The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1908-05-23

uicS VI tuSlT ncdiIS. ihC EFOoi SAi"
of nature knew not the God of revela-
ton, but the God of the universe he
acknowledged in everything around.
He beheld Him in the star that sunk
in beauty behind his lonely dwelling,
in the sacred orb that famed on him
from his midday throne, in the flower
that snapped in the morning breeze,
in the lofty pine that deied thous-
and whirlwinds. in the timid warbler
that never left it's native grove. in the
fearless eagle whose untired pinion
was wet in clouds, in the worm that
crawled at his feet, and in his own
matchless form, glowing with a spark
of that light to whose mysterious
source he bent in humble though blind
alteration"
All this has passed away. Across
the ocean came the pilgrims bark,
bearing the seeds of life and death.
The former were sown for you; the
latter sprang up in the path OF. the
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simple native.
The Indians were able to annihilare
the early settlers, as they did Raj
eigh's colonists. Soon they found the
colony under Capt. Smith too strong
SO they were pushed from the shores.
Next the Pilgrim lands in New Eng
land, and the Red Man is driven from
the shore, and the White Man gets a
foothold. Then it is not long before
the White Man gains control of the
whole eastern shore, as far west as
the Appalachian mountains. jealous
| les arose Aamong the Indians, some
fought with some Of the white men to
destroy their clansmen, thus aiding
the white men to destroy Indian pow
er forever To illustrate this take
for examples the Algonquins and tho
Iroquois-the Algonquins friends of
the French Canadians, the Iroquois
allies to the English, and the people
of New York. rs
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the white men, have been driven from
pillow to post, and still they retain
their self respect. They are proud
i of their ancestry, and glory in the vir-
tues of their race.
The North American Indians were
self supporting as long as they could
+. roam the forests and plains. The
| change came when all the valleys OF
u the United States were settled; when
the wild beasts were not SO lnumer
Gus; the hunting fields plowed, and
the fishing grounds navigated. Then
! the problem Of existence was present
ed to him in new light. Therefore
} to confine him to reservation, AM
leave him to provide for himself
would have meant determination, sc
our government has prepared for Its
wards by issuing rations. Twice
: each month rations are given to more
! than forty.five thousand Indians, %
> whom nearly eighteen thousand be
long to the great Sioux nation. The
Sioux, in their treaty made an agree
ment with the white man, which says
: that rations are to continue until the.
, are able to support themselves. Un
e ider such conditions, why should In
i dams seek to be self supporting? 1
!, there Is no need for work why SHOULD
9 he learn how to work? In other words
1 as class the Indian has no need TO-
: an education. We hear a great dea
e about the Indian being civilized off tht
4 face of the earth. The Indian popu
0 lation of the United States is abou
D two hundred, and seventy thousand
: AS matter of fact it has been dimin
i jished very little since the day of CO
n lumbus.
/ Often it has been demonstrated tina
: the Indian is not lacking in intelli
e gence, and that he can become goo'
y citizen. Not very long ago there wa
d a time when it was a serious ques
y ton whether the Indians could be ed
# ucated and merge themselves int
e American life as civilized men. TIL
e first schools were short lived. Grad
VI ually, however, much better progress
was made through the fact that tn
e Indians came in contact with civilize
81 man and observed his ways and II
k dustries. The triumph of civilization
le the mower of prosperity, the wonder