The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1881-08-14
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE.
PUYALLUP IND. REsRRvE, W. T.,
August 10, 1881.


Please insert this answer to COM
munication which appeared in the In
TELLIeEScER Of July Both Daily. and
again 10 the Weekly of August 9th. IN
der the head of Puysllup Items.'
am an Indian and have been taught
by good white families tbs difference
between right and wrong. and % m
derstood the plan of certain mann who
disliked the doctor mentioned in the
communication referred to at the time
Of bis 1.-THE Doctors arrival here.
The white mann vas jealous OF the
doctor, for fear that he would have
more influence over the Indians than
himself, 30 he wanted TO have the doo-
tor discharged, and made the Indians
believe that the doctor was o bad man
and must be dismissed. At one time
be advised several Indians to speak
against the doctor in church (ine sd
vice to ignorant Indians). which one of
the Indians did. Upon my asking him
afterwards why be did such thing in
church. he said, It is not my fault
it's Mr. Is fault; he advised US to
speak against the doctor. At two
other times he tried to make me be-
lieve that the doctor was not q good
physician. and 30 this thing has been
going on. OF course ell the ignorant
lower class Of Indians have been made
to believe this mann, who is the enemy
of the doctor, and, as they know no
better, feeling of hostility has been
engerdered against the latter.
The writer of the communication in
your paper did not know whether his
statements were true or not. He
should be careful in future to confine
himself to the truth.
This and all other schemers come to
the lower class of Indians clothed in
sleeps clothing. but are wolves ct
heart, craving for the offices of Indian
Agent, physician, etc, and finally for
the valuable land contained in this
reservation. These Indians believe
them to be their friends. bnt the better
class know they are hypocrites and will
loudly call to the public for assistance,
saying that the Indians are being terri.
bly, abused, when they know it is not
true. They make q pretended painful
voice from behind the curtain, but do
not enlighten the public with their
names.
Your readers will now understand
where this pretended dissatisfaction of
the Indians comes from and what its
object is.
have never known the doctor to
refuse when called on but once, and
then he was suffering from rheumatism.
I never knew him to refuse to give
medicine when asked TOR it but once.
and that was when an Indian asked for
pain. killer which the Government
does not furnish, neither does it allow
the use of patent medicines. Only one
girl has died out OF the school since
the doctor came to the reservation.
The number of deaths has been no
greater during the doctors administrs
ton than under his predecessors. and
doubtless less. 1t Is the duty Of the
doctor to see that any silk child re-
mains in the school while sick. aud he
has done IL, and has cured every one,
with Q single exception, and she was
taken away from him. Any person with
common sense should be satisfied with
this management, when il is taken into
consideration that the doctor has the
care Of from fifty to sixty children in
the school in addition to his other
reservation patients.
The communication in question says
the doctor knows just enough about
medicine 10 let his patients die /
was told by Trustworthy. wide awake
person in New Tacoma before had
ever shaken hands with the doctor that
he was one of the best physicians who
had ever come to this reservation. and
have seen his diploma from Q first>
class medical college. The doctor has
been O long time in Government SER
vice before. and his record 10 at WASH
ington. The mann who 10 the doctors
enemy Acknowledges that he (the doc
tori Was the means of saving his wife's
life. Can he be mad at him for doing
thasI
The lower class Of Indians have to
be kept propped mp 10 the use of 9
white doctors medicine. but not only
have they been discouraged from using
il. they have been encouraged in q
fesling OF hostility toward the doctor.
TIE public can see clearly that the
writer OF that communication is q hypo-
critic. he pretends to be ignorant
about the Superintendent of Indian
Affairs. which Office has long been
abolished in this Territory.
Your readers will please besr in mind
: that an Indian 10 now speaking, for the
rsce. of what he knows personally to
b the truth. and would ask them to
be cautious about believing the lies
that ara told about this reservation.
Steps shoald be taken 20 prevent this
inter ference with the indians.
By encouraging the Indians to hos
tility against the doctor. they will soon
be encouraged 70 hostility against other
white friends. and 10 frequently the
origin Of Indian wars
. We dont want 10 Eight our neigh
bora. but We don't know what the
lower class Of Indians might do. under
the inhusnce Of bad white men. So
pieass help us TO put down schemes of
this kind. Your humble sarvnnt