New-York tribune., 1886-07-08
MR.. ATKINS HELPS FRIENDS
POST TRADERsHIPS GIVEN TO THEM
PROFITS WIIuOIrr RISK

lFRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or THE rRrBcsyI
WASHINGTON, July THE manner in
which Indian Atkins has taken care o, b,
"impccunious and Impoverished rcDness friends" 4.
exciting the envy Of other Drmocratic reformer.-
was told a day ago how 5. NJ. Jackson a broth.,
OF the former Senator had been permitted by the cou
missioner to use Improperly tho license issued 10 him
and to force A. Cleveland Co.. Indian traders AZ I'm.
Kowa. Comanche and Wichita agency into giving h,,
Interest in thei: business. The mode OF opera
ION seems to have been followed a number o, othe,
ndiar agencies by friends Of Messrs Atkins and In
shaw. his ,nief clerk and apparently with greater
cess than IN the case OF T. A. Cleveland N Co
At the Cheyenne agency in the Indian Territory %,
Instance. al "impecunous and impoy ershed Tenbess,
friend OF Mr.. Atkins Neeks by name, presented him.
self to Mr. Hayes the oil trader. with licen,e in b,
pocket which he forthwith used to compeMr Have. IN
take him in as partner. Meeks had neither money nor
credit His whole capital consisted the license s,nst
to him by his friend Atkins Hayes coudnt help MIN.
self. He had a large stock OF goods hand suitaba
only for the Indian trade Is removal from the Indian
Territory would have entailed Urge expense Even ~
he had succeeded In taking II away, n would probably
have proved next TO worthless IN ~ market III.
was At he mercy OF Meeks who brand she'd in
the unfortunate traier's face and demanded prompt
acauiesance his demands So Hayes yielded and nor
only agreed make Meeks his partner but pay him Tor
the use OF the we'll do not know the exact
amount settled upon, Dut IN part payment Hayl
banded 10 Meeks November the sum Of $3.50 on
May 1923 Not content with forcing tho trader gvs
hm an interest in the business. and as partner. Mr.
Meeks ms sted that all goods purchased by the Arm
should be purchased the individual credit OF NJ
Hayes In this way Mr. Meeks escapes responsibility
for tho debts OF tho concern while he fully share. IL.
prons-a trick quite worthy OF ais PanE ectrlc patron
to whom he his present good rortune
Another appolntee OF Commissioner Atkins was given
license to ,de At the sac ani Fox agency. am nOs
quite sure whether he was an "impecunious and im.
poverished Tennessean :" rate h. friend Of
the Commissioners This worthy. pursuing the same
tactcis employed by Jackson IN the or C. A. Ceys
land and Mecks in the OF Hayes cOmDelei the old
trader 10 sell ont to HIM e had neither money nor
credit hut he hal the license him by Atkins THIS
was enough. With such instrument conforming hin
the old raler hat NJ alternative ne h.i 70 slrrentr
Bnt rather than trust MS successor TO pay Tor ths
goods and leave tho agency. he preferred to take
cerkshIp under the trader To be the spot
10 collect the notes gwen by Mr. Atkass
friend as they fell due. These a
few only Of the scaniIous abuses which Mr..
Atkins permits u he perp raei In hl Once IN connee
uon with Iudan tradrrshpt There Is gooi reason Tor
beevng tnat this system of management Is not 80 -y
conueI to the Indian Territory pOpr hut extends 10
other Indtn agencies al over the county a. we'll ms
charges of C. A. Clevelani Co were sub Mite TO tns
Preside IN tho early part or the year ut n"thhx vas
with them NJ Atkins WIS prrmitt"l 20 continue
taking care of his "impecunioIs ald impoverished
Tenn friends mach To- the dlssn' OF sen tor vest
constituents in IT Louis snf'r Oy IN" COMM, q
sioners reform policy and VINO denounces the WHO'S
thing a. "a d--i outrage
Governor Curtin il preparing an address TO his con-
suents in which he hi. for declining
denomination 10 Congress 81 am writing II now" hs
SAID to- iay "but won't say banked word aDolt II
until IL is finished" Here it well unterst cd that the
od gentleman would not be svrr'e TO accepuis ths
Democratic nomination for Governor OF fehn'yF
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