Arizona citizen., 1873-05-24

them their lives. They tell hin sor
 rowfully just what he likes and Is ureu,red to hear dad belicve; how
 much they have suffered in the .u,,a.yor to serve their ma ster aud the, cause of hum unity; how they are d,.spised and hated by their fellow men for thls suffering, etc., or if their clrcer of c,Ime has oeen too open they
 freely confcss that they have hot been as good as tiny Oug1t. but then they
 never had forgotten the early teacn- iup, of their uIother, and as salvation Is uf.rld to all who repent. they had now shouldered the Gross and the heavier the burthen the better they
 would be pleased.
 w.. need not tell our readers in Ari- zoua that as d general rule this class of men are the most concentrated pre- ciou, scouudrels that ever deserved to look through prison bars. Our gospel represeutatIve nleets on the other hand
 bluff. hard-6sted, independent men,
 who have roamnd over the wilds of America; have seen humanity ill every form are frank, free, open and fear less, aud who know the Indian from
 wears of daily contact. They tell him perhaps i'll language more forcible than elegant the true practical condition of affairs. He turns from them in sor- row at the depravity of human nature, and reports to his church that his acquaintance with the subject only confirms and strengthens his previous convictions. He goes to his field of duty his Christian friends rob and steal from the Indians, and the h. dians in turn rob and murder the whites. Complaints are made; he asks the Indians and they declare that they have not done 1t. It Is true they have been absent from the res ervation but they only went off to gather mescal; of course they did not do it. These crimes are repeated time and again the citizens trail these
 raiders to the reservation, complaints
 are made so often that the agent is called upon from Washington fol
 inform ation. Straightway he i'll
 dignantly denies the foul charge, and
 hurls it back with Christian rage
 upon those who made 1t. And not
 content with his own denial, he forth
 with sends affidavits to sustain him
 by all the good men who surround
 him. He rests his case, his report
 goes to Washington and at once the
 Associated Press gets hold of 1t, and il
 is circulated broadcast throughout
 the land. But 1t does not cure the
 evil, for the murder of innocent peo.
 pie goes on just the same as before
 Now we have said this much on tht
 basis that our Christian friend is al
 honest deluded fanatic, but there i: another and not a very small class WI
 have to deal with. They are composed
 of those who want to turn an homes
 penny and find that salary of $1, ,5O(
 or $2, ,OOO will not do it. We have no
 space in this article to describe him Like Nero he can dance and fddl, } with delight while Rome is buring !, He drinks and carouses with the citi zens, but to the Indian departmen
 he sends communications that will b, read a century hence when he is gone and his evil deeds are forgotten, ant the reader will exclaim, alas what good man then passed in his check. and passed away Having no othe , motive but to tell the truth and a. near as possible give correct idea O ) the practical operation of the peac policy, we are frank to say that occa , sionally an agent is sent who develops different qualities from the two abov described. By nature he is frank just, and possessed of good common sense. He appreciates at glanc that he does not know everything ; and just as fast as facts develop tn absurdity of his former erroneou ) theoretical teachings he casts then } aside and adapts himself to such course of action as will do equa justice to all men regardless of rac } or color. In his reports he tells tn , plain unvarnlshed truth. He vii } not lie neither does he steal, and as 5 consequence he soon finds himself be t tween two very disagreeaole fires 1 The peace party at the east do no 3 like him because "he speaks out i 3 meetin'" and tells disagreeable truth about race of people that they ar \ holding up as akin to saints. Tn |, corrupt camp-followers and reserva