Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-10-27

the Treasury-TYner Steps Down
and Out-SOme Artistic KalsOmIn-
fng-A WOrdY and Windy Defense
The Senate Yesterday-HOwgat
Indicted for FOFgery-On the Eve
OF Adjournment,
WASHINGTON, October 26-Every day
brings forth new evidences that the present
is to be a stalwart administration. Il is to
be no halfway house, and only stalwarts
need apply. President Arthur has surround
ed himself with stalwarts, both in regard to
his advisers and by the choices for his Cabi-
net so far made. There has been not the
slight st evidence that he intends to be
other than the most stalwart OF the s5alwarts.
The officehOlders who have come in under
the conservative Presidential course pursued
for the past four years aud a half and those
who broke from stalwartism to please the
powers that be are disgruntled. They are
in fear. They don't know where they stand.
1t is said that President Arthur intends to
make a clean sweep Of the government ser
vice upon the basis of pure out-and-out
stalwartism.
The project for the Garfield mem
orial hospital laneuishes. II was start
ed with big boom right after the late Pres
ident died. There was much enthusiasm.
There was much in the newspapers about it.
l. looked as II the hospital would be
inside Of two years, and that the bulls
funds would certainly be forthcoming in
six months at the least. There was and
continues to be much talk but very few
~ eo1
to date does not aggregate over five hun
dred dollars. The world is certainly worldly.
1t has turned its face from the sun which re-
Gently set in blaze of glory and sympathy,
and is looking to the new luminarY, which
is in the person Of President Arthur. There
are no contributions for a memorial hOspi-
tai to the late Garfield. but plenty could be
secured for new church wherein the pre-
sent Arthur wCrsh1ps. II is understood
that the masses, seeing how the Garfield
memorial hospital enterprise languishes,
will soon take steps to assume the manage
ment and collection of funds for its cree
tion. II they do, something may come of
it; otherwise the hospital will he longer
building than the unfinished Washington
monument.
The impression is growing that nothing
will eventually be done with the star route
men. There will be trial, to which all the
resources of the government will be brought
to secure conviction, but 1t is extremely
doubtful II a case can be brought before the
jury upon which conviction can be had. The
difficult point to be met with is the fact that
expedidng Brady and Others, while they
had not what is popularity called the
warrant of law in what they did, were
still within its pale in all their transactions.
They did wrong, but the law was 50 loose
and flexible that they can cover them
selves under a strict construction OF
the revised statutes. The great point Of the
government will be the attempt to prove
that the i'll gotten gains were divided around
as showing public robbery. ANY one that
has any knowledge OF such cases knows
that it is an almost utter impossibility to
prove such things. Where ten men can be
found to swear one way an equal number
can be found who will swear to the con-
trarY.
President Arthur said to-day to South
ern Democratic member of Congress that he
intended that his administration should be
non-sectional, aud that he would do all he
could to encourage the business and other
prospects Of the South. He said no more. tits
a good deal for him To say. He has never, as
far as have been able to gather, said anything
about building up the Republican party in
the South. He does not look that way. His
programme, from all that can be learned,
will be to give the South all the aid in her
material and commercial prospects, and to
let the people there look after politics
themselves, of course al The same time see
ing that the laws are fully enforced. The
Southern Republican bummers who have
drifted here, and those of the same charac-
| ter whO-like the poOr-we have with US
always, have received no encouragement
| from President Arthur. la fact, they see
no future to speak of before them.
THE LATEST TALK AS To THE TREASURY.
Secretary Window, who had an interview
with the President early this afternoon, said
| In conversation tonight that he understood
the declination of Ex-Governor Morgan to
| be final, and that a new nomination would
shortly be made.
Another prominent public officer, who
also called upon the President to day, says
| Governor Morgan gave the President TO un-
| derstsnd before his name was sent to the
| Senate that he would accept the prOffered
| place. After he was nominated, but before
| he received notice Of his cOnfir-
nation, he consulted his physician
with regard to the expediency Of
undertaking the work and responsibilities
/ of the Treasury Department. His physician
advised him not to accept. as did also his
\ wife, on the ground that his advanced age
| and failing strength would make the burden
| a heavier one than he could safely bear. In
| Difference to their argument and wishes he
! finally decided not to take the place, and
wrote to the President to that effect.
The public officer who gives the above his
tory of the negotiations with Mr.. Morgan,
also says he thinks the President is now in
| correspondence with Judge Folger, and that
arrangements will probably be made
which will insure the latter's acceptance of
| the Treasury portfolio. This arrangement,
| it is intimated, will involve the ultimate
transfereDce of Judge FOlger from the
Treasury Department to the Supreme Court
bench.
REPLY.
First Assistant Postmaster General Tyner
rendered his resignation to-day, as the
sequel of the following correspondence:
WASHINGTON. D. C., October 26, 1881.
Hon ThOS L. James, Postmaster General:
SIR enclose herewith, in response to
your letter OF the 14th instant, my resigna-
ton of the Office of First Assistant Post
master General, to be delivered to the
President on condition that the request for
1t is not based upon charges against my
official honor or integrity, especially in con-
neetion with the alleged star route frauds,
either by direct act or neglect of duty.
II such charges have been made or i'm
piled, It is proper that they should be clear
iy stated, and that | should have Opportu-
nifty to reply to them.
believe he and you will approve this
suggestion.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
JAS N. TYNER.
The Postmaster General replied as fol-
lows;
WASHINGTON, October 26, 1881.
SIR have the honor to acknowledge the
receipt OF your resignation OF the office OF
First Assistant Postmaster General, which l
have Just handed to the President In
reply to your inquiry have to say that the
request for your resignation was not based
upon any reflection upon your personal or
official integrity. Very respectfully,
THos. L. JAMES, Postmaster General.
TYNER's DEFENSE.
In connection with the above correspond
ence, Judge Tyner authorizes statement,
which will be published tomorrow morning,
in which he says that he has not recently
tried to hold the Office for the sake OF the
place, but only to protect his reputation.
The President directs that the letter
requesting his resignation should be
sent quietly without publicity, up
on the representation to him that
the relations existing between the Postmas-
ter General and Mr.. Tyner were unfriendly,
and that the latter desired to be relieved.
The desire Of Mr.. James to have bim go out
was In consequence OF the existence OF ILL
feeling between them. Mr.. Tyner thinks it
originated with meddlesOme persons, aud,
"a the Postmaster General states that
~ ,ocuaef for HIS resiOnatiOu was