The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-18
TIE CASE or GEN. ATKINS

tious about this matter The friends Of senator
Harris have dealt with the utmo, fairness toward
Gen. Atkins IN spite OF Il most unjust bitter and
malignant warfare wagcd upon senator Harris
lut the friends Of the latter should not be
betrayed into rct0latng wrong with wrong
The fact "a that Con. Atkins Is stu Indian
Commissioner His resignation was made to take
oilcct upon The appointment Of his successor and
unul that successor f. appointed Gen Atkins is
charged with nll the duties aui responsibilities Of
the Office aud entitled to nll the omoumcuy.
There Is no vacancy In the Office No ono hns n
rightto discharge the duties OF the office except
Gen, Atkins nul II hc were not entitled topay Tor
IL II would not have been allowed him. II g. true
that he Is not personally present but his snhnr,li
mates are aud We presume the efficiency Oi the
service has not been impnirrl The government
has not been 40 oxactlng of II, servants ~ ~ 70,
qulfc their personal presence alWay, II their nb.
soncc dd not impair the service. III, absence may
b. ukgn us vacation from his duties But he is
entitled to his salary. and should, and no doubt
| viii take II 4 refusal 10 do ~ nov would be but
awcak concession to an unjust outcry. aud would
have an appearance ~ buncpnbc virtue which h
no pirt ut ten. Atkins nature.
Wcuy this In Justice 10 Con. Atkins whom we
| respect ~ mnu Gnd ~ DcmoUmI aud whom we
have always treated with the most srrupulous fair
mes, hut It serves 10 emphasize the inronslytcn.
clcs Of the unjust war that hn, been wagcl on sen
uior Harris Tho latter took hrci vacation
from his duties when thcro was no question NJ
importance before the Senate 20 meet his cpnstitu
cnH upon the stump AZ soon a. his presence was
needed ou account uf The passage ut the Mills bin
| through the House, he Immediately cancelled his
remaining appointments aud returned To
! his duties at Washington Vet such pa
! pcn Us riE MEmuH ArrrAr mnIr IL the
/ occasion NJ loud oulry usuiu,t the hcu.
| tor. changing him with u erpS neglect Of
official dutics ytC., ~ though he were not dnug
what every senator aud Representative in Duugrs,s
ha, always done, and m though Gen. Atkins vcrc
not stlll &c the head Of the Indian BUREAU with an
the duties and responsibilities of that % rcc r.ting
upon him III absence from onirr began lint aud
SIN continues. his succrssUf NOT having set been
appointed We wpctt a. this ., not slid a, iu any
way . Ufc'uon upon ten. Atkiuy such ,ritI.
cisIa On either oasc would h. unjust
thvN A1uI De- no 90 iccliug 90 a contest ~
Es-cga Rsncyrsp. ani ~natof Harris friends
,asl'i hctw ne WA oi dotrtcii1n b. sof,hcsis
ans .iaFg.srira Applicants inf ofioc like Ia
htnfHp AfvHsl.-NefAsts h.uprrui
Tais rlso,r Gen- Atkins in the position
Cd .zIa1 a s-ArsaS ssAal, uho appears to
lie Tsa5s = 10 oAkr1cscr u Al cK-oiiicor
- iss Cv- S,sr5cJ O; lie Uai.el states. Of
oos SO AS r.Ssaci ir,,n the oiIicc Of
laiiHa Commissioners. aud Who has no
n,-e claim uPoa ,hA, oaioc than il has
uPoa him. while. a. n NissuEr D-.,S-
90; her AlosCs-ior the purpose Of jus,i-
tyins Scna,or Harris absence iron his ia.
Iics IN the Senate 10 mako a canvass Of the
state for rc-clcciion-hc IL siill actually |
he Indian Commissioner. Is en-
tiled 10 the pay cor that office, having
made a merely bogus resignation in order
10 take the time Of the Government In a
bogus, sneaking aud surrcptitiou, way, tn
make q canvass Of the State for United
States senator against senator Harris.
luE ArrEAL does not believe that Gen.
Atkins Is q man TO consent 10 occupy such
4 position as this, aud Il lac was hc could
not have the support Of TnE ArrEAL Tor a
lay. But W. have Il from the General
himself that lac is out Of the employment
II the Federal Government and has been
'ycr since he resigned. and that whom he
left the office Of the Indian Commits.
sioncr he left II forever without
any reservation and without any other
with the President, whom |
The Nashville DsR'orrli places Ia the aiti-
tudc Of collision with Gen. Atkins In the
fraud be- Is herr charged with, In purpose
to justify senator Harris gross neglect OF
public duty hut besides this TuE
Arrg,t, whom the statement referred
10 by the D,mocru', which fnt APP
Feared In Tie Noe r1rt SIN aud was
afterwards taken up by The Mo- Yort
T,buf, appeared In the columns Of
tuc latter, !, tclcgriphcl 10 il Washing.
ton correspondent ior the facts In the case,
aud received the following answer
wAsniSstos. Aug "a A stlrJ was printed soma
day ~, IN n No lart TrAHas. shaurins that
Gen ,. u. CAuina lAto Commissioner Of Indian A.
fairs. although be- bad ~ Euri tuat ofoc. va sti
inving tlv 10y stthchei y ~ NJ one who hal
moment and an Investigation proves the iaidiy Of
the charge uishuriug Onort Eyans II the IN
lsrof Department through whom sii the unlral,
II that department fnim The highest to the ioscsi
vociyc their salafius. examined BIZ hooks this
muruing Al the request u THE AFrFAIs oouvs
Iunirut and found that ne Last payment Whlrh
hal bccn male b. ten Aulus vas maio on the
ian oiiune That y the dlio II the Generals fcsis
nation. aud he lct wsshnriua n euisf tho can.
lairn Got scnaiof In Tsuuc..,l ga The following
This sin accord with the s,atcmcn "a Of
Gen. Atkins 70 TuE ArrE,L The tslo-
graphic dispatch from Washington upon
which IN NaJirB Dul-r,i bases 10
comment must therefore BE- untrue A. cor.
tainly Ia comment Is unjust. Gcn. Al.
kins has spent a long liic Ia the public
service and has always bccn known rs
man Of strictly honorable llio and living.
and W. feel sum that when his NJ.
tcniion Is called 10 this matter
be- will make haste TO wholly
and utterly rcpudiate the position thus
made ior him by ~, Nidrlk DsHorrti,
which has no scruplcs a. the organ Of sen.
aior Harris, in continuing 10 dsltaci
and misrcprcscnt TuH ArrrAL aud whose
Interior motive In the editorial We quote
above Is apparent In IL last paragraph.
TUT hunuNf Tri1fUg pi,t,rta ta tha