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

/ IN Silch 8 manner as can only receive the CON-
mendation Of the people OF this country, who,
4 IL they believe In anything, certainly tie them
/ selves 10 individual freedom, according TO the
/ dictates or each man or womans conscience.
Il was very nice thing for Mrs. Hayes to ban
| ish wine from the White House 1t saved
money sc the expense OF the enjoyment OF
their meals by distinguished foreigners and
native talent who were invited TO plant their
| less under the state dining mahogony
OF the White House. But the effect was not
| what could have been desired. Certainly IL no
wine was served at the White House entertain
ments the whole family should have been
| teetotallers In order that the example set by
| Mrs Hayes should have an effect upon the
country, But all the members Of the family
were not teetotallers- Far from ik When Mr..
Hayes and his army OF sons went out 10 dinner
| or pubic entertainments where wine was pro-
| yided they hesitated not to regale themselves
| therewith. From this came the legend that
the late administration ana It's immediate
FAMILY only INDUCED IN one brand of
WlneCshe o.. p.-other peoples Thus
ths erect OF Mrs. Hayes great temperance
| crusade IN baniShing wine from the White
/ House had no other practical result than to
/ cut down expenses at the White House. The
temperance people were in hopes Of placing
/ the new administration In the same small and
unintiuential position In regard to serving
| wine tn the White House as was occupied by
| the late Hayes Savings Bank concern. They
got up subscriptions and had portrait OF Mrs.
| Hayes painted TO adorn the walls of the White
/ House SIS monument" to her who had
/ banished wine from the Executive sideboard
and saved much ducatS thereby. They called
\ in a body and presented this picture to General
/ and Mrs. Garfield. They made speeches and
insinuated that the White House, In the mo-
mentuous question of wine or no wine,
would follow in the glorious footsteps
of the Hayes regime. Garfield listened atten-
| lively to the speeches, which were interlarded
! with original 'pomes," !" and then said that
he was fully aware OF the evils Of intemper-
ance, aud would always do everything in his
power to abate them. But he continued
| little further He said in substance that every
/ man was responsible to God for the conduct OF
his household. To minister his private affairs
| without outside interference was a right that
was most dear to the American people, and
/ would be ever guarded by them. He thought
| that every man had at his own table and in his
! own household right TO act as his conscience
dictated: In meaning, though in not as many
| words, he very politely told the Delegation
that what he chose to serve upon his table
| was a matter for him to select. and
that any advice from outside parties was, in
this land of the free, somewhat impertinent.
| The administration has thus gone through its
most trying ordeal General Garfield, when
! ne entertains people who are accustomed to
wine drinking, will not allow them to go uu-
| comfortably through dinner without It. He
| thus shows strong common sense. While he
| is not = teetotaller, he is temperate man.
He will strive to make his entertainments as
| agreeable as possible, instead of making them
uncomfortable to all but total abstinence dig
n1tarfes, of which there are very few native to
this country, and none that represent foreign
countries here.
CROWD THAT HAS COOLED DOWN.
Indiana. by going Republican last October.
gave the first break of dawn to the Re
publican campaign, with Garfield at its head.
Indiana hugged itself to its own bosom and
thought she had done remarkably well, and If
GARFIELD should happen to be elected there
would be offices galore for her. including q
prominent place in the Cabinet It bsgan to go
abroad some time before Mr. Garfield an
nounced his Cabinet that Indiana was to have
no place therein. Indiana coald not believe
this, and sent on several delegations to see
about it. They saw about it; they saw that
there was no chance. But they lived In hopes
until the Cabinet nominations went TO the SEN
ate. Then they howled loudly, and lifted their
voices with much tumult for twenty
sidence to catch breath. Following that
came conviction that although they could
no; not get a man in the Cabinet; they would Ger
minor offices, and might appropriate unto
themselves much OF the patronage of that
class. Their spirits returned. They have met
and consulted. The result has been decision
to demand the retention of all Indiana m en- now
in office; and further. they picked out about
twelve Of the best offices, below the grade of a
ent departments. For these picked places they
have selected Indiana men as incumbents. 1t
looks little, now, that. when Garfield gets
through with this business of readjusting
the different departments the Indiana
men would be madder than they were when
the Cabinet was announced What makes it
the worse will be the condition of the roads.
