Show THE FEELING TOWARD THE INDIANS THE tone which the respectable and influential newspapers of the country with few if any noteworthy exceptions have recently adopted in treating upon indian affairs to is in striking contrast hat with the sentiment which formerly prevailed there is a more general demand for justice in their behalf and more sweeping and severe condemnation of the treatment they have re more sympathy for the wrongs of red bed man and more interest for his welfare are being shown there is a widespread disposition on the part of the press to relieve him from censure on account of the late indian troubles and place the responsibility for the latter where it belongs on the part of the american people and government there to is being shown a softening of feeling to wards the aborigines the present head of the indian department commissioner iniss ioner morgan is the friend of the indian and shows a desire to benefit and elevate him that department has outlined and to a considerable extent has pursued a generous policy towards him which has embraced the intention to provide schools farming utensils clothing and rations as as fully as necessity required if this policy has failed its lack of success has been due t to the mal malad administration ministration and dishonesty of subordinate officials rather than a want of paternal disposition on the part of the indian department |