St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-10-29

famers of the heroic dead. l am not un-
mindful of the laudabie efforts put
forth by sincere PrOtestants in behalf
OF the untutored savage.
Ihe money paid out by the general
government for the support of the
contract schools is not paid out for the
teaching of the Catholic catechism, or
Tor sectarian instruction of any kind.
l quote from speech delivered OH the
floor OF congress, March 3, 1891, by Mr..
Shively. Protestant gentleman from
MIR. Morgan's own state: But, after
all. MIR. Speaker said Mr.. Shively.
what is there in the charge of sectaran-
Ism and denominationalism against the
contract schools? Under the contract
system private enterprise and zeal build
the school house and equip the school.
Not dollar of the money appropriated
Tor the contract schools goes to the
superintendent. Not dollar Of it goes
10 any preacher, priest or teacher. Not
dollar OF 1t Is paid to any employe.
Every dollar of it goes directly and eX-
clusively to feed, clothe and shelter the
indian children while receiving in
dustIial, intellectual, moral and relig-
Gus training in the school,
"How about the government school?
Inc sum appropriated is used to pro-
linen we select corps Of teachers and
employees, all to be paid for out of the
public treasury; we equip the school
with Bibles and hymn books, paid for
out OF the public treasury; then we put
the school in charge Of some political
theologian. or theological poll
tlclan who receives his sal
airy from the public treas
ury. This superintendent impresses
his peculiar views of religion. whether
Methodist. Presbyterian, Catholic or
Baptist on the school, all at the expense
OF the public treasury, and yet there
the one hand, and sniveling bigots Oh
the other, who approve all this, and at
the same time bewall denominatiOnal-
ism IN the contract schools.
Spent Their own Money.
"Our Catholic people have expended
out of their own private means over
and in providing for the necessary
equipment of the schools under their
charge. in order to be in proper posi-
ton to second the praisewOrthy
efforts of the government to
civilize and Christianize the In.
dian. The government pays on most
of the contracts from S10.S00 to $4,000
a year-ln, very few cases as high as
$4,000. but in only a few, and this
amount is for food, shelter and clothing.
The official records show that the
expense of maintaining the government
runs up to at least $4,000 year, ex-
which is a fixed sum, no matter how
many pupils may be under their charge.
During Mr.. Morgan's incumbency
as commissioner of Indian affairs, it is
matter of record that he constantly as.
sumed towards the contract schools in
charge of Catholics most unfriendly
attitude. The same spirit of UNI
fairness that he now manifests
against rything Catholic directed
his official acts while Mr.. Harri-
son retained him in the office
Of Indian commissioner, in spite of the
earnest protests of members of his cab
met as well as of others high in the
councils of the Republican party. We
need not be surprised at the result. This
malicious and bigoted fanatic succeeded
in keeping the Indian department in a
state of constant turmoil, frequently
attempted to thwart the plain in
structions of congress. and was often
rebuked by his superior officer, the
Hon. j. ". Noble, secretary OF the in<
terror. His reckless statement about
the stealing of coal from the
government at the DEVILS Lake
agency. which has been refuted beyond
all question in the public press. is
sufficient evidence OF this partlsau's
unfitness for any position of public
trust. l have the statement of ths gov
ernment agent, who now resides in st.
Paul. and who is ready at any time, if
necessary, to make affidavit that
the Groy nuns. who were in charge
OF the government school at the
Devils Lake agency, at the time re-
ferred to by Mr.. Morgan, used the coal
by his orders for the use and benefit of
the Indian children under their charge,
to heat the rooms in which the Sunday
services were held for the children, as
the instructions from the Indian depart
ment direct.
The following letter from Ri. Rev.
Bishop Shanley, bishop Of North Da-
kota, explains in detail MIR. Morgan'S
treatment Of the sisters at the DEVILS
Lake agency, and exposes his vicious
malice in accusing the Catholics of
stealing coal at Fort Totten:
Letter From Bishop Stanley.
FARGO, N. D., Oct. 17.-Rev. j. II.
CIeary, Minneapolis . Dear Father
Cledry: Early in the spring of 1880
Thomas j. Morgan determined to estab-
fish large government school of a
high order'' (Morgan's own words) at
Fort TOtten. N. D., using for this pur-
pose the old government buildings wnich
had been for years, and were at the time,
spoken of, occupied as fort by the
United States troops. From tine year
1874 down to 1890. a community Of gray
uuns, from Montreal, had been teaching
on the Fort TOtten reservation. When
the first cOlOnyOf nuns came to Fort Tot
ten, under the guidance of Maj. Forbes,
the Indians were pagans. The Sis
tors went about from tepee to tepee