Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-09
SECRET HISTORY.

Some Things Which a Washington
Man Wants the Brunswick People
to Know.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.--EditOr Morn
ing NeaoS: The Interview between Mr..
J. E. Dart, of Brunswick, Ca. and the
local editor, published in the News Tues
day, July 81, suggests to me the propriety
of telling the people of the First district
of Georgia, and especially the citizens Of
Brunswick, some facts which they ought
to know. 1 am in one of the departments
here and in position to know great deal
about Georgia matters. The impression
made on officials and others who met Mr..
Dart here was that he imagined himself
to be the Representative of the First dis
trict of Georgia. How far this impress
sion Is justified l will let your readers
Judge by laying before them little pri-
vate history which has afforded much
amusement here for months past.
In January last MIR. Dart appeared
here and undertook to take charge OF the
interests OF Brunswick. He wanted to
manage the business of getting appropri-
atoms for a public building at Bruins
wick and for her harbor. He undertook
to ignore Mr.. Norwood, and when this
became known funny smile gathered on
the faces of his many friends here. or
course Brunswick had no tit Representa-
tive in Congress, and her interests were
suffering until Mr.. Dart arrived on the
scene. Mr.. Norwood thoroughly under
stood Mr.. Darts movements and motive,
and afforded his colleagues and other
friends much amusemenB by his witty
comments on "Jake's effort to lift
himself over the fence by Juggling
at his own gallOwses," etc.
He let him have plenty of rope and kept
quiet. After a week or more Mr. Dart
weakened and came round, and then Mr..
Norwood arranged at once for the Com
mittee on Public Buildings and Grounds
to give MIR. Dart hearing. On the day
and at the hour appointed by the commit
tee to hear Mr.. Dart in behalf of Bruins
wick, he did not put in
an appearance or send an excuse, and Mr..
Norwood made an elaborate and able
argument, presenting the claims of
Brunswick for public building in the
happiest manner before the committee,
which had specially met to hear Mr.. Dart.
The next day-Mr. Norwood asked the COM
mittee to do him special favor and as
semble in their room while the House
was in session to hear Mr.. Dart. The
committee did so to oblige Mr.. Norwood,
but with reluctance, because they had al
ready given Mr.. Dart one opportunity,
and he had failed to appear. A few days
ago Mr.. Dart appeared here again,
and proceeded to try the same game as he
essayed to play last January. He went
to the Post Office Department and applied
for an increase OF the pay for the post
office at Brunswick, and asked that
mail service be established by
steamer from Brunswick, via Jekyl,
Cumberland and Amelia Islands. He
was asked by the officials to whom he
made application if he had conferred
with the Representative from the First
district of Georgia, who was in the city.
He said he had not. He was adj
vised to do 80. This was on Saturday,
the oath of July. He replied that he was
going to leave the city on Monday follow
ing and mad not time. He was then told,
''You have ample time to see Mr.. Nor
wood" But MIR. Dart did not advise with
the representative and went away.
Mr.. Norwood arrived here Wednesday
night, july 2lS and Mr. Dart saw him
Thursday '(the next day and again
Friday, yet MIR. Norwood saws that Dart
neverintimated to MIN what he was try
ing to accomplish. He knew
four days before he,, JET here
that Mr.. Norwood had returned.
III Ju6 luIeINlSW WHICH apbeafHu IN YOUR
papeEJhlgE Dart says he was promised an
increase OF pay for the Brunswick office.
The First Assistant 2 RsstBsaster
General9H has referred then dowhole
matter ITO Mr.. Norwood .ifor ihfor-
nation enRhd recommendation. Why
this, if he had already promised ?
There co be a mistake some where
l said the eQtGizens of Brunswick, espe-
ciallyGoughe 20 know the foregoing facts,
They will Devueeful II the right deduc-
tions be- made from them. lie must be a
very ,asblg man, and IT, not pa. one
who imagines himself a s9biX man
who can come here and ''boss the Job"
Big talk at home goes for nothing here.
Some men come here and merely shake
hands with the President at public re-
ceptiOn, and go home and talk big
about ''their intimacy and infu-
ence with Cleveland" Some get 4
little Office under Secretary Manning or
Secretary Lamar, and when they get
home excite the envy OF their duped lis.
teners by talking about their friends Dan
Manning" and "Lush Lamar and boast
of what they can do in Washington,
get anything they want" etc,
Put all these fellows down
as eight weights" Don't send them
here; they are only laughed at and sent
away. If you want a thing done keep at
home the man who will not act In bar.
mony WITH your Representative, and if ii
is deemed best 20 send one or more, lei
them not be afflicted with the hallucna.
ton that their presence here Is alone
necessary to secure whatever their sec.
ton may desire.
Mr.. Editor. this is too large a country
for the 'mOths" to do else than disfigure
tbemselves-if they undertake to force
themselves too near the guiding stars,
There is one plain, broken path to pur.
sue. Your Representative is your official
agent. He alone will be officially recog.
nized by the departments, and the people
throughout the country should understand
this. b,
GHOULS DESIGNATING A GRAVE