Evening journal., 1913-06-17
NEW NEWS OF YESTERDAY
How Carl SChurz Angered
President hays
By Holland.

The late Samuel A. Galpin was at
the time OF his death some ten years
ago president Of one Of the largest
industrial corporations in New Eng
land. lie was man Of Gausaal
executive ability, and he was also of
scholarly disposition, having been all
his life more or less of a student.
Mr.. Galpin was a classmate of mine
at college, but he was compelled to
give UP his college career on ac sount
OF serious and what threatened Tor
a ume to be a serious impairment Of
his eyes.
In 1877 NJ. Galpin was appointed
chief clerk Of the Indian bueau i'm
the department of the interior. He
was removed subsequently, by Secre-
tary Schurz. and his friends always
felt that the secretary had acted in
somewhat arbitrary manner. not
having been sufficiently justified ia
his action.
This proved TO be fortunate cir.
cumstance for Mr.. Galpin. for IL led
him into "A new path, followed by ms
election to the presidency of great
industrial corporation met Mr
Galpin some time after his removed.
and he spoke To me as classmate
more freely than he was assuctomcd
TO do about The manner IN witch ho
left the Indian bureau. n vas his
belief that the least said the soonest
mendod. and he felt that he cou,d. IN
subsequent career. fully mstf, the
confidence which his friends had i'm
HIM Ne did narrate TO me. however,
most Interesting incident associ-
ated with the narrow escape from
rupture OF the relations Of Secretary
Schurz and President Rutherford B.
Hayes
Mr. Galpin said ~ have been told
on very high authority that President
Hayes, In a moment Of irritation. was
strongly tempted 10 ask Secretary
Schurz for his resignation and that,
too, because of certain matter con-
neoted with the Indian bureau; in
fact the very matter which from one
point OF view occasioned my re-
moval from that bureau.
Carl Schurz was very able man
and thcTo was lovable side 70 his
character. but ne was also very
determined, or. suppose some o.
pie would call II, very obstinate,
man after he had once made ap his
mind.
What his reasons we're for decid-
ing to remove a small tribe Of very
peaceable Indians who lived in Ne
Draska to the Indian Territory. I
never knew, but having made up mis-
mind to transfer this little tribe, he
was bound TO do it
The poor Indians protested They
did not want TO go. Some influential
citizens of Nebraska pleaded fer
them but all to no purpose. They
were In the Indian Territory only
few weeks before they began to sue
cumh to the climate. A good many
of them became physical wrecks.
You may remember that thora fol-
lowed a good deal of protest. and
very urgent requests were made that
Secretary Schurz retransfer what re-
mained of that tribe back to the old
reservation in Nebrasga.
AT last an appeal was made to
President Hayes AS I have been told
some rather pitiful stories of the suf-
ferngs of this tribe we're narrated
to him. The more he heard the more
resentful he became. AT last he got
very angry.
81 have been told that he actually
went TO the house Of member ~
Congress who was of q good deal of
influence, and after uGrrating all that
rae had heard. he said that he mad
about made up his mind to ask for
Secretary Schurz's resignation.
He would have done this. too, ouly
he was very strongly advised by
members Of Congress not 10 nct in
that way. for the indirect effect upon
his cabinet and administration might
be very harmful But II thore had
been the slightest suggestion nf ag-
proval on the part OF this mem1er Of
Congress- the country would have had
shock, for President Hayes was
quite as obstinate man when he
had made mp his mind as Secretary
Schurz was"
Copyright, 1919. by E. j. Edwards.
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