Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-09-27
WASHINGTON GOSSIP,
BREWSTER'S BOUTS WITH THE
BOWL.
David Davis Alleged Fiancee - The
Tarif-FOIger's Successor Blaine and
Virginia.

David Davis Alleged Fiancee - The
Tariff-FOlger's Successor Blaine and
Virginia.
WASHINGTON, September 25.-An sorts of
stories are being told in the star route organ
about 1.-The sprees" OF Attorney General
Brewster Many of them are ridiculous, and
only few Of them have even a thin layer of
fact for foundation. 1t is nevertheless true
that the Attorney, like most men in Pennsyl-
vania Of any eminence, is often too free with
| the flowing bowl. But he does not go bowling
around saloons and hotels making q beastly
ass of himself, as the star route organ
would have the country believe. He
| is only addicted to having ''time cf ir' now
and then, and then has that time" quietly.
1t comes over him as Intermittent fever at
tacks the ague-stricken unfortunate. Il is be
leTed that it is impossible for him to get rid
OF this habit. He generally goes to hotel
here or to some country town when in Penn
sylvania, and has his bout with rum quietly
Certainly, he never shows himself officially
when wine is in. He was at Chamberlain's
restaurant in this city upon one occasion
when he met Dorsey and Brady,
and certainly was exhilarated. No
such scene as that reported by the Dorsey
Brady organs to have occurred at this meeting
ever took place The Attorney General upon
one occasion, when visiting Fortress Monroe on
the Dispatch was unable to go ashore when
he got there. He is frequently Sick for a
day or two. but never comes TO his office "sick"
There would have been no printing of this
matter had not the star route organs told the
most libelous stories about him Brewster is
not half as bad as hundreds of other
| officials and members of Congress.
He is simply published while
| the others are not mentioned. The Pennsyl-
| Fania people, by the way, beat all other promi-
| nent men in the particularly Of drinking.
With but one or two exceptions all of that
| State who hold prominent positions either as
members Of the National Legislature or in the
executive departments, are heavy drinkers
| now and then, and it should be stated that,
like Brewster. they drink quietly. They very
sions as when Don Cameron's toothache be-
comes altogether too much for him.
DAVID DAVIS AND MATRIMoNY.
1t has been printed all over the country that
| Senator David Davis is to be married at an
early day to a Miss Reed, of Connecticut The
details of the engagement are so well known
to the gossipers that they even announce the
weight Of the young lady to be one hundred
and ten pounds This is getting it down real
fine. Much fun has been made and will doubt
less continue to be put forth as to Miss Reeds
one hundred and ten pounds and the three hun
dred avoirdupois Of Senator Davis 1t is a pitV
to dispel all the little pleasantries, past and
future, about this match. But 1t must be done.
Senator Davis has a nephew in this city who is
great favorite of his. This gentleman an
nounces, upon authority, to those who inquire
of him about the match, that it is all a fiction.
He being the heavyweight Senator, is not con.
templating matrimony. Nothing is further
from his thoughts. And as to the One-hundred-
and d-ten pound Miss Reed, the nephew, be-
ieves, as did Betsy Prig in regard to Larry
Camps Mrs Harris-that 'there'ain' no such
person"
THE TARIFF COMMISSION.
There is but very little interest felt as to
what the Tariff commission will report. There
has been very little interest taken by political
economists in the testimony piled up by the
Commission. 1t has all been too one-sided to
| spent most Of its time in the protectionist
| sections Of the country. 1t has heard but
very little from those in favor of a
tariff reform and free trade. The rea-
sons for this are two; The men who want
reform or a free trade have not been
| given the same opportunities for presenting
| their views that have been accorded the pro-
tectionists and they have not cared to appear
before the commission, knowing as they do
beforehand that it was organized simply to
stave eff legislation, and that its views will
have no weight with Congress.
The course which the protectOnists
wi pursue in Congress upou the ques
| ton Of the tariff is already definitely
delay, and will go in neck and crop for wiping
out the entire system Of internal revenue
They will cry out that the government must be
supported in some way, and that as it is not
necessary to have both q high tariff and an
internal revenue the latter must be abolished
to relieve the people, and the tariff must be al
'luxuries,' and not the masses, shall
pay the greater portion OF the an
nusl amount necessary to carry on
the government. Such a plan of operations
was clearly foreshadowed at the last session
of Congress. Since adjournment the high
priests Of protection have perfected that plan
and will assemble on the 4th day of December
next ready to put It into execution.
FoLGER's SUCCESSOR.
There is considerable gossip as to who will
be Secretary Folger's successor in the Treasu-
rY Department when the latter resigns
1t is fact that Folger will have to go out of
New York or not. Arthur made him his can
didate in New York principally because he
wanted to get him out Of the cabinet He con-
siders that he has done for Folger all that the
latter can expect. But two names are men
toned as possible Secretaries Of the Treasury.
John q. New, of Indiana, who has received so |
many rebuffs both from the last admiuistra-
tion and this lis mostly spoken of. His friends
say that when he took the position Of Assistant |
Secretary of the department it was with the |
distinct understanding that as soon as Folger |
was shelved he was to step into his shoes. |
There is nothing beyond these statements to |
indicate that any such arrangement was ever |
made. 1t is foreign to the policy Of Arthur to |
make such promises or rather bargains. It is |
remembered, too, that only by the skis of his |
teeth did New get the Assistant Secretaryship.
His friends, among whom is himself, are giving |
The other man mentioned for the |
place is Representative Crowley, OF New York. |
Mr.. Crowley wants it. He is boon companion |
of Arthur, and has as broad stalwart stripe as |
any owner Of 3O6 pound Of brass, and further |
Allan Arthur the Presidents only son, Is soon |
to be married to the seventeen-y ear-old |
the new Secretary is to be either New or |
Crowley it will be Crowley. The successorship |
OF the Treasury portfolio is not regarded now
as %ss a. the OF SSen Tasf gTsat Ss as
i does not matter much "a '0ISi as far far
concerned, who is at the head Cf the depart
ment. That Official will not have much to do /
other than parcel out the places.
BLAINE AND VIRGINIA
The recent long interview with ex-senator
Blaine upon the subject of affairs in Virginia |
has naturally attracted a great deal of atten- |
tion. Blaine's denunciation Of the Malone
Republican coalition is a further challenge on
his part to the administration or stalwart wing
OF the Republican party. And then |
his proposition that the General
Government shall help pay the State debt |
smacks a little as if Blaine were trying to get
in some political work for himself on an anti
Malone platform right In the heart of the Old |
Dominion. In fact this has been openly
charged, and many OF Virginia's politicians |
know for certainty that Blaine has his eve |
on the State, with view to possibilities in 1884.
Other politicians say that this is not only true,
but that before many moons roll around it |
will crop out that in many other States in
work to secure delegates to the next National
Convention. There is one reason, however.
why Blaine should take the stand that he has
in regard to Virginia that is overlooked, en-
tlrely. Blaine has invested largely in railroad
and other property in the State, and is natur-
ally anxious that her resources should be de-
veloped and that her credit should be placed
on an honest and substantial basis. he has
already received large returns from his Vir
ginia investments and wants TO get still larger |
ones. POTOMAC
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