Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-17

The Secretory Of State and the New
York World do not appear to get on very
wen with each other. Mr.. BayaId's ap-
pointments do not meet with the approx al
Of the World, and that journal, in its
Washington correspondence, mas great
deal to say about the Secretary that is no.
altogether complimentary to him.
AS the World undertakes TO voice the
Democratic sentiment Of the North, II
ought to be exceedingly careful not to do
injustice to the leading member Of the
Cabinet.
Mr.. Bayard has always appeared to be
a Straightforward, honest gentleman, a
true patriot, and a genuine Democrat.
The World appears to think that be is in-
triguing already for the Presidential uoml-
nation in ISIS, that he mas not shown any
respect for civil service reform in his APP
pointments, although before he became a
Cabinet officer he was an ardent civil ser
vice reformer. and that he is using mis- p0-
sition TO reward his personal friends
rather than to promote the best interests
OF the administration.
1t is doubtful if any Of these charges
can be sustained. The diplomatic APP
pointments have been very generally com
mended. 1t is true the V1rlt finds fault
with Mr.. Phelps, Minister to England, be-
cause it thinks that his tastes and sympa-
thies are not so distinctly American as 10
fit him to represent this country satisiac-
torily at the court Of s.. James. 1t does
not like the appointment Of Mr.. H. S.
Everett as Chief of the Diplomatic Blu
reau Of the State Department, because he
has lived in London a number Of years,
and there acquired a few peculiarities in
dress and speech which indicate that
there are certain things for which the
English are noted that he appreciates.
Its probable, however, that Mr.. Phelps
and Mr.. Everett are just as patriotic and
just as proud to be American citizens as
those who make, or those who listen 10, the
spread-eagle orations in the small towns
of New England and the West on the
fourth Of July.
1t may be that, after all, the WorJd is
attacking Mr.. Bayard not so much be-
cause it thinks that he hasn't proven true
TO his principles, his pledges and his
party as TO convince the public that it is
no longer English in its sympathies. A
couple Of years ago one might
have thought that the World was
edited and published especially for the
benefit of Englishmen. 1t would be i'm
possible now, for more reasons than one,
to get that impression from its columns.
Probably when the World thinks that it
has convinced the public that it is as
much entitled TO be considered the cham
pi0a twister OF the lions tail as Hon.
BicacNeu Robinson is. it will consent to
do NJ B4yarl justice; but whether it
does or mott VIII have TO discover some
thing in MI. Bayard's conduct far more
deserving Of condemnation than anything
that it has yet discovered before it will be
able to convince Democrats at the South
that he is not worthy Of the confidence Of
the country and Of his party.
Even if the diplomatic appointments
were open TO the objections which the
World makes to them, it is far from GER
tain that Mr.. Bayard can be held respon-
sible. The impression seems to be that
the President didn't follow Mr.. Bayard's
wishes with respect to either ministers or
cOusuls,