Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-10-30
rNDIscRIMIyATE BLAME.


Ed. REcoRD:-I have seen the frosts Of
many winters, and this long experiences.
connected with the advantage Of fair
education has taught me many problems
OF bard solution. but the hardest Of them
all is the proposition to mete out justice
to whom justice is due; in other words,
10 give every man that which his conduct
merits in the highest degree. This has
occurred to me in more vivid manner
and my thoughts have been exercised and
troubled more in the solution OF this
proposition since our Indian troubles
commenced a few months ago than ever
before.
Now, / am not writing an article for
your paper. but simply to call your a,ten-
ton to the fact that in our pilgrimage
here We ere passing over many things
that are of the most vital importance to
our existence so far az it relates to our
social relations. Render unto Caesar
the things that are Caesars " is often
quoted. but seldom complied with, but in
my estimation it is the only line OF
conduct on our part, that will save q ma
ton, or bold individual communities in
q condition Of quiet and peace. Now, il
some men in the Indian service have
acted dishonesty and badly, and others
have demenned themselves faithfully and
nobly in office, why should they all be
put upon the same level of dishonesty,
and the papers say "every devil OF
them should be in the States Prison."
Then, again, when an agent or other per-
son in the service, has been tried for
crimes the most heinous and found moi
| guilty, but exonorated in the most hon.
orabIe way, why should he not have the
benefit Of it in the public prints?
think man after having passed through
such an ordeal shines brighter than pure
gold, and should be called up higher, bu
he ia requested to resign and the cold
shoulder IN turned upon him. and thus
he dies.
The recent investigation into Indiar
affairs shows that far-reaching and mos
gigantic fraud is practised in all depart
ments Of this branch of the public ser
vice, from the highest to the lowest Of
fetal, tho trail OF the serpent is owe
them all and tho innocent suffer with tn
guilty. When commission meets to in
vestigato alleged fraud or criminality an
makes such whitewashing report as tn
last one did, it is only natural for tn
: press and public, knowing as they do tht
. fraud exists and seeing the impossibilit
q of exact justice being rendered. to pu
y them all in the same category. Yet sue
t placing Of villains where they belon
3 does but include that particular depart
8 ment, including Nebraska, Dakota an
r adjacent territory. As to the secon
3 proposition whether man proved to b
innocent should not be reinstated an
: promoted we agree with our correspond
3 ent that he deserves official endorsemer
t il proved to be honest. but such raj
D avis is seldom found; when charged wit
Q crime or connivince at fraud, if foun
II innocent he is rarely dismissed, but
9 the least faint Of suspicion rest upon hi
7. public morality as well as Government
r interest demand that he be discharged
o We have always taken the ground tn,
n there are good, well-meaning men in tt
n Indian service, and it is to those Yer
g officials that we look for whatever GOO
results may ensue to their unfortuna
charges and to the common cause
u humanizing civilization.