Arizona weekly citizen., 1886-07-17
Letter from Orc Blaneo.
Ono BLANrn- Inlv 1on,

ORo BLANC0, July l2fh.
 EDITOR CITIZES:-I wrote that tbs Pioneers are proposing to meet and res.
 olute again on the Indian question. and
 invite comparative mass mee,inos through inc Territory, Yuma has al. ready mRss-meeted and passes the nsual string of Nhs ceases. So far. sn goC5 and as they are less directly affected by lndlan marauders their prompt ac,io,, IS the more commendable, but, MT F3. Itor, II appears to the undersigned s.
 h doobtless does to many others tha; We have had wheFeases, paper resnln. tiODs and have made prayers enon,yb t., our wooden Gods at Was ashippton' vbu evidently can neither hear nor see t,, | chow that such effort is a waste of int and breath. Something more forcibI.. and practical Tn results than the firing OH resolutions at Washington, where they are promptly pigeun.holed. IS need. ed, for they have no more effect tbeTe than trump has upon ihe weather.
 But If the Pioneers and mass meetings demand that the Territorial exesut,v, eod county officials offer a reward for tEe capture dead. or alive, of all th,eves or murderers, and appoint an influential dDu strong committee to either obtain immediate official action, or act cn be- halt ot the community themselves If nee esssry, one practical point will be thus gained.
 Then another active committee of the fioneers, or inc same committee, on be haiI or the territory of Arizona, mighl coiIect llzt ot all the property stolen d hr-T To-
 ueFs ana personal injuries inflicted by thrn Tor the last lew years. and demand compensation from the U. 5. Indian Bn. teAu' or other responsible department. 10 the united StEtes Supreme Court, en- ploylng capable and efficient counsel, For clearly tEe government is respopsi- Die Tor the acts of its wards not only to the people ot AriZona but 10 the outraged people ot Mexico. The Constitution oi the United States guarantees to all its citizens the protection of their lives and property 10 the full extent of its power, but 1t has been long derelict m thIs In. dian matter, IL has fed, nursed, and armed U band Of Rssasslns for years and permitted them to murder and rob its own citizens, men, women and children: Tor no sane person csn say that the gov. eTnment that could and did crush out the rebellion of ten millions ofits white citizens, cannot crush and subdue q few score Of lousy Indian reservation rene gades. It IS neglect, It IS criminal care lessnesF, for which the government is clearly responsible, and l believe there 's honor and justice enough ID this great nation to compel the Uills 10 be footed IT the claims are enforced with sufficient vigor and persistence Tor however many and rotten the pOliti- Cal shysters may be, the great heart of The people rhrObs hTigbt, in favor Of justice, lsw, and equity, all of which is Clearly on the side Of our outraged set 1 lers, and the presentation O. such bills | would be a torcible argument in favor 1 of removing the indians.
 This territory, th # can vote dollars by l ihe hundred thousand for insane ssy-l ns and colleges, wlll surely reimburse l at the Dezt ssseIoo, any reward paid out 1 For captured muI9ereTs. The prohEhiI- | ity IS that. unfortunately, even if Sl 600 l q head IS offered. there will not be much | t3 pey' Tor our Indian murdereTs and | thieves are Hs cowarlly Rs they are yil- | shinous Gnd If they found their heads iu | tctve demnLd, would speedily lack | t--N --4 NAA te "AAEiD ALNg Ils<t EEtu less | commeIc cisi value.
 Tue Territory can offer rewards Co | good purpose. 4 big reward will put | Ten thousand eyes on the look out-will | send out small posses Of men, m com. | paratlvsly q moment in any hopeful l direction, and put an end to the lylnC | misreQreseniGtioug, that have given the l over-woTked troops so much unuecessary l trouble Gt times.
 The Indians roam over Ru immenee I territory, and a fearfully rough enc, and their capture Is a work of great | lIfliculty, especially with the limited re sources furnished 10 General Miles. and | though they may not be heard from to- day, this week or this month they are -ven liable io return, or fresh young bucks 10 break out in the desire tO emu late their pious ancestors. and biz standing reward for their iil-smeliiEa | car cases will ever be great dGmper to th'Ir ambition and it should surely be offered. Yours truly, A.B.