Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-02-04
poor, perishInr PiIlaeer ChiprewasI

- VIZ o'." ""p vouu
oenoe inithc good Intentions Of Agen
Smth, was evidehtly phastencd int
On approval OF tho contract withou
ftho knowledge that tho rightful own
lers OF part OF the timber had refugee
70 Tot u DO Sold, whhaut' the knowl
edgc that " had not been advertised
or'tne'eaie open To- fair competition
and under she belief that lndians, tnr
onient through starvation, yet dcsir
ing implements OF husbandry and
eesos, would be relieved In the early
1springv byrefercnce TO the report o
faSen' Terry you VIII learn that no i'm
p'ements OF hnsbandry or seeds wcr'
sent to those Indians, and that, conse
quentiy, they are disheartened sanl
almost starving. Even the $4,000
winch was TO have been paid under
tue terms OF the contract on the lsI
day OF May, was not received into th,
Treasury until after the exposure o
thisstupendous iniquiiyql lfthc Who'll,
truth In relation 10 this and Other
similar transaction In that region |,
brought TO light, l fear that the banc
ofwhite pillagers will outnumber theil
red brethren OF thai Lname. Secretary
Delano appointedifour commissioner,
10 examine this and other alleged
irregularities Of Agent Smith, and
they, supposing that they had power
TO subpoena witnesses, summoned me
before them at ST. Paul. Minnesota.
had not thought Of preferring charge,
against Agent Smith until after Tho
receipt OF that summons, when being
unable to attend in person, I prepared
charges at the request of Secretary
Delano. i append a paper from my
attorneys, who withheld the copy q
my charges that had sent TO them
because, us they say, 10 the midst of .
community personally Interested in
these lucrative contracts, AN examlna
lion bya commission without power
to compel the attendance of witnessc,
"can result in little more than farce.
After ! heard that instead of han ding
TO my attorneys The copy Of my lettcl
that | had enclosed 10 the commits
s'ohers, (tney wero gong through the
form an investigation, telegrnphec
tnem mat inspector Daniels, who wa'
present IN ot' faul at the request o.
.no oecietary Oh tne Interior, conld
invoke inc ana OF 'he Federal court
ana tnus enforce the attendance OF wit
nesses'
FROM the reply Of the commission.
ers inler ,nat tney acqnite content
WIN tne examination Of parties to 'h'
eon,rac' ana others i'kemlnoed, allow
ng .po Presencc OF an attorney io'
.ne accused, w,tnont having any one
present ,r 70 conuuot tne prosecution
ING veru'ce OF snch examiners can
n nass ,,,'; .'.',e 'nnuence upon the mind o.
my u's'"'ercs.eu person. stand
.eaoy 70 verify before q competent
'r'ouna' every cnarge that l made
against agent om'th or openly 10 re.
',ac. 'oeu', ana a'so 70 add numerous
cnargeS against ms conduct as Com
m'essomer oi ino'an Anairs, such as
'nc 'oHowing: ta .l0so
Without consulting the Board oi
Indian Commissioners, In accordance
withaspecificlaw OF congress, and with.
out advertising, Commissioner Smith
made extensive private contracts with
A IL. Wilder and Others, for supplies
and for freight, and substituted corn
for contract -four, and barreled pork
for contract bacon. Some Of the
vouchers approved by Commissioner
Smith for the expenses Of Indiansvisit.
ing Washington, give evidence ol
fraud, and surely there was great OK.
travagance in the allowance Of forty.
five dollars per trip to clerk in tho
Indian Office for railroad fares from
New York to Washington and back,
each time he spent Sundays with bis
family; also, six dollars o day for OK.
penses in addition TO his regular sal.
nry. These are mere Illustrations that
chance to be before me at the moment
and although trifling in amount, yet
they give indications of the general
management of tho office. l do not
claim that the Secretary Of the In.
terror is accountable for all these
irregularities, as vouchers are often
passed IN spite of his remonstrances
Thus, there had been persistent at.
Temp, Tor long time to foist upon
lne department u quack nostrum
o. oouo.iul morality. commissioner
Smitn purchased u 10 the extent oi
hve thousand dollars, and having d.
recled that It should be charged to
wv .uv 1pp'eppi.".'on lor pacc'ne c,rns, u
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