Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-06-07
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So Says Hon. James Moyfe Regarding SyndicateS 0p-
GRAFTON In Washington Went There 10 Thwart It's
fhort-A Most Powerful Combination

cession to the Florence Mining COM
pany Is that with the help Of the Flor
ence Mining company they could open
the reservation, and without It's help.
they couldn't.
when | arrived at Washington, the
opening resolution OF the indian bill
had been pending before Congress for
q long time, and strong EFFORT had
been made 10 secure It's passage. The
bin went through both houses with a
rush, though small majority, how
ever, after the agreement had been
reached to give concessions 70 the Flor
ence Mining company
III Is an unusual thing to put such
a provision on an Indian appropriation
bill Both the secretary Of the interior
and the president said TO me that Il
was improper and that they did not
approve Of II. But the presi-
dent said that he was practl-
cally compelled TO sign 1t because
Of the Importance Of the appropriations,
and would do so, Notwithstanding his
objections. AS TO the concessions to
the Florence Mining company all our
representatives in Congress asked that
II be approved,
W HNii 4 lbulu AUdi We tOulh DukulN
no relief through existing legislation,
made arrangements for joint resoln-
ton to be introduced In Congress pro-
yiding that Caleb b. Rhoades be given
the preference right 20 the claim which
he and his father located and worked
before the government barred them
from Il. This IL so Just and fair that
don't see how II Is possible for any just
objection 10 be raised against It. And
unless u is smothered In the commit
tee ] have no doubt but that II viii
pass both houses IN Congress
THE way IN which the Florence Min
ing company has been able to hold up
legislation is astonishing They inter
esled such men as GOV. Odel Of New
YORK and others In the company who
Influenced Mr., Sherman of New York.
chairman OF the Indian committee in
the house. Then Mr. Payne, the post
master general, was president of the
Florence Mining company before he ac-
cepted the postmaster generalship He
claims that he sold out. and the man
who succeeded him is Pfster Of Mil
Waukee, who IL almost as influential as
Payne, through his friendship to the
Wisconsin senator who Is on the In
dian committee. Ii is thus that they
have been able TO hold up Congress In
much the same way that brlgand
holds up his victims, only IL Is done
under the gulse Of the law.
"A great many charges have been
made against Mr. Myton, the Indian
agent. solaf OF which We're presented by
our representatives to Congress
When the Florence Mining company
a few months since. through Its great
influence, obtained an order BY which
number OF Indians were taken down
10 Washington 10 secure the approval
OF the Florence Mining companys
lease, The people OF Uintah county were
aroused to such an extent that Gov
Wells and our representatives took
steps to prevent an summary action
by The Florence company. A resolu-
ton was PASSED in Congress authoriz-
ing an investigation OF the manner In
which the Florence company's lease
was obtained. When this resolution
passed Congress, a number OF COM
promising letters were read In the dis
cussiOns, and Il looked as II we were
going 10 nave an exposure OF the cor
'uption and dishonesty at the bottom
VI INV WtNhNF MiNlNk company zeal.
But Il Was all hushed up, when the
agreement was reached In Washington
that the matter should be settled by
lacking onto the Indian appropriation
bill the provision that gives TO the
Florence Mining company the exolu-
sive privileges stated. in return for
their assistance In opening the reserva-
ton.
THE outrageous proceeding by
which the Rhoades interests are at
tempted to be given away to the Flor
ence Mining company. has caused the
most prominent citizens Of the state TO
urge that the rights Of Mr.. Rhoades
should be protected as a matter of jus
tlce, though they themselves are not
personally interested"
IF all legislative relief is denied, MIR.
Rhoades and his associates will still be-
lieve that his rights can be maintained
on the theory that he having been
excluded by the government, as soon as
the reservation Is thrown open again,
ne can take possession OF his property.
and even Congress win not have the
hight TO take It away"