Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-05-29
BUTLER AND HIS FOES.
CHANCES THAT HE WILL GET
THE LID. IN SPITE OF THEM.

The Hoars Bringing their Puny OppO-
sitiOn Against Him-EducationaI
shortcomings of the Civil Service Com
Observation-Disclosures Arthur's Move
ments.
! WASHINGTON, May Ex-Governor But
Ter, OF Massachusetts, is pretty well able
10 take care of himself. He has made the
SILK stockings of Beacon street t-r-remble
for many years. He thoroughly disgusted
them when he at last succeeded in being
elected Governor. And he has been sys-
tematically worrying them ever since.
lie has succeeded in turning the laugh on
them many times. He has held them IN
TO rldlcule of their own making more than
once. He is also holding them up 10
shame to very considerable extent i'm
exposing the Tewksbury horrors. He keeps
them stirred up about twenty-three hours
a day out of a possible twenty-four. The
internal trouble of Butlerism, which is
now convulsing the silk stockings of Mas
sachusetts, Is whether their bette NOir shall
receive the degree of LII. ID. from Har-
yard college. Boston politician. of
Stalwart faith, but with an antipathv To
the SILK stockings, told me the. situation
to-day. 1t appears that Butler is a pradu-
ate of the Harvard law school. This
would, for man who has attained the
prominence that he has, in every other
community, be of sufficient weight
to induce Harvard College to Jump at the
chance of making him an LII. ID. Rut a
certain portion of the Harvard manage
hleht does not seem to be possessed of a
gymnastic fever. 1t has been the custom
ever since Harvard College was Organized
for the Governor of the State of Massa-
chusetts to attend its annual commence
ment exercises, accompanied by his staff
and to receive the LII. ID. This CUSTOM
mas been unbroken so far. Mr. +. Rock
wood HOar is one of the supervisors of
harvard college. MIR. 4. lockwood Hoar
possesses another distinction. He
is brother to the sancximOnious and
plausible George f. HOar, the junior SEN
atOr from Massachusetts. Between GeorOe
r. Hoar and Butler there has never been
much peace. Butler has been his bitter
opponent, and in feeble way George p.
mas Deen Buffers bitter opponent. So
Heorge r. Sicks ON his brother to try and
induce the Harvard management TO refuse
the LII. ID. act to Butler. But II annears
that the brother does not carry the requi-
site armament to bring about such a
result. In fact, it is amOst certain that
the great and absorbing national oues-
ton whether Butler shall or shall not
receive the degree of LII. ID. will be
NSSANSN III bAC lidJlNe. w 0en this is
accomplished Butler will verv likely de-
cline the honor. He will say he don't
want it. 1t would be hard to Imagine
how Butler could go beyond this i'm 6nIl-
batting and scOrching the silk stockings.
Butler may not be much of an aristOcrat
but he seems to be able to keep up with
procession.
The Civil Service Reform Commission
does not seem to be any better posted in
grammar than its chief, DOrman B. Eaton
is invested with correct and technical
idea of spelling, Dorman b. Eaton has
hung to the world that marshal should he
spelt with two lPs. Now come MISTAKES
IN grammar In the questions actually
adopted by the Civil Service Roard 6oy.
candidates for positions at Uncle SANS
trough. These questions have been sub.
mltted to the several departments for cc,n.
sIderatlOn by their officials. There ooyo
been discovered in them by officials Of one
OF the departments no less tnan savan
gross grammatical errors. The word GROSS
Is used in the sense of a strict application
W vi scnOlasIic grammar. If it were not for
that, the mistakes made might be passed
over. But the Civil Service Commission
supposed 20 be perfect in it's requirements
lOr successful competition must at least
IN all common sense be as perfect as its
requirements. That the grammatical errors
exist In their questions is a very sad
calanlty, at least to the ordinary mortal
who thinks that he is perfect in grammar
A prominent official of the government to-
day explained the grammatical error made
by the Civil Service Commission bv saw
ing that they did not wish to altogether
discourage applicants. They wished to
let 1t be understood that mistakes couid
be made by the commission as well as bv
Where is President Arthur going after
ne gets through his present trip to New
l ork! This is question which Won NAV
nave noticed has been VariOusly solved by
many astute correspondents located nj
Washington. The President has not said
where he will so. 1t has been announced
that he would stay in Washington. that
he would go East, that he would 90 West.
that he would go Southwest, and so
on around the compass. The President
nIlnseIi mas SAID nor announced ANYTHING
as TO his future movements. The PresiA
deht don't generally say anything till he
mas taken the train upon a pleasure
Journey. AS would be inferred. the CORE
spondents are all at sea as to the Presi-
denps movements. But they have dis
covered one thing. 1t is said on 'sgOOd
authority" that the President has given
three months leave to his cook This
means business. The White House with
out cook would be very Sahara to the
PRESIDENT; so it is ably guessed that the
President does not intend to spend very
much time for the next three months i'm
the White House, Where he is going I
VIII allow you to guess for yourself.
PoTOMAC.