Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-03-13
DEMOCRATIC SIMPLICITY.
STYLISH EQUIPAGES AT PUBLIC
EXPENSE CUT OFF.

Both the President and His Cabinet to
1--we as Sensible American Citizens
retaliation Not to be a Feature OF
the Commercial Policy - Newspaper
Postage.
WASHINGTON, March 11.-One reform
which has been already begun by the new
administration is in the matter of Off
clal equipage. Hitherto the number of
carriages Of greater or less pretensiOns
maintained at the public expense for the
use of officials from the Cabinet officers
mas been constantly growing. Every
Official of any prominence in the depart
ments has had his carriage and horse
whose cost was paid out of the contin-
gent fund OF the particular department in
which he was employed. "Landaulet0
Williams, once Attorney General, was
only one OF hundreds of de-
partment officials who have de-
penued upon the government
for the maintenance Of the vehicles in
which they and their families have rolled
around Washington. Even the pettiest
bureau chief has had his official equipage.
The carriages used by officials and their
families in Washington cost the people
easily $0O,OOO year. The new adminis-
tratlOn Will have none Of this unwarrant-
able extravaganza. The President will
keep carriage, or carriages, as the
case NAV be, at his own ex-
pense. Every other public officer
VIII be expected to do the same,
except where the public business renders
carriages necessary. A few official
equipages will be needed in order to
eXpidIIe matters, but they will be very
few. The members of the Cabinet will
set good example to their subOrdinates.
Attorney General Garland has dismissed
the landaulet Of the Department Of JUS
tice. Secretary Bayard always walks.
so does Secretary Manning. The rest
ride as little as possible.
NO RETALIATORY POLICY.
There is no foundation for the report
that the administration has determined
upon a ''retaliatOry policy" towards
France and Germany on account of their
discriminating tariff duties upon our pro-
ducts. of course the President can only
execute the laws. There are no retalia-
tory laws On the statute books to execute.
The recommendations the President may
make to Congress next winter on this or
any other subject will be formulated
under the cOndiuOns existing when they
recommendation
sort will be framed now.
GEN. LAwTON IN FAVOR.
1t should be distinctly understood that
Gen. A. X. LawtOn has not applied for
any office nor will he apply, but the Presi-
dent would like to distinguish him, ard
will probably tender him frst-class
position. 1t is the Presidents policy,
wherever it is practicable, to give ap-
pOintments to men who have not asked
for them. He thinks the office should
seek the man.
GEN. JACKSON's CANDIDACY.
Gen. Henry r. Jackson and Gen. p. M.
b. Young are the Georgia candidates for
the Mexican mission.
THE NORTH GEORGIA ATTORNEYsHIP.
Senator Brown made a visit to the
White House to-day and presented the
name of VIM. r. Simmons for District
Attorney of the Northern District of Geor-
gia. 1t IS said that Mr.. Browns anxiety
to have Mr.. Simmons appointed is due to
the fact that James Brown, the Senator's
brother, desires to come to Congress from
Mr.. Candler's district and wants the as
sistance of Mr.. Simmons. Ben Hill. Jr.,
who has Mr.. COlQuitt's recommendation,
will probably get this appointment.
CREsT-FALLEN KENTUCKIANs.
Mr.. Blackburn, of Kentucky, spurred on
by the Kentucky Office-seekers, went up
to the White House to-day and said to
the President substantially: "Mr. Presi-
dent, [ have number of friends in town
who desire Federal appointments. They
are at very considerable expense. They
would like to know how much longer they
will have to wait. They would like to
know whether this is to be a Democratic
administration with Republican office
hOlders?" President Cleveland smiled,
and is said to have responded substan-
TALLY: II can only refer you to my civil
service reform letter to Mr.. Curtis,
that contains statement of
my purposes. There will be no
haste in this matter" The Kentuckians
as a result of this interview, think that
they had better go home. The other office
seekers are in the same uncomfortable
condition. They have come to understand
that Mr.. Cleveland means what he says,
even when he says it with a smile.
Meanwhile the incapable employees in the
with the offensive partisans,
are trembling under the suspended AK
of reform. The White House clerical re-
form troubles them.
NEWSPAPER POSTAGE.
The Post Office Department receives
numerous inquiries from newspaper pub
fishers as to the reduction in newspaper
postage provided for in the post Office APP
preparation law passed by the late Con-
gress. The following are the terms Of
the provision on this subject: Newspa-
pers, ''when sent by the publishers thereof
and from the Office of publication, includ-
ing sample copies, or when sent from a
news agency to actual subscribers thereto,
or to other news agents, shall, ON and
after July 1, 1885, be entitled to transmits
mission through the mails at l cent a
pound, or a fraction thereof, such postage
to be prepaid as now provided by law,
and any article or item in any newspa-
per or other publication may be marked
printed words, without increase of post
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