Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-14

N0e Wtf0 Ausn Tor Omee-AnXletY
OF the Ins and the Hopes of the
| Outs-What Politicians Think Of
| the New CabIneE-BIainc and
COnklEng-WnIiam Chandler
| Collapse of the Cameron Ma
ehine-Dr. FeltOn,s ChaRces-The
| st. Maryss COllectOrshIp The
| Wine QuestiOn-A Crowd that Has
Cooled DOxvn-The old Cabinet
| After FitzsimOnss ShOes-0ther
Georgia Republieans-The Fish
Question.
WASHINGTON March 12.-President Gar
field is now fairly located in the White House.
and knows exactly how it is himself by this
time. If he has not acquired that knowledge
it is because he is an exceedingly dull man
which he is not. He knows full well by this
time that he has alighted upon no bed of fra
grant violets. MIR, Hayes. when he entered the
White House four years ago, was certainly
seized all over by the cormorants who want
an Office for themselves or friends; but he had
nothing ike the trials of Garfield. Hayes was
never reduced to the extremity of barring the
outer portals of the Executive residence in or
4 u6T 10 Keep Oub tnS cWSEAth, Oub 0AFDctQ Acs
! He dare not allow his outer oak to re-
main free Of ingress to the throng
| He has to keep it posted to the rabble, and
only admit in detachments, of course making
exceptions Of prominent men and those who
did the "inside work" OF the campaign. saw
| Garfield to-day. / went into his office. where
he receives the beseechers from morning until
night. took good look at him as Marshall
| Jewell. with his mouth plastered to the Presi-
| Dental auricular, whispered seductive words
He looks tired. he is jaded, he has black rings
under his eyes, his big robust physique looks
droopy, he knows that he has both physical
as well as big intellectual job on hand, and
yet the worst is to come. There is no end to
| this thing for four years, though the doses get
lighter as the new machines revolutions in
crease in numbers. About the only compensa
ton l can conceive for a President
of the United States in the. trying ex-
perience he is subjected to is the salts
faction that lies in the great power
which goes with the office, and In the sensa-
tion that he is the biggest man In the whole
country. OF course, being an American, he
naturally thinks that for at least the time be-
ing he is the biggest man on the face of Gods
globe
The politicians, big and small. have given Mr..
Garfield no rest. The many people who are al
ready in Office and who want to still feed at the
public crib have given him no rest. The bu-
reau officers of the different departments are
the worst torn-up set of men you could find in
said that he thinks q great improvement can
be made in that class of public servants; and
that the infusion of new blood would do much
70 cause that Improvement. On account or
this utterance is all the perturbation among
| the principal officers Ia each department. They
do not know where they stand, and expect each
moment may see their fall Many of them
will fall, and there is one ground for public
congratulation in their decline. No matter
who may be selected for their places, they will
be better filed than now.
In dealing with this SIlhiaPt nnipht say that
the politicians, as general rule, are pleased
with Garfleld's Cabinet. l knew they would
be because knew that Garfield was going to
attempt to recognize each faction in order
that he might strengthen himself in his en-
deavors for a second term, which every man
who beco omeS President wants, notwithstanding
the worry and worse than field work that he
has to perform. The Presidential itch is like
the dramatic craze -incurable. Garfield has
succeeded well with his Cabinet The only Re-
publican boss he has offended Is Don Cameron,
of Pennsylvania Don Is offended because
Wayne MacVeagh, who is Attorney General is
In the Cabinet But Don failed to work the
machine in electing Senator Wallace's success
sor. The machine, 70 be entirely powerful,
must never fail in so much as a small screw. AS
Don's engine failed In all it's parts,
It is but natural that it was not regarded by
Mr.. Garfield as an energetic force when he
made up his Cabinet. Besides this, while Don
is offended, the old man Cameron is not. Mac
Veagh is his sonin law, and he Is proud to see
his daughter the wife OF Cabinet officer. He
likes MacVeagh. The old man wields more in
fiuence to the square inch in minute than his
son Don does in cycle. Thus Garfleld's dis
jointing of the young Cameron's nose by no
means destroys the symmetrical strength that
he has gathered around him in making up his
Cabinet. He starts out strong man with his
party, and at the same time has SO expressed
himself in his inaugural address, in his conver-
sations with leading Democrats. that he may
be said to have better support at the outstaFt
from his political opponents than any of his
predecessors for long series of years
One of the leading faatnFQs in POngid6ruar
the RELATIVELY OF politicians as connected with
the present condition Of affairs is the decidedly
homogeneous picture presented by Conkling
and Blaine. These two men have, since Blaine
bloomed from th9 House into the Senate,
patched up the terms of a truce that went so
far as to involve speaking to one another.
