Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1875-07-22
"a" Mr.. Marsh HAS
To SAY.

WHAT "a" MR. Marsh HAs
TO SAY.
One Of the most d~isgraceful speci'
mems Of official ~insolence that has at.
traoted the attention of the public Of
late was the letter Of n Columbus
Delano. . politician from Ohio, who
unfortunately occupies the responsible
position OF Secretary OF the Interior,
10 tbs President ofthe Board Of Indian
Commissioners. requesting him to ap.
point . committee to investigate "cer.
tain reports put 10 circulation by a Mr..
Marsh relative to the Indian service Ut
the Red Cloud Agency" Mr.. Delano
evidently thought that because PROBES.
sor o. C. Marsh was absolutely I'M
known to him and the crowd he trains
with, he must be . mere nobody who
could be dismissed with . sneer. I'm.
fortunately for the Secretary and his
friends of the Indian ring, Professor
Marsh happened to be known to q
good many people who have entire
confidence both in his integrity and
ability, and who believed and continue
to believe that the charges which he
brought against the administration Of
affairs 1t the Red Cloud Agency are
substantially true in every particular.
When Mr.. Delano found that Professor
Marsh was no to be squelched, Mr..
Indian Commissioned Smith took him
in hand, ard some time ago wrote q
letter requesting him to submit q de
tailed statement Of any complaint he
had to make against the administration
Of the Red Cloud Agency to a commit
tee which had been nominated by the
Board of indian Commissioners. Pro-
lessor Marsh has complied with Mr..
Smiths request so far as to prepare
the statement that official seemed to be
% anxious about. but he has not made
the disposition Of it desired by the
Commissioner. MI. Smiths commit
tee Of Investigation in reality had no
existence. Three persons have been
nominated by the Indian Board, but
they have none Of them accepted, and
have no ne Of them communicated with
Professor Marsh. That gentleman.
therefore, has prepared . carefully de-
tailed account OF what he saw and
heard ri the Red Cloud Agency, forti-
flying bis conclusions with facts and
figures that will be certain to carry
weight with the public, and instead oil
.addrsssiny it to Commissioner Smith
he has addressed It to the President Of
the United States. Moreover, for fear
possibly that the document might, by
some unlucky chance, become mislaid
among the Presidents baggage ri
Long Branch, he has given il put fol
publication. 80 that not only the Presi.
dent, Secretary Delano, Commissioners
Smith, and the Indian ring, but every
man and woman in the nation who
may 10 interested in having honest
dealings with the ssvages, may under
stand the situation from his roint o.
view.
Professor Marsh's statement and the
letter TO the President, which accom-
panies Il, ara written with scholarly
dignity, but with . plainnsss OF Ian
guage that Is very refreshing. He
states In explicit terms that he has ne
confidence whateysr in the sincerity O
the Secretary Of the Interior or the
Commissioner Of Indian Affairs; tina
the conduct Of these two officials In al
his intercourse with them has satisfied
him that their object has been not Il
and out what the frauds were, bu
rather the extent Of his information
concerning them, SO as to prevent BY
every means in their power all public
ity or exposure; and that the evidenc'
In his possession reflects unfavorably
both ON Secretary Delano and Commits
sioner Smith. Professor Marsh thel
goes on specifically TO charge Agen
Savills with unfitness for the position
he holds, and Of being guilty Of grcs
frauds upon the indiana under hi
charge.
1,hess frauds are related IL detail
and with . minuteness and particular
ity such a. we have . right to expec
from . gentleman OF Professor Marsh
standing and scientific reputation. II
make the public believe they are no
true, Mr.. Delano and MI. Smith will
have TO resort to something better thai
sneers and stunning and evasive de
mails, such ~ they have been puttinl
forth from time to time since Professo
Mash arst made his attack on the In
dian Ring. In fact, this statement
the most damaging blow that the Indi
an Ring has yet received, and 1t
difncult 70 80 how the President cal
escape the responsibility it places npo'
him Of instituting q thorough invest
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