The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-12-01
AOT SHOT
| FOR SHOENFELT
aiert Greer Takes Pot-ShOt at
i, Bunch Of Whitewashsrs.
ITELLS ON INDIAN AGENT
Ieeclares the BOnaparte Report
Was a Huge Whitewash
inspired by IOnes
Booze Fighters Ia
Indian Office.
TELLSON INDIAN AGENT

AN article In the morning Repub-
iican (?l excuse, says the Muskogee
FINES, "purports TO be an interview
with Agent Shoenfelt, in which he
Eakes certain charges against Bert II.
areer, OF the Times, In the FIRST place
there Is no certainty that Shoenselt
gave out any such interview. He Is
too vulnerable to enter into news
saper controversy with any one. The
siarge that Mr.. Greer ever said that
Agent Shoenfelt had made good
agent is absolutely false. Mr. Greer
mas never believed or said any such
itling. ON the contrary, Mr.. Greer
eelieyes that Agent shocnfelt has used
I ais ofiice for personal aggrandizement
that he has grossly neglected the
work OF the agency, while In an In.
toxicated condition, during business
sours;' that MIR. Shoenfelt has schemed
and conniyed to cast reflection upon
ne integrity and proficiency OF other
government officers In the hope 20
reap a personal benefit from Il; that
Mr.. Shoenfelt has been consistent and
constant In but three things: Doug
las, Porter aud booze.
"Mr Greer made no threat TO Mr.
Shoenfelt. lie might have said that
the ofiice demanded better manage
nent and less booze. lie might have
complained Ia regard to the action Of
shoenfelt In the matter OF the at
tempted approval OF the sale Of asmall
tract OF land adjoining Muskogee IT
srst al s25, and after having been cor
aered, at $50 per acre, when land adj
joining IL was on the market at 500
per acre; but he did not. Mr.. Greer
nIght have complained In regard 20
the connection shoenfelt with Ger
tain United States senators who are
interested in oil leases In the Cherokee
Nation. but he did not Mr.. Greer
might have said that Mr.. shoonfelt
vas a victim OF happy circumstances
at the late Bonaparte investigation,
and that It vas for this reason that he
was perfect, as an officer or an indl-
vidual, that ne escaped unscathed.
Nr. Greer might have said that the
friction between Secretary Hitchcock
and Commissioner Jones was RESPONSE
kie for the whte.wash Of Shoenfeit,
aud the aspersions cast upon other
aorc worthy government officials IN
nuskogee: he might have said truly,
a. every citizen Ia Muskogee believes,
f1at the lionaparle report was deter.
nined before tile Investigation was
uade. and that Shoentelt was shielded
IN the interest Of Commissioner Jones,
while the Dawes commission was cen.
szfed rs a slap al Secretary Hitch.
eock: but he did not VT Greer might
save said that from a standpoint Of
s1lciency, probity and sobriety, there
no comparison between J. George
Wright aud Mr Shoenfelt; yet Wright
was censured through sh0enfelt's com
nlglng while Shoenielt passed without
sfltlcIsm IN Tie Bonaparte report
In the matter Of the printing: II
IS an rlsurd proposition that Mr..
Greer ever had hope Of getting
printing from thu Indian agents Of
zee. The intimate relations which
lave existed between the agent aud
Mr. Douglas ever since Mr. Douglas
occupied sc0nlidcntlal' position In
ihe Indian agents Office gfrom which
ae was peremptorlly lIrad BY The sec
refaryl preeluded any possibility Of
ant onice, other than the Phoenix, 10.
Ing any printing for the agent The
truth is that Mr. Greer, believing
that Mr. Douglas had such finch
81 the agent IS 70 compel him " have
III the agency printing done by the
Phoenix and tile farther fact That tie
agent Insisted un giving the Phoenix
re utfk without submitting Il toblds
zs required b. tho department. M.
Greer declinsd q bid on any printing
rom the Indian agents ofice. Tn
department las ruled that bids shall
- peolsea faf al printing ordered By
tie agent wnen eHrta r more
tlian tiD. Thls fi'lus asas heAn ovAd'
II by the agent Ia 81 Interest of NJ
aeaels. rseeai 8 d clearly
thoar ~ hllia p1id Ua if0Hnia feI
ne printing. and vhisH hiis have 81