The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-03-23
suH WARRINGTON LETTER


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WAsHIkGnoE, March Il.
The plan Of giving the Indian lands
In seyeraity Is but the beginning OF the
end. It Is viewed very fayorably In
congress As the true way Of settling the
Indian question-that hereafter II viii
not be permitted the Indians shall hold
immense tracts OF valuable agricultural
and mining lands, causing them TO
remain unprOductiye, and at the same
time the general government having to
feed and support these people.
Whether OF not the Indian bureau Is
10 be transferred 10 the war department,
It Is very certain there viii be a radical
change In the present system Of manag-
ing the Indians. The tribal relations,
30 far Is possible, will be broken up, the
Indians given lands in severalty, inal-
ienable for a certain specified term Of
years, and the land Of the United
States and the states and territories
within which they reside, made appli-
cable TO them; they will then cease 10
be a foreign power within our domain.
IL is coming TO that, and for the peace
Of the borders, the sooner the better.
Protect them strongly in their rights.
but punish them As you would white
men, promptly when they commit muir
ders and other outrAges.
POSTAL AFFAIRS.
The star route mail service appro-
priations, which has passed the house,
has some restrictions which would In
terfere materially with the expeditions
conveyance Of the mails in the western
states and territories. Bedford, OF Colo
rado; Haskell, OF Kansas, and Page. OF
California, were particularly conspicu-
GUS In the debate, and made n strong
fight for the most liberal mail expendi-
lures in their section. but the eastern
and southern members were mainly
against IL, Blount, OF Georgia, leading
In the southern opposition. When II Is
taken into consideration that the entire
congressional vote, rs Is shown by the
official returns cast in Blount's district
at the last election, was but 8 ,l92 votes,
which Is less than that cast in any Of
the territories, his fighting against
western mail facilities on account Of
sparcity OF population is rather out Of
place. There must be something wrong
in his district-either more Of the pop
ulation have moved out Of IL, or else a
large portion OF them are deferred from
voting. There are. several southern
districts which present the same re-
markable paucity Of votes. Bedford
made n strong point against Blount, by
showing that the receipts OF the Denver
posthfice alone exceeded that Of half
OF Georgia, and Denver and Leadville
combined that OF the whole state.
LIBERAL STATESMAN.
Senator Maxey, the chairman Of the
senate p~ostofice committee. will en-
deayor TO have all the restrictions ON
the mail service removed when it comes
up for action In that body. lie believes
that II there is any n measure in
which the general government should
be liberal, II is in that of mail facilities.
Maxey Is one Of the very best men In
the senate-not at all extreme in his
politics or opinions, though firm and
decided when necessary. lie Is, person.
ally, exceedingly popular with his asso-
ciates in both parties, and never having
any x to grind, but fighting always
for what he thinks the public interest.
He has been very successful In mea-
sures entrusted TO his a~dvocacacy.
Besides the postal bill, there is another
In which he Is warmly interested, as
will be seen by many Of your military
readers-that which he has introduced
allowing non-commissioned officers Of
the army to be retired on three-fourths
pay after thirty years. service. Maxey
Is n graduate of West Point, was for
several years in the regular army, and
knows thoroughly It's deficiencies and
wants. &.