Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-13

Senator Eustis' Advice.
senator Eustls. oi Louisiana, has been
giving sac President some advice, Until
Nitain q ven, few days be had been under
impression tuat tAe President was dis
plsrd q. treat aim co.dly because OF his
brfercri.ic.sm las. spring OF the Presi'
dents course VITA rosn,ct to the Offices.
rs bis surur.se hclearned tarou-h friend
tbar tAe President bore him no iil-wil
fr ANYTHING that be had said, and would
like to nave a talk with him. Last Friday
evening, therefore. be went 90 the White
House Tor the first time 10 many months.
The interview is said 20 Gave been very
Satisfactory 10 both the President and
Nj. LGsus. Tley talked freely about
several things, especially about ine
pending controversy IN TIE Senate.
Mr. Eustis said that the Republican
Senators didn't care anything about the
papers they were calling for relative 90
removals, and that the demand Tor such
papers was only a cloak TO cover their
real purpose. which was 20 make political
capital for their party oy showing that
Notwithstanding the reform professions
Of the administration. a good many very
bad men had been appointed 10 ONCE.
The Presiden, is reported 20 have
answered that he hoped the
senate would reject the bad nomi-
nations and confirm the good
ones. The Senator's, be said, could not be
TOO exacting for his taste. Mr.. Eustis
4, mai
give bins credit for sincerity, toe Repu biz
ear Senators would take the ground that
the administration was not equal 20 its
responsibilities, that it had fallen under
vicious influences and TO sustain these
charges would bring forward a list OF
nominations that could not be defended
Toe Republican Senators, Mr.. Eusus
said, would 80 farther than this, snd de
Glars that il II Aad not been FOR q Rspuo-
hcan senate these unfit nominations
would have been confirmed. He, there
tore, advised the President 70 withdraw
all the nominations which were net
strictly drst class.
Fhis sort Of advice is much easier 70
give taan TO act upon. Dir. Eustis sees
no dlrhculty, al course. in acting upon IT,
because no nominations have been made
on his recommendation. he is one OF the
senators who failed 70 get the Presidents
ear when the patronage in his state was
being distributed. de is, therefore, per-
tectly safe in advising the President to
cancel ali unfit nominations.
But how is the President to know that
any OF the pending nominations are un6tf
tie made only nominations which he
thought were 6t, and it Is probable that
every nomination now before the Senate
was recommended BY several Senators
and Representatives. Are these Senator's
aud Representatives going 70 admit that
they either were mistaken or purpOsely
misled the Presidantf Evidence might
convince some Of them, perhaps, that they
had been deceived, but it would take a
great deal OF evidence. The moment that
the President began to cancel EOmina-
tons on the ground of unfitness he would
lind himself in trouble. He couldn't make
a single move without treading on some
bOCty's tOes, and every man
whose toes were tred on would
kick, and kick hard aud yieiously. There
would be demand for charges, and for
an opportunity 20 meet them. There
would De q very lively tine, inaeed-fully
as lively as that the Republican Senators
are making, because OF the refusal OF the
President 70 furnish charges against the
Republican officials VINO have been
removed. Mr.. Eustis couldn't have given
tAe President advice better calculated TO
I'll his face wish wrinkles and his nous
tsche with white hairs. II Is probable
that the President viii het un6t Rsmina-
lions be rejected, II there are any, rather
than hunt them O0t and cancel them.