The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-07-22
SOME HOT SHOT.
The Indian Commissioner
Pays Old Scores.
IA Gives His Reasons For Not Making
Contracts With the Catholic Mission
Bureau, and Refers to the Fight
Against Himself.

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the Catholic missions bureau, giving
the reasons which Influenced his &C
ton IN no longer making contracts with
that bureau, Commissioner Morgan
saws:
son entering upon my present duties
| expressed my preference for the gov
eminent rather.tha contract system, 1t
being more in harmony with the Amerl-
can idea OF education. At the same
time | stated that schools maintained
by the Government for the education of
Indians should be strictly nOn-Sectarian
and non-partisan; and further, that
the appropriation Of public funds to
sectarian institutions was, in my opIn-
ION. contrary to the spirit OF the letter
of the constitution and opposed topub-
lie policy.
NV position on the question was
violently asSaled by your bureau.
False charges were preferred against
NE and most determined but futile
effort made to prevent my continuation
and to secure my displacement. Those
of your employ in the field and others
instigated apparently by tie attitude OF
indirectly to hinder the efforts OF the
government in its beneticent work OF
the educating and civlllZlng OF the In
dian through its own appropriate
means.
'These influences emanating from
your bureau have been IN some re-
spects at least hurtful, and 1t Is GER
tainiy not tile bureaus fault that the
government schools have not been
crippled or even DESTROYED. While
drawing hundreds of thousands OF
dollars of government funds to build up
and sustain mission schools under your
charge. YOUR bureau has thrown the
whole weight of its influence against
ne government upon whose bounty 1t
SUI sided.
Further correspondence was made
public this afternoon. Under the date
of July s, Father Cnappeile, vice presi-
dent OF the Bureau OF Catholic Indian
Missions, replied to Morgan, asserting
that each and every member Of the
bureau declared that he has no knowl-
edge of any kind in relation to the
newspaper articles rejecting On the
Commissioner article, as was later
/ discussed in the presence OF MIR. COR
man, an employe of the burea, and the
parson alleged to have inspired 1T, and
| the conclusion reached is that no mem
Der or employe OF the bureau has a
right to make such an assault upon the
! Indian Office, or any other public office.
! German tuereupon resigned bis position
| in the bureau. In conclusion, Father
Chappelle says the policy of Congress
as understood by the bureau, is in per-
| feet harmony with the objects OF the
bureau. to-wit: To aid in perfecting
the system of education among the In
dians. inaugurated by President Har-
rison, when he established his cele-
brated peace policy. The commissioner
also received letter from Cardinal
Gibbons, dated at Cape May, in which
the Cardinal expresses regret at the
appearance OF the newspaper article
referred to. as he says he is very much
opposed to personal attacks OF this
character.
Referring to Commissioner Morgan
announced determination to sever the
relations between the Indian Office anC
the bureau, the Cardinal submits tins
is a very grave step, and one that ht
fears will be fraugnt with much EN-
and trouble. The Cardinal trusts the
commissioner will reconsider the mat
ter, and conclude to continue the rela
lions heretofore existing with tine
bureau.
On July 18th, the commissioner sen
another letter to Father Chappelle, il
which he says he sees no reason Tor any
modification of his act. He adds I oul
/ nj off of
bureau in the future will he, as in thC
past they have been to cordially coop
crate in harmony in every proper man
npr vi it'll the Indian Office, is little too
suggestive, and is anything but friendi'
reldtiUns. Ii had received DTecto
stephens offensive official letter OF Apri
20, prior TO the interview with YOU
That interview, notwithstanding IN.
sincere desire for friendly coop
Grafton with your bureau. would II We
have be n sought; and while th2 lette
remains IN the files of the Office, with
out apology, and Stephens remains off
cially with your bureau, any oflicia
relations between it and this office vii
lie by courtesy and not by right.
have already signed several contract
: with Catholic schools, whicl
l are apparently glad to ente
into new order of thing
: In replyingsto the letter from Cardi
!, nal Gibbons, the commissioner says
! brief and summary OF the statement
OF his two letters to the bureau can Civ
, but faint idea of the enormity of III
/ offences of the bureau, continue,
l through nearly two years; offence
which have been patiently endure,
until f rbearance was no longer viz
tue. ! he comm ssloner says the posi-
ton that tn. nureau is not to be he'll
responsible for the a tions of its EN-
ployeS or attach s, unl SIS those action
are really endorsed by it; is not cOnsid
, cred tenable by the Office and pOSitio
i of the bureau in declaring tina
: "private grievance" of officials shout
i not in any case be allowed to stand i
J the way of the due administration c
: public business entrusted to thei
,, charge, and viii hardly stand the ties
OF reason. Assaults upon his person
mel could hardly have been pleasin!
: but wien they went forth under til
sanction Of a great bureau, styling itse
Christian, some OF them embodied
an official communication to the Unite
s States Senate, they can not be regarde
e merely as trifing personalities. Mar
/ of them were laid before the Pres del
If by committee OF bishops, and mac
d the basis of demand for the removal
d the commissioner of Indian affairs.
5. The commissioner insists he h:
n been malIciously misrepresented at
l. misunderstood. he had not and new
z had had the slightest antipathy t.
* wards the Catholics. and his attituC
n toward the Catholic contract Fl
Ks schools, he insists, is sufficient
lie eylnced by largely increased amour
IS conceded to them for the next yea
os He is prepared, he says, as the COVER
ment official, to submit his administr
ton of office to the closest scrutin
and bear with equanimitY the misre
E. reservations inseparable from publ
{, life; but he cannot be expected
n. maintain harmonious relations wi
the great bureau subsisting upon Il
IN bounty of the government, whose wo
to it antagonized and mlsrepTesented al
I'd whose officers it defames.
te THE Golden CLUB,
s. 1t Discusses Prohibition In Some of