The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-01-22
GRATING MISSIONARY
AND FEDERAL AGENT
Come in For DenunciatiOn
as DiSturberS Of Red
Mans Comfy

The great closing struggle between
government by department and gov
ernment by right OF consent given
by the governed came toward the
closing hours in the senate Tuesday
afternoon.
On the one side were the mission
airy, ever prevalent with advice that
waA not asked for--fhe agent OF a
department who wishes tC hold his
position; on the other the one gov
erned.
Indians Spoke.
When the recess given for the
hearing of the mescal bean confer
ence was announced. Tuesday after
noon Major Schell Of the Cheyenne
and Arapahoe agency took the floor
to tell what he knew of the use of
so-called mescal. The speaker said
he had been with the agency here
in this state but trife over a year,
and cited only the evidence he had
gained from others The use Of the
pronoun "I' was the largest interest
in his address.
In news way II might be said
for the credit of the speaker that
he Is inexperienced as was attested
By the fact that he stated he wodid
draw his salary. regardless of the ac-
| ton of the legislative body or what
became OF the Indian as a race.
Waldow Replied.
James Waldow replied for the In
dians. explaining the difference be
| tween meseal as used by the MeNi-
I 10. ltf
the Indian of the plains adding that
he had returned from Mexico W it'll
a few bushels OF peyote. listing 10 the
custom officers as "mescalH aud was
about 90 irs arrested when the knowl-
edge he had the peyote was made
known to the officials
Wallow could use but broken Eng
lsh, making his strongest point when
he said mescal was made like the
American makes sorghum while pey-
ote is eaten or brewed In a different
manner. He declared il a remedy for
ills OF the body. and under no CON
dition harmful to the user in a phys
ical sense.
lrdian Commissioner Watson was
the second of the agents to address
the senate following the lines OF his
predecessor adding the information
forwarded to him by those making
the war against the peyote.
Chief Parker.
Quanah Parker Was introduced in
a beautiful manner by Senator Thom-
as. who declared the effort Of the
greatComanehe to better the condi-
ton Of his people did not permit of
debate
Chief Parker speaks English only
brokenly. and he is retiring for a
chief OF his great influence but he
declared the religious rites of long
| duration, aud added that he had used
the peyote for forty years, and found
# beneficial TO the body, declaring II
a medicine that no man had ever
surpassed.
coiber VindletiVe.
Mr., Colher, agent Of the govern
ment for the Sac and Fox and Iowas
declared that few OF my Indians
use the peyote but for three years
they have been addicted to H. and
he was beginning 10 believe they
were getting TOO lazy Il can at times
hardly get any work out OF them
and they lay around dreaming" etc
Boynton's English Failed.
Paul Boynton attempted 10 reply but
his English was SO bad he repeated
lie tried to tell that peyote was used
for the rligiOus rite of the Indians
I and according 10 the constitution OF
the government II could not be in
! terlered with by statute. but he was
understood only by those who are
accustomed 20 hear fun bloOds speak
One sentence that he burned into
the minds of his audience was, "Lei
{ my people have right
WEIGH Could Speak.
e Otto Welch. a Comanche was heard
and he, fresh from the walks of M,
Ia unison with the white man, could
5 speak Ne declared the twin curse.
P OF the Indian race was the mission
, any who begged for the Indian an,
used the money for selfish purposes
[ ami the dishonest agents who wanted
! their POSITIONS retained He, O
course, could not discern Che differ
elioe between the agents who wer,
crooked and those who were misled
+ hut each brought shame and sorrow
Z 90 the Indian, and each was hinderini
a the amalgamation OF the races.
standing before the senate and III
Z Interested yisitors, he asked "Win
, die pretty soon, YOU thinkq ms,
peyote and my family uses Il. and
I can say my word is good. my credi
= good aud J have SOME place In thi
. world. Worship the God OF IN,
white man, and nay wife and chill
= beileev the story of Jesus DO yol
!, Wish 60 deprive as 81 our form q
" Worship 90 pleasc few who canno
understand as. and some who 40 no
(. care % 90 COR
Mr. Welch spoke OF hs daughte
(, being sent home from Carlyle 10 dlt
2 and related how the use OF peyot