Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-05
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On the other side, the pressure brought
to bear upon the officials by the whites in
opposition to the just rights of the full
bloods is tremendous. Nearly all the news
papers. the lawyers. the politicians, the
business men, the grafters, spectators and
their allies are constantly bringing pres
sure upon the courts and other United
bloodS. "
Mr. President there are thousands of
white people in this territory who other
wise are good people, yet who seem to
actually and conscientfously believe that a
Iull-blood Indian has no rights that a white
man need respect; that it is no sin to cheat
Iuii-biood The moral law does not apply
- Iul-plood Indian. The Golden Rule
mas no place in this territory. Toward the
1ull-blood Indian there is no teum; it is all
meum.
Onslaught for the Secretary.
"A great onslaught has been made upon
Mr.. Hitchcock, the Secretary of the Inte-
rior by all the papers and nearly all the
white people and mixed bloods of this ter
ritory. They designedly checkmate every
rule and regulation he has made, unless it
Is to their decided advantage By their
actions 1t would certainly be concluded, by
an impartial looker-on, that Mr. Hitch
COCK duties are to regard their interests
ana wishes supreme, and that the full
bloods interests should not be considered,
Ihey have studied how to thwart every one
or his rules to make them imperative and
obnoxious. The truth is, it is battle royal
between the government and this army of
able, versatile and INSCRIPTIONS white men,
VINO are determined to obtain possession of
all the lands and the resources of this rich
territory, without any care for the rights of
the full-bloods. Thus far the government
has had the worst of it, Will it be con-
quered? Must the fulI-bloods go down?
This episte is long. but l beg to bear
testimony to some faithful soldiers of the
government in its battle with this army of
grafters and their allies. Some of the
united States judges have tried to be faith
Iul ana just to the full-bloods. Indeed most
Oh them are thus Judges Humphrey and
Dickerman have proven themselves true
friends to the full-bloods.- The judges of
the citizenship court, Messrs. Adams Foote
and Weaver, have been true men, They
mad great opportunity to feather their
nests with large moneys as brides from the
court claimants. But 1 believe they have
been incurruptible. They were fair and
square to the claimants and just to the In
Gians' Their decisions have been righteous.
They deserve, from the government and all
good people, the plaudit We'll DONE good
and faithful servants. 1t would certainly
be greatly to the interest of the full bloods
Ii these men could be continued to help
close up the business of this vast estate.
Proposed New Judges.
ITO another thing 1 beg to call your at
tentlOn-tne new law proposed in Congress
to appoint probate judges who are to have
charge of the appointment of guardians for
the orphan and minor Indian children and
their estates. Here is an opportunity for
tremendous wrong-doing or right doing
Just and righteous probate judges will be a
stone wall of defense for these Indian chill
dren. But they must have wills of steel and
backbones Of IRON Weak, corruptible men
will turn these poor Indian children and
their property over to a great pack of
wolves
But the greatest danger of all to these
full-bloods will be to open this territory to
licensed whisky saloons. This will destroy
them faster than anything else. / beg to
say, after deliberate consideration and after
earnest prayer, that 1 believe it would be
better for the government to send regi-
ment or two of soldiers out here and have
these full-blood Indian men shot to death
than to open this territory to whisky sa-
looms 1t would be more mercful
Mr. President, "a, coo thousand full-blood
Indians in this territory, poor dependent
heartbroken, with a competence rightfully
belonging to them. are looking to you, to
Mr.. Hitchcock, to Mr.. Leupp, to the best
men in Congress, to the republican party, to
save them from an army of 100000 whites,
backed up by at least 10000 of their own
people, so called. who forcing them
down to pauperism and death.
''Oh sir, can you save them?
PLEASE pardon this letter. ! have given
my whole life to these. full-blood Indians
and love them