Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-08-15
GRADY REPLIES TO ClARkSoN.
The Atlanta Editors Justification of tn
Wrath of the Georrians.

The Atlanta Editors Justification of the
Wrath OF the Georgians.
ATLANTA, Ga, Aug. l5.-ln reply to the
statement made by the acting postmaster
general Tuesday for publication, in reference
to the appointment of Charles C. Penny to
a position in the Atlsnta postoffice, The Con-
stitution contains the following editorial:
That the authorities in Washington are
determined to distort the facts relative to the
appointment OF the negro Penny TO a place in
the Atlanta postoffice Is clearly shown 10y
the telegram printed yesterday. Nearly ev-
cry statement attributed to Acting Postmas-
ter General Clarksou in that telegram is false
on the face of il, and the telegram may Justly
be regarded as a deliberate attempt on the
part Of an official, supposed to he close to the
administration. TO deceive the public with
reference to an event which has become no.
torious
Alleges That Penny Stood Lowest
Mr.. Garrison says that the Atlanta p1st-
master, Gen Lewis, appointed Charles c.
Penny, who stood at the bead * the civ il
service list OF eligibles.' This is false. When
Lewis appointed Penny he the lowest in
list Of two, and Lewis did not discover I'M
til afterward that Sturgis, the white appli-
can't, was not eligible, Tor be appointed him
TO a clerkship in another depar tment the
next day. Lewis himself says that he ap-
pointed Penny TO the position in the registry
department because he would there lie less
liable to come in contact with tue public.
Another stateme mt Challenged
But Mr.. Ciarkson says that Penny was
assigned to work in the registry division,
not in the same room with the yoang lady,
but in another. The impression here sought
TO be left on the public mind is false. Ex-
Postmaster Renfroe, who knows a great deal
more about the workings OF the postottice
here than Lewis, says that the clerks in the
registry department are necessarily brought
into contact and association. Mr. Garrison
says that the young lady and her father, who
was superintendent Of the registry division
and had the assignment Of clerks both re-
signed because a negro had been appointed
to placs in the Office. That this is absolute
ly false is shown by Mr.. GARRISON himself,
who goes on to say that there were five ne
gro clerks in the postoffice under the Demo
tic postmaster.
An Attempt at withdrawing Charged
This attempt at white washing, viii Oh en-
anates from Washington, will not be success
full The people Of Atlanta know what they
are about, and in this progressive, liberal
city, public sen timent is never at fault in a
matter Of this kind IL all that Mr. Clark
son has said is true, how is it that Mr.. Van
Wrinkle, a Republican, refuses to remain on
Mr.. Lewis bonds II the postmaster did not
violate the civil service law, how is it that
Judge Henry B. Thompkins comes off his
bond on that very ground, and shows that
the appointment Of the negro was deliberate
and inexcusabiei The Constitution assures
Mr.. Clarkson that neither the administra-
ton nor any OF its servants will be per-
mitted to SANDER andmisrspresent Atlanta"