Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-12-08

difference whose OK IL Eored, bu, may
be- excused for hoping that tue time 10
near a hand when such men Will
learn the g0lIen rule "that az yo would
that men should do unto you do ye
even 20 10 them"
The facts are, Air. Editor, that good,
responsible men with their families
have been bona fldo sotllurBoi San Juan
county since the year 1851, and that
these men who have been the pioneers
OF this pnrt Of Utah made their homes
and improvements on the public lands
which were unoccupiod, and udIl-
ii0nul settlers have been added from
year to car until that once Wild o1uu-
Try has become "a p0pulous and organ
lied county, settled 10y white men with
their families, who have gone there 90
build UP a commonwealth and add TO
he prosperity and growth Of cur COIN.
mon country. Let us reason together.
Now, after having gone thuft and
up n land where they had tho right 10
make homes hnd improvements be-
cause Il was puzzle domain, AFTER hav.
ing thus secured 10 locomotives, ~ nll
0lher occupants ~ u. 3, land had
secured 10 Themselves, the home. and
had made valuable, some Of their
ueighbors, who also claim TO be white
men, have advised n large band u
wild Indians IN 10 Into this county
where these colonies OF white people
have been tn possession Tor macy years
ami Ut down on their grazing gtouud
aud With their Indian pouigs ami
sheUp eat out the ranges Of The white
aaHH a d ~
livelihood aud future prosperity VI the
white man.
None know better than Indian
Agent Day the natural proclIvitirs
Of the red man; anu having by hls per.
miesloD taken posscsaion VI tue white
mau'a county IN Utah, the next step
easily follows 10 take possession of tne
white NAME cattle aud Nil az many as
they Wish TO supply Themselves aud
their squaws and pap0osos with their
winters meat. This they have done
and aso continuing 10 DO, and when
this fact was made known 10 Mt.
Day, h. maze reply, swell, II the
luuianb are killing the white man'a
cattle, the white mau muy Tho thu
lndiani!" What proposition " thiH 10
come from n u. 3. officer, one who IL
supposed 10 De guardian u tho peace
ana defender VI the rights " his
cUuutrymatl
Nit. Day dld not seem 10 remember
that tho shooting " one Indian
would soon inaugufato hos ilitits
which might result In tue killing Of
many Innocent men women anu uhIl.
dfon, and the breaking upoi the homes
and Improvements VI the peace.loyiug
people who had by tLolr faith IN the
protection VI our great government
been led Into this guuto nnd lufud %
their ruin; fOr Instead u that pf0tuc.
ton which they were found TO expect,
leading citizens aud government OH.
cors VI the neighb0riug state OF Colo
RADIO turned loose a horde " eavagtB
upon them who were eager 10 seize
upon their possessions ana under any
pretozt that might arise, XIII aud drive
thom of thoif lhndB anu from their
hard earned homes.
The white people In San Juan
county nfs IN a vefy1 critical position
aud haaty fact On the Part OF souro
OF tho white men who are cattle own
era Ia any Of those settlements would,
II IL feared, pfoclpltate an Indian war
upon she whites al this would mean
an UztofminRtion OF tho laltrt-mou,
women aud children anu leave
the country In possession Of
the Indian; or 9th wise, n the whites
were victorious, the Indians would be
all destroyed. In either case, the
Coloradoans would be- rid Of the Iu-
diane. This seems 10 be the sole aim of
Indian Agent David Day and his CO.
workets-ihe expelling OF the Utus
from the state Of Colorado.
Very respectfully,
SEYMOUR II. YOuNu.