The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-31
that the courts-martial were held in March and
that resigned in August.

Your readers, Mr.. Editor, will perceive how
laundering tactician the Rev Morgan is if
they look at the date on the records of the
court-martial. General Stedman's order is dated
the middle of July. Morgan resigned early in
August If this Is not precipitate resiena-
ton, perhaps Mr.. Morgan can describe what is.
There is no need, Mr.. Editor, of falsifying facts
in this nasty case. The only thing necessary
is to set these facts forth as they occurred No
one but preacher would attempt to brazen
them out.
HIS WITNESSES.
The Rev. Mr.. Morgan produces host of wit.
nesses TO bear testimony to his good character
have no doubt they are willing 10 saw very
nice things about the reverend gentleman
Some of them even may love the ground he
walks on, but that Is neither here nor there /
am dealing with General Morgan as a soldier
and deal with him as find him described in
his country's records find him there with
stained escutcheon and tainted name find
his word considered worthless by his fellow
officers. l find his very oath rejected
find him stigmatized, as unofRcerlike and
uncharitable. l find him proved guilty of
thirteen different specifications, and find him
escaping punishment because the sentence OF
the court fell below the severity of the law. 1
find him resigning his Office as soon as the
result of the trial was made known, and find
the man whom he tried 10 ruin stepping into
his place. These are the things / lind in the
records of Morgans country, and by these
records do judge him.
HIS INDIAN POLICY.
The Rev. Hon. General T. ]. Morgan defends
his Indian policy and incidentally attacks the
Catholic church. He does not deny:
by General Grant at the suggestion of Parson
Newman.
2. That nearly all the Protestant denomina.
tions-Methodists, Congregationalists, Episco-
paleins, etc-entered in the contract system
without any scruples concerning its un-Ameri-
can spirit.
3. That all these sects discovered that the
system was un-American only when they were
beaten by the Catholic church.
A. That every cent OF the money went for the
1O11 Al ~ y1er f1,aT fa
the mission work of the church.
5. That the Catholic body contributed
81, 100000 to build schools and equip them;
that the salaries of the teachers. on a Govern
ment basis, would amount to over 81 600, 900;
that the So. 430, 600 received from the United
States Government was spent to the last cent
in feeding, clothing and nursing the Indian
children.
THE BAPTIST CLAIM.
The Rev. Hon. General Morgan is careful to
conceal the fact that this money is not United
States money, but money belonging to the In
dians. When. therefore, he says that the Bap-
fist sect declined to receive anything he saws
what is not true. The Baptist sect does not
| receive Indian money through the Unite
States treasury, but il receives Indian public
money from the Indians themselves. Its
schools in the Indian Territory are supported
by funds voted by the civilized nations. These
schools are sectauan schools.
TIE money which supports them is public
money, and General Morgan comes before the
people and declare we Baptists believe in the
separation of church and state, and that they
never received any public money! Go to, thou
hypocritef
MORGAN AND CATHOLICS.
The Rev. Mr.. Morgan declares, ar dismissed
no one from the Indian service because he was
a Catholic" plain statement of facts may
| enable the reader TO judge for himself.
When Morgan through church influence had
been appointed by that moral philanthropist,
Benjamin Harrison, as Commissioner he took
unto himself bigot seven times worse than
himself, known as Dorchester. This Dorches-
ter was preacher of the same caliber as j. @.
A. Henry and Donald Ross He was known as
an anti-Papist writer and lecturer and, there
FORE was considered very capable man to deal
with Catholic schools.
The Rev. Dorchester's first move was to have
his wife appointed as special agent to General
expenses. She was then detailed TO attend her
husband in his travels. and both being thus
provided for at the expense of Uncle Sam they
proceeded to inspect the schools.
FIRST BLOOD.
The first school visited by this worthy pair
was Haskell Institute, large establishment
situated at Lawrence, Kans. AT this school
they found Employed:
Protestants. IS
CathOilcS b
And one of the results of their visitations
was:
Protestant employees removed.
Catholic employees removed.
The employees removed had been nominated
by Republican, and they were all worthy and
competent.
At the Chilocco school, which was next Wis
tied, seventeen employees were found. No
Catholics; no dismissals..
AT the Usage school one Catholic was found.
She was dismissed
At this agency the advent of Dorchester, who
Is Methodist preacher, was marked by
strange phenomenon. The Osages are the
richest people in the world, and it has become
the fashion for all kinds of money-getters 10
dip their buckets in the funds.
Dorchester's appearance was signaliZed by
present OF $4,000, which the Osages were per
suaded 20 give for the erection of Methodist
schoolhouse at the agency.
And these are the preachers who do not want
State money.
AT the Kaw school the employees were found
as follews:
Protestant.
CatnoLcS
The result of the visitation was:
Protestant employees removed ............,.,,,..O
Catholic employees removed.
Among the employees dismissed here was the
! superintendent, P. w. Mess. He is one
armed soldier, Republican, and had been
employed under Republican and Democratic
administrations on his merits. In his place
was appointed a named Spray. Morgan
| stated that Mess removed because the in
terests OF the school required that other per-
| sens better qualified for school duties should
be appointed.
! This lying statement was given out by Nor
| gan while he held in his hand a letter from
Spray, on one page of which there were no
| fewer than sixteen misspelled words
At the Cheyenne school all the employees
were found to be Protestants.
At the Arapahoe school the same happy
state of affairs existed.
AT the Pawnee school there were nine en-
ployes, one OF whom, the superintendent, was
Catholic.
Dorchester said in one report about this en-
| ploye Booker, although Roman Catholic, is
! good officer" In another, ''He is a good
| kind, conscientious faithful man." Was he
retained By no means. An ignoramus of
the Spray kind was given his place, and at the
! Pawnee school not a Catholic was left
| At the Otoe school all the employees were
Protestants. No change. Same ideal condi-
ton at the Ponca school, at the Genoa school,
and at the Omaha school.
| At the Winnebago school this was the condi-
| ton OF affairs:
a
CdtHolCs.. 3
After the Dorcastrian Avatar we find:
Professionals removed ..............t q,
OaIholcs reIhoVeu' ......................3
At the time Morgan entered office there were
LA teachers in the Indian Territory Ofthese
only six were Catholics. One OF Morgan,s
first measures was to make clean sweep OF
the unfortunate six. Not q Catholic was left
That the Hon. Rev. General Morgan. DID
left Catholic in the service is owing to the
fact that the Republican Senators rebelled and
| the moral and philanthropic BENJAMIN Harri-
son was compelled to call the Rev. T. ]. Morgan
| down.