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The Progress. W H I T E E A R T H , M A T 5, 1888.

Published Every Saturday.

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# 3 T T o O u r R e a d e r s .

r e sen t t he best in t e res t s of t h e Ind ians , and we do n o t deserve t he censure, extended t o us , and by those who howled t h e loudest last w in t e r in re la t ion t o t h i s m a t ­te r . .

Some of t h e agency employes, wil l , of course , con t inue t o m a k e t h e a g e n t ' s quar re l s t he i r own, and too m u c h credence should n o t be placed in t he i r s t a t emen t s .

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r e a r " las t week. W e wil l endeav-

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aga in , and to m a k e t h e Progress

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pense you for y o u r pa t ience and

indu lgence of us in t h e p a s t .

Look out for ' W a i n a h b o o z h o '

n e x t week.

U. S. Inspector Armstrong.

Gen. A r m s t r o n g , U . S. I n d i a n Inspec tor , who has been m a k i n g inqui r ies i n re la t ion to the lum­b e r i n g opera t ions wh ich were carr ied on du r ing the pas t w in te r , m t h i s reserva t ion , made the

Progress office a p leasant cal l th is m o r n i n g . He impar ted to us m u c h useful in fo rmat ion re la t ive t o t h e different t r ibes of I n d i a n s he has , a t different t imes , visi ted. H i s policy towards the I n d i a n s is fully in accord wi th ou r s . V e r y few m e n have a be t t e r genera l knowl ­edge of t h e I n d i a n s , and a keener pe rcep t ion of t h e best me thods of gove rn ing and civil izing t h e m . A n d if t he vacancy wh ich is abou t t o be occasioned by t h e res igna­t ion of Commiss ioner A t k i n s was filled by some m a n w h o has such a gene ra l knowledge of the I n d i a n s as Gen. A r m s t r o n g , we ven tu re to say m u c h of t h e t roubles upon I n ­d ian r e se rva t ions would be obvi­a ted .

About Pine Contracts.

T h e reject ion of t h e c o n t r a c t s

for logs c u t on th i s r e se rva t ion du­

r i n g t h e pas t w i n t e r would r e su l t

i n p lac ing ind iv idua l dues, t o t h e

a m o u n t of $21,000, where they

would be of n o benefit t o a n y one.

H e n c e we are in favor of a n im­

media te se t t l ement of t he m a t t e r .

T o delay t h e m a t t e r would n o t be

beneficial t o a n y body. Oweing

to t h e present condi t ion of t h i n g s

t h e prices paid are p robab ly as

h igh as t he logs could be sold for

a t t h i s t i m e of t he year .

T h e posi t ion t a k e n by us i n re­l a t i on to Mr . D a r l i n g ' s l e t t e r should h a v e n o t h i n g to do wi th reference to a n immedia te set t le­m e n t of t h e c o n t r a c t s . W h a t could have been obvia ted las t J a n -n a r y , and which would, u n d o u b t ­edly, have been of benefit t o our l u m b e r m e n t h e n , is of n o conse­quence n o w , and i t r ema ins w i t h t h e I n d i a n d e p a r t m e n t , af ter i t h a s ascer ta ined t h e facts , t o say w h e t h e r t h e agen t h a s done h i s d u t y in t h e m a t t e r o r no t , as also t owards t h e Ind i an l u m b e r m e n .

W e do n o t modify ou r views a pa r t i c l e i n re la t ion t o Shee l ian ' s ac t ion in t h e ma t t e r , a n d we s t i l l m a i n t a i n t h a t he w a s dere lect i n his d u t y , o r favored Mr . W a l k e r by n o t m a k i n g k n o w n M. J . B a r -ling'^s offer.

W e h a v e a lways a imed to rep-

I n a r ecen t i n t e rv i ew wi th a

Daily N e w s repor te r , a g e n t l e m a n

conve r san t w i t h t h e present m e t h ­

ods of l iving on an I n d i a n reser­

va t ion , unde r t h e supervis ion of

an I n d i a n agent , and w h o , by t h e

way , is well acquain ted w i t h t he

people and t h e condi t ion of affairs

of th i s reserva t ion , t h u s t ru th fu l ly

sets for th facts and sugges t ions ,

which are deservedly w o r t h y of

favorable considerat ion by all w h o

feel an in t e r e s t in be t t e r i ng the

condi t ions of t h e I n d i a n and pro­

mot ing t he progress ive measures

of 'a h ighe r c iv i l iza t ion , ' a n d t h u s

speed the day w h e n t h e las t re­

m a i n i n g vestige of ba rbar ic in to l ­

e rance and t h e h u m i l i a t i n g m a n ­

dates of pe t ty au toc racy shal l be

wiped out forever from w i t h i n t h e

boundar ies of t h e 'Lone S t a r '

S t a t e .

