New-York tribune., 1884-11-01
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cnt schu,t while SECRETARY of the Interior
nndrt President iiaros ro-od as the sloies' ~ ''
-nf,inn iinfafurfs lho wiio gull thN H"~i hrd h'f
rohutls professions aui hls pite'" V'7 show" j" N''
oiutsu u ro.srt to tho appointment "l lnli"n "s'ha
ile story, ~ toh hY tho iteV Ia iofii7 r''' '"Y "'
tha Board Of Foreign Missions ~ the Reformed 'h"''h
and Ed.tor af lice Otatat htHgr'cer shows tn"i III
-cnuiz euioiNorod to poiVert The syalom OF appoint
ment of Indian agents into political machine 10 serve
HE own purpo-os III. Ferris SAID 10 lMhuNE re
porter:
When General Grant became President the control o
the Indian, Va, the hands Of the War Department TOT
a time Then it was transferred To the department o.
the Interior General Grant having, IA the meantime
perfected system OF appointment OF Indian agents
which he had considered even before hs election lhs
plan wa, o allow each OF the principal religious dehonl
nations 10 nominate certain number or agents Each
demo mutation given certain agencies aud requested
TO OF candidates for agents to the secre
tarv OF the Interior that they might be presented to the
senate by the President. The nominations were sent III
by the Boards OF oreign Missions OF the Churches our
Church. the Reformed, had nearly AL Tie Indians III
Arizona except tile Navaloes assigned TO IT,
Everything worked we'll We nominated men Tor
their fitness solely. once twice We received from the
Interior Department the name OF a man who had been
recommended 10 it, His recommendations were sent
along and it he TT person We would send u Ills
name No effort made 20 force such nominations
npon us ana We presented the name of any one
simply political grounds Pfdctcay inc eH'iie sece
ton wa, LEFT In hands,
"Wc had hard battle 70 fight. The Old gang OF con
tractors disputed every step with us. Blankets were
sent to our agencies which the Indians would hold np
and put their thumbs through hatcnets the edges OF
which were turned by the frs blow and other stores OF
similar quality. We rejected them and finally got things
ID shape. Indian were practically at an end The
Indians when they had grievance. were patient and
waited for redress, knowing that there was body Of
gentlemen IN the East who would 90 their utmost 10 see
that justice was done.
A GREAT CHANGE WHEN Mr.. sCHvRz CAME N.
Hardly had Mr schurz fairly in his seat Secre
tary the Interior when he began TO send us letters
urng the nomination 10y III Of men whose names
Us and whose sole claims were political oar board
refused to be made tool Ia this way. but MI Schurl
still insisted. other denominations treated III the
same way Mr sc.urz seemed determined to have his
political friends appointed Indian asents regardless
of every other consideration. and at the time to
force the churches giving their sanction to such
pointmsnts All this whilc, YOU know the secretary
protesting to be ardent advocate OF GIL" service
Reform OF the appointments which he urged upon
our board were utterly until bc made. remember one
man concerning long letters AMI te!cgrams were
! sent 10y Mr.. schurL. Incre VAS no reason III the
world Sy the man should bc appointed except that he
was a poitical worker told the secretary that had
power send his Dane to the Interior department,
II being duty OF the Board of Foreign Missions of
which was only one to make TIE nomination. He Ia
sisted that should send IN tIe mans name any way
one saturday night remember after returned home
got long dispatch from Mr.. -churl urging tnc strong
that send In the mans name simply replied,
had 10 his other letters ana ilspachcs tua could
not and Od not DO 10. soon after received letter
from the Interior Department say Jing that need not
! bother myself about the nomination OF the man 80
/ strongly recommended by Nj Schurz, hc had been
discovered tO be a detlultor.
The secretary stl perssting Ia trying tO force the
churches t. nominate the men he wished Tor lnllau
agents congress o delegates from the various Boards
OF Foreign Missions WAS neid Ia Washington and 10 wis
decided 90 Withdraw from the work altogether unless
| the secretary would Tecelo from his position Mr..
~churZ promised that he would not Interfere
the nominations OF the bOarl-. No had all
got home than he began sending IN the Of his
! political tavottcs again for III 10 nominate
" All this was evidently done by Mr. Schurz wtthout
| the knowledge OF ITesident Hayes. The President
seemed disposed To let his secretaries have entire con
trol " their departments and to hold them
f0T them We consulted about the matter and came
the conclusion hat Mr sch1rL trying to establish
u clique party OF hi- own. There several lit
Tie things that showed this 10 Doe the You see N
men tney would not have appeared a. II appointed AT
his reau est and he CoUld quietly have estabnhed "A
considerable following of his own without IL being
| known ~ either Democrats OF i"puhhrans. The
churches finally became disgusted with course
ursued b, Mr. SchurE that several OF them withlrew
! from the work Oar church. the Reformed. aud the
Society Friends Withdrew ana have never
The unworthy agents whom Mr.. ScnuTz placed ia ouco
the causes ~ many of the Indian wars which fol-
lowed regarded Mr. rchurz az "a deinagosue and hts
OF Indians the darkest stain IN all the
Indian history.ind the record Is pretty
| black"
Murder hole is the name given 10 mysterious hole
IN the ground Salem Va IL Is forty by sixty feet In
size ana 1876 feet deep The temperature OF the