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Mr Monteith sets low value upon the mission work here noting only the flaws and almost ignoring the good done in spite of human weakness. He is not in sympathy with transmitting school culture outside the reservation. He has opposed and has said he will oppose the Indian going away to gain knowledge "He [[is an?]] Indian and had better stay on the res. if he knows his duty." I am not unjust to Mr Monteith when I say there begins the idea of an arbitrary rule of a despotic Agency system that rule to be in the line of breaking up gatherings [[?]] [[saving?]] all the offences named in the regulations. It's his idea of teaching and Educating the Indian. Manhood, citizenship and the lives that lead that way he does not seem to see or desire for the Indian.

When the tribe learned Mr Monteith was in Washington working for his Appointment for he [[strikethrough]] had it[[/strikethrough]] goes promptly in the field before the inauguration some time, the Inds sent a petition bearing several hundred names, I am told, protesting against Monteith. When he was appointed & confirmed they again protested by petition to Washington. A third petition was signed at a larger council of leading men since I have been here. A council which came to meet Inspector Marcum (a bad man he is unfortunately) & protest against Monteith. The Indians not liking Marcum's methods of taking evidence for he was instructed by the Secy to investigate the fitness of C.E. Monteith to be Agt. before Marcum left Lewiston, the tribe raise a large sum of money and sent Jas. Rubens on to Washington to

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I looked him up: T.D. Marcum