National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-04-23
FROM THE PEOPLE.
VARIOUS TOPICS OF CURRENT INTEREST

VARIOUS TOPICS OF CURRENT INTEREST
The Government Printing Ofice-Indinn |
Agencies In Oregon - The County :
Schools, &c, &c.
INDIAN NATrERs-A QUESTION or FACT.
10 ire Afiiior If ne National Republican
Sm The communication OF "T., " In your issue
Of last Friday, exhibits on the writer's part q
total mlsconcepton Of purpose and q special dis.
closure Of his ignorance. The article OF core
gonlan" has no other purpose and aim than to
dlsproye the mischlevous and erroneous state
ment Of Indian Commissioner smith, that
"agsnts and employees on Indian reservations
were persons among whom he would not care to
go, unless in company Of police oficer;r while
poor at" could only see In 1t a question Of date
as to rcappolntment OF agents. "T.r virtually
does not deny the fact Of the commissioners hav-
Ing so stated. The memory Of "T.r seems TO
have been sucking OF three years OF age. Had
he lived In my locality he would have known
that Rev. Mr.. Wilbur was the Simcoe agent al
most six years, the Warm Springs agcqt over
four years, and Agent Connoyer an eIh ployee
peace commission was born, and that their acts,
labots and successes were not surpassed, II
rheir employees long ago, In many instances
the same as now, were without exception per-
sons OF undOubtel honesty, morals aud worth.
The statement Of Commissioner Smith was not
limited TO time, space or exception, and, as made,
partook OF the character OF censure upon those
whom "Oregonlan" probably, and whom I posi-
lively know,and whose characters Will defend to
thelast knew the employees on several reserya-
tons In Oregon and Washington Territory eight
years ago, and long before any change OF policy.
saw them on the week day and the Sabbath in
their conscientious and untirinR labors for the
welfare OF those In their care, aud while the
iomlnlssloners remark may be true as to the
Indian reservations In hts more immediate ylcin-
ty. beg OF him TO except hereafter from such
inarges, those In Oregon not liable thereto. As
long ago as iS65 I personally knew that upon
some ten Indian reservations on the Pacific
soast schools and churches were Instituted and
supported by constant effort OF agents and en-
ployees, and the Government supplied the proper
teachers. Every inducement was offered TO In.
itruct the Indians In secular employment and
Nth the exception, perhaps, OF the appointment
u denomlnational agents, in q great measure
pesoe PU ~ Saek on W. s1 ~, ?. ,n,ags
md success IL only In the name.
OF the four reservation agents referred to By
"T, and two OF which he AYERS were Openly
pronlgate and immoral, u not dishonest" per
,Onally know three. Knew Major Boyle, OF the
Umatilla agency, as nrst-class agent and per-
feet gentleman; Captain Smith, OF smcoe, went
H beyOnd his physical strength IN earnest,
proper work for his wards, and Captain Mitchell,
4 Warm springs, was terror to shoddy con-
FACTORS, and as his legal adviser know him as an
intlring man In punisnlng lntrniers, whether In
tw or In fact, upon his reservation. Nj. Will
ours agency, admitted by "r" to be a model one
$ no more so now than In 1883, when I spent
month there enjoying his hospitality and homo.
Then, as now, hts employees were married
nen, aud, with perhaps two exceptions, church
members. His agency Isl model one, because
20 true peace policy he adds an unbending ex-
srclse OF Justice, crime goes not unpunshed,
Inl dlsobedIence Is atoned for by the earring
4 irons AMI thc experience Of skookum house;
he offender Ia never allowed TO escape, and no
Useless palaver averts sentence.
With your permission. I propose In your col.
INNS to give my views on more important ques-
J. O. &nsoS.
ruE GOVERNMENT PRINTING oPFicK TO TaE
RESCUE.
10 hs EilfOr u hs Saiioadi Republican:
SIR: In your paper Of the nth instant appeared
IN article with this heading: "a Gentle Hint to
Mr. clapp AMI Ills Superintendent" signed
ECONOMIST" The drift OF his argument II,
hat because Colonel Clapp could not or did not
dive him hearing when he called at hls once
With q letter from "member OF Congress" &c.,
'ut turned him over to Captain Bgan, the very
tlncient and gentlemanly foreman Of printing,
therefore, the once Of superintendent ought to
ipon the President aud present him q letter
written by 4 "memher Of Congress" urging aud
equesting the appointment OF the bearer TO
idce In tue Interior Department, and he should
" informed by the President that the Secretary
Il the Interior was the proper person TO whom
pappy LOT sucn an ONCE AS Ecohomlst ue.
/ lred, wouli NC argue tnat because ihe pIesluent
Toes not hosolutey oontIoi hnu ulvtAte IN tne
| lateI OF az tne APPOINTMENTS 70 eierksh.ps w
| ne seNeIh departments tneTel9te lne once OF
feslleht II "sih'cure' anu ought 10 oe
| sbonsheu.
"hcohOnist say ne went 70 the once armed
| WIN me ietteI horesalu-no, 70 ASK plAoe 70,
| ,lmselt, Dut ioI man cr,ppieu ~ the arny-inu
nay the supeIlhtenuent uecilneu 70 see nun &C.
| WIN tne evlueht lnlenuon OF conveying tne IN,
| resslon, that because this man was erippleI
| .huler tneIeioIe NC o9uu MT setsinpioyhenta ~
| ne uovernInent pruning ounce. now tne iagt u
| Ateht 70 everybody, ny iehst IN the once, mat
nave oeen solulet IN tne loyaI army anu AZ
i ne same tlne coinpeteht anu Worthy Is the pest
| ssomlnennauona iiAn ueslI'nHa pace ln that
/ ,nce eau nave, W tne scores oi lnen hnn women
| the wives anu uanghters o. our ueah heroes)
/ 'oW ~ Worh tneIe can tssuIy, ,-
/ EconOmN says Nnere ne Dohrus theIe are
NUMBER OF PRIMERS, hnu IN tnlking win one ne
earned mat the ioIeman sMvortes get rs per
| week whilr ms informant was HettlnR " Or "
ess pee Week Ihls lhiOImant anu ieiiow-
| 'OaIueT was as ecohom'csi OF he truth as ECO
| lnhlsi. Tue truth w. tnAt VI tue men IN tue
| 'nee lprlnteIsl gettS per week, provided they
| re eapanle o. earhlng u; iuhneIstand Tue RUE
i week; or, ln other words, all have the same OPP
"