Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-06-10

WASHINGTON, June 8.-There is to be a new
feature in Washington journalism in the shape
of an afternoon paper. in rivalry with the Star.
The Star has long been, and still is, the lead
ing paper of Washington, both in the point of
news and the money that comes into the cof-
fers Of the owners. The morning papers are
in most respects later editions of the Star.
But the strong point in favor of it has perhaps
been the fact that it has always kept aloof
from jobbery. 1t has thus, untrammelled,
been able to expose iobbers and their schemes
as the occasion has required. There is no use
talking; the people can tell without having to
hear it that a newspaper is open to corruption.
succumbing to the insinu atiug offers of job
bers and lobbyists. is the whole Sc
cret of the reputation that the city
of Washington has acquired as a
national graveyard for newspaper enterprise.
The amusing and imbecile National Rep1G6L-
can Is now languishing on its last legs because
the people viii not support concern run in
the interest of the star route thieves. The
Post, which assumes to be a national organ of
the democracy, does not get support enough
to Insure its living from one month TO the
other. When the latter paper first started
here it secured unusual support for a new en-
terpriSe. 1t was full # news. IT, soon became
apparent, however,to to the most unsophisticated
that its columns were open to any job
berry or thievery, the managers of which would
come down with the lucre The paper deceiv-
ed outsiders for time, and even deceives
denters of Washington have. by expe-
r1ence, learned the earmarkS of journalistic
prostitution. They do not support the Post
The consequence is that it has deteriorated
from the first six mon his of its birth, ana it is
now wonder as to how it manages TO live. /
started out, however, by saying that new
afternoon paper was to be started. That is not
exactly the truth. 1t is an old afternoon paper
under maUaRamont For the TaS
years the Washington Critic has been published
every afternoon. 1t was penny paper, and
catered to the people who did not want to pay
three cents for the Star. Under the manage
ment OF Carpenter Miller, close friend of the
writer, it made about ten thousand dollars a
year clear, and got along very well. Miller
was he best newspaper manager that l ever
saw in my life But his paper was no rival to
the Star, which scoops in a clear annual profit
OF about fifty thousand dollars Poor Mr..
Miller died about y ar ago. Since then the
Critic has gone down. The Star has been
hunting down and publishing to the world the
star route thieves and the Treasury stealers
The Republican, owned and controlled by the
star route thieves has been defending both.
The Post implicated in the star route iobbery,
though Democratic paper, has been tongue
tied and dare not call its soul its own. Not being
able to head off or refute the Stars publica-
tions and expos ares, the gang of thieves who
run the Republican have decided to establish
an afternoon paper in opposition to it and try
to break up its business. They have purchased
the CTIttc for this purpose. Brady and Hallet
Kilbourn of the old District of Columbia real
estate pool are the prominent figures of the
ne ne" bdpaP Paper hGver with Rno one nod a. Buell.
a Democratic newspaper correspondent
of some alleged weight and prominence (also
adeged). He sold out or rather was bought
very cheap by the star route thieves and is
now one of them. He is to edit the
new Critic, which is 20 be anti-Stdr and anti
administration. Allow me to remark that it
will be remarkably cold daF in July when
fhar hn Il nfrfCt
smallest degree affected by thu new corrup-
zionist organ.
THE SOUTHERN oFFICE-sEEKER.
Many Southern Republicans called on Presi-
dent Carrie very soon after he inaugu-
rated and kept it up until the Senate ad-
JouTned. They all had their little axes, and in
the most polite terms asked that the President
grind them. After the Senate adjourned,
andithe Southern Republicans were not
provided for by nominations, q gloom fell over
them. A few remained on hand to bother and
disturb the President, but the MAORI de-
camped and left the field to other off1ce hun
ters. Now see the southern Republican no
more haunting the White House or the de-
partments He sees that there is not much
chance for him. He has left the field for Re-
puoicans of other States. Only the Republi-
cans, however. in the contiguous States fall
upon The President. In the absence of mem
bers of Congress or their recommendation the
President Is not making any appointments or
changes to speak Of Therefore it is a very
useless expenditure for Republicans from any
OF the outlying States to come here and bother
him.
THE PARDoNING POWER
The Hayes administration pardoned convicts
from the penitentiarieS by the wholesale. The
average per month was between 30 and 40 1t
seemed that Hayes and DevenS had decided
upon that monthly figure. just before Hayes
went out, the friends of United States convictS,
knowing his weakness filed thousands OF ap-
plications for pardon upon the Department of
Justice. They have kept it up during the
present administration, but not with any en-
couraging success. President Garfield and At
torney General MacVeagh do not pay one iota
of the attention to applications for pardons
that was shown by their predecessors OF the
since the 4th Of March last only four have been
granted. Upon the basis of the last admins
tration at least one hundred and twenty par
dons would have been issued by this time.
WEST POINT AND ANNAPOLIS
Washington society runs wild over the
army and navy. To capture an army or navy
officer no matter how low his rank, is what
the young women of society are trained TO
try for in a matrimonial way. That best
illustrates the feeling of ''sociery'' towards the
two professions mentioned. Naturally the
young ladies prefer the young men; therefore
they "dote" upon the cadets at Annapolis and
West Point For this reason we are about to
be deserted, for short time at least, by what
remnant of society the summer has
left US That remnant has been on the Qui
UtUe about the commencement exercises which
take place at Annapolis and West Point on the
10th, for some weeks past. 1t has been getting
ready for either one or the two events, and
the hegira will commence tomorrow. Then
we will not for some days have even the rem
nant of society" left us. What we are to do
cannot tell VIII somebody plea q pray for us
in our afiictionq PoTONAC