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not knowing very much about In
dams. The reason for so doing
was that he might take up his
Office impartially. He started we'll.
Much was expected from him by
those who we're greatly interested
in the Indians. He visited reser-
vations and spoke to different
tribes Of what he wanted to do for
them. He made friends and
everything looked bright. 1t
seemed as though the salvation of
the Indians was lear at hand
Indians are good Judges Of human
nature. After awhile discomfort
ment wave took place. The true
friends of the Indians began to
suspect the Commissioner in his
stand for the Indians The edu-
Gated Indians who were trying to
help the Indians were restrained
from doing so. The Agents and
Indian policemen were busy sub
bing those Indians who were try
ing to exert their rig hts. Indians
were discouraged in their fight for
freedom and citizenship. He left
the true friends of the Indians and
went over to the commercial side.
"Business IS business.
''Thankless job" Look out for
yoursclf.' He now stays in WASH
ington and rules the Indians with
greater power than the Kaiser Of
Gar over their subjects.
In the beginning of his admins
trAtion he started in as an actor on
a plot of intrigue. When he
wished to please and to demon
strated his heart interest in the
Indians he shed tears; but the
tears we're crocodile tears, they
were false as false could be. He
tells you-and pats you on the
back as four husher. He stands
up and yells at you as a buffer.
He goes around aud tells of his
self-sacrifice to the Indian cause
and breaches false doctrine about
the indians: That the Indians are
not ready for freedom and citizen.
ship; evolution and not revolution
to bring the Indians from darkness
into light. Cato Sells sits in
Washington applying every fad
that comes along to- the Indian
service regime, as though doing
something when in fact not doing
anything worth mentioning. When
an Indian applies for information
to his money, land or right, he
should be trea,ed, at least, with a
little respect and not as a trouble
maker. The Indian Bureau and
all of it's branches are public affairs
and interests the Indians mostly.
And if the Indian wishes to know
about his money, land, lease or any
other matters, which tho Indian
Bureau has record of, he has a
right to ask and be informed in a
proper manner, and not scorned
at, reprimanded and told to go
home.
Speaking in pleasing manner,
Cato Sells is considered as father
to all the Indians. 1t goes without
saying that a good father does not
keep a pigeonhole in his desk
where lie keeps all tho bad records
of his boy and shows them to his
friends or interested parties. Cato
Sells paints Indians black who are
working for the best interests Of
their race. He poisons characters
of those Indians who know about
Indians better than he does. He
causes the arrest of those Indians
who are protecting and safeguard.
ing the rights of their people: in
stead Of seeing the right and stand
ing firm in the right, he says:
Take them, take them.'' In Jail
they go and are released when
their manhood is tagged out.
There may | e a reason for doing
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