Year: 1876

mat had said by those who fought with General
Custer and those who had fought against him. The
probability that the gallant Custer had made mistake
was one too foolish to keep in Custer
may have been impulsivc, but the only
fault considered by those who blame him
was his failure. Had he been successful his name and
tame would have been inscribed in history for OF
the most daring and gallant efforts recorded Crit-
clsm is very ready at all times upon the poicy OF the
government IN the treatment oi the Indians and yet
but very little Is really known upon that i'm porant
question In settling the Indian problem the soldier
mas always been tue chief agent Honor Mas paid 70
Valor ana so valor was made abundant To-day the
eyes of those brave men the Plains in the Far West
are upon us. Let us be true to these soldiers who
leave Their homes their wives tEer children and have
abandoned all comforts that they may punish the
savage and thereby protect the homes OF their fellow
countrymcn and vindicate the power OF the govern
ment in maintaining the law of tho land They
nave gone forth TO punish the Indian lends
IN human form who have burned the homes
OF white settlers burned fathers and children and raw
ished poor, helpless women. This Is the question
which is before tho soldier to-day The speaker next
the indian CHIEF Saniana. 1t was against such people
thai General Custer went forth to tight. MI Fulton
briefly sketched the antccedents OF Custer, whose
name, he said, was inscribed on the roll OF fame for
deeds OF valor performed the Army OF the Potomac
When the dark


CLOUD OF INDIAN


arose. at time whom he but lieutenant colonel CT
the seventh cavalry Generals sherman aud Sheridan
both said TO Custer, ''Wc you to come on here
~" '"n. 'Hc nv" uSnihSt 'utsc ihu'ahS ~" nv
obcycd the summons.


IL hs been said Custer that he was very vain and
.ul OF ambition He has been accused of being proud
o his personal appearance All that sort OF vanity does
exist not unfrequenty among many brave and intci-
ecual men and women. But there Was one thing IN
Custer which every good man and woman must feel
proud Of He was beautiful IN the purity OF his cha
racter. lie pure of nature. He had no camp
vices He never drank liquor, did he use tobacco
IN any shape He had an especial affection Tor chill
drcL, whom he gathered about him IN camp ana Tor
an hour each day taught Them TO read and SPELL hns
the hearts OF the little scholars with the beauties oil the
inspiration OF hs genius. lie was as


POND THE PES


MS he was Of the sword and his "iic tho Plains "
tho speaker said was VOL worth being read by all
young men, as graphically and gracefully ,wrttep GHs
memory for minute details and incidents was very re-
markab,c There is no exagecration In his description
lie was every inch soldier and may be termed Tho
Murat OF the army AS cavalry leader be had no su-
perlor. Mr. Fulton then proceeded to discuss


THE QUAKER POLICY


of dealing with the red men. They have taste for
civilization. They are lazy and unwilling TO DO work
or TO do good When you Chrstlanizc the Indian, how
ever you will wake up God in the man. Through
religion alone can the savage be reached
All the Quaker policy has done for the savage
has been to give him the best guns 10 the world ami
promise him more supplies But 1t has not made him
willing to work. When Custer sent to fight these
savascs he abandoned all hope OF military renown.
He knew the Quaker sentiment and the sympathy per-
vadng the land for " the poor INDIAN 'the defence
less red man - He knew il was asked sArc not these
white men gutyY" and 'Are the poor Indians
guilticssy' There were no bonors for Indian hghting.
General Sheridan had written IN one Of his reports on





able TO dictate terms 10 the Indian until had pun
ishcd him. If white man commits murder he Is pun
shed, but If an Indian murders anybody give arms
and better fare. Civilization can never civiliZe the
Indian. Labor, the warriors say, is only tit for the
squaw Sitting Bull has said he will "drivc the whites
to the sea-" IL is not true that General Custer
started this Indian war now wagng. He simply went
where he ordered TO CO. and there he did his duty
nobly. The law Of the land must be carried into
effect on the Plains well IN every other part OF
the country TO accomplish this work the soldier is
astal in the hand OF the government Tho times are
iull OF peril There strife between tho negroes
and the whites in the South and men everywhere arc
out OF labor. The remedy must come in tho form OF
public sentiment born in religion. Religion must
into fashion because 1t Is right The only power
OF right in The world comes from Gods rule IT, and
Gods rule be felt the Plains. Nothing else will
do Tor these people Act undcrstnndngy, then, that
you may gird the government cncctuay in doing
It's nobc work. Right must takc hold of the heart OF
man, because II is right In conclusion, Mr. Fulton
paid high tribute to the nobo young Western general
who had died in the performances OF his duty, In tha
protection of the frontier homes and upholdng the su
prcmacy OF his counry's laws.