New-York tribune., 1911-12-11
INDIAN TURNS CRITIC
Dr.. Eastman Talks to Visiting
Governors at Dinner.
PRAISES HIS OWN RACE
John Hays Hammond, Host of
the Evening, Pelted with
Scented Missiles.

The visiting governors finished up their
day yesterday rather late ct night. Indeed.
Il was this morning before time was called
10 their attention with sufficient emphasis
70 make them heed. They were then en-
gagged in the pleasant task Of throwing
scented missiles at the head OF John Hays
Hammond, who had entertained them with
a dinner at the Waldorf, and a reception
afterward in the rooms Of the Rocky Noun
tain Club.
Well along IN the evening the governors
decided that they would say a few things
about their host and some other matters
and Governor Oddie OF Nevada was chosen
/ 10 start them off in their proper turns. Dr.
/ Charles A. E Eastman Is not the Governor
| Of any Western state. He is full-olooded
Waniton Sioux, and this distinction caused
. him 10 be !nterpolated after Governor Carey
Of wyoming had expatiated on the oppor-
/ tunities for Eastern capital In the West.
/ After remarking that the Delaware Ind
| lans in the time Of the early Dutch settlers
| had called Manhattan Island the place
where all men got drunk. Or. Eastman
/ freed his system OF few thoughts or an
/ INDIGENOUS American citizen on modern
civilization.
/ Jacob Astor charge Indian rs for jean
pantaloon." gaid he, barring mis- teeth ana
/ speaAing in the quaint Wapiton dialect.
"rhriftiness OF business don't go beyond this
| earth. 7 rather be Sioux warrior every
time. You call US heather Indians. but We
got more philosophy than you. This little
| thing Of corn and wheat mean little TO US
: but tremendous thing TO you In Wall street.
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/ time. but the sioux go beyond that TO
| patriotism. Even enemy come TO his camp
/ he give him best and usher him out to his
/ line. You can't go beyond that
your philosophy half heaven, half he'll.
D How can II be different? You say world q
round and round-so-half time you top
side. half time YOU bottomside. Your phi
losophy not true. Indian true philosopher
Make Quaker run like hell half hour when
he want to make treaty.
4 Indian original, indigenous American
citizen. II Indian get drunk you advertise
il all over You got Indian for president
nro TEN Senate. why don't you advertise
/ that Senator Curtiss mother fun blood
/ cav. The original Indian was respecter
of rights. You never convicted an Indian
/ Of blowing I'D d bridge. The Indian stands
on his treaty aud .ry hold you up 10 moral
4 contract. Maybe you don't hold up and he
| take scalp.
well. what Is scalping? You go 20 war
and blow Up d whole city in an iron fort
/ on the sea. You call that civilization. In
dian take one scalp and YOU say, Sa-a-av-
age But Indian respect your marvellous
civilization. we have some Of the finest
agricultural land in Minnesota and we
otfer sell II you for 5 cent acre. But we
cant get that for IT, You take It FOR
nothing. Oh. yes. Indian sa-a-avage! But
We respect your marvellous civilization
As preliminary TO Dr. Eastman, Gov
ernor Norris. OF Montana. filed three ex-
ribits Of Montana citizenship 20 compare
with the men or New York. They we're +.
A. Heinze. John p. Ryan and ex-senator
". a. Clark.
Governor Dix renewed MS welcome 20
this state Of the Western Governors, and
endeavored 10 correct their impressions of
Wall Street, which, he said, was con-
gress OF every state in the Union. II was
working out, be explained, the industrial
problem Of every state and the financial
problem Of the world.