Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-02

A Dissatisfied Senator.
Senator Eustis, OF Louisiana, is dissatis-
fed with the President. He is the first
prominent Democrat who has been bold
enough not only to talk against the Presi-
dent but to ask to have his talk published.
A good many Democrats who are known
outside of their respective counties have
said some pretty hard things about the
administration, but what they SAID at
tracted very little attention because it
was known that they were disappointed
in getting fayors from the President, ana
because not one Of them, perhaps would
have talked in the same way if they had
thought that their remarks would be pub
| lished.
Senator Eustis, however. apparently
wants all the world to know that he has
( n very poor opinion Of the President and
his administration. He says that couple
/ of Mugwump New York newspapers
have more influence at the White House
/ than the Democratic leaders have.
OF course Senator Eusts has a reason
I for talking MS he does and, as usual in
such cases, the reason is not made appa-
rent. He is man Of ability and is des-
tined, if his constitutional lazness does
not hold in check his clear, vigorous ana
cultivated intellect, to occupy a very
prominent place in the Senate. AS he has
the ability and is in position to do the
administration harm, il becomes interest
/ ing to know why he has lost confidence
in it and whether he intends to array
himself on the side Of its enemies.
There are two factions in the Demo-
cratic party in Louisiana, and Senator
Eustis is a leader OF one Of them. His
faction has control of the State govern
ment and all the State Offices. There are
great many very good people in Louisi-
ana who do not think that the control Of
this faction is at all beneficial to the
State. 1t is not unusual to hear COM
plants of it on the streets of New Or
leans and in the parishes. 1t may be
that the other faction would give no bet
ter satisfaction if it were trusted with
power.
Ever since President Cleveland's inau-
guration there has been a contest between
the two factions for the control of the
Federal offices in the State. If reports are
to be relied on, Senator Eustis has pressed
upon the attention of the President can
didates for about all the important places
and there are some very important ones
but has failed to secure that TecOgni-
ton to which he feels that he is entitled.
| About the only important appointment
that has been made at New Orleans is
that of Naval Officer. The appOintee is a
rich sugar planter, but he does not belong
to Senator Eustis' faction. Nobody says
that the new Naval Officer is not, in every
respect, qualified for the position. The
faction to which he belongs is very well
satisfied with his appointment.
The outlook is that when collector and
postmaster and other important officials
are appointed, Senator Eutis' faction will
again be given the cold shoulder. As
Stunning that this statement of facts is
about correct, it is not difficult to under
stand why the junior Senator from Louisi-
ana should say that in his judgment Mr..
! Cleveland, thus far, from a Democratic
standpoint, has been a conspicuous and
humiliating failure"
OF course, if Mr.. Cleveland should so
far change his course as to remove at
once all the Republican officials in Louis-
ana and allow Senator Eustis to name
their successors it is possible that the
Louisiana Senator would at once con-
clude that he had done the President an
injustice, and that instead of being a
''humiliating failure he was a crafty
ing success.
Evidences of dissatisfaction are bound
to crop out in different parts of the coun-
try. If this or that politician is thwarted
in his purposes by the President he is
pretty certain to condemn the admins
tration and talk about it as a failure.
About everybody knows what such talk
is worth. 1t has been heard often and
will continue to be heard. 1t will not do
much, however, towards changing public
sentiment with respect to the adminlstra.
! ton.