Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-04-07
A M0NGREL In POLITICS.
THE STANDING OF GRESHAM
WITH THE FACTIONS.

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WITH THE FACTIONS.
/ Arthur Takes Him from the Fence to
/ Prevent HOwling and SnarIing Among
the Office Seelxers-New's Nose Broken
Rice Growers GrievousIy Wronged-
The Representative-elect.
WASHINGTON, April Elm appointing
Judge Walter @. Gresham, of Indiana. TO
be Postmaster General President Arthur
did two things. He disappointed a horde
Of hungry, One-horse, broken-down politi-
clans, and gave the place to a warm per-
sonal friend of Grant. Judge Gresham
has been an active politician, although he
wore the United States ermine. He is
sufficiently stalwart, but does not be-
long to that crowd which were
for Grant and COnkling forever. The
well authenticated fact that Garfield
would have appointed him to his Cabinet
but for the quarrel among the Indiana
patriots over the spOils, is sufficient evil
dence that he was not fully in accord with
the immortal 306 when that glorious band
was on the boom. He seems to be about
a cross between the half-breed and the
stalwart, which latter breed is becoming
rarer than it used to be. The politics in
the appointment seem to be that Arthur
does not want to stir up anybody.
He wants to go it easily for
the rest of his term. In order
to prevent howl from any faction of the
Republican party, he selected timber for
the Post Office Department from the mid
land. / believe l said that Arthur had
done two things by this appointment. The
other is that he has completely broken the
nose of John G. New, Assistant Secretary
OF the Treasury. That organ has long
hna AH -
wanted awfully to be in Garfeld's Cabi-
net. Garfield did not think he carried
water enough for the trip. New is
a stalwart. New fought Gresham
for the Cabinet when Garfield thought
OF putting him there. And now stall
wart President goes into the home, into
the very city of New-IndianapOlis-a
picks out the man most Objectionable to
those who loudly claim to have succeeded
in making Indiana Republican in 1880.
New is now at his home. | believe there
are willows in Indiana. He had better
pick out convenient limb on one of them
upon which to hang his harp.
The Collector of the port Of Boston, Mr..
WOrthingtOn, has sent to the Treasury
Department specimen bottles of ''cracked'
rice which is being imported into the
United States as rice flour. By the i'm
pOrtatiOn of rice in the so-called ''cracked'
form and getting it in at the lower rate of
duty placed on rice flour, the rice growers |
of this country are brought into unfair
competition with the foreign product.
They are protesting against it. The
Treasury Department has taken the mat
ter under consideration. Several briefs !
have been filed by attorneys for the rice
planters against the present evasion of
the tariff laws by the importers. There !
will be a hearing on this subject in few
days before Assistant Secretary French !
Of no 10; Al,o4 .
hard to tell whether or not the 'cracked |
rice" sO-called, is rice flour. 1t is not |
ground as small as the commonly known |
commercial article of that name. 1t is not |
ground so small that it cannot be used for |
the purposes to which rice unground is
applied; but it certainly is ground some. |
French told me to-day that he certainly |
could not see why the article before him
1t was in bottles-could not be classified |
as rice flour. He seemed to be in favor of |
allowing its importation at the lower rate |
which is put upon rice in that form. But |
the arguments have not been heard vet. |
One thing is certain. The present impOr- |
tation of cracked rice is a trick to avoid |
the customs laws, and one which / do not |
think Secretary Folger will permit when |
the case comes to him for final action. if |
French should decide with the tricky inn
pOrters.
When Congress was in session the Rep
resentative-elect to the next House came |
and went and no one cared for him nor |
paid him any attention. He was having
very good luck if his arrival was consider
ed Of sufficient Importance to be ehronicled |
in the city papers. He was meek and did
not dare to put on any style. He found |
he was of no consequence whatever. The
members of the last House, up to twelve
O'Clock on March 4th last, received all
the consideration that is given to
soon as Congress adjourned the tables
turned. The eX-member at five minutes
after twelve, on the 4th of March, swapped
places with the member-elect. The latter
became of some Importance. The other
was no good now; so Jet him go. This allie
CORY continues further. The eX-member
comes into Washington now. He is in
good luck now if he gets his name among
the printed arrivals. But the Representa-
tive-electl He is called upon; he is in
terviewed; the papers are glad to note all
his movements i'll these dull times. And
he feels as it he was going to be a big man
after all! 1t makes a difference whether
you are in or out.
Jacksonville is to have the benefits of the
free delivery system. An order to that effect
has just been issued by the Post Office
Department Directions were issued to-
day to carry out this system at Jack
sonville. There will be appointed five
leJCer carriers. Inc machinery VIII get
to work in a short time.
Conversation overheard at the White
House the other day: Secretary Chandler
was coming down the steps which lead to
the Presidents Office. There was a man
with him. They were evidently talking
about some office or other. (Isn'tit strange
that such things will be talked about at
times.) Said the man who really looked
as if he needed an office: F'But you see,
Mr.. Secretary he said, ''if we would get
the Endorsement of some more prominent
men it might be all right
YES" grunted Chandler, "might be.
Igsee you are one of those who want to
be pulled around by the nose, but am
id if l am"
The Tallapoosa, which started bravely
on surveying duty in the West Indies,
has reached Key West. She will not sur
vey any right away. She will stay at Key
West until the President-whO has just
left for the SOuth-may indicate whether
he will take little sea trip in his. If he
don't, Secretary Chandler, who accompa-
nies him, will certainly find use for the
Tallapoosa. He will make an inspection
of the Pensacola navy yard, and will get
to Pensacola by means of that vessel.
POTOMAC.