The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-11-30

dian, as prepared w himself Is this
Il like the indian for what is In
dian in him want to see his spler
did inherited physique kept up be
cause ne elo-ies like his anco tors
in fresh air in freedom jn activity. in
feats Of strength j want him TO re-
tain all his old contempt for hunger
thirst. cold am danger when he has
anything to DO love the spirit OF
manly Independence which moved n
copper ,oiored sage cnce TO beg that
/ I would intercede with the Greai
Father and throttle a pronosal TO send
rations to his people because It would
paUperize he young men and make
them slaves 90 the whites. have no
sympathy with the sentiment Nti.h
would throw the sonaw's bead bo, ia.
to the rubbish head and set her t.
maSiug lace Teach her lace making.
hy all means just as YOU would teach
her breadmaklng, as an addition TO
her stock Of profitable accomplish
ments but don't set down her beaded
moccasins as barharous while holding
up her lace handkerchief as a symbol
Of advarced civilization The indian
is a natural warri lr, a natural loei
clan. natural artist we have room
for all three in our highly organize J
social system Let as uot make the
mistake IN the process of ahsorbins
them OF washing out of them what
ever is distinctly indian. Our aborig
inal brother brings az his contribu.
tion to the common store of character
great deal which Is admirable ard
which needs only to he developed
along the tight lines. Our proper
work with him is Improvement. rot
transformation"
Mr. Lourp has made special study
Of the civil service laws and has been
a strong advocate of iheir extension
Relative to their application to the
indian service he has this to say
"Of the entire civil service of tho
United States no branch stands in
more urgent need of a strict merit
system OF appointment and tenure cf
office thar the Indian service, out in
none IS tho partisan spols system
more firmly intrenched. Successive
presidents have heea inundated by
threats Of the defeat OF favorite meas
ures unless they would consent TO slr-
render the patronage of this service
to certain senators ana representa-.
tivcs who had come to regard It as
a personal perquisite. To handle the
affairs OF an Indian agency as tney
should be handled requires not only
intelligence, decision of
character and a good ordinary educa-
tion. but a considerable knowledge OF
the Indian as a human being Of tribal
customs and tradition of the local
environment both hysical and moral. /
and Of official precedent Such l1nowl- I
edge is not born in a man it comes
Hy experience only. The effect Of fire.
quent changes of AGENTS, therefore. is
10 educate a series of pupils-somc
aid receptive. and others
not-for a position which no one of
hem is 10 hold after he is educated
for It 1t is safe 10 say that in a
century # service more good could
be done by keening in Office four duh
men for twenty FIVE years each than
twenty-five men for only four years
each. a dan man could at least have
ground into him hy a certain daily
routine duty some ideas devised by
persons Of broader intelligence. end
would have time left in which to make
practical use Of them; but the briPh
nan would no sooner ansDrb such
deas and prepare TO put them into
practice than he would nave 10 make
way for successor who, IN turn must
legin his education de novo Throw
ng aside even the question Of aequir-
ID deXterity In harding business. and
coming down to the mere nuran or
'ooial phase of the subject. the agent
md his Indians must become acQuaint-
ID n or Ter To establish those relations
# sympathy on The one nand and CON
idence on the othcr which are essen
iel to l'cessful agency administra
ion. The Iadian inherlts from MANY
of ancestors a sense of
elf funlcieney which makes him in.
olerant OF domination by a member !
# another race. and suspicious of the
incerity even OF Wen meant advances /
rom his on erseer. A horse with any