St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-09-10
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE,
4 Great Injustice.

To the Editor Of the Globe.
1t seems that a very great wrong has been
done Mr.. s. J. Brown, of Browns Valley, by
the issuing of an order from the office Of the
commissioner of Indian affairs, prohibiting
him from entering upon the reservation
where his mother, an Indian woman, resides.
Mr. Brown, who stands high in his COM
munity as d man of intelligence and great
worth, feels deeply the injustice done him.
He has tried by every means in his power TO
ascertain the charges, if any, against him,
but without success. He Solemply declares,
and all who know him well accept his state
ment-that there is not q shadow Of cause for
this order denying him the privilege OF visit
ing his relatives on the reservation with a
view to ascertaining the cause of the extra
ordinary order, he addressed the following
letter to Hon. William Parsons, special United
States Indian agent, but received no reply
thereto:
Dear Sir: Learning OF your presence at Sisse-
ton agency, and feeling that you can give me ma
terial assistance III righting wrong which has
been placed upon me, write relating thereto
Upon Thursday last | received the copy OF an
order issued by the commissioner OF Indian al
fairs and addressed to the United States Indian
agent at Sisseton agency, Dakota, and instructlng
him to see that was not allowed to go upon the
Lake Traverse reservation. No reasons are as
signed or given for this extraordinary order
nor am / able thus far to find out that there
was any, and L certainly know of none
which could be given as arising from
any act or word of mine. OF the cowardly inJus-
tice of thus attempting to injure me without al
lowing opportunity Of being heard. shall
now say nothing. But of the injustice OF SO de-
priving OF visiting my mother, who is an In
dian residing upon the reservation, old and at any
time likely to be called away. of the injustice.
repeat depriving me of going to see her in case
of her illness and perchance, death, l cannot
speak too strongly, especially when not shadow
of cause exists for such action. In simple justice
for md honor of Democratic
administration, I respectfully ask that you in
quire into this affair, and if possible find out the
truth and take the necessary steps In your official
capacity to correct the error and establish the
right. Being entirely in the dark, am unable to
refute or deny anything, and can only reiterate
that no good valid reason exists for the above
mentioned order the part of the commissioner
of Indian affairs. have lived here. sir, for over
twenty years, but no such injustice was ever done
me, even by a Republican administration. l am,
sir, very respectfully, s. j. BROWN.
1t appears that one J. c. Harris, formerly a
clerk at the agency, was dismissed for cause,
and at once set to work to discover land
fraud. asSociating the name of Mr.. Brown
Herewith, but the following letter from
Agent Greene fully relieves Mr.. Brown of
that charge:
Editor Browns Valley Reporter.
Sisseton Agency. OAK, Aug. 31.-Sir: deem
1t but justice 80 Mr.. Crossfeld, Mr.. s. ]. Brown
and others of Browns valley, whose names have
been associated with mine in the public press (by
implication) as agent, in gigantic land fraud,
by one J. c. Harris, former clerk at this agency,
to state that neither Mr.. Crossfeld, Mr.. Brown or
any one else has ever approached me on the sub
ject of land speculations any other matter per-
tanning to the business of the agency other
wise, directly or indirectly. All implications to
the contrary are false, come from whatever source
they may. 1. GREENE.
A wrong has thus been done to Mr.. Brown
which the Indian department should correct
without a moments delay X.