Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-07-22
MTHE swINDLED SIOUX"
VIII the Enterprise" give this
a Respectful Consideration.

VI
Our article Of Tuesday morning,
bearing the above caption, has pro-
duced' precisely the effect we had
expected. There are men and
newspapers in all parts of the
country that cannot listen to any
declaration, however true it may
be. if it reflects unfavorably upon
an Administration or party to
which they have given allegiance.
Once having given their friendship
and influence to that party or adj
ministration, they seem to think
that all criticism must cease,
though it be found unworthy and
nnwise. Such men and such
newspapers elevate the public
servant to the throne of demigod,
and forever thereafter blindly ig-
more the fauIts OF their idol; and
the article in the "Territorial En-
terprise" of yesterday in reply to
the one in the TINES of Tuesday,
is an evidence Of the truth of our
assertion. Indeed we should have
been much surprised had the CEN
terprise agreed with us upon the
subject under discussion, and are
little less so to know that the pro-
found and magnificent Daggett
should condescend to give our
article the weight of his crushing
consideration. We have q due
reverence for the opinion of Mr..
Daggett, whenever that opinion is
expressed upon any other subject
save the infallibility of President
Grant, and the immaculateness of
q political party which Mr.. D. has
for many years greatly assisted in
keeping the reins Of government,
but he will excuse us if we mod
estly ask that we may differ with
him on those two propositions.
We cannot think that the learned
and eloquent editor is SO blind to
the faults Of the Administration in
its management Of Indian affairs,
from any other motive than that of
a too enthusiastic worship of Pres
ident Grant and the Republican
party, but his article of yesterday
not only demonstrates that he is a
hero-worshipper, but an Indian
worshipper as well. The brief line
of argument pursued by Mr.. Dag
gett does not contain any new
IDEAS, but simply re-echoes the
sickly sentimental doctrines of
Vincent Collyer, Mr.. Bruno, and
others, who have made such a
gigantic failure of settling the
Indian question. They, as well as
Mr.. Daggett, for the purpose OF
having a grand base Of operations,
claim, first, that the Indian is the
Mghtful owner Of the soil, and that
all other nations are usurpers upon
these possessory rights. From this
corner stone Of argument, they
branch out magnifcently on the
proposition-that the Indian being
the owner Of the soil, the whites
are the aggressors. 1t is not diff
cult to see to what conclusion
this line Of argument, if pursued,
would lead. The Indian would be
the monarch and the white man his
lawful subject. We do not believe
that SO profound thinker as is
the chief editor of the "Enter-
prise" really believes the theory
tenable one, and shall therefore
make no attempt to controvert a
proposition so foolish and easily
overthrown. But we shall take the
liberty to PROFOUND few conun-
drums for his consideration: What
rights, more than any other class
of our citizens, are Indians justly
entitled to, that the whites must
pay an enormous tax for their
maintenance in idleness?' Conced-
ing, only for the sake of argument,
that the Indian is proper object
of Government charity, by what
science of reasoning does Mr.. Dag
gett claim that Government pow
erful enough to subdue the wild
Indians, should tax its people
millions upon millions of hard
earned dollars to purchase the good
behavior and obedience of vagabond
Indians to the laws of the land ?
Why not as we'll have bought the
obedience of the "rebels of the
South" whose pardonabie offense
it seems SO impossible for Mr.. Dag
gett to condone or forget ? They
are almost as good as the Indians,
and had they have seen fit to sell
their allegiance to a Republican
Administration, they would most
likely have kept their treaty faith
Mlly. Had this method of obtain