Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-09-18
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4ss se1odSis q f5+ Interior DcEz-f- !
nsnt have led 70 TIE ARES Of Dec!zuin
H. Colbert, United States :nsrshal for
The IniiAn Te-nicrr- benjamin Ers a
member ot thai immortal squad. The !
ROush Riders, and Eas the orderly hat
attended tie Strenuous morenerts az
Col. Roosevelt. The psua o! Colbert
would possibly never have been Other
wise enrolled on the scroll Of fame IL
Col Roosevelt had 10: Scciiertly been
promoted to be President q! tie United
Siaies. The President has an eror-
nous patronage TO distribute acd as the
politicians dictate 20 him nearly eli the
spP5initne nts In the states. and as most
OF the ~appoiDteeS are u~o:0ro2-ly unfit
Nnd rnapY OF ths corrupt E@d inoutn-
peterf. the President took tie biz III his
uouih when II Game 10 making seiec-
tlUrs Tor the territories. if= WISHED 10
give the politicians % his party an Ell
ample Of the class % taen he would So
!ect If he we're left uuirarameIed BY the
Republican wire ruileH, To do this,
President Roosevelt; had 20 tnIu down
Col John s. Hammer. zho wa The
United States marshal appointed by
President Mckinley, d Grand Army
uau and Endorsed by al ;h+ leading
Republicans OF the ter -tory .o- appoint.
uea..
But the personal selection q. the Pres
iient ks= turned out TO be no better. il
not worse than those OF Senators Han
ma, Quay, rIati and The other RepubE-
cat spsilErnen, Tor while the majority
Ot lie appoir;Ses 0, thoSe Eorthias have
So !aE succeeded IN keeping out Of the
clutches .: tLe la, the personal aFpofr-
tee % the Presideri Is IN limbo charged
With many cHDes and misdenea.Urs.
The New York Pos thus e.umerates
them.
This official : accused Of using lis
power Ter political purpose. Letting
prisoners ont Of isIi ths; they night
vote =as one Of his pleasing yastimes;
inpnsDuinr Indians foe no; voting
according 70 lis wishes was an
other.
But this s~treru0rsEcEs o! Benjamin Is
hardly to te wOriered at. His eiuca-
ton Ill CrbB anG tLs Philippines las to-
! Ee.her Taught las ILL., balauccd mind
that InLa.E ard PHILIPPINES have no
rights that "a wL!te Ian Ike BeriauIu
l. touud Z" respect, and that Laws are
made hut Ia be broken when il suits
the whiU or polio! Of those il author
ity. He had EeeD Col. Roosev Welt and
! olbers sign Z 7i.pGnd Robin in Cuba,
/ which iraugreszei the articles OF war
/ and would have been followed by court.
martial il tie politicians who were Sc
sPOus!ble had dared 10 order an invest.
cation. Gen. Aicer AT that time was on
| too th.u ice 10 be sure 81 his footing.
and the round robin was passed over
with Z reprmand.
-WOr!- are good when backed by
deeds and only 80 ana Bel j4rnin was
tr.iur Ia carr! ont this prccepi Of his
benefact0r 10y Interpreting it I" suit the
strenuous times in Indian Territory.
Being evidently IN LEAGUE will the land
ring. II WIS nprs Es1r! Ia carry the cleo
ton the re- at all cost. The bad Indians
III jail he let out To- vote the way he
warted them to. The good Indians,
VITO were iutcEt on voting Ia save their
land, which inteTfcrrcd with the pur-
poses OF the and robbers To stsal il,
were shut up in prison 20 prevent them
from voting.
Whnt a distorted view Of the justice
of Uncle Sam the white and red in
habitaU:s Of tie Indian Territory must
have when The United States marshal,
.Lo IS tile chief Of police Of the terri.
tory, inr friend and personal appointee
Of the President, does such deeds as
these.
And the Dawes commission looked on
with their hands folded behind them,
:tady /" receive their share Of the re-
ward. and they still hold Office b. the
grace 81 President Roosevelt. No won
der the cry goes up from the Indian
Territory: Turn the rascals ont.