Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-03-18
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 From the first We had grave doubts of the charges made by certain news papers against Col. Wilcox, agent Of the San Carlos Indian reservation. They were not specific, and when analysed It was hard to tell what was rumor, and what was represented as so called sworn statements.' 1t was easy to see that but one side of the question was represented, and that a viudictive and reckless spirit peryaded the charges against Agent Wilcox. San Carlos agency Is quite a large thing to handle, and furnishes fat places for number Of men. When Agent Wilcox assumed the duties Of his office he found 8 number of men in and about the agency, who had soft places of one kind or another. It was his privilege as well as duty, to closely scrutinize the conduct of these men, and It is to his credit that he did his duty ia this respect, and wherever and whenever he found any one who stood in his way, in the performance of his duty, he took steps to put hila out of his way. Had he done less, it would have been but a very short time until these men who had grown fat and saucy at the expense Of the lives Of many good men throughout this Territory would Lave had full swing again and, notwithstanding we have the best Indian warrior in the country iT command oi the military forces cf Ari- Iona, they would have involved us in an- other Indian war. We are glad to see General Crook come forward, and in a letter to the Secretary of tine Interior, which was printed in yesterJay's CuI- ZEN, showing :hese neu up in their true colOrs. "a tlat letter General Crook says: "I do not wish to appear as the eulogist Of Agent Wilcox. l haven't a doubt but that be has bis faults, just as other human beings have, but while go- ing about among the ApacLes last fall, l learned to know Mr. Wi,c0z. and unhes- itatingly say, that If you don't support him fnlly you will regret 1t. Mr. NIl- COX has Co contend ag.lnst nest Of the yilest bummers, men for whom uO words in the dictionary arc t0ostronE. Ike rem nants Of .ue oid Indian ring Of this Ter ritory, wuo never made aa hon. est penny la their lives. but grow fat on the proceeds of Indian hostiles. These men are vHm- pires who gorge themselves OF tn. blood of their fellow creatures. 4 number still hang around San Carlos Agency and so long SIS there ia one to oe found, just so long you are going to have trouble to root them ont. Ercm them have come all the lviog reports Of dis content among the Apaches in the past six months, reports which have been scattered broadcast over the country and have done much to keep numbers Of rich mines in Arizona UndeyelOped.'
 The v.Edicatiou Of Agent Wilcox is complete, yet it is but just tribute to a man trying to do his duty
 General Crook molestly agoiagizes to the Secretary fer writing tue letter; in- deed there are but few officers of the army who would have wri,tea t, and t Is seldom ole col-i have been written that will do SO uuch good. IL uot only yindicates W-lccz, bu5 it opens the eyes Of the Secretary of ;hs Interior to the true s.ate os affilrs at the agency, and will prove or great value to the people or this Territory, and We feel that the people of southeastern Arizona owe a debt of gratitude to General Crook for his manly, outspoken letter.