" T h e curse of t h e I n d i a n reser­va t ion is t h e I n d i a n agen t , govern­men t warehouse , and t r i b a l laws and t r ad i t ions . These t h e agen t is ap t to foster in order to keep a fat posi t ion and as long as t r i ba l cus toms is encouraged among them i t is n o use to a t t e m p t t o i n t r o ­duce t he • civilized ways of t h e w h i t e m a n . They wil l c l ing to t he i r old me thods of l iv ing, and as long as they can ge t free r a t i o n s from the goverment warehouse t h r o u g h t he In d i an agent , they will never work . The first t h i n g which will have t o be done is to establ ish a provis ional gove rnmen t among them, s imi la r . to t h e pres­en t method in vogue a m o n g the Cherokees, p rov id ing a general counci l , wh ich wi l l be elected by ba l lo t Aniongr The Indians Themselves and w h o wil l have charge of every­t h i n g p e r t a i n i n g t o t h e govern­m e n t of t he people. Steps will t h u s be t a k e n t o b reak up t h e t r i ba l r e la t ions . I n t h i s way only, t he I n d i a n problem can be solved and t he Ind i ans finally b r o u g h t more and more i n t o t he m a n n e r s and cus toms of civilized peop le . "

W i t h o u t l aw and order ,progress ,

in any i n d u s t r y , is ou t of t h e ques­

t ion . W i t h o u t sys tem, and t h a t

system in t h e h a n d s of t h e people

of a c o m m u n i t y or the people in ­

teres ted , t h e p rosper i ty of such a

c o m m u n i t y wil l ever r ema in u n ­

s tab le .

W h a t is w a n t e d t h e n , i s ' l aw

and order , ' and t h a t l aw sys tem-

ized to be i n accord w i t h ex is t ing

condi t ions and c i rcumstances , and

gradua l ly t e n d i n g t o a h igher or­

der of me thods and p rac t i ce . A n d

wheli t h i s becomes es tabl ished,

t he prosper i ty of a c o m m u n i t y can

safely be looked upon as an assured

fact , and i t s people will t h e n be

merged i n t o t h e wholesome s u n ­

sh ine of ch r i s t i an e n l i g h t m e n t ,

and t h e ever widen ing p a t h s of a

new civi l izat ion.

NO. 30. T h e I n d i a n ; R i g h t a n d W r o n g .

X 8 S ~ " W E hold these t r u t h s to be self-evident, t h a t A L I , M E N are created e q u a l ; t h a t thpy a r e endowed toy the i r Creator w i t h cer ta in una l ienable r i g h t s ; t h a t a m o n g these , a r e LIFE, LIBERTY, AND THE PUKSUIT OF HAP­PINESS."—Declaration of Independence . J u l y 4th, 1776. '

Commissioner Atkins Will Resiqi

' T w a s a consumpt ion devoutly

wished for, and n o w as t h e end

draws n igh , i t promiser a condi­

t ion of t h i n g s for t h e fu ture , whidh W i l l B e f o r t h e B e t t e r .

W e h a v e felt t h a t t h e series

" W h y , w h a t ' s t he m a t t e r , J o h n ­n y ? " inqui red a fond Mon t rea l m o t h e r , as he r 4-yeai-old c a m e i n ­t o the house c ry ing b i t t e r ly . " N - n u r s e says t h - t h a t if I a m i a b-b-bet te r boy the boodlers c-catch m e . — T h e E p o c h .

will

events w h i c h h a v e t a k e n place on

th i s reserva t ion , and those of

Wiscons in i n t h e n e a r pas t , and

those n o w daily occur r ing , is a

w a r r a n t for the expectancy, which

if n o t held, should have been, in

t h e m i n d s of consc ient ious peo­

ple.

N o w t h a t Mr . A t k i n s occupies

a posi t ion before t he publ ic of one

whose r e s igna t ion is a foregone

conclus ion, we wil l say t h a t t he

proposed s tep is one wh ich should

have been t aken long ago, since i t

was p a r t and parce l of h is creed to

ca r ry out a policy in imica l t o the

in te res t s of b o t h t h e people of the

c o u n t r y and the wards of t he Gov-

e r n m e n t . So far as we can see,

n o t h i n g in h is policy d u r i n g his

t e r m of office has been marked by

wise s t a t e s m a n s h i p , benevolence,

or even shrewd pol icy. H e has

never shown himself equal t o any

g rea t emergency, and where any

such h a s ar isen h a s simply " p u t

h is foot i n to i t . " I n large and

small t h i n g s , he has made himself

conspicuous only by reason of pur­

su ing t h a t course which has led

h im i n t o difficulty, and an tago­

n ism w i t h those whose in t e res t s

he is supposed t o gua rd .

F o r one t h i n g we m a y m e n t i o n

his ( in) famous r u l i n g on t h e use

of t h e na t ive tongue i n Ind i an

schools, of wha teve r sor t . W e do

no t find fault w i t h h is effort t o re­

s t r a in t h e use of spoken l anguage

in educa t iona l i n s t i t u t i ons , b u t

i t was go ing beyoud reason to ar­

b i t ra r i ly decree t h a t i n s t r u c t i o n of

any sor t should n o t be i n t h e ver­

n a c u l a r . A g a i n in t h e face of

t h a t s e n t i m e n t w h i c h h a s arisen

recogniz ing t h e r igh t of t h e indi­

vidual and t h e c o m m u n i t y upon

reserva t ions t o pe t i t i on and re­

m o n s t r a t e , h e h a s t ime and aga in

acted Like the Autocrat of Past Ages

or t h e rude po t en t i a t e of unciv i l ­

ized count r ies .

W h e r e a jus t sense of h o n o r and

r i g h t s e n t i m e n t h a s moved legis­

la tors t o consider the r e m o n s t r a n ­

ces of in te res ted par t i es , he has

stepped outside of h is proper do­

ma in to cas t ungenerous reflection

upon r e m o n s t r a t o r and honorab le

legis la t ion. A n d w h a t are h i s ex­

cuses? I n m a t t e r s r egard ing th i s

reservat ion, h i s mot ives h a v e been

those simply of P e r s o n a l B i t t e r n e s s ,

fanned by the false representations

of local management*

A publ ic officer is supposed t o

si t i n j u d g m e n t r i gh teous ly ; t o

condemn n o n e u n h e a r d ; t o de­

cree n o t upon expa r t e s t a t e m e n t ;

b u t in n o case h a s h e done t h i s .

A n y effort t o o b t a i n co r rec t re­

p o r t he h a s opposed " t o o t h and

n a i l " and aga ins t i t , t h r o w n t h e

weigh t and influence of h i s official

pos i t ion .

I t c a n n o t be a m a t t e r of sur­

prise t h a t these m a n y evidences of

incapac i ty have cu lmina ted in t h e

s tep he now proposes t a k i n g . I t

should have occurred sooner . W e

blame Mr . A t k i n s for h is pas t ac­

t ions , ye t we mus t n o t r e s t r a in t h e

modicum which is his due. I n ma­

ny cases h e acted t h r o u g h igno­

rance , and a t the in s t iga t ion of

t he A g e n t here and those close to

h im in t he Ind ian office, i n o the r

words , in m a n y ins tances i t ha s

been t he case of t he Tail Wagging the Bog.

I f t h e H o n . Secre tary of t h e I n ­

ter ior is t r u l y a mov ing cause in

th i s s tep of res igna t ion , we res­

pectfully reques t t h a t he s t i r up

t h e menager ie s t i l l fu r ther , and

excise t h e t a i l wh ich has been do­

ing t h e w a g g i n g ! More even t h a n

Mr. A t k i n s a re agen t S H E E H A N ,

Ass ' t Com' r U P S A H A W , and Miss

COOK (a personage occupying a

posi t ion of responsib i l i ty in t h e

Ind ian office) KESPOSTSIBLE for t h e

turmoils and disturbances upon

T H I S reservation I

W e sugges t therefore t h a t if

quie t is to be res tored t h a t these

individuals be re legated t o pr iva te

sphere of ac t ion , or if n o t t h a t

they be t ransfer red to posi t ions

where t h e i r influence for good c a n

be made more p a t e n t . They have

so immeshed themselves in t he t a n ­

gles of t h e presen t admin i s t r a ­

t ion of I n d i a n affairs t h a t they

form n o incons iderable p a r t of t h e

caba l wh ich has Worked So Much Injury.

W e Assure t h e H o n , Secre ta ry

t h a t difficulties c a n n o t cease so

long as these personages h a v e any

h a n d i n t he m a n a g e m e n t of I n d i a n

affairs.

So far as we can asce r t a in , Mr .

U p s h a w is a m a n whose au tho r i t y

h a s been, even g rea t e r t h a n t h a t

of Mr- A t k i n s . Consequent ly res­

ponsibi l i ty for m a l a d m i n i s t r a t i o n

rests w i t h p ropor t iona te degree up­

on h i m .

Miss Cook has long been i n t h e

I n d i a n d e p a r t m e n t , and h e r judge­

men t h a s become to be looked up­

on as a lmost infal l ible . As i n r e ­

l igion so i n civil m a t t e r s , t he re is

n o infa l l ib i l i ty , and we judge t h a t

the conduct of I nd i an affairs will

n o t fall i n t o ru in s if h e r "presence

be n o more s e e n " in the classic

ha l l s of t h e I n d i a n offiice. She

has succeeded in prejudicing one

officer after ano the r aga ins t t h e

agencies of t h e Chippewas, and she

will con t inue i n t h a t course of ac­

t ion so long as she is re ta ined .

•All we ask is , n o w t h a t t h e t ime

is oppor tune for t he r enova t ion of

t he I n d i a n office t h a t i t be made

t h o r o u g h . . A c t i o n on t h e pend ing bi l l of

Mr . Ne l son demands t h e removal of obs t ruc t ion on t h e p a r t of those , whose sole in te res t in obs t ruc t ion lies i n persona l an imos i ty , and whose in te res t i n t h e I n d i a n is s imply n i l .

W e call upon t he H o n , Secreta­ry t o be t he Hercules t o clean the Augean s tables , and to i n a u g u r a t e a n e w order of t h i n g s .

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