The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-16
Will CONGRESS no TTe
Abundant Evidence against the Indian Ring
~ Congress viii Use II.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12.-Thc comm, lion
investigating the abuses Of the Indian Bur,4ru
and service has held since its first slit ne ON the
9Th of June over one hundred sessions. and mas
abundunty proved. in the mass Of ndisput' hlc
evidence taken. its right to exist. The g"ntlc-
man who preferred the charges. understanding
the difficulties attending an honest inv"stisa-
ton provided against failure by securing the
promise. as n condition of aking the ac.usa-
tions. that he should have nm unembarrnssrd
commission. have all the facilities necessary
to make the inquest exhaustive. and
he present himself to examine witnesses. The
difficulty Of making u thorough or satisfactory
examination OF complaints against any Vt the
departments lies in the fact that the Admins
trutlon assumes that the vcrmin of Grants de-
funct dynasty who still crawl about the Govern
mcnt are suitable persons to carry out the pro-
grammc OF reform invented by Hayes and
srhurz. Hence they select for their investl-
eating boards the very men who are guilty OF
the abuses to be corrected. and who use the OPP
poriunity thus given to whitewash cach other
In the selection Of the Commission To- look into
the affairs Of the Indian Bureau this evil has
boon carefully avoided.
The charges preferred. and claimed TO he
proved, are DishonOring the orders of the
President; DESTROYING valuable papers and
records refusing to Investigate charges against
employees; appointing bad men to places of
trust. knowing them 10 be bad removing MI
Gent clerks and giving their places To- untrust-
worthy men and drunkards comforting with
men ON official business who had been dis
missed for dishonorahlc conduct. and allowing
such men To cNnmin" and carry away from the
department valuable documents. a..
Smith was compelled to resign. and yet our
Reform President has nominated him for u bet
ter place. Notwithstanding he is under fire Of
inv Stigation, and has been proved guilty Of the
most shameful abuse of trust. Hayes and
S'hurz are both aware OF this and that he has
also descended to the mcanncss of procuring
ana circulating among his subordinatcs libel
lous matter to inIure the people whose interests
h" had sworn to defend. promote tn" inter Sts
has bccn cursed with, and to cover up his own
mHladminisraton. Yet they seek to screen and
provide for him before the board reports the
facts.
at an early stag" of the investigation. and his
chHgru was SOOthcd by retaining his name on
the pay roll. For five months of idlpness he
has drawn pay. while men who were discharged
practices OF the Indian Bureau. have been de-
MED 10y Schurz "A hearing. and are compelled
To await the report OF the board for the possible
Justice this pscudo-retorm Administration may
Grant. Galpin has been thus softly dealt with
ia the lace Oi the TACT that he WIS guilty of pur-
Joining papers from the desk of the Secretary,
nni refused To tell now he Obainrd them or
who WIS his accompii'r. This was known to
S'hurl when he suspended him. and occurred
before the charges now being Investigated wnre
made. Haydcn.a clerk In the bureau for siN-
teen years, was dismissed on his own ts~t.inu-
nv. Smith. cousin OF John o.. had also To 20.
and one and another OF the employees Of th"
bureau have res snpl or gone into other leuurt-
mnnts To avoid ia" coming storm.
The cNldrnr" against the Indian Ring cover
Ing some thousands OF pages. y printed and
awaiting the call and a ton of Congr, ~. The
question is. will Congress demand II and at