The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-21

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sed mind Of universal strength, but
slow and plodding with little genius
and few talents to manage a great
war. He was disconnected and en-
vious of others with greater influence
and in meeting questions in or out of
council, with such men as Keokuk he
was chur!ish, he had no lofty aspira-
ton for his nation and coming from
the city which bears the name Of Chief
Keokuk, beg to speak a word in his
behalf. He was a dignifed, proud
man with a good share of talent and
vanity enough to force into action all
! the wit and judgment he possessed.
At the close of the Black Hawk war
in 1898, which had ragged with disas-
trous effects along the frontier, Keo-
kuk was acknowledged chief Of the
Sacs and Foxes by General Scott. His
appointment as chief was in conse-
quence Of the friendly position he
had taken during the war, holding
two-thirds of the warriors neutral,
which no doubt was the cause of the
sudden and successful termination of
the war. and the means Of saving
much bloodshed. No Indian chief was
better known at that time, he visited
Washington, the seat Of government
and other Atlantic towns and made
speeches before thousands, contend1ng
for his peoples rights in their stipu-
lations with the U. S. government for
the sale of their lands. He was
powerful orator and apparently Dene-
| trating the inevitable DESTINY IF the
whites, he conformed TO it and used
/ his great genius to gain for his REQ.
pie the greatest good. While Black
Hawk was steadily plottinr fH~ w"r.
! Keokuk was planning to secure for
his people good homes and large an
nuities, and these he secured to their
very great benefit. Nevertheless. his.
torians often compare the two chiefs,
Black Hawk and Keokuk, to the dis
paragement Of the latter.
Thinking people ought today to be
able to understand as never before the
viewpoint of these two men, Black
Hawk for war, Keokuk for peace. and
is not the world today lined up on
one or the other Of these two sides,
peace or war?
keokuk as Peace Advocate.
I am inclined to think if Keokuk
could come back in the flesh adyocat-
ing the peace propaganda, he would
be a popular American. He was a
diplomat and a politician. he knew
that the Indian was not match for
the white mans drilled soldiers. and
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that the Indian tribes could not COM
pete with 1t. That the Indians mode
of warfare was not comparable with
the white mans drilled soldiers. and
seeing all this he was wise enough
to stand for peace. We cannot read
all that passed through Keokuk's
mind as with that blank stolid In
dian face he stood before his tribe and
delivered his ultimatum to the Sacs
in the eloquent speech which history
records and which made him war
chief, II have heard with sorrow that
YOU have determined to leave our viii
lage and cross the Mississippi merely
because you have been told that the
Am orleans were coming In this direc-
ton. would you leave our village, de-
sert out homes and fly before an enc
nv approaches? Would you leave all.
even the graves Of our fathers to the
mercy of the enemy without trying to
defend them? Give me charge Of your
warriors and I will defend the village
while you sleep"
Keoklk was not a coward; his
greatest weakness was a fondness for
the white mans greatest enemy, fire.
water. and he fell victim to that
vice.
On the bluff overlooking the great
Father of Waters he loved go well,
the Keokuk chapter D. A. R. has eerct-
ed a portrait statue OF Chief Keokuk
in bronze. It is the work of Miss Mel
lie Walker and said by DR.. Gunsaulus
to be one Of the finest Indian statues ex-
tant. This will preserve for all time
the likeness OF the real Indian, which
is passing with years.
Black Hawks Memorial.
Black Hawk, too. has his memorial.
Overlooking Rock river and the broad
fertile valley which was his birth
place and the spot he loved the best
in all the world. dorado Taft has cree
ted a monument which he hopes may
outlast the sphinx 1t was my plea
sure last summer to motor with a
party Of friends to the small town
oregon, there we found what we were
seeking, a giant memorial that is at
tracing attention throughout the
world. 1t stands on lofty promon-
tory across the river from Oregon, Ill,
and is the work of dorado Taft. 1t
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