The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1903-07-16

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when the Indian boy and girl leave
/ the school, our people would take
4 them into their circle and employ,
as they do their own, allowing
them equal fairness, whose sense
! of independence is much more OF
the intelligent sort than the Negro
I or the Chinese, and whose natural
inclination is to- cultivate and fos-
ter friendship with neighbor that
respects them, their individual
. rights. 1t is their expressed de-
sire as they come out Of school,
and would avail themselves OF
every opening if the opportunity
/ was freely offered them. Then
would be the time to wean them
from the wigwan, it's smoke and
sombreness; to inculcate good
manners, in language and deport-
ment, We say it is their desire,
and know whereof we speak. Il
the citizen, acquainted with them,
would simply continue in a pri-
vate way the good work begun at
school, his would be the greatest.
The close of the twentieth century
might witness them equal to any
of the more fortunate, having done
by them what our ancestors were
done by ages ago. 1t was this
kind of Christian culture that re-.
moved the shackles of slavery off
the wrist of the Englishman, max
ing free man of him, who has
ever since been blessing the world
with knowledge and freedom.
However, Notwithstanding all
the hinderances, it seems that had
the Indians, since the Europeans
first set foot on this soil observed
them do work and attend to bust
ness in general, locate on pieces of
land and cultivate them, during
these four hundred years, l be-
lieve, as race, they would now;
own considerable wealth. Does
any one doubt that the rations
given them by the government, in
provisions and clothing, has been
a detriment, to their spirit Of in
dependence and advancement? And
the money paid from time to time,
their just due, might have been
used to improve their abject con-
dition, who are in part to blame
for it. Very true they have had
false men to deal with, but have
scorned also the advice of devoted
friends to their interests.
It would appear that our hui
name attitude toward the weak
and oppressed, by the force of cir
cumstances, fits us for this sort of
philanthropy. l know that the
above sentiment has the endorse
ment of educators and thinking
people. The more confidence you
repose in men, whatever they may
be, the more they have in them
selves, become the more intelli-
gently independent, Industrious,
helpful and honorable. For four
hundred years the Cubans and
Philippines, because of their in
surrections, cost Spain more
trouble than the islands were
| worth. Today, where are they,
on the bottom of the sea?-Nay!
They are all much on top, much
more alive, quoting down to the
| economy of life and prosperity,
due altogether to American. do
nestle. management, which they
are beginning to enjoy and cherish.
Some people have been sun
| worshipers, but l rather be a
man-worshiper, who is grander
sun even from the cradle, capable
of Kidding himself of his spots, if
he will, thanthe sun in the sky
| which knows not that it has spots.
Mr.. Raymond evidently recog-
nizes that the Indians still have
some rights which should be re-
spected; that their treatment by
the government and the whites,