The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-08-09
CHIEF GOOD VOICE DYING
TRIBAL CHIEF OF ALL THAT RE.
MAINS OF SIOUX NATION.
LIES IN HIS OAK TREE TEPEE
His Dying Statement Dictated to His
Grand'on, in Which He Outlines
His Career as Related to the Gov.
eminent.

His Career as Related to the Gov.
eminent.
Bonestecl, S. d., Aug. Especial to
The News: Old Chief Good Voice,
chief of all that remains of the Sioux
nation, is dying in his tepeo on Oak
creek, in Meyer county, near the Roce-
bud agency Good Voice has always
been pCaceable Indian, and had his
councils been given due weight many
of the fierce battles of the past with
the red men would have been avcrted.
He Il now SO years old, and ceiling
the approaCh of death, he last Satur-
day dictated the following statement
to his grandson, Moses Good Voic
who is stenographer and took the
words in shorthand. After giving the
statement Good Voice r0qu q. ed that
1t be published as his last word to his
people and to the government at
Washington
always obeyad the rules of the
government.
When the gov eminent asked us to
the first one to send m'ne. In order
to keep our children on the resel va
ton / asked the government to keep
the GchCols on cur res rvation.
| always looked to the good govern
ment, and ther, ore | asked for a
church.
| | have no grudge against the people
of the United States. That is one lea-
sen | wart the governm mt to hear
| fIC m me.
BY our disobedi2nce the government
4 ed 10 have war with the Ildi ms.
But | alH US took the government
part ard holped them. What | mead
by helping the government is: When
Gene.al Sherman had a fight with the
ChCy 9nnes " Cheyenne sh rise
und + Sherman, ahd 4 d. NJ" duty
| Filled the Cheyenne.
The soy yrnm ent asked the Indian
to consider whether they Will help the
Cover pmart BY acting as 4 ut3, which
| was the fist member, holding tho
Office as sergeant
The government asked me to be
SOOd beth to the Irdans and viii IS,
which the governme 1T knew that | had
well .dlfilled. LII about 1876 an Indian
killed a white nan and the army of
| fees eque4 led the Indians to turn
the Indian ov ei to the arthol tiles
Bat the Indians we're afraid to ar. st
him, so | vert and arre.ted him and
took him to the authorities.
Ia the .ane year C 'azy Horse, one
of cur chief wIrliCis was arrested in
our camp and | waG ordered to take
him to the fort, which did and that
same day he was killed by the soldiers
ARCHER tin" two white men who
were CA rying neil jcom camp Sheli
dan to Rlack Hills got into a tr, able
which relults in the killing of ore an
other. Chief S Gotted Tail was notified
to Rave the other white man arrest I'd
ard | was oide.e ed to frrest him, " hich
| did and turn him ever to authorities
which afterwa,ds he was burg for his
crime
| There is times when the govern
ment killed my relatives and take my
no, Sc, End aSain the Indians killed
my relatives and take my hor. IS. But
II st2Cd for peace. | might express
that | was defeated on b, IN sides
General Harvey killed twenty-five rel
atives of mine and took my horses.
The gov eminent sent Red B oad, who
YVES my uncle to make peace with the
, Indians. But the Indians found on
that Red Beat was on the govern
!, ment's side, overpoweTed him, ant
his party were badly slaughtered
These Indians were composed of tribe!
, from Cheyennes, Ogalallas and Rose
bud Sioux.
l have been to Washington severa
times as delegate, and on these occa
sions | have fully represented m!
people on good government. | hav,
always looked for good government
therefore l asked the government t
: hear from me once more.
shake hands with our agent, tn
! officials at Washington, also my frien,
Right Rev, VIM. Hare, Bishop of Soutl
Dakota.
Last evening as l lay in my tepe
/. saw the sun go down and in fey
r minutes after all was darkness.
e knew 1t would rise again and its gold
en- rays would light the earth ono
2 more and l thought that tonight m
: life light would go out but l feel sur
:. that soon l would see light again /
4 the presence of the Great Spirit, tn
j, Father of us all. AS quietly as tn
t twilight deepens into the darkness c
l. night, so quietly and certain will m
life light go out, for I'm old and m
y time has come. Shake hands, Indian
/, and whites, Good Voice hears tn
d Great Spirit say come. I'm goint
e I'm not afraid Morning has COM
goodbye, good-bye!