The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-26
THE GOSSIP OF GOTHAM.
WHAT THE NEW GRAND SACHEM
SAYS OF TANMANY's FUTURE.
Russell Sage's sick SpeII-CIeveIand's
Brother II winning Fame-MIsS
Frances willard Not Engagcd-The
burdens 90 Go AbrORd to Live.

Brother II Winning Fume-Miss
Frances willard Not EnGaEed-The
burdens 90 Go Abroad to Live.
New York. May 23-WIth rare adroit-
ness that new leader Of Tammany. Fred
erick smyth. has accomplished by diplo-
macy a revolution in the organization
methods which ell the power Of Richard
I Croker had been impotent to bring about.
/ The former recorder is a man Of unusual
ability. as the metropolis is well aware
/ Tammany under him will have future
fully as picturesque at its past. 1t is no
I secret that the reform element always in
dread OF the tiger views the ascendancy
Of Smyth and his oplicy with more alarm
than any development has yet occasioned.
'Fammeny. at least" said the new
grand sachem. in reply to questions as 10
the future Of the great organization. can
now offer a practical test OF the truth OF
the chief charge brought against il. You
know the organization has been pronounc-
ed mere combination of office-holders
and patronage seekers. the strength Of
which was wholly due TO control over the
public treasury. Wei. Tammany is out OF
ofhce' and certainly owes nothing to the
powers that be. II the organization holds
1t own our friends. the enemy. must find a
new reason for the existence OF Tammany
( strength
DO you expect Tammany to return n
power very soon 80
+ Really, predictions are so easy to make
| and are nothing but ones pinions stated as
facts. Tammany's object is to be as much
IN touch with the people as possible-the
L. II
made mistakes. let It take the conse-
quences. If. on the contrary the organiza-
/ uon makes itself recognized as an instru-
/ ment OF popular government if Il gives a
/ welcome TO all worthy elements and comes
TO be recognized as a power for good. do
not see how II is possible for Tammany to
fail TO return TO power"
| What do Tammany men think of the re-
/ form government"
Il can't speak for all of them. Mr..
/ Strong. himself is. / think. looked upon
/ as very fair minded man. He may have
mace mistakes, but then it Is human to err.
think the great trouble with the element
| now In possession Of the city government Is
| It's inevitable tendency TO get above the
! people. The class called reformers forget
/ in their eagerness to put experiments In
| operation that they must get the peoples
Endorsement first. Now. the people usually
! are conservative our reforming friends
seem to think for some reason or other
! that they are above the people, better than
/ the people. They are thus apt TO get out
/ OF sympathy with their constituents"
The new grand sachem is by no means
/ likely to let the grass grow under his feet.
Already the rank and file of Tammany
have been quickened with new life. The
torpidity Immediately following the cleo
| ton has been succeeded by positive en-
| thusiasm. Recent developments in munich
pal government have slightly alarmed the
| present rulers of the city. Mayor Strong
is fully as astute as his enemies, and he
has already taken measures to prevent a
repetition of the recent mistakes He is
fond of saying that I'm the old Tammany
| they had a tiger TO deal with, and that
now they have a sphynx.
1t is understoo that Rev Mr.
| William Cleveland. who is a
brother Of the President of the United
| States declined an offer to enter a New
| York city pulpit several weeks ago, ow-
ing to certain complications in his present
pastorate. Now, however, matters are
smoothed out and a fashionable church
here has asked him TO consider an offer
first made last year. Mr. Cleveland is
said to have given a qualified Consent
to think the matter over but in any
| event he will not be here until the
spring OF next year. But there can be no
| doubt that the Presidents brother Is a
rising man IN the Presbyterian church.
His prominence as a theologian led to his
election to the Presbyterian General AS
| semby, and his recent record there has
| confirmed the favorable impression al
ready formed of his character and abil-
ity. Men do not win fame In the church
at a bound and Mr.. Cleveland has I'M
doubtedly been overshadowed by his
brother Grover. Yet, in recent years he
has made a decided stir in the church
and has been invited TO numerous pull
/ nj 70 oil DNFaF frsr . -
kind. however, the pastor invariably de-
clines, being Of a decidedly retiring ma
ture, and little likely to care for a sensa-
tional fame 1t will occasion rejoicing
4 to the Presbyterians of New York how
ever, to learn that he will soon be among
their metropolitan pastors. 1t was VIII
| lam Cleveland, by the way, and not Gro
yer, who achieved some note in early
youth by writing fanciful tales for the
magazines, some OF which attracted at
tention, although written anonymously
! The tales were poelike In some respects
dealing with dragons among the stars
| that fed on the tears of the Nautilus
and SIMILAR fancies. But, in spite of all
the indications, the one brother became a
| President and the other a pastor
There have been two or three upheavals
| in the various charities with which Miss
| Helen Gould is connected. This wealthy
young lady has lately manifested prudish
and many philantrophic ladies with whom
| she is associated think 1t would be well
were she less prone to severely moral
views Miss Gould, II will be remembered
| wrote letter to the committee in charge
of the entertainment giver by a kinder
garten charity, in which she severely crit
| isized some tableauX wants. Miss Gould
also has an aversion to studies of The
nude and to certain plays dealing with
| the quest ton of sex There have been in
| dicati that she will before long 20 ac-
| lively into work connected with social
! purity. a somewhat new thing for her
Her brother George is said to be dis
| pleased by her Indifference to social af-
| fairs. The fact is, that the relations be-
1 tween the two are far from cordial The
| conviviality of her brother Howard Is
/ likewise distasteful to her, and she OBJ
! jected to the bottles. decanters and Gig
arettes he had about him on the occasion
1 of his recent visit to the Irvington coun-
try seat. But Howard Gould is a conviv-
! ial soul. and takes his bottles and cigars
with him wherever he goes, regardless
/ of his sister.
1t was reported about Wall street last
week that Russell Sage was quite ill-in
/ fa1 al,