Arizona citizen., 1875-11-06
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metropolitan journals. Nearly sil
 the editors of the great journals oi the couutry, are disgracefully igno- r.1,t of Indian affairs, and seem to grow in such ignorance and stupidity. MT. Weuore has made careful ooserva- t;a5s of Indian wants and habits among Indians in their own homes' and he has also been close and in- teligent observer of the transactions of the Indian Bureau in Washington. We don't think any one acquainted
 with him. doubts that he is man of sterling honesty. Whether or not he
 writes sll that appears in The Alta on Indian matters, we do not know but believe his correct views have
 been impressed upon the conduct oi
 that journal in this regard. October I23. The Alta had the following;
 Some of The Associated Press dis patches are models of stupid diploma lev. Notice the following from The Bulletins Washington dispatch of
 last evening:
 "There is : prospect that the Indian
 service will be turned over to the War
 Department. When Chandler was ID the Senate he advocated such change in moro than one speech. Heretofore,
 any movement looking to this end was
 resisted by Delsno and smith. Now
 that they have been succeeded by 6
 warrior who is too rich to rob the Ind
 ians, the Army influence will be ex- erted to induce the new Secretary to recommend this change in his annual report"
 Any one in the least watchful of the tricks of public-sentimcnt msnu-
 facturers csn see at glance that this dispatch is manufactured out of
 whole cloth for the purpose of direct ing. if possible. public opinion ih a certain direction. There gre those who sincerely think that change of management of the Indians would be beneficial, while there are many who advocate such change for the pur- pose of making money out of 1t, or
 with the hopes of doing so. It is amusing to observe the sir of sssur- EDce with which the coiner of the dis patches above quoted intimstes that with one stroke of the pen, Secretary Chandler is going to upset ono of the favorite theories and policies of the Administration. General Grant is not & man so easily moved. and Sec retary Chandler is not the man to sb- dicste the chief power and usefulness of the Interior Department. The writer of the dIspatch, in his blind way of leading the blind. says that Chandler is too rioh tO desire to rob the Indian, and therefore he assumes that the other alternative will be to turn them over to the military. Strange that the sstute rnsn of the Press didn't think that if Chandler was too rich to desire to " rob" the Indian, he might fancy the novelty of governing the Indians without robbing them. This IS fair sample of the manner iR which The Press attempts to control .he sentiment of the country by pres enting false issues.
 And on the 25th, this appeared:
 Secretary Chandler will do sn un- wise thing if he accepts the proposed of Edwin P. Smith, the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. No ioubt he has 6 crowd of applicants Tor office whose clsmor he would be glad to sppease, but he will show good sense by giving inexperienced men only subordinate positions. Commissioner Smith has learned u great deal since he has been in office, md his experience has almost become invaluable. The matters which are complained of by the public. are not % be laid st his door. He has had 10 control whatever in the appoint nent of Indian Agents, but has had o do the best he could with agents appointed in the most irresponsible manner and whom he could not re- move if he wished to do so. The 9nblio has been greatly deceived in judging this Indian question:" e, it s called. They have blamed Secre- sry Delsno and Commissioner Smith vrongfully.
 Commissioner Smith is notably honest and conscientious man. who is loing all that can be done by any one Inder his circumstsnceI. If his esignstion be accepted, we fear much rouble from ine1perience and per laps less conscienticusness. If Sec etsry Chandler will support Smith n his ofhoe and demand for him the ontrol of the agencies. we may hope or great refoCm.'
 THE Los Angeles EIpres. says the ogio of the defeat of the Rev. o. P. for State Superintendent