The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-14
SECTION THREE
Photos by Zee sSOorsOuse

shirt black vest, white mans
breeches and q broad, stiff brimmeo
black hat. But now he had donHed
his war bonnet. from the back Of
which there streamed-frOm his head
to his heeis-a row Of eagle feathers.
which. as he stood up, stuck straight
out. IN No-Shirt's face there was no
more distrust; his look was dignifed
and candid
Thus rugged out. the three chiefs
called me up before tepee full Of
their people, and. 90 the beating Of
tOm-tOms. WhirlWind touched me on
the shoulder with his feather wand
and said; You come; you see my peo-
pie. You sleep my tepse You eat him
my salmon You make him good news
paper. You friend my people. ] make
you UmaLilla chief. I give YOU FOR
name s-Tushtee-white man
language, High Eagle"
No Shirt, TO show me that he was e.
good fellow, took from his war bonnet
q small crescept-shaped ornament COW
cred with brass headed tacks. 10 each
tip &C which were tied small strips of
ermine and a white, dOwny eagle
feather. Making two holes, big enough
for June bug 10 crawl through. In
nay new DERBY he tied on to the side
OF it with leather strings this insignia
Of Office. And then. chjldEke. he asked
me to send him present. I now hold
an express receipt for Il bass drum, "all
same Salvation Army an accordion
and q tamboUrine. and with them. [
fancy, my friends and fellow chief
tains. Whirlwind. Tow-a-toi and No
Shirt viii make many night howl.
The hat ] wore-feathers and all-the
days that I remained IN the village.
and / now guard as a priceless treas
ure the plumes from No-Shirt's crown.
The pow-wOw over and some pic
lures made. j went outside the tepee.
/ looked down the long row Of taper
ing Wigwams. Happy groups OF red
men clustered here and there. peeped
in upon ono family, and there sat q
young brave painting the scalp Of his
sirlish sQuaw. A warm love glow lit
her eyes. I said in my heart. Il would
not disturb the peaceful life Of the In
dian. He is simple, hut he can feel,
he ought TO have at least Justice"
FirsJ-The Indian is human being.
He has rights. at least the rights %
an orphan. We must care for him II
he can't care for himself This ne can
not do if ne has 10 dealw it'll the sharp
white man.
SecOnG-The Indian is patient Their
plants are not heard as they should
be; else why did a business letter to
the government, such IS L have quoted,
go unanswered for sixty days?
Tbird-The Indian IS = child. He
VIII swap his birhtright for a toy. He
has faith in people. Give him the
right TO sell the land be has and he
won't have either his land or his money
long. The next step is the poorhOuse-
just a reservations what is the
use Of changing him from one reservs-
ton to another He has been showed
around too much already.
FOurth-We strive to save the buf-
falo, d mere beast Then should we
not also try 20 keep the few redmen
we have left? Their number each year
IS growing less We have more for
eign convicts in our prisons than VS.
have native Indians on our reseTVa-
tons.
True. they have made war against
us but they have also been our friends.
They had valleys in which they wanted
their ponies, not ours, 70 Craze: for
ests in which they wished 10 shelter
game for their feasts. and streams in
which they would FISH They fought
to keep them. How quickly we boiled
over to fight when England wanted 70
get into Venezuela even. II self pro
lection and the Monroe doctrine are
good Things Tor the white man, why
should they not be for the redo
Then what must we 90 with the IN
dian? AS he is now self supporting
from the rents Of his land. let us not
only continue to teach him TO use the
plow but let us, as many = man fear
ful for the welfare of his children wills
his fortune so they cannot squandeF
IL, tie upon our red wards the lands
ne now has, forever and q. DAY.
Copyright, 1904, by Charles ".
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