The Lamar register., 1894-11-10
INDIANS AND WHISKY
-sr AGENTS HAVING TROUBLE
-, psei.isn. Permitting tho sale of
tt.uar to indiana On Allotted Lands
e,mpiisate. the Problem Dave Day.
Report

i. f~avgut the sale OF utlunf to tiif III
-. The most difficult problem has
- prg~entcd in recent court deci-
- h which Il is declared that In
-. who have taken their lands In
..ursIty arr citizens OF the United
r., and that IL Is no longer con
- To law 20 sell liquor TO them
~ o- three decisions hav. already
- made to that effect and the no
n O, Judge Egerton OF South Da-
:, Z, the United States grand jury
r,,@.ut no more indictments against
B,@sns srIlinE liquor to Indians on
sl,tgd lands looks as N the courts
- going to take the view OF the
-. mai no restrictions should bc
49, On Indian citizens. In reports
s-siffs,i hy various Indian agents to
commissioner OF Indian affairs.
lsrf : pointed out that II Is being
w diaieuit to prevent the sale OF
szr % Indians. not only on account
ise fact that the courts have rccos-
Al Indians having taken aiioiuicnts
dftrrns. buf for other causes. The
,s,. of the Southern Utc- In Colo
q e1ursS-.s- his opinion of the whI<
t-afSe aud a noted chief In the fol-
|El-ss
VIA the department realizes that
laTs a reservation with 2o miles OF
r5er and am subjected io the law
) 5s-sls Of every tough class ot
- AMI Mcxieans. the task Of rse-
Az The evil % traffic In yitlaiaoa-
splusds csliie,i whisky can easily
s>siaztcsi However. by rewards
h agTs-a to paf ont OF my own
s.s I have Mt least sucrc-rsiesi 10
~. tie evil TO a commendable cS-
The standing reward IL 81. TO
rai upon cpuvtciion-~
lS SINE agent. David Y. Day, Il
~ insirisndrnf aud capztic In his
1zrks "a general features Of the
~ Of the agricultural pursuits
sys. -Eealire that this has bs-sn
i.tisn agency for eighteen years
gesc,liuS agents and farmers have
= sfpwu a bale OF hay. pint of
C p1gnd Of vegetables upon ab
ny ixrra- To b. candid. for pcllt-
asslt> and political farmers are
ruEnlng curse Of the Indian ser
! stated that the yield would be
Il viii. but we have better
:, and greater yield than our.
: selEohars and this la the face
unprecedented drought. The In
farmer lahorsd diligently during
fri-aiipu ssa-on and II the honor
remmissien viii take time to tx
alan the per capita issue OF rsttions
- asenry. the fact VIII BE- re-
/ : lat 10 addition to doubt ns to
y home absence OF Instruction.
y implements and essentials.
: u farmers ar. no; entirely unac-
-i'd % an empty stomach during
ss hDurs To conclude, farming
Eith possibly four exceptions Is
nv Zoe which Congress alone Is
. |1slble.-
d~inS his report Agent Day says:
N h0uorabie commissioner has
~ facts, and excluded 'rose-col-
ryiials, have endeavored to
usm and aside from what has
ild under appropriate headings.
~ that the agent during his
incumhency has been reported
ie-ularity,' and Investigated. He
i'schar-ed two farmers to give
chance TO learn something
, agriculture and less about re
ts Tie agent: has violated the
!. when business methods justified
f4ehi has an enemy in about
Nhiie and Mexican upon the bor-
!, aAd has lost the esteem of mer-
Who labor under the belief that
'eTnment should have 30 per
Y. lgre than individuals for their
J odiiias-
again. trust in case am not
10 have the Indian prob
llF vel at an early date.
Ie honorable commissioner and
3rs S,'ahi. General Frank G. Arm
am Indebted for advice. as
80 and Instructions OF n bene-
81. Sll3Arac'er. | realize fully that
{ -1hAl lethargy has rendered
.rlcN 50 far a : r,nrrnnn.nA IL,