Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-06-01

the late Senator Miller. Of California, was
Senator Hearst. Mr.. Hearst is one Of
California's milliouaires, and is a very
generous and square dealing man. He is
neither scholar nor an orator but he is
man OF excellent judgment and fine bust
ness capacity.
His eulogy was very short. 1t took him
two minutes, perhaps, to deliver it. The
feature OF was the statement that the
Alaska Fur COmpany, OF which Senator
Miller was leading member, had inaugu-
rated system to protect the governments
interests. and, also. to provide fund for
the care Of the sick and destitute Indians
employed by the company, "This fund"
Mr. Hearst said, "now amounts to $780,
900, and is deposited in a San Francisco
bank" This money, Mr.. Hearst stated,
might have gone into the Golfers of the
company 'for the simple consideration Of
five barrels OF whisky"
Clearly, Mr.. Hearst regarded Senator
Miller as a remarkably honest man be-
cause he did not insist upon pocketing
the 100000 and furnishing the Indians
with five barrels of whisky. When it is
remembered, however, how many there
are who. having the power, Cypress the
weak, poor and friendless, it is not strange
at all that Mr.. Hearst should have drawn
attention to this conspicuous instance of
the integrity of the dead California Sena-
tor.
II the dealings of the agents of the
government with the Indians, and
had been marked by as strict in
tegrity as the dealings of the Alaska Fur
Company with the Alaska Indians APP
pears to have been, settlers on the frontier
would have suffered far less from the hos
Unity OF the savages than they have. In
deed, If the conspicuous integrity
OF the Alaska company marked
the conduct of great corporations
and companies generally there would
be fewer strikes and boycotts. The home
ly eulogy Of Senator Hearst may NOT CON-
mand admiration for literary excellence
or eloquence, but it will make doubters
admit that the world is better than it is
represented to be, and that gold IS not
always placed above justice and integrity.
Grumbling Mugwumps.
The average Mugwump is nothing if not
a kicker, and hence the country does not
pay much attention to his Kicking. There
seems to be no way to please him. nor any
way TO suppress him, as there is no
manager or umpire who has authority to
impose salutary fines.
The Boston Mugwumps are growing
because clerk in the naval office at that
place has been dismissed without asking
their advice and consent. 1t seems that
the clerk was asked to vacate his position
without any reason that he was willing
to make known being assigned, and being
member Of an established Boston family
and Republican his discharge IS alleged
TO be contrary tn the spirit If not the
letter of the civil service law, and a
wanton act, for which no good reason can
be assigned.
There is something sublime about the
serene self-importance of the Boston
Mugwumps. Having been allowed to
put IN word or two about the appoint
ment of two or three government officials
in their part Of the moral vineyard, they
evidently became convinced that they had
kind of divine right to run the admins
tratiOn. especially that part OF it which
more nearly concerned the Hun. They
seem to be possessed Of a kind Of Bourbon
ism-in that they have failed to learn any,
thing from recent very prominent events
I'm the United States Senate. The Repub-
lican Senators raised substantially the
same issue that the Boston Mugwumps
are making, and they were made to eat
their own threats and stultity themselves
in very ridiculous manner. AS there is
no responsibility resting on these Boston
Mugwumps, however, they can grumble
as much as they please, and grumbling
seems to please them, while it doesn't
hurt anybody else.