Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-06-20
A TALK WIIIlLGER
Thinks Republicans Will
Again Rule in '96.
WHAT HE SAYS ABOUT HILL.
His Views Regarding the AdmiListra.
tion Of the Pension Bureau.

NEW HAVEN, June 20.-General Russell
A Alger, a epublican presidential pos
sibility. Is in town visiting Professor
Clark Of Yale scientific school. In an In
terview he said;
1T looks now as II the Democrats
would pass some sort Of tariff bill before
they get through. It will probably be a
very different bill than the Democrats
promised the country. There has been
some improvement In business. but 10 Is
very slow recovering from such blow as
the prosperity OF this country received.
"Tbe loss sustained by shrinkage of
values Is something enormous In fact.
it probably exceeds that sustained by the
war. 1t will probably be 10 years at least
before the country gets back where it
was even under favorable conditions.
And the difficulty is that matters cannot
mend much while congress IL uncertain
on the tariff bill.
1T is foolish to attempt to prophesy
much as to the outcome OF political
struggles that are yet . good ways of
But think IL is safe to say that the Re
publioans will sweep the country In the
elections next fall. Everything points
strongly In that direction now. In fact
such reversal may be set down rs GER
tain. In 1895 I look to see Repu blicans
gain control Of the government
1.-The people are dissatisfied with the
Democratic administration Of the Affairs
Of the government, and those who voted
for the last Democratic ticket will vote
for their opponents In the next election.
Such political revolutions always follow
great popular dissatisfaction with an ad-
ministration."
"Will ex- President Harrison come to
the front as a candidate for the Republi-
can nomination.
more than as II were not In the same
country with him."
HiiPs Strength.
Concerning the proba bility Of the Dem
ocratic nomination. General Alger said
that In his opinion Senator Hill had
proved himself q much stronger. abler,
more broad-minded man than people
generally thought him to be. II told
him." he continued, that while he
might have buried himself politically by
his course. be had done his country q
great service. and deserved to be com.
mended for It."
In referring TO the administration of
the pension bureau, oenerai AlHer SAID;
"Well, they haven't found the great
frauds they said they were going to find.
and the number Of pensioners who have
been cut of the rolls because they were
not entitled to pensions under the law Is
very small There was q great CRY of
wholesale frauds, but they have not been
found. There were very few names on
the rolls, evidently. that DO not belong
there.
II do not believe In having undeserv-
ing men get pensions. But II Democrats
don't like the pension laws, why don't
they repeal themi As anticipated, they
find that the vast majority OF those who
are drawing pensions are entitled to them
under the law.
"The statement that Comm issioner
Lochren has saved t25, 900 900 during last
year may not mean very much. There IL
q large number of cases coming along
which. II acted upon favorably when the
bureau reaches them, will call for con-
siderable sums In the way of back pen
sions. This makes It very rnoer tain how
much the pension expenditure for any one
year Is going to be-"