About the time that the myriad Of Indiana
men who are here become convinced that there
is not much chance for them anyhow, the walk
ing hence Westward will be very bad.
THE OLD CABINET
The Cabinet of President Hayes will be
muchly scattered A dead Cabinet resembles
in some measure the canine from whose car
cass life has departed, but still it is lingering
interest to know what the men who
but few brief days back held the
are going to do in the future Secretary Evarts
becomes the President of the Commissioners
on the part Of the United States to the Inter-
national Monetary Conference to be held In
Paris. His family will stay here until about
the first OF May, when their establishment in
New York, which is now rented, will become
vacant and allow them to move into it again
Secretary sherman is now a full-blown Sena-
tor and will continue to reside In this city,
where he has built a palatial residence on one
OF the most fashionable streets. ExSecretary
ION goes Dick TO his Office as District Attorney
for West Virginia, perfectly satisfied that he
wants to see no more Of official life ia Wash
iHgton. BE Is well-to-do man and his Attor-
tsgy nsyshp pf PSss Wss goSd sal 5say EIsecrs
home in Minnesota, and look after
his immense property there. Ex-Attorney
General Deyens, who Is bachelor par er
cetence, viii spend the summer around the
country leisureiy ,and in the fall hang out
legal shIngle in Boston. Ex-Secretary Schurz
will return to st Louis, one of his many adopt.
on pldCcS Ol TSSiuenC6, ana QlVlQe MS time be-
tween looking after his newspaper interests
there and preparing political novel of the
Endymion style. ExPOstmaster General May
nard will take his long hair back TO Tennessee
along with his sour and dyspeptic nature. He
has some interests there in real estate and
thinks he has chances politically. trust that
he has not the latter to any appreciable
extent.
AFTER FIrzsIMoNs SHOES.
There are two gentlemen here who think they
would make very good MRrshals for the State
of Georgia. One OF them is Colonel Marceius
Y. Thornton, OF the Augusta Evening Nescs.
He Is very energetic, and has considerable in
huence. He wants the place mentioned first
OF ALL But il he should fail to land that fish,
he Is willing to serve the government in some
other capacity. Thornton Is a good fellow, and
has made many friends in Washington The
other man. who thinks that the MarshaIship
was designed and built expressly for himself,
is ex-Collector Atkins, of Savannah. He
will get it without much doubt He
friends. Atkins, If conditions are presented
that would make it inconvenient for him TO be
Marshal, would be satisfied with something
else. he is going to get something. Please do
not allow that to escape your memory In
contln gency he might consent to return to his
old place In Savannah.
OTHER GEORGIA REPUBLICANS.
Col. Jack Brown is browsing around. He Is
he will make the rifle and get q good place In
the Treasury. IL is stated that the friends of
Ex-Governor Bullock, who made a most obstis
nate attempt for him In the direction the
Cabinet, are urging that he be given some
thing, and with prospect Of some sue
cess. jim DeVeaux, Of Savannah. wants
something better than his present small place
In the Treasury Department. Jas. E. Bryant
Of Atlanta, has been heard from at the White
House by numerous letters and circulars He
Is just red hot in hunting a good loaf with a
seasoning OF fresh meat. Postmaster Conley
at Atlanta, is neither heard from by friends or
otherwise He Is certain OF retaining his place
General McLaws will not be disturbed IN his
post office at Savannah. Collector Clarke of
the Atlanta strict, is not so secure in his
place. There is q very acceptable chance of
his being invited to the rear Farrow keeps
up his fight on him. Farrow has some ugly
facts IN the palm Of his hand and uses them
boldly and without mercy. 1t is understood
that he would not be adverse to taking
Clarke's place. So far as heard
from. there Is nobody moving on the outworks
of Collector Wade's Federal stronghold. Dis
trict Attorney Bigby has a sure thing Of It
until his commission expires
THE FISH QUESTION
In the sundry civil bill, passed I'm
the last days Of the recent session of
Congress Is an appropriation Of $4,000 for
prosecute inquiries in regard TO the various
fishing grounds and interests, and assist fisher |
men. The construction Of this vessel win he |
commenced as soon as the money is available.
Prof. Baird. United States Fish COMMISSIONS.
in letter urging the APPROPRIATION Of S103, ,009
made the koll0zElgzg, among other stztefnents:
mere 3 also large field for investigation
into new fishing grounds off the coast OF the |
Southern States-several fishes, such as the 1