The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-21
Senator Morgan is One
Who Will Not Give Up.
A Characteristic Story About
Senator Allison.
Chief of Division Was Much too Pig
for His Position.

serves 20 be- known rs 1.-The Old Man Pcg-
slstcnt." lie is pcrsistoncy itself ljy this
quality he has won n great deal OF admlra-
tion. Just now Mr.. Morgan is working
away at his plan to secure congressional
recognition of Cuban independence lie
has been at 1t u long time. He will be at
IL as long as may be necessary TO secure
the result which be desires, or as long as
he lives. MIR. Morgan never gives up. Last
week he made four day speech on tho
subject Ii was q speech full OF surpris-
ing knowledge. II really contained his
tory Of the island of Cuba. 1t presented
sketch Of the struggle for freedom. lt left
nothing untold. Much of the matter was
a glimpse behind the scenes, afforded him
by his numerous correspondents in the is
land.
For years Mr. Morgan has worked for
the Nicaragua cana!. lie has devoted his
energies 90 that great enterprise during
the last six or eight years az If his whole
future, his fortune, his life were involved
in IL. Session after session he meets with
disappointment, but the next time he bobs
up scrcnely with another bill and another
speech five or six days in length. When
the senate knocked ont the Nicaragua bill
last winter Mr.. Morgan felt very badly
about it. He almost cried over the defeat
of his pet measure His heart was well
nigh broken. But now he has new Mica
ragua bill ready, and before long IL is pre-
dictcd he win be hammering away at 1t.
Some of these fine days the persistent old
man, tho grandly sincere and earnest old
man from Aatama, may surprise the
country Ly carrying both his favorite
measures through the senate.
Allison and the Campaign Fund.
heard the other day characteristic
story about Senator Allison, the recognized
Republican leader in the senate. About
year ago thnrc was great deal OF talk
of Mr.. Allison fer president. He had his
friends by tie dozen in the senate cham
bor and by tho hundred throughout the
country. Finally n number of his special
friends hold a conference. Among them
were "a number of wealthy men. Politics
costs money said ono of them. You
cannot do anything without fund to
draw on. / propose that we chip In ana
raise fund Of $3.50, 900 with which to Sc
cure the nomination of Senator Allison for
president" "
The suggestion was we'll received, and
the gentlemen present were commencing
10 soy low much they would subscribe,
friends quietly remarked:
"Gcntlcmon, if were in your place,
would see the senator about this before GO
ing any further. He may not like it, F"
While this was secuted ms an absurd sug-
gestion by most of those present IL was
finally agreed that IL would bc only cour-
teous TO tho senator To acquaint him with
the details Of the plan before going further
with it a committee was appointed "a
wait on the senator. They called, told
what they had como for, and Senator Ali
son, while apprcciating the kindness OF his
friends, gently dCmurod. But the com
mittee insisted They said nothing could
be done in politics without n fund and il
was absurd tO try.
"Then do not wish TO I've regarded as q
candidate, said Allison. by this time he
was becoming littlc nettled Hc brought
his fist down upon the table with bang
"No true friend Of mine will take part In
the raising of n campaign fund before TN,
convention, " he declared. "Iwill not hav,
it. If you go ahead, ! shall withdraw my
name"
And that was the end of the Allison
campaign fund movement.
Algor IA n Horscman.
Secretary Alger is already becoming
noted In Washington for his love foi
horses. Every day at o'clock one may
sec n pair Of fine bays, attached to light
road wagon, standing before the war dc
partment. The colorcd driver has trouble
20 hold them. so impatient are they To b'
| Off AS the clock strikes General Alger
who believes In work only during work
hours, drops his pen, takes up his hat and
coat and walks out of the building A
moment later he is seated in his wagor
and is off for the country. For two hours
or so he drives fast and furious. Tn,
| people I'm the suburbs say they can alway,
| tell when AlgCr is coming by the quantity
Of dust or mud that Is seen flying in the
| air. General AlgCr holds the rcins himself
| lie has few supCriors as a horseman.
Too Big Tor His Place.
The elevator man In the treasury depart
mont has been there "A good many years
| He has survived administration after al
ministration He knows everybody anC
| every body knows him. "That Secretar,
| Gage il mighty nicc man." he