Year: 1877

of military affairs, aud that is that the

 cannot be wrong. If the editors wer

 private soldiers, they could or woul

 not more promptly and subservientl

 obey the wishes of army officials-rlgh

 or wrong. If they could be classed il

 the category of ignoramuses, we woult

 eharitably so put them down. The

 have always taken considerable inter

 est m ArizC na affairs-belng sometime

 right and often wrong. They have as

 sumed 10 know more of affairs her

 than those who live here, and who's

 business it is to carefully examine anC

 report the facts, and in this way of.el

 exhibit pure impudence This by wa,

 of preface, Following appeared in It

 columns:

 An army officer has been stationed

 at the San Carlos reservation, Arizona

 as military inspector, and the Agent J. r. Cum. has resigned The TucsoI CITIZEN. heretofore the ardent advOcatt of MT. Cum in his controversies witi the military department, says the pres

 ence of such an inspector is an insult

 II that idea was the motive of MT Clum's resignation, his serylces Cal be spared without the least regret. We know Of no good reason why an hOnes official should dread the presence oI an inspector; and we have good reason for believing that many shameful abuses have been committed on Indian reservations m Arizona because there was not proper inspection.

 NIT Cum resigned betore he knew of such inspection being ordered, and he holds letters from the Commissioner written after his refusal to submit to inspection if still in the service, high ly commenting his administration THE CITIZEN has been no ardent de fender of him in his controversy with the military He dId not need any defender, for he was amply able to take care of himself; but we did freely give him space to present his views and side of the case.

 The Alta writer of the above para graph, either has no common sense, no applicable facts, or no sense of jus tice, especially as applied to the case unc, consideration.

 Geh. Kautz has been the prime accu- Ser of Agent Cum. All other accusa- tions have come from men and papers who seem to delight in ioing the Gen erals bidding. The General being the accuser, he asks privilege to appoint an inspector, or III other words an off cer to confirm his charges As much has been inferred by the General, we may infer that if the General should happen to appoint an officer who would fail to confirm his charges, such officer would not hold his position d great while.

 The General accused Agent Cum ot inefficiency and insinuated he was guilty of criminal conduct He then asked to be judge iD the case. a bit of presumption strongly savoring of in- justice without parallel in any legal or just proceeding ever before known. The Alta considers such a proceeding void of objection to any honest agent, Nothing could be more insulting and unjust. No just man or paper would characterize it otherwise Think of the accuscr being prosecutor, witness, and practically judge of the case, Even the Alta has heretofore been sup posed to have too much sense if not justice, to champion such a vile cause. Any action of the Arizona weddings and servIle tools of Gen Kautz, right or wrong, is to be expected, and hence unworthy of any comment

 Ex-Agent Cum has done good ser vice in Arizona. The good people . know it and acknowledge il. No Oth- CT civIl Indian agent over Apaches ev- CT met with the success and therefore approval, that Mir Cum has. He goes out of office in flying colors. He was not brow-beaten by Gen Kautz, . or any one else, and the people most !. in Arizona's true welfare, . honor him for his service and course . of conduct No more need be sad in . his or this behalf.

 Having inaugurated the dangerous and contemptible double authority of civil and military officers at San Car ! los, we now hope the reservation will !. be put under complete charge of the 1. military The sooner done the better under the circumstances, We think firm civIl rule the better rule, but civil " and military not so good as military !. alone. let some department be who'll . ly responsible If the military should t keep the Indians at peace and as con tented as Agent Cum has done. then they would have as hearty praise as he has justly had, and we will give them ample time to get fairly at work. Make the military wholly responsible and not merely faultfinders. Put them in a position wherein they must build up and not tear down.

 There has been so much persistent of this business in all its bearings and also of all those who have dared to express opinions adverse 10 General Kaulz's course, that