The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-08-18

| ty of life and property, are alone
necessary, to witness and produce
material growth and creation of wealth
never before perhaps experienced in Amer
lea. But as it is to-day, those who are best
calculated to accomplish this change, dale
not 90 from peaceful homes in other sections,
and the almost desolation remains, notwith-
standing the American flag floats over the
territory and fifty millions of people support
it's government, and all because of the pres-
ence of q few thousand half-naked and blood
thirsty savages. Now the question naturally
arises must the expansion of capital be pre-
vented, humanity continue to be outraged
and national growth retarded by SO paltry a
foe The answer ia obvious and the matter OF
easy solution by the simplest common sense.
What il necessary to handle refractory men
and curb their evil propensities? Restraint
of course, and this can only be exercised sue,
cessfully by other men and in sufficient
numbers to enforce the law to the letter.
II was once currently reported, and in
fact true, that white man with his
superior equipments for war could easily con-
quer a dozen savages with their lances and
bows. But the times have changed the red
man as they change all men, and the Free
booter of the great west to-day is more than
a match for his pale face enemy. If men were
placed in position at Washington with some
reference to their fitness for the trust and
with some knowledge of the general subject
which they were called upon to handle, the
people might soon find some relief and this
matter receive some degree of settlement.
As 1t is. all departments are run by incom,
peteot fsyorites of the administration, and
the whole country suffers. 1t can be I'm"
conditionally stated from the record of the
Indian bureau q. Washington and on the
plains that its administration has been one
continuous national crime and series OF
nothing but blunders, jobs and rascalities.
ANY young lieutenant OF the army, who has
spent two years in the Indisn country, has
s,en enough and met with suggestions
enough from those who are informed in the
premises, to handle the Indian question with
more despatch and intelligence than any
commissioner 10 charge since the war.
The general or usual method o. proceeding
/, to place some thief in charge of an agency,
aud company of one hundred men near by
TO awe and guard five thousand bucks. The.
consequences can be readily imagined. Th'
Indians are on reservation, sud dependent
upon the government almost exclusively for
rations, bu. the agent sppropria!es that isi-
ter and makes a fortune, selling to whoever
will buy. The Indians angered by hunger
aud stung with injustice, leave the reserva-
lion and scatter over the country, taking
whatever plumber can be found, and killing
All who resist. The handful Of regulars are
TO check them, sud after bloody
rail Ia, been marked through the settle
mcnts, a special commissioni s appointed,
a pow vow held, tbs ssvsges enticed back,
and the same OLD story in the course OF few
months rspsssed. Now isn't II time, in sc
seriousness, that such miserable farce, such
criminal incompetercy and misfessancs was
.torpedi Let sufficiently large force Of
soldiers be thrown sround the reservation 10
make Of il q secure prison, and let men In
sufficient numbers be placed In the
6sld 70 annihiIaie, If necessary
those Of the Indians who win have nothing
else. Let pressure be brought TO bear By
organized capital and effort at the fountsin
head 10 place and keep in position men
capable Of dealing firmly, inieliigently, yet
Justly with the subject and determined upon
cleansing shs s,rssm and nesting the nccss-
,itiss Of ths question. II would be prssump-
ton in any one 10 dsmsod or outline spe-
cifc policy, bat combustion Of minds with
cspitsi and TIE press could soon reach 90
luton. Il is not for want Of immigrants or
nstursl advantages that vast portion Of the
souih sess y stu 9 terra incogniis, but i i
q shsms upon our bossisd government ttst
ss this lac day trsvsl sn5 life and property
are IN jsopsroy sngshsrs- We Of The
southwest "a justice 20 ourselves should
sgissis and dspssd thee rsedsd ctsngss,
ana ths huB3Ieds Of millions q easisrn
msDev nov coulng into cur mias
s.d Requiring order su1 quisi
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