Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-21
THE WAR OFFICE.

present administration who absolutely re-
fuses TO make changes in mis- depart
mept, All of the others have made places
Tor their political friends, but the Score
t8ryot War has evidently become fully
satisfied that there are no good grounds
Tor discharging his subordinate without
reason save that OF being Republicans.
Secretary Bayard has made but few
changes since he has been in charge of
The State Department. This is probably
on aco0nnt OF the fact that the state De-
partinent clerks have always considered
themselves 90 Dee higher grade Of NOR
tails Than the average government EN-
ploye. and SO successfully have they i'm
pregnated this upon former Secretaries
that The majority Of them have retained
their Offices. The same thing is going on
now. 1t fatters Secretary of State to
be constantly reminded that ne is the
head of the Cahinet-and 10 have his
clerks always Ju the qui ViNe 10 pay him
that respectful Difference which can only
be seen in its purity when given by one
oi these embryo diplomats. The War
Department, ON the other hand, is fun OF
eN-suiQieI5 and sailors. who, having
served their country faithfully in the
1ield, are now n possession OF the offices
from which secretary End cott evidently
has no dcsire 10 disposscss them. One
hears but little on the question OF "ohnn-
give partnership around secretary En-
Iiicott's Office So TAR there mas not been
pae removal for this cause in the entire
War Department, and probably there
will be- none.
THE POS1 OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
4tftIf IN
DaEBHRIshlp' had 20 be sustained by 0til-
duvits before "a removal and appointment
would be ordered Mr.. Stevenson ia
different kind Of man. He considers q
Democratic Con gressmau's word as good
as his bond. Consequently when
a member comes INTO his room with list
OtTuni0Yals and appointments he does
ll1bE&k him 20 verify his statements with
some evidence, but be takes it for granted
that tie Congressman il telling him the
truth ANA acts accordingly. In The eyes
of the Democratic COngressmen Mr..
Stevenson is huge and lurld success.
The men never could find explosives quite
III Tor Mn, Hay, but for his successor, the
pTeseRt ineumbent they say they have
met man after their own hearts. Post
master General Villas IS hard worker,
but his FIRST Assistant has fully as much
ON his shoulders as his chief. 1t Ia doubt
made by Gen. Stevenson was done with
out the consent and approval of the Post
master General. During Mr.. Hays short
term Of Office his stringent observance Of
ths carefully prepared plan OF action
which he had mapped out increased the
work OF the Postmaster General, for the
reason that dissatisfied Congressman were
constantly making appeals 10 the head OF
yne department.
EFFECT OF MR.. HAYS RESIGNATION.
Gen. Villas did not like to override his
First Assistant, neither was he entirely
OblitUus 10 the fact that the Democratic
C0iereeslnen who could not get what
they wanted threatened TO make it yery
su'try for him and his department ia the
House seart winter. Mr. Hays resigua-
tioIa5bhtaeiare, entered the Post Office De
partment Ike "A ray Of sunshine. Gen.
SttfVensoR's appointment cleared aWaya
taa chhtts, new edge was put on the
official az, and there Is peace in the Demo-
cratic leusehold once more so far as the
Post Othce Department is concerned. The,
revolt caused by Mr. Hays course ex-
tended further than most people imagine
lFraa 'uciily understood, shortly after
th5 administration had fairly gotten at
work, that in all probability Mr.. Randall
YOU'D be The Presidents representative
On the ilaOr Of the House on all questions
save 1hat Of the tariff, and that Mr.. Cleve-
land would so indicate TO the revenue re-
formers in his message when Congress
opened in December. Mr.. Randall, with
out doubt stands as near to the President
as any Que outside of the Cabinet. and his
choice as the coming statesman Of the
administration was thought TO be more of
accomplishment to his political sagacitv and
a,stufeness than to anything else Mr. Hays
action as First Assistant Postmaster
General changed the complexion Of affairs
inside of a month. The revenue reform
tcs, Who never liked Mr.. Randall, pointed
QQtalr, Hay as a man who had been
1nisted upon the administration by the eN-
SpSaktr as a representative OF his pecu-
liar views, aud they proceeded to grOwl
ana tsrgaten should Mr.. Hay be continued
in his position.
-sfhlnlSHISG THE FRBRE PAPER FOR
GOVERNMENT NOTES.
-aHhb recent action OF Secretary Manning
aOOlishing the use Of the distinctive fibre
PAGER upon which the United States
notes and bonds are printed and substI-
tHtihg therefor paper having a govern
mont water mark only. is being freely
criuRlsed here. According 10 the secret
service officers the best paper ever used
~ tlie government was that adopted in
1852, ana which was left unchanged for a
lfNA ANtA VI ANu years IL tOnlhlHel "A kllk
fiure. hut the fibre was much shorter than
that seen now. The only counterleitor
who succeeded in initiating this paper
was Ballard. whose achievement in that
direction is still incomprehensible 10 the
oiheers. He was detected and convicted,
and is now serving out long term Of
imprisonment, but all efforts 10 yet the
secret OF his process out Of him have sig
Daliy failed. Ballard is remarkable man
-ud offers 10 give the government pro-
cess for the manufacture Of a paper which
u VIII be an absolute ImpOssibility 70
counterfeit. No attention has been paid
u this oler for the reason that he de-
mauds his liberty in payment. After
Balard's counterfeit Of the issue OF 1869
lie government changed 20 the long sila
1rU pattern, and now Secretary Manning
has changed again tOa simple watermark
as the distinctive device. Mr. Mauning's
plan closely follows out that Ia use by
the Bank OF England. None OF the new
isaue have yet been printed and probably
esfAlnot be for some time yet. The great
e5t danger Of the new plan, according Ia
tlas experts, is In The detection Of sOiled
aoies. After bill has been In use for a
considerable time itis impossible 20 sec
the water marx even in genuine note. In
tlle case Of counterfeit, the makers only
have 10 treat IL 20 "a bath Of coffee, which
will make it look old and render iis de.
tef tOn an the more difficult. This rs toe
chief and the most practical objection
which has vet been mHde. Tho cOufnn.