It is quite apparent that Mr. Liggitt carried
certain information that was given to him by this Office to a Mr. Frank McCabe,
the State Senator of our county, who has been very bitterly opposed to
government administration of Indian affairs, and is a co-worker of Robert
Hamilton’s. Mr. McCabe at one time was prosecuted by our department for
illegally acquiring Indian lands, but was acquitted on the criminal charge, and
the civil suit to clear the title of the land is still in federal court. The
Office will realize that Mr. Liggitt’s position as representative of the United
States Senate entitled him to pretty near any information that he desired from
our Office, but it is surprising that his methods would permit him to carry
such information to a total outsider, and especially a man in Mr. McCabe’s
position who is actually opposed to the local administration. I do not know, of
course, what the ultimate purpose of the Senate Investigating Committee is. It
is presumed that the plan contemplates constructive measures and things that
will be helpful in the government’s administration of the affairs of the
Indians. The effect of the situation here, however, presents a very
discouraging aspect.
-The Sacred Buffalo Vision by Robert J. Juneau and Robert C. Juneau
pg.139
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