Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-05-01
OF THE MIDI.
An RING.
j From the ye,m,,liou standard.

Ever, chrtetian and honest man must rejoice
TO know Secretary Shnfs h Determined to ferret
oaf and punish the rsscals who for yesrs have
beea EN- irhi.e themselves stealing In the Indian
Department; and he has adopted the only effect.
I've policy "a roach The desired end-that Of sum.
msrily seisin9 Tho aecncy property and accounts.
end rsstraiuing the thisyiag Faseals Of their per.
soaal liberty until N iuves,igasisn cen be had.
This II the only way 10 get hold Of them. to catch
them Jzasrases destcso. Too long havs their vii
laiaies disgrscsd humsmity. civilization aud the
,Rcpuoiican party. stealing from starving Indi-
ans mart be- made odions, ~ well ~ defending
and excusing the perdetrators for . per cent OF
the swag-as some frontier newspapers have
been and now arc guilty Of doing.
Since Gen. Hammond has been executing
orders from hts snpcriors at washington-pro-
ceeding exactly, Is we have been advised, from
proper authority. according TO the letter OF his
tassruciions-a great outcEy has been raised by
the subsidixod aIders, abettors and excnsers Of
the plundcrcrs about the aggressions Of the mill
tary upon the civil Authority, violations o fprivats
righis, etc. This il simply . confession Of guilt,
ror honest men do not care. when under suspicion
how their conduct may be investigated, II the
subject Of the investigation IL to arrive at the
truth. Then, II IL not well based as q legal argu-
ment, for the 1ndian agencies are beyond the
regular lines Of civil Independence, and arc
subject to the admins tra,ive officers Of the Gen
.erai Government through the most practicable
nsthods OF cxcfc Using that c~OEtrol, whether
civil or military. This view IL sustained by the
uniform practice rum the administration Of
Wishington down. The notion that a eonfcder-
alton " msrcenary wretchcs can 20 out beyond
shsj arisdieiion Of the lUcal courts. aud out Of the
reach Of cltilixcd Witnesses, and there CARRY on,
With lmpaniiy, schemes OF wholesale robbery and
plumber. Invoking the protection Of the civil law
practically . dead letter in their seclnsion-
when brought to account t1r their rascali,ies, is
neither founded On sonnd law or common scnee.
Gohtisss tAs ss,anaary proceedings. and spore
not! This u tho prayer Of every honeet man and
disinseFestod editor on the frontiers.
fhs people " the United Srates though II bas
generally becn understood that honest men
eoaid mot hold agency positions on the expensive
.fsonters Al q 100 per annam. have never been
infcuned Of the full extent and ~atrocity Of the
Indias ring fobbcries. The Indians have mot. m
arule received ven cents on the dollar Of the
money appropriated for them. Wall. Of X cokuk,
Iawa.-a played ont politician. who never had
money o. influence until be got into the Montana
Indian ring, cleared tsno, ooe out Of tbs agencies
In thai country in . single summer; AldArson .
Montana parson. stepping down from thu scored
desk. To represent ths Government and the misc.
fonafy interest together st Fort Peck, cleared
S60.OuO In . few months, and 10 now living q life
" indolsst ease u Bozenan. having Withdrawn
from the ministry: Jack xiHmone, Of Helena,
II Montana. cleared . quarter Of . mtilisn dslIars
IN eighleSs n,ont b.; aud We could mention
scOees ~ ethsrs who have stolen themselves rich
In the Indian ring. The salaries are all low, but
. esw monthe In these Offices are e~uficien 1t to
enrich those holding them for life. This.has been
the rslc. se Ess@&ge
lsit 10 ~ wOBdescd q tAat the Indians are
ever thisssisy for the white mans blood. and ON
ths war paihi Have they not been taught by
~ such examples that The whitcs are false, faith.
Mis- sad thieyeas Whit else could be expected
kfbksasfAAs alier Tins plandsring them, than
thaf they should slways be burning for revenge,
and seeking 10 CRAFTY such feeliag in dcsds oi
ho0drhcd! No wohdcF we are constantly EN-.
bSrils1 10 lpdiah wars. Civilized people wou:d
sDoa b. turned into barharsans BY making then
the victims Of ruch unconcionablc corruption and
rsAhsry.
We hope Secretary Shurz will devise somo plar
by Which tho retired plandcscr. from exsecrstar,
Delane dawn. can be made To- disgvrEs their ~
gotten gains. They should be moved agains
both civiily and criminally--bc msde responsible
Tor their THERE On their Official b,sde and BY .,
tschnsent On everything they have in sight: AM
then betrrncd over 10 the United States Gran,
Jury to answer on criminal charges. Lot tn
good work go on until to hold . position in tn
In Han Department eAall ceass 10 b. synouymou
with . conviction of ebony In the eyes Of homes
Mea.
We can sssnre our Eastern readers Of ~
ihings-Arst, that the sliegcd robbcries in tn,
, Territory have really boon committed; ana se
ondly. those Journals ana indisiduals who den
The iAct. o. .ry tO:gIoze over the Infamous busine.
: With epcctons explanations and excuses, hav
: hrcn ''secn By the ring. We arc now on trac
: ~ proof ID a1aaeyit Mrm. $50
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