Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-10-06
CAN'T AND LYING.

"One fact stands out eonspiotously
in al the discussion about Indian AfIhhs,
no matter under what form or plrouln-
stances it may have originated. Au-
dacious falsehood Is the chief weapon
used by Mr. Delano, Mr.. Cowen, and
the Rev. y. II. Smith Of the Indian
Office, in combating charges against the
Department Of the Interior and the
corrupt Ring who run it. They have
not hesitated in the recent controversy
to fabricatc kilograms and forge sigma
lures to statements intended TO deceive
the public. n.
Their subordinates have been trained
in this school Of lying until, like per-
jury with advanced thinkers Of the
Brooklyn theology, it is not regarded
as u sin. Misrepresentation Of testi-
mony is common practice, and sup
precision of documents n resource Of
regular routine. The last deception
came from Mr.. Delano's Christian
Commissioners ut Long Branch, who
issued an address to the "Christian
public" which might have been pre-
pared in the Indian Bureau or by some
Christian contractor from the pro.
fusion Of piciy in which it abounds,
and the strong confidence it expresses
in the integrity Of those who have been
stealing the food and clothing of the
Indians. stitit
These men, who are little more than
clerks of the department, paid largely
under the head Of "cxpenscsp for cor
tifying Ring accounts, and some Of
whom have notoriously shared in tho
jobbery, have the eifrontery to gazette
themselves as the representatives of
nine Christian communions "whom we
may regard as our particular constitu
encies." rts,i'
When Schuyler Colfax and his fcl-
low Christian statesmen were trafiick-
ing in legislation, stufiing their pockets
with Credit Mobilier scrip, selling votes
to the highest bidder, and urging
Northern Pacific bonds on their poor
dupcs as tho best of investments, they
We're praying loud, singing psalms,
lccturing before the Young Mems Chris
tan Association, and preaching holi-
ness OF life. SO these Indian Commis-
sioners are overaowing with true good
ness, and are mot aware Of the exist.
encc of any Rings Their monastic
lives have probably kept them out Of
the way OF hearing what happens in
this wicked world.
The point upon which they Land
most stress was that the responsibility
for the Indian agents rested entirely
aPo" '"V ''"syu, o'''' M "'o "a'
na' 'eSr n.'," 'r' m1, "' cV"l
go wy a9'sN' n' .Ss s., oo'N"' $3.50
sn' "'' NV so'''''",'' wy
~ ''' 'N " W "'' ' '
"v ~,
burss the bountis, Of the Goysrnnsnt to tue Ind.
an a,S os ,as 2, hDs
have missions among them"
II is true that some OF these religious
bodies have made nominations, bat In
every Instance they have 70 pass
through the scrutiny OF the Interior
Department, aud finally of the White
House, before being confirmed. Do
la"o anu DaococN LOOK care 70 Dc III
n,,,s o,sa "Dou' 'no saa's,os nse ar a.ssv, ~,
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,no'un''o,o over 'nsa ae'a's'sAoSo'u''
:" 'n' ''en' anu .ne Dcpar'n'eh''
anu ,n's long Drancn poaro knew ~
40 w" 40 'n'y N"o" 'n''' o"" supor-
''''''o' ''' 70 'c'ano' wnen '"cy put out
'""'''s ""o ''''e auu'osS' W create
u" erronco"s impression on 'ne couh'
", i"'y cou,u not oe ignorant 'na'
'"'' '',y question was ra'Se" " 'ne
v''s'"a Commissioners wno' w''n .ne
~" giving '"on' Jo"i' oon''oi WIN
'"' '0,'v'" " '"' ,n''''o wero
s"'oo,u :, D''""o a''' 'o'" '"'y 'aa
no aa'no'''y W "eu'ie Win 'ne ino''
y" "geh'S'
Nr pr,,o, and h;s oolloa,.,a. ,u.o
'o' '"" "'' 'o'o"S"e' wv
years ago set on foot a private inresti.
.ll -. III, a.
B"uo" "rouBn 'heir cierh ihto thd
frauds and nscalities of this same Red
c,.., M, ~, .,.c.
o'o"' "se"oy' lney o'u NOT 'niorn
'ae u'P"'''"'''' VI ,'n"' s,el u".'' 'ne
o'erN was o'yo"u 'no 'e'esfapn 'er-
,n''a''o"' m''' poeA'So y was certain inc
n'"s wou'' pe pu' on 'nelr guara anu
mus ue'e"' 'ne inquiry ine econ"'''oh
u '"''ss wn,cn now eN's's q. .na'
@s'"' w'S 'o""u 70 'N'S' " 'o''
'""aH' SNORT. "s'enss' uouo'e count
"s' 'no''"g anu i''''r'or goous were
'"u 'a'',
MS 'ea 20 y Snarp correspondence
between Mr' Dc'ano ana Mr. Brunot