Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-08-31
SIX TOPICS FROM WASHINGTON
-Georsia's Republicans, Surgeon Barnes
Death, and Politics In Ohio.
Correspondence Of the Nornin0 Ee,Os.


Service Commission, has spoken upon a
point involved in the gigantic scheme
now going on to purify the civil service.
His utterances are exactly similar to
what was said by Democrats who opposed
that bill. he has been called upon to in
terpret whether the circular recently
issued by the Republican committee of
Pennsylvania, calling upon all Federal
oficeholders from that State
to contribute to the campaign fund is in
violation OF the civil service act. He saws.
OF course, that it is not. This was one of
the strongest points made against the in
complete and One-sided civil service act by
leading Democrats when it was pending
That act prohibits any one to 90 through
any government building, and solicit DO
lltlcal contributions, or any employe of the
government TO send out circulars making
assessments. 1t does not, however, pro-
nlolt any republican not an empl0ye of
the government from notifying Federal
ofhceholders that they are expected to
do something tor the cause. The Repub-
lican advocates of the bill protested that
under 1t there could be no contributions
for political purposes on the part of gov
ernment employees. Mr.. Eaton interprets
the act as it is. He says that there is moth
ing in the Chairman of the PENNSYLVANIA
committee asking for money for campaign
purposes. There will be nothing in any
body not an OfficehOlder doing the same.
1t is true, as Mr.. Eaton says, that there
Will be no assessments. There never were
such in so many words, except when the
agile Jay Hubbell was running the Re-
publican Congressional Committee No.
there Will be no assessments, but in the
next Presidential election on grand
scale-as it now is .On small
pennsylvania scale-the Federal office
holders will as Of yore have
to pay. their little percentage into the
campaign fund. 1t won't be an ''assess-
ment." 1t will simply be a collection OF
corruption money to be used in the
endeayor to keep the rascals in. And the
clerks will pay their money in willingly.
On! yes; as they always have in the
past.
THAT COTERIE OF SO-CALLED GEORGIA
REPUBLICANS
who hang around Washington, and
their allies in Georgia, are endeavor-
ing to create the impression that
it was due to their efforts entirely that
Postmaster COnley, at Atlanta, was re-
moved. When you get way
down to the bottom round
of absurdity you will find the claim there,
ing whatever to do with Postmaster Con-
ley's retirement. More than once have
they been openly and directly sDubbed by
Postmaster General Gresham, as well as
by other members of the Cabinet. They
had not feathers weight of influence in
connection with the change which has
been made at Atlanta. That change was
due entirely to business reasons. 1t was
based upon several reports, commencing
tNrifh hxe 1nf, -,
the Atlanta post office some time ago, and
which have from time to time been made to
the department. The special agent, who is
now in charge of the office at Atlanta, had
a good deal to do with the removal of Mr..
COnley and his subOrdinateS. He reported
that the office was conducted loosely, and
with total lack of business principles.
He did not, however, hint at dishonesty
on the part of Mr.. Conley. There will be
no appointment in succession made until
the President returns to Washington from
his s0journ among the enthusiastic gey-
sers, big trout and the gentle and persua-
sive cowboys.
LETTER RECEIVED
here to-day from SenatOrCOke, of Texas,
does not give glowing picture of the con-
dition of the crop in that State. He SAYS
that never since he moved there in 1854,
has he seen such a dry year. The drought
has been terrible. The corn and other
cereal crops have been greatly interfered
with, While there will not be more than
half crop of cotton.
l have talked to-day with a number of
prominent Ohio politicians, of the Demo-
cratic faith. Representative Converse was
one OF them. They say that the impress
sion which has spread itself around and
about the country that the Democrats
out there are demOralized and discouraged
is one of the fallacies of the times.
They attribute its spread to the lukewarm
manner in which the leading Democratic
paper of the State is treating Judge
Hoadly. The proprietor of that paper
was opposed to Judge Hoadly's nOmina-
ton, and considers himself sufficiently
independent, politically, to carry that
opposition into the canvass in defiance
of the action of the convention. With
able writers on the staff of his journal he
is endeaVOring all in his power to damn
the Democratic candidate with faint
praise. But that is not the spirit which
actuates the rank and file of the party.
They are working hard and with an en-
thusiasm which will reach the bubbling
point before the election. Mr.. Converse
and the other gentlemen with whom
L had conversation do net expect
defeat. They predict victory, and
say that never was such prediction made
with such good foundation. Hamilton
county-they say out there that as Ham
ilton county goes so will OhiO-is safe.
There is not the slightest doubt whatever
but that the Democrats will have a good
working majority in the Legislature to
select a successor to Senator Pendleton.
Altogether there does not seem to be such
a terrible pail of gloom Overhanging the
Democracy of Ohio as we have been led
to suppose.
DR.. Huntington, of the army, who at
tended the late Surgeon General Barnes
in his lastillness, to-day told little in
cldent in connection with that distin-
guished officers last hours. General
Barnes was kept alive for the last few
days Of his life by the means of alcohol
in the form of whisky. Said DR.. Hunt
ingtOn: "He retained his faculties to the
very end. We could only give him so
much whisky at such intervals. Every
once and awhile he would ask for his
allowance before it was due. 1t was
hard to refuse him, but it had to be done.
The night but one before he died was
watching at his bedside. About
half-past eleven he asked me
tor some whisky. l told him
he could not have any until
l O'Clock. He turned over and said: 'It
is hard that man who is dying cannot
have at least a little whisky" He was
silent for awhile, and in about half an
hour / thought he had gone to sleep.
was reading and 'dozed a little. | was
suddenly aroused by hearing him say:
1t is time now; give me my drink l
looked at the clock. 1t was exactly l."
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