Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-06-15
WASHINGTON NOTES.
Pleasants' TrIbulatEODs - Keifer 10
Go without Vote OF Thanks
The Coming Fight I'm Kentucky
Democratic Figuring ON she Next
House-ArGhur and Georgia.

WASHINGTON, June 1s-Pleasants has not yet
forwarded his bond to the Treasury Depart
ment for approval preliminary 70 entering
upon the Office of Internal Revenue Collector
at Savannah. He has been duly furnished with
blanks for alling out bond. Since it became
known that he is having some trouble in secur-
ing bondsmen a number of letters against him
have been written to the Commissioner of Inter
nal Revenue. All sorts of statements have been
made about him. They do not, however, seem
TO be of a remarkably sound foundation.
THERE MAY BE LITTLE TROUBLE ABOUT IT.
Itis customary. at the close Of every session of
Congress, for each legislative body tn pass
resolution of thanks to its presiding officer for
the manner in which he has ruled over its daily
sessions. Such resolution will be passed at the
close of this session, but the resolution
of thanks to Keifer will not go
through with any good grace There
are a number of members of the House who
already talk of objecting to the passage of
such resolution. AS already stated it will go
through. But there is going to be some trouble
even about giving this empty honor to Keifer-
the gavel statesman. The jobbers and seat
stealers are the only ones who have anything
To thank Keifer for. Certainly the Democrats
would not fight if tho usual complimentary
resolution were omitted without even a mem
ton of il being whispered.
TWO coNMIrTERs
MEMBERS OF DOLn tlS hepuOllCan ana Demo-
cratic Executive Committees Of Kentucky are
here. They are here to consult with the
members of two national commit
tees, and also to look a little TO the
sinews of war. The Republicans in Kentucky
are running Jacobs on thes Independent ticket
for Clerk of the Court of Appeals against
Henry, nominated bF the Democrats. This
will be the first of the many talked OF battles
between Democrats and Independents in the
South by which the Democracy of those States.
it has been predicted again sud again, is to DO
split to smithereens 1t would be superfiuous
to predict that Kentucky will whoop up
her usual Democratic majority: but it is wise
to take all precaution to prevent the Independ-
ents neutrality-suspicious. terms
even having a small chance to crow, and that
is exactly what the Democratic State Commit
tee intends to guard against and is, therefore,
preparing for the contest in time
THE RESULT OF THE SEAT STEALING.
Southern Democrats in the House have;
since the recent stealing of seats by the Re
pubicans. been receiving rather discouraging
letters from their people at home. These let
ters say that the putting out of Democrats by
the Republican seat-snatcheTs has discouraged
the people IN the South, and they FEAR that IL
the Republicans in the next Congress have
majority every Democrat whose seat is con-
tested will be unscated, no matter how ground
less the contest. On this account it is stated
that there is some apathy in regard to running
IS candidates for the next Congress. This in
duced a thorough canvass OF the House
on the part of the Democrats Two South
ern Democrats did the canvassing. They
have just completed their work They report,
after thorough canvass, that. with activity
and no idlers in the work, there will be ma
j0rity of ten on the Democratic side in the next
House. These gains are to come from CUnnec-
ticut Texas, Pennsylvania, Mississippi South
Carolina, Illinois, Indiana, Ohia, West Virginia,
California and New York. They also find that
there is possibility of a gain in Massachu-
sets, New Hampshire and Maine, but theV are
not counted on. 1t is confidently predicted that
the ten majority will undoubtedly come from
gains n ha mada in the States lad
This is certainly outlook that should do
away with any disbursement felt in the
South on account of the successful antics OF
the Radical seat stealerS
PRESIDENT ARTHUR NOT ENCOURAGED.
The recent course of events in Georgia, cul-
minating in the candidacy Of Mr. Stephens for
Governor. has. to use slang phrase, entirely
''broken up the calculations of President Ar
thur as far as Georgia is concerned, and politi-
ca indications that the same breaking up
will occur all along the Southern line, to which
the President looked hopefully. President Ar
thur. without q dOpbt, thought that he could
do something towards the breaking up of the
solid South-in fact he thought he could do
a great deal-and shaped his policy accord
ingly. Georgia he r garded as the most
promising field. He even had his eye
upon MIR, Stephens as a potent factor in
helping to the end desired. although he
did not hope to make a Republican OF
Mr.. Stephens He only hoped that through
Mr. Stephens there would be a detection from
the regular Democracy which would enable the
Republicans in the state to do great things
with the aid of their synonymous brethren--the
Independents, But Mr.. stephens is running,
or rather will run, for Governor on the old fa-
miliar straightout Democratic platform. This
which President Arthur recognizes fully and
appreciates accordingly, knocks all of his cal
culations into pi. Without MIR. Stephens acting
as he thought he would, the President is left
even without compass in Georgia In the
same breath the Syndicate or rather the
late syndicate, to the members of which
Arthur entrusted the work of political up
heaval in Georgia, loses all its Importance and
prestige. And among the ruins of it all is the
body of young Emory Speer. Speer has not
been the same man since Mr.. Stephens stepped
out as the man who will get the next Guberna-
torial nomination in Georgia. And about it
all will the walters please wall d lttleY
POTOMAC.