tagonism which was between them in the
House when both were members of that body,
and which eliminated in the notorious speech
OF Blaine that actually loosed the hide Of Conk-
ling. But now we see them both united in sup
port of Garfield. The personnel of the admin
istration has good deal of the Blaine in it, but
still Conkling kicks not. He seems to accept
the situation, and to be entirely satisfied
with the condition of affairs. He is to
have, of course, the disposition of the
patronage Of New York State By It he can
further strengthen himself and If he can
squelch the Sprague divorce scandal. may
emerge again SIS political boss, who dictates
In all matters great and small and does not
compromise or submit to any detail at all dis
agreeable to him. His apparent acceptance
Of the preponderancy of the Blaine influence
in the present administration shows that he
does not consider himself at present thorough
ly organized and equipped for the kick which
he would not be slow to inaugurate if he
thought he stood any chance for successful
fight. The course and mutual relations Of
Blaine Garfield and Couking, will afford a
fruit ul study in political ethics.
With the elevation Of Blaine, Of course
comes from obscurity, his chief henchman
and fugleman. Williamee Chandler. Chandler
Ia oil oil No
inseparable as friends, and allied as two peas
in politics, and in the intrigues connected
Herewith. Williamee after he had conducted
the electoral frauds in Florida in 1876 expected
that Hayes would reward him with a Cabinet
position. But he got left Since then, beyond
writing an occasional Screed for the New York
Tribune, one Of Jay Gould's organs. he has
receded from the public view: but only after
making it rather warm for Mr.. Hayes for
time. With Blaine's elevation
Willismee emerges from his hole.
once. of course. He had an idea that he
would like to go abroad to one of the foreign
courts, but Blaine, who has aspirations for the
next Republican an, nomination, as well as Gar
to go out OF the country. He is too useful to
be spared. Ths way, therefore, that cur
Williamee emerges from his temporary oD-
scurity is that he Will be Solicitor General of
the Department of Justice at a salary of
81. 900 a year. In that capacity he can serve
Blaine, and at the same time bring emolu-
IncnIS OF q SuDSb&nLldl cnar&cVer unto Cn6 COZ
fers of Williamee.
DIR. FELToN's CHANCES.
Rumors fly around on every pre-
tension Of breeze about import
ant changes In the governmental offices.
/ am happy to record that many Of the rumors
win prove true. am doubly happy to record
that there is not apparent the slightest chance
for LIE Due, Commissioner of Agriculture, who is
the greatest fraud that ever drew government
pay, to retain his position. He will go, and
with his going viii there be thanks from every
man who knows LIE Due. except handful of
Congressmen who have been purchased by an
extra allowance Of SEEDS and agricultural
reports for distribution among their consttu-
ents DR.. FELTON,, or Georgia. and DR.. Loring.
of Massachusetts,. both failed Of q reelection to
the next Congress. They are both working for LIE
Dues place The Georgia political divine has
trained with that Office In view, He has
so conducted himself as to leave no suspicion
hanging around him that he was a Democrat
He has acted with the Republicans whenever
there was an opportunity; and do not call to
mind when that opportunity was missing.
In addition, the Reverend Doctor has taken an
or out Of committee, relating to or bearing
upon the subject Of agriculture. All this with
an ulterior view. By renouncing Democracy,
and going in for agriculture, he desired to call
attention to his fitness for the position under
a Republican administration. He is now Ia
the field as candidate for lie Dues place. He
Is trying to get it as only a Congressman. who
has been refused a reelection bv his eonstftu-
ents can try TO engraft himself upon the gov
his services to the Republican party. Dr-
FELTON, stands q very good chance Of beine
made Commissioner OF Agriculture, Mr.
SteDhenS Is lending To him HE "a