Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-02-17
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
THE NEW DEAL IN GEORGIA.
Locke at FOIger's Ear-Arthur O,er.
match ed-The Syndicate Suspic-
Ious-Whitewash for sherman
The Star Route OPgan-IndIana to
the PrOnt-High Jlnks Under the
GaslIght.

1OuB-W nlteWasm TOT SmermAu-
The Star Route OPgan-IndIana TO
the FrOnt-High JInks Under the
GaslIght.
WASHINGTON, February 15.-There are three
or four proposed routes for the improvement
of Romney Marsh. The people in favor of
each of them are at work upon their choice of
routes, and are doing all they can to have their
route selected. All of this tends to confuse
matters. Where the people interested in a
proposed measure before Congress split up
and urge different schemes, the result has
always been that in nine cases out of ten the
original proposition is lost The engineer officer
in charge of river and harbor improvements in
and around Savannah hes recommended a
plan for the Romney improvement. Such re-
commentators always weigh more with Con-
gress than any nun Der of private recommen-
dations 1t would be much better for the snc-
cess of the proposed improvement il ali who
really want it should unite in advocacy of the
engineers plan
GEORGIA FE0ERAIsPoLrrIcs.
r. D. Locke. of Georeia, to-day had an in
terview with Secretary Fo'5er in which he pres
tested against Clarke's removal and against
the LonQstreet-Atkius influence. The Sec
retary heard him and promised to
consider the matter Collector e. G Wade,
of Savannah, and Andy Clarke, of Atlanta, re-
main on the scene. Wade looFS like a man
on the anxious bench. There is really no neces-
sity for hi i'm to be in doubt as to what will be
done with him. He will go. Andy Clarke
looks like a man who has been on the anxious
bench. but is no longer there, from the
gathered knowledge that he is certain to go.
He looks greatly torn up in mind. In cOnnec-
nection with Clarkes case the following letter,
dated April 13 1881, is of paqsing interest Mr.
VUQ q q
time but he might write such a letter now
without fear that his prophecy would prove
other than true one. The letter was ad-
dressed to.a man in Atlanta. and is as follows:
"MY DEAR SIR-I was very glad to receive
your letter of the 9th instant, and l am unable
to comply with your request to aid Mr.. A.
Clarke. Mr. Clarke will certainly be removed.
He understands perfectly why cannot help
him
BE assured of my warm interest in your
welfare. and that am as ever; your friend, =,
The perfectly why" Mr.. spesr could not
help Andy Clarke. then. is supposed to be be-
cause the latter did not, as he promised, make
Mr.. Speer's friend his chief DeputV Collector.
PRESIDENT ARTHUR's METHODS,
The impatierce of the Republicans and of
the office hunters which grew out of the slow
way that the President has of settling things,
and in his extreme caution in putting one foot
before the other, has about disappeared. The
pri' cipal reason for the disappearance OF that
Feeling is to be found in the fact that it made
no difference whatever to the President wheth-
er they were impatient or not. He moved along
Just as serenely "a if there was no impatience;
and more than that, he gave them to under
stand that it made no difference whatever to
him what other people thought, and caused
no difference whatever to the pan of
slow going and trying to be sure viii IN he has
adopted. Another reason for the disappear
ance of the impatient feeling is that folks have
about got use to the slownesS on the part Of
the resident. 1t has become so apparent that
really Oniok decision and aCtiOn his
part is really unexpected. The whole country
seems to have fallen into the way of thinking
that you need not expect Presidential action
for an indefinite future. This is certainly
much more comfortable feeling to those who
want the President to do something in this or
that case than the feeling of impatient chatting
at delay which made lively kckerS Of them
month or six weeks ago.
THE SYNDICATE AGAIN.
The members OF the Longstreet- Atkins syn
dictate slightly of the opinion that there is a
possibility that the delay of President Arthur
in Georgia matters-especially in regard to the
Internal Revenue CollectOrship at Atlanta -
may possibly inure to the disadvantage and
mar the influence of the liberal movement in
Georgia The delay has given rise to so much
opposition tc the syndicate that the strength
it showed on the first flush is not really in its
possession. And, then, there is a suspicion that
as there is so much wran9ling among the
Republicans of Georgia that the President
may, in the end, decide not to make any very
great eudeavor to encourage and build up
Republican-liberal party in the State.
A gentleman who was present when Mr.. r.
y. Locke gave his views the other day to the
President in opposition to the Longstreet and
Atkins syndicate, tells in rather amusing way
about it. He says that both President Arthur
| and Mr.. Longstreet were standing. Mr., Locke
italicized his points with long right fore
finger. He would touch the President emphat
ically every now and then just about where the
middle button Of the vest is. After the first
two prods of the forefnger the President
Ctpnna6 hack a little Mr. Locke mOVad
and when he next wanted to emphasize a
period, punched the President again. The
latter moved away from that finger again,
and again, but it followed him as nemesis.
1t could not be escaped. 1t was on the trail
and could not he thrown off. How
many proddings the President received from
it were not counted, but they were
many. Mr.. Locke finally wound up his
argument with punch extra emphatic. The
President did not say how he liked the method
Of punctuation and of emphasizing employed
by Mr.. Locke. 1t certainly could not have ac-
corded with Ills idea OF personal dignity.
SHERMAN TO BE wHITEwAsHED.
It is safe to say right now that the Senate
committee investis ating the Treasury contin-
| gent expenses will (Which has Just concluded
| its labors and is now at work on its report)
apply the soothing whitewash brush to John
Sherman, eX-Secretary of the Treasury. They
will report-that is the Republican maj ority-
that much small thieving has been going on
in the dep 9rtment, but that John, while, per-
hsps. careless, was not culpable. Congress
| sional Investigations generally end this way.
THE REPUBLICAN NEWSPAPERS AND NEWSPAPER
CORRESPONDENTS.
The National Republican Of this city.
which. by publishing a matter with which
it had no concern whatever brought
on the tragedy resulting in the death of A. N
Sotedo is, according TO all accounts, entering
upon a somewhat novel course for a newspa-
per 1t is well known the country wide that
the Republican is the organ of the star route
gang. To-day in its issue il contains an tack
upon Mr.. F P. Ferris, the very competent
agent o. the Western Associated Press, because
he saw fit in the pursuit of his daily work to
say something against the star-route gang.
The ats ok is uncaled for unjust, and libelous.
The Republican people, it is understood are
under Instructions from the star route gang
to pitch into and denounce all news
paper men in Washington who indite
anything against the gang. In this way the
gang hope to be able to Stave off public senti-
ment Dy squelching the men who make it. At
a meeting of the newspaper men of the city to
AXE action in regard to the death of A M
Soteldo, who was as much above the man who
made the publications against him as the
angels are above mortalS, the allotted pro-
gramme of the Republican organ to kill and
throttle the voice of the newspaper men of
Washington by threats of personal abuse was
talked over. 1t was evident, from the general
expression of opinion, that the Republican
and the star route gang have a hard tasE
before them in their programme
of throttlng the Washington correspondents
stand by each other If the Republican news
paper makes one or two more attempts at Ii
beng the newspaper men located here there
will be such broadside opened upon it's editors
from the manager down, which, by the combi
nation of all the leading papers of the country
who are represented ia Washington, will not
leave one shadow of responsibility hanging
around the dilapidated building in which the
paper is published. The records Of the Re
publican people are delightfully."- savory for
men who, abused by them, may want. in turn,
to throw the light of publicity into the dark
corners.
INDIANA REPUBLICANS.
At last Indiana Republicans have obtained
recognition at the hands of the administration.
Being the pivotal State in the last campaign,
Indiana expected a Cabinet place under Gar
field. For the same reason she expected other
big things. But she did not get them When
Arthur came in Indiana thought she would
on an she got nothing. she ~as snubbed by
both Garfield and Arthur John Q. New, of
Indiana, formerly Treasurer of the United
States, was Chairman OF the Republican State
Central Committee during the campaign. He
was put forward as tine representative Indiana
Under Garfield he was an applicant for
a Cabinet position. Under Arthur he wanted
to go as Minister to Russia He was rendered
the place of Assistant Secretary of the Treas
ury by Arthur, but at first declined offishly.
Finally, seeing that he could not obtain the
Russian mission, or anything better than the
Assistant Secretaryship OF the Treas
ury, ne has accepted Ihus Is In
diana rewarded. On the whole, how
ever, the ground taken by the Garfield and Ar
thur administration seems to be pretty fair
one to Indiana. They both went on the princi-
pie that Indiana people did not do near so
much towards carrying their state as outside
influences Gid; in fact. that II lt mad not been