| Show SOLVING THE INDIAN PROBLEM tins tims issue contains conta inn a communication from mr charles ellis its object as will be seen from a pel per usual of its contents is to present an adequate means of solving the indian question and thus thiis abolishing all future necessity of bloodshed and lavish expenditure of treasure in its attempted settlement we insert the communication merely as presenting the views of the writer it may interest a good many to read the expression of his opinions how ever sound they may be in relation to the solution of a grave ans and important problem their adoption is about as improbable as anything that could be imagined the successful treatment of the indians by the cormons mormons Mor mons I has in the past aroused unfounded jealousy and a hue and cry has been raised to the effect that the friendly spirit thus manifested toward the red men was a menace to the nation all sorts of falsehoods hoods have been circulated on the subject so that the very qualities which the mormon people pops would be a bari banter ter to the adoption of the suggestion made by mr ellis bust nets neis men who have relations with thib the saints are free to admit that they are the peers of any people in the country in the matter of honest dealing and this same integrity would doubtless be manifested in iii transactions with the indians indiana as with say any other othe r tropic people those who are honest mke make no distinction in that respect if their conduct is not uniform toward all alike then they are not honest in the fullest sense As an illustration of the jealousy that exists toward the mormons cormons Mor mons on this subject it is 18 not necessary to go beyond the recent difficulty they have been accused without the shadow of a foundation of having incited the trouble by causing one of the elders to mutilate his hands bands and feet and paw pass himself off upon the red man as the savior when those who were investigating the subject learned that the indians indiana who asserted they had seen christ Chri cit declared that his bis speaking could be understood by all those who heard him without respect to tribe or language thon then it was foolishly stated that there must be more than one elder engaged in the personating bustness business no one who believes in mormonism which is really the gospel of christ would ever think of engaging in the commik commission sion of a crime so cut several persons have been found since estuce the trouble began who were alleged to be person acors of the savior but none of them were mormons cormons Mor mons no abou amou amount ut of investigation vesti gation would ever show that a latter day saint was ever associated with such a heinous offense against religion and humanity we only refer to the latest lates anti mormon accusation relating to the indian question for the purpose of showing that the adoption of mr ellis ellie suggestion on the subject is highly improbable no matter how correct his position may be the practical effect of Mo mormon rinoW influence upon the I 1 may be seen been in those bettl ments where the reformed are dwelling in peace tilling the soil and making an honest living gradually advancing in civilization and becoming respectable citizens of the united states that is an object lesson which should teach the malig ners of the mormons cormons Mor mons to hold their tongues and constitutes a complete refutation of all the absurd i tories as to the mormons cormons Mor mons tampering with the indians indiana |
