Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-03-01
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
ARTHUR SOLID FOR ARTHUR.
Two Views of COnkIiBg's NOmIna.
tIOn-DOnn Piatt Back on the
TrIpOd-SIIm Chances for Tariff
RefOrm-Star Reuters DIagusted.

WASHINGTON, February ga good deal of
speculation is being INDUCED in as to whether
Conking will accept or decline the position Of
Justice Of the Supreme Court to which he has
been nominated by President Arthur. It is said
by many that he viii refuse the place, and by
many others that he will accept. The most
popular impression is that he was nominated
by President Arthur before he had been con-
suited in the matter, and that he will decline.
have it, however. from a personal and close
friend of the Presidents that Conkling will &C
cept In fact. am told that he accepted the
plsce before his nomination was sent in. From
the same Presidentially close source am told
that it is perfectly absurd to think that the
President would make second mistake
IN nominating man for
place without fiTSt having his assurance that
he would accept. According to my authority
the President has deeply regretted that he
nominated Ex-Governor Morgan for Secre-
tary of the Treasury and had the place refused
by him. The President then decided, / am
told on the best OF information, to make no
similar mistakes in the future He came TO
the conclusion TO nominate no man to place
unless he was previously assured OF his accept
ance. For these reas ons am free to predict
that Conklng will accept the nomination Of
Justice of the Supreme Court. 1t is further
evidence Of the pure stalwartism of the pre-
sent administration, and will, no doubt, tend
to strengthen the Republican party in the
country-that is the stalwart wing Of it and
to discomfort the half breeds. There is no
questioning the fact that the nomination ma
tertsliy strengthens the Republican party in
the State Of New York, while at the same time
it sows the seeds of discord among the Repub-
lican phalanx. One point should notbe mis-
taken. Arthur made the nomination in the
interest of Arthur. He does everything in the
interest OF the same person. Whatever you
hear Of Arthnr working for third term for
Grant brand it as nonsense. y Arthur is
ferv Frr.
an Arthur admins ration. both in the present
and in prospective future
A RETURN.
The Sunday CdpftGI announces the return
to its editorial columns Of Dom Piatt, its
former ed tor and proprietor. Two years ago
Piatt left the Capital turning it over to one
@. Buell., purchased pen of the star route
gang. Under the auspices of the one A. G.
Buell. the paper has dropped from good pay
ing circulation to nothing The paper was
only read in the first place for the wit Of Piatt
That wa7 succeeded by the school-boy vitu-
peration of Buell., which was not the less dis
gnstiing than apg puerile The sheet owaS was
that by getting Dom Piatt back and brighten
ing the editorial page with wit to restore some
thing of its former business. But as there will
be in connection with Piatt the ssme A. @. Buell.
and the same star route Influences, it is ex-
tremely doubtful If the wit of Piatt can again
build mp the paper. Public sentiment is too
thoroughly moulded against the star route
bnleVeS 10 guarantee any support TO q SUar
route organ.
THE TARIFF.
As the time draws on it becomes more and
more evident that nothing can be expected of
even a slightly satisfactory character from
Congress on the tariff revision question The
protectionists have the Ways and Means Com
mittee, which is a great point in their favor.
They in end to throttle anything looking to a
better tariff, and candor compels me to say
now, as in the paSr, that they have ali the
chances in their favor. The only thing at all
practical that the advocates for fair tariff can
expect in the present session is a discussion.
They can accomplish nothing more By that
discussion they may be able to further educate
public sentiment to poper conception Of the
subject. but beyond that they need not and co
not expect any material results.
THE STAR RoUTERs.
The star route leaders are beginning to
squirm. They have never vet attacked mem
bers of Arthur's Cabinet through their organs.
They find, however, that the Arthur crowd is a
worse one to deal with than the Garfield ad-
ministratiOn. They spread the soft soap on
Arthur'S new members of the Cabinet. but it
has had no effect. The prosecution has gone
on with answering justice-a justice By far
more well meant than that of the last admins
tration. To show the tactics of the star route
wealthy thieves, they are commencing, through
their organs. to belittle Attorney General
Brewster, and even sprinkle the stalwart Post
master General with their mud If there was
no other evidence against them, the conduct OF
their organs would be sufficient to forever con.
denim the star route thieves, even without trial
by jury. Potomac.