The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-03
DEACON SLOCUM'S OANDERISUP
He Thinks the Geary Conference Did
the Indians an IniuaficA


E Reno, o. T, Dec. 2.-The Deacon
would Ike the editor OF the Eagle 10
look back few years and Try 10 re-
member all the turmoil and strife that
came . the surface when county attor-
neys hired detectives 70 ferret out where
liquor was kept for sale o. barter. Men
who had been friends for great number
O. years became enemies ali on account
OF some trihing fellow who for the sake
o. a few pieces OF silver gave evidence
against them for drinking a social glass
C. beer together. At the recent conven-
ton OF Indian workers held az Geary,
action was taken looking 10 the sUspen-
si7n Of drunkenness among the Cheyenne
a-z Arapahoe Indians. If there Is any
thing THAI riles me il Is such clap-trap
cs that. The convention went further
than -that-it appointed a committee OF
missionaries 10 solicit subscriptions 10
constitute q fund 10 be used IN the en-
Pigment Of deJectives-tne same old
scheme that was worked in Kansas The
committee also reported al the coSs en-
ton that much drunkenness prevailed
among the Indians" In the name q all
that Is pure and holy. where are there
any drunken Indians in or near Darling
ton agency Name one. just one, and
the Deacon VIII promptly acknowledge
that he IS wrong. The Deacon + init
nately acquainted with more Cheyennes
md AraPahoes than any member OF that
COMMITTEE. self-appcinre5 10 make them
out repr0oates and drunkards OF the
lowest type and. furthermore, he is not
afraid 10 say right now. that If there are
any Indians under the jurisdiction Of the
Darlington agency who like their tod5y
they were first taught L by employees of
he government who got drunk them
selves. and brought the whisky to their
districts. and hid il where the Indians
found and drank ii. An Indian IL some
thing like young man who was brought
uo in prohibition state. and there are
lots % them al present who we've raiseI
a. The government school in The holy
tewn Of Lawrence, Kansas. When tie
lung man returns from school he tells
what he saw and -hen induces others 70
do Is the white man does. The good
brothers who take such an interest in
che moral welfare a. the Indian. for rev
sue only. should look deep down ito
The dark depths OF their own closets and
see If they cannot find place that has
not been swept ou- as clean - some II
their Indian neighbo-s'. The Deacon viii
watch very closely The actions OF the
Self-apQointed committee. and when ac-
ton as brought against some innocent .
man he VIII place the full facts before .
the people in the coolest kind Of type. f.
The Deacon received a very kind letter F..
The otaer day from his Irish friend. Den /
MS Flynn. who IS now in Washington 4
busting around seeing what he can do +
towards getting votes for his free homes (
Bin Dennis says in his letter;
Ny dear Deacon; woul5 gladly d.
ar could towards set-inS your peerless .
separator before the members Of con
E-5ss from the rural districts but. IS I .
said before nv time viii ~ fully occ1- (
pied with making go1G the promises 7 .
made 20 The people last taiI. and really
have not the time 70 look after The phi .
Vlte interests " my friends. When The F.
free homes and statehood bills are dis
posed o. il -1e-z IS any favor can % +
Tor friends i- Oklahoma I Vii SlsdIy
do H. but / must zAut down on the ap-
plieations I am r=zeirin- every day fe-
positions ranging s--rn governor Il one
OF the Islands in tle Fasu7rines. 10 chisf
bostler at an Indial aE=ncy.~
= friend of Dennis remarked yesterday
that the Irish folks We sent 10 Washing
ton were setting 10 the fore az a very
ra155 gait. Dennis Is Oh -h-se coa5
-nrui-tees-Indisn affairs. public lands
and territories Il there Is usu in ths
= ni-=l States who IS better POSTED On
''lzdlsn affairs than Dennis Wynn. he
las ksp- himself IN hiding: Dennis
knows eSactlv. that the Indians want. h
knows how they have been sRindled. ans
be also knows the class OF people that
6as a~el sent among them 10 enightenC.) /