Baum

Baum suggests that all of the Indians should be killed off. He defends this statement by saying that they are a broken people with nothing left, not even there dignity, so they should not "suffer" a miserable like. He goes on to say that they will be forgotten in history because it will be overshadowed by the gain of the American people.

How disrespectful was that?! It's horrible for anyone to think of another human as less than themselves but he has taken this insult to another level. He describes them as broken but neglects to tell why they are this way and that they have fought back against the early settlers. Everything was stripped from the Indians because of greed without any consideration.

Calling the Indians "untamable creatures" set the tone of the editorial. The Indians are seen as animal-like, being that they are "supposedly" wild and vicious. Fearing for their safety, the only way to survive is to kill all of the Indians.

Baum ends his second editorial with the quote, "When the whites win a fight, it is a victory, and when the Indians win it, it is a massacre." This quote suggests that the whites believe that they have the right to control and kill the Indians because they are inferior beings who needs to be conquered and civilised. When the Indians retaliate against the whites for taking what was never theirs to in the first place, it's not acceptable and they are suppose to be severely punished and murdered. This is another idea that was held that led to shameful events for Americans today to look back on.