Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-21
THE POOR RED MAN.
Better Things Are in Store
for His Untutored Mind.
Reform in the Indian Bureau 1.-The
Indians to Be Made to Work.
Department 10 Be Taken Out OF Politics
New Methods Adopted.


Washington, March -(Special).
One of the most important bills now pend
,ny in congress is one designed to effect
,,ro.t raforms in the manasement of the
1.,;. h,,-oor cacra+orv Uol,o Smith oe
.,.,,,nr.,,. :, o,.,,.+,,. j.,
Sno AZ
favor Oh .iiis ii'e"sufo' anu iiiueoo' II WAS
from nm thao 1lle suggestion came Many
of the prominent leaders OF both houses
and of both political parties have expressed
themselves as fayorine it, and it is believed
,t will beco,nc - law The ,ro1,osition is
70 c-eate n hoar, of Indian commissioners
in Mace of the single commissioner who
NOW b.s charge g the vvorl, of the huresn
The new commission II authorized will
ba annf<ptod b,, tha ,,rnsidant hut viii no
rcpnor+isan il, ira char,cter CONSISTING of
nne panublic,p one ne,uo,.ra,. and an
army officnr In this way II 10 boned to
49, tho J,aior eor,,i,., ,,holI,,.o,rt ~ 7,o,i-
tic aud IN creote 3, .,ar,,,a,,aTt instihtltio,,
,b,t win st,,dv the Indian rroblpu and
make the hest nossihia arranaeIneuts for,
the work withnuf any fear that rartv
ch,n,er arc lit,elv ,,,,e,,t tl,o yvholc tbiut.
and rndo all thaf has heen dome
s-..,-, Vt,
am iie''itlty Al 4s'foF VI V''1S M s'''"
secretary 0inlth 'oo''5' because - II ',ie
one sfes'V feiulll VIC iioe'' III of''oI tV ''''Ap
.he inui"h sefN iou +" nay - siIoulu 'e.
an ol't'T'0" ~ i' p'.s-N - -, ~
ti,no 7 have had direction :; tho office 70
esche1y every nolittcal consideration Or
doris have heen ;ssued that Indian aoents
TEACHERS farmers and others MT aooucies
shall nor a+tomnt tn exercise any nolitic,l
inapenca ,,non those around them Only
Tho last vel recommended m the nr,.s;-
dont and the nresiaent annoinred an aeont
who q Renuhlican and whose sole recom-
,,ondat;on i h;s wort in tho mast vhn
I'm ,rbicb wa bn,n cororess will mass Dro.
yi,,oo ,b,t anno;n+marte sball ha mada ON
nerit alone and thar the rule which has
borotofora been followed of anpointiuo
o,,onts from, tho states in which the agnn.
cias .ro Iocated will be dana apav with
Wa boya had , contest over that mor,a,
with the senate tho yesterp senator's in
e;et;rn tb,t onnl;c.t;on Of tho homo rula
nr;nciY,a roonired tho announcements IN bn
made LEGALLY T have cnntended that wa
,nuct hove tho best man for tho nlace
,rhotbor no co,,,es from, tho ctats or from,
! non ,n;las away and nv confrmipg ,bo
onno;,tn,an+ ~ A,ont Nsvm,n rho son.
~ b., enallr- ,.;aidod 70 ,,,,r wishes TIL,
- ;,,,ror,ant .to,1 o.i,,od and ,r;n no
,..oa,,o+;,in If ,,,,nh l,ood
1T
Another desirable change when tho
new law VIII brlng ABOUT II IL Is passeu IS
the introduction OF something like army
discipline IN the management OF lhdlah
agents. nave always belleVeu that thero
should be more rigorous dlsclpllne III
this service, ana, whlle am not I'D laN0r
OF turning the Whole care OF the lnulans
over to the army, the appointment ot an
army officer as one OF tho commissioners
could not lall TO nave wholesome lhilu-
ence upon inc character OF the service
Announcer thlhg, nave Sent TO inc CIVIL
service commission scheme Tor placing
all the CLERKS at Ihdlah agencies uhdor
CIVIL service rules, ana when TINS Is adopted
ana put INTO operation we shall begin TO
feel that we have as good an Indian service
as 1t Is possible to devise Already we haY0
managed to put "a stop to most of the scan
dals which formerly disgraced this branch
of government work, and there are better
things in store for us and for the Indians
themselves.
II wv cai pun INNS coiilliasloh n!iI
w "-ili.isS ~ P1eUiog ~
$50. r,,,;,r. -, ~ rr,,;,',l -. ei'V
$50 re a'.-1 80 ~ 80 W.
ooooipo go 'i1is' -p' pm! - ~
pu. sle 1ais','' i W 49, l,'so isS"oN
~, - '4' ''it''e ~
~ Noi'o 'i4''g an o4'iil
o'i poss''! w, soV LIZ @, -, - 10 ~
ga uiio an uI nm "Iis'er " 'So'iet
'Iii iio hi1oN nov !" w ~ ~ - iot''lf
Vi VI Va "Hy ''i'- Vi .i','' s"i''
in'ho nm "ss'9' wv % ii1V'' mon "iip n''0
~ III ei,''i So ! "a 0i'9i .',o 14lHl"n
WIZ " ~ ~" " VI n 10 ~ ii''Fo I'I9 i"''04i'
e.oppT w, "iu i,i' 9uPt'4lC' VI 0.iii'5 %,
on' ih't WIZ pfli8 'iloih ~ tiiil9' -
.i'eso inolf'hs caii 10 mate 70 WORK ana
'iio ucsiIo 70 "cou'l'uiat0 property can 90
Piah'uo ~ 'Nolr preAStS, 'hero Is no reason
why 'no groa'es' p1rV o. 'heAl shouiu NOV
support themselves. many OF them are
wei 10 no. 50 Lar ''s lahus ana capital arc
cohoerhcu: 1hey are not poor ny any
manner oil means, measured by what white
mon III that parg Oh the country have. All
they need Is the knowledge of how to work
and the thrift and energy to do it, and
they can soon be taught to take care OF
fham SplVps