Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-12
BLAINE'S BAD BACKING.
PHELPS MAKES ABAD BREAK IN
BEHALF OF HIS CHIEF.


a Prediction that All the Professional
Politicians in the Country will Rally
to His support in 1SSS-CleVeland to
be Backed b. the People.
WASHINGTON, April 1l.-William Wal
ter Phelps, in an interview published this
evening, says that he thinks President
ClevelaDd's administration will be good
for the country but bad for the Democratic
party. He thinks the Democratic poll
ticians will all be alienated before 1888,
They will be fav0rably disposed to-
wards Blaine then as they were, indeed,
he thinks, in 1884. He thinks that the
politicians will all favor Blaine in 1888,
and Dy implication that all the people will
favor Cleveland. Like Blaine, and all his
lieutenants, Phelps stlll considers the
politicians more powerful than tine people,
despite the lessons of last year. Phelps
also asserts wildly that hundreds
OF millions of capital are locked up in
New York, which would have been in
vested had Blaine been elected. The
owners OF this money will do what they
can. Phelps thinks to elect Blaine III
1883, but his hopes rest on general
COn III Il bht pulAtiNidues
GEN. BRADY's GRIEF.
Gen. Thomas j. Brady, since the death
of his wife last winter, mas been settling
up his affairs here, apparently with a
view tn "A departure. He has sold the
CTittc, his evening newspaper, to syndl-
cate representing Stiison Hutchius, and
has rented his handsome house on Farra-
gut square to Senator Stanford, OF Cali
fornia.
WHO WILL BE MARSHAL
All Washington is greatly interested as
to VINO will be 8ppointed the next Marshal
of the District of Columbia. Every man
of any prominence in the Democratic
party has been a candidate. Even Vice
President Hendricks is in the race with
bis kiusman, eX-CommissiOner Morgan.
The prevailing question seems to be not
Show will he conduct the business OF his
u1liceY' but will he be a man who is equal
to the social requirements of the positionY'
For many years the Marshal OF the Dis
trict OF Columbia has been a sort Of Lord
High Chamberlain at the White House.
1t mas always been the Marshal who pre-
scribed the etiquette TO be followed at re-
ctptiOns. and it as be who has invariably
Introduced tue vulgar herd to the Presl-
dent OF she United States. AS matter of
c ,urse great deal of nonsense has grown
out Of this practice. SOmeGme a Mafshal
with an overpowering sense Of his own i'm
pprtance and a corresponding diminutive
view of the feelings of others has made
himself very obnoxious to visitors at the
| White House. 1t is only right, however
10 say that most of the incumbents within
late wears have been very clever gentle
men, VINO have discharged the duties Of
the social side of their position with
graci0usness and satisfaction. The
custom OF expecting and demanding the
Marshal to be the chief lackey- ey-in-waiting
to the President is a nauseating one and
one which would strike the non-ohice-
seeking American, if there is
such one, with disgust. To
show in what estimation the
Marshalship of the District is held, it is
perhaps only necessary 10 point to the fact
that MISS Rayard, the daughter Of the
Secretary OF state, recently took promi-
nent candidate over to the White House
and introduced him to Miss Cleveland.
Since that event somehow the impression
seems to be growing that Miss Cleveland
will virtually nave the appointing of the
Marshal. II would be rather interesting
to know whether or not the principles OF
civil service reform are TO be adhered TO
in this affair.