The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-01-10
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Secretary Schurz Wakes nm Example
Of y. a. GaiPtn-A letter that Nsli
be Fully Cnaerstood-The Secretary
bed Long Enough.
WASHINGTON, ID. g., January THE
Secretary OF the Interior in letter to =
Z. Galpin, late chief clerk OF the Indian
bureau, informing him his services was no
longer required, says:
"rhe board of inquiry appointed in June
to investigate the accusations made against
you by Mr.. Wolff and others, failed to find
most the charges sustained, but that the ac-
cushion of
UNJUST AND IMPROPER
treatment of a subordinate is sustained
The secretary in addition accuses Mr.. Gal,
pin OF direlictIon OF duty in that he neglect
ed to inform the Secretary of the Interior Of
the irregularities at the agencies. In this
connection Mr.. Schurz SAYS: ~ on admit that
while temporarily in charge of the bureau
of Indian affairs YOU kept from the knowl-
edge of the department. for a consider
able period, papers giving information
about the fraudulent practices OF the
GRossEsr CHARACTER,
which had been going on at the Indian
agencies. The excuse you gave IN your tes-
timony for such conduct, in a Gaze Of so
grave nature, appears to me utterly trivi-
al and rather calculated to aggravaIe, than
| to mitigate your otfense; that dishonest
practice in the Indian service are among
the greatest and most dangerous We have to
contest with that the most vigilant and re-
lentless prosecution of the corrupt men con-
/ pactad 18th th.. -pryiea-aifhar aOent or
| as contractors-is one
OF THE VERY FIRST
and imperative duties of this department
and that only in rare instances it is possible
to trace SUCH practices to the guilty parties
| 1t cannot have been unknown to you, after
your long connection with the servic in an
influential ami responsible position, in
papers touching the Pawnee agency, at
least, we had information 80 circumstantial
so direct and SO well substantiated that a.
soon as they come TO the knowledge Of this
department an Indictment Of the parties
implicated, could without difficulty be pro
cured and We could hope TO
MAKE AN EXAMPLE
of the evil doors. When under such cir
cumstances an officer of this department
| hctfc SUCH papers ioE Ntths rum
knowledge of his superiors, locking then
up in his desk, and then offers, his hes
excuse, that he simply forgot them, l car
only say that such forgetfulness is mos
dangerous to the public interest; especial.
in the Indian service l say that forget
fulness is the best excuse you offer, for il
charity / will obstain from characterizin
your other attempts at a defense;
THAT SECRECY
was essential to any proper action upo
that information As ii prompt communi
cation of the papers to the responsible hea
of this department, had not been the fir.
necessary step TO secure proper action, o
that a change of agent at the agency wa
likely to prevent further irregularities, O
that the inspectors were busy elsewhere a
the time. In my judgment an officer
ii WHO FAILS TO SEE
the importance of the prompt and vigorou
: prosecution of dishonesty practices, or VIII
seeing it, forgets and neglects it, cam,
] safely be entrusted with any responsibility
in the management OF Indian affairs. You
sesvices will therefore from this day be di
pensed with"