The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-07-25
THE PASSING OF GRAVES.

81 The Gazette desires to- pay its re
VI spects to one Walter H. Graves, he Of
u Grow reservation irrigation ditch
II fame, the man with more wheels in
his upper story than any other mar
M who has W held a position in the
u, service OF the government.
Graves is down and cut; no longer
does he feed at the government crib;
no longer does he parade his AFRO.
aSgance before the people of eastern
Montana and make ~subordinates on
Indian reservations dance to his music.
Graves has finally met his reward and
that reward, it is strongly intimated.
came to him at the end of "Uncle
Sans boot, although Graves says
he resigned his berth in the service
bf the government. 1t is known, how
ever that Graves was not of tthe re-
signing kind and he has simply sent
this word out to Montana to let him
self fall as easy as possible among the
people who once knew him in all his
glory and vanity.
Poor Graves! He conceived the idea
that this government could not exist
without his services. He even went
70 far several years ago to predict
hat the government would go to pieces
f the people failed. to take his adj
ice in his advocacy for the election
1 Bryan. The man of many wheels
i his Uranium had a perfect right to
\ few the political horizon and ex-
Ness any kind of political notions
lited to his caliber, but after a GER
hin presidential election Graves actu-
lily had the nerve to go to Washing
in and demand that the successful
arty enact a special law by which
e was subsequently boosted into a
vt federal position under the interior
partment as a reward for his polit-
al perfidy. Congress nor the inter-
81 denantm ant -rre--a-+a hlamn fe--el~-
Ating this wind bag of incompetence
10 further power. The mans de-
sPticn accomplished it, and when
ate given higher authority it simply
cant that time alone would overtake
lives and land him where he roper
seaelonged-out in the cold, cold
thd.
Graves original entrance into the
svice of the government was in the
'acity of an alleged builder of ir-
ating bitches on Indian reserva-
1hs. He succeeded in this, as the
Scord of the vas sums of money be-
Ring to the tribal funds Of the
Nv Indians here in Montana fully
Cites. A sum upwards Of $500, 900
been expended on this one reser-
ton alone, and Graves has left a
Icy of his INCOMPETENCE to those
aims in the shape of a removal of a
ettslice of the Big Horn mountains
lonn irrigating canal far from COM
ash. and which probably never
eIbe completed. His knowledge
the construction Of i%rrigating
rs is as barren as his knowledge
I'll other subjects upon which he
Ans to be informed, save the sub
of character assassination and
cry calculated to inure to the
rift of Graves.
ut Graves was not content with
I'pft snap in the field of irrigation
INDIAN reservations. He must
to his prCboscis into the affairs of
Ha agencies. He it was, it is said.
doeaised all the trouble with Cap
cord w. Watson, of the Tenth u.
vertlry. while that gentleman was
ouslin the capacity of Indian agent
the Crow agency. Graves followed
to tack upon Captain Watson to
the d of the latter's successor and
Ulanded down in South Dakota
Tielhe made a similar attack upon l
meran agent. His latter venture,
LAKE previous work of smashing the {
and}er of men in every respect his {
allvrs. led to a little quiet work {
the raves last winter. No undue ]
his ge was necessary to land the
inju', smear him OF all his %vainglory. !
Il. i. 7, and the manner Of his 60 {
& finally was privileged to place :
ne of a resignation. {
that Graves is no longer in t
Mrsl to dig the graves of others e
form the role of traitor and t
N.der the cloak of a government
save.he people who really have an
win, in Indian management, and
under nav of the interior de. G