Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1882-03-16

to know the name Of the person, and
vas told that the writer was respon-
sible citizen, but that he (the EDITOR
would not give him away. What! a
responsible citizen stab a man over a
fictitious signature. The statement is
preposterous. No responsible citizen
will do that thing. No person but a
craven coward will assail man person
ally through newspaper, Withholding
or causing to be withheld his name.
The writer then mentions the efficiency
of Mr.. Warner and the satisfaction he
gives in the position, d matter which
no man denies, but admits that he is
DESTROYS of giving up the position, and
he might have added has already for
warded his resignation, and then says
the Presbyterian Board of Missions
has nominated Mr.. Monteith to Presi
dent Arthur for appointment, and then
| ignorantly asks what business that
Board has to do with the appointment
of our Indian Agent. When he knows
or ought to know that the Government,
long since, parcellcd out all the Indian
Reservations to the various religious
denominations, and that the Nez Perez
Reservation was allotted to the Pres
byterians, and each of these denomi
nations respectfully was granted the
preroga.ive of naming to the President
the person Of the Agen. whom they
desire to have appointed. Is Mr.. Mon
teith to blame for this regulation Of
of the Government The writer then
deseants upon alleged acts of Mr.. Mon
teith's brother who is now dead, and
therefore the name Monteith is distaste-
full to the Indians. Perhaps on that
account he would have Mr.. Monteith
get his name changed to "Publicus" or
"Public curse" or some other name
more tasteful to the writer. He adj
mits that he would not hold Mr.. Mon
tieth responsible for the actions of his
brother. Then in all conscience why
does he bring his brother up out of the
grave, in order to scandalize Mr.. Mon
teith2 He then asks what experience
has Mr.. Monteith had with the Indi-
ans. If we are not mistaken Mr.. Mon
tieth had some six or eight years ex
perience with the Nez Perez Indians
during the Agency Of his brother.
Other things being equal Mr.. Monteith's
experience of six or eight years with
the Nez Perce's ought eminently to
qualify him for the position. Mr..
Warner had no experience when he
came among then as agent two or three
years ago, and he has made good
Agent, and how does the "Public curse
know that Mr.. Montieth would not fill
the position well and in satisfactory
manner both to the Indians and the
Government He has never been test
ed as agent. This writer admits that
as private citizen Mr.. Monteith's char.
acter is above reproach, and as he has
never been tested in an official capacity
why should not the Board Of Missions
and the President seek to place man
in the position who has had six or eigh
years experience among the tribe
and whose private character is
above reproach, rather than select 8
new man who has had no experience
q am ong them and whose private charac
ter might TO equally doubtful with tina
, of the "Public curse" who stabs MI
Montei'h in the dark OF under an as
sumsd name. We might 80 farthe
Y and speak of the standing aud charae
ter of Mr.. Monteith as business man
But the record he has made in thi
section for several years pas. does no
demand that we speak upon this ques
y ton. The record itself is as good
vindication as he needs to give him a
. endorsement for the position to whic
he has been nominated.
r q. 8, GRAND JURY REPORT.