The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1872-08-16
LET HIM COME TO WICHITA.

Under the economy of our govern
mcnt, rs is well understood, the well
fare Of each tribe of Indians is looked
after by guardian, who is clothed
with power from our great father"
at Washington with which to protect
the innocent and oppressed red man as
he naturally rOams his hunting
grounds over. These guardian angels
oras adopts in stealing from the Golfers
of the great father and gOuging our
red brethren out of their rights in
times past-history furnishes no rivals.
These agents in turn were prOtec: ed
in their rapacity by other appOintees
STYLED superintendent. To cure some
of the abuses, which had been growing
ever since the days of William Penn,
esq, who was a Pennsylvania Quaker.
President Grant, upon taking his seat,
hit upon the happy idea of making
agents and supcrintcndcnts out of Qua
kcr timber. lie thought that the we'll
known friendly principles entertained
by this clan of citizens would work
wonders. Time, we presume, has de-
monstrated the wisdom of the policy.
not alone, but the general fricndliness
of the new guardians, who are not only
friendly to the Indians, but friendly to
their pockets and the pockets of their
friends. One friend, IIoag. has been
designated rs the superintendent
of the Indians and agencies south
Of Wichita. in the Indian coun-
try. Friend IIoag resides in Lawrence,
we believe, and Notwithstanding all
the threatened troubles to the settle
mcnts south of us. continues to take
his comfort and ease in the historic
city. That his headquarters should be
we think none who knows aught of
the business in hand. will deny. Wich-
tia is on the main trail that runs
through the territory in which trouble
is threatened. Hardly day passes
that some reliable news is not received
at this point of threatened trouble. I'M
til many settlers along the border of
the territory arc becoming alarmed.
Ualess this alarm is quoted. or its
cause removed, by those who are COM
missiencd and paid to do it. great dam
age will be done our people, and the
development of the country seriously
retarded.
Wichita is the point for Mr.. Hoag.
Here is railroad terminus and banking
facilities second to no point in Kansas.
But we are told that Mr.. IIoag excuses
himself by saving that Lawrence af-
fords his children better school facili-
ties. and yearly meeting house"
will be built at Lawrence. That Law
renee boasts a Quaker banker. who can
take care oftwo or three hundred thou
sand dollars of Indian credits we have
little doubt. but We suggest that Mr.
lioag is not being paid big salary to
live in Lawrence. where he can 90 TO
meeting and school his children. The
settler would rather that lIoag's chill
dren would grow up As ignorant as
=. Lo. the poor Indian whose untutored mind
Clothes him before. if not behind
than that their innocent babes fall
sacrifice to the interests of a meeting
house in Lawrence.
These Indian agents and supcrinten-
dents can do much toward holding the
Indians quiet. and as that is part of
their duty, and as that is what they are
paid for. we, for one, will be heard
from SO long as our people are threat
ened with danger. and SO long as the
hericrs and droYcRs are weekly robbed
by these breech-ciouted heathens, who
would show some respect for HoaQ's
authority should he interfere or stay
within reach. Are we right or wrong?