint their faces, while 1t Is equally
true that many of them do paint. The
same can truthfully be said Of some
white people. Why not be coneistent,
and not condone in one race a practice
which he condemns In another. But he
complains that the bucks" sit around
the house, while the squaw does the
work, and earns the living for the FAM
lily. Can he not readily recall some In
stance where he can find the counter
part Of the buck he refers to, only in
an exaggerated sense, where the wife
of some white man earns the living for
himself and family, including the hus-
band. while, unlike the buck" referred
to. he does not sit around the house,
lest his wife should require his assist
ance in some useful labor, but contents
himself with instructing some one In
the science Of government on the street
corner Query: Why should one be
called 'buck" and the other States
man?"
There is not graduate of Carlisle
on the reservation, not even returned
student who has ever attended that
school There are few who have been
at Haskell, and two or three who have
been at Hampton, Va, and these
bucks" do not paint nor wear blan-
kets.
There are several other Inaccuracies
contained in this article which might
have some attention, but let this suffice
for the present. am very respectfully,
WILLIAM G. MALIN,
u. S. Indian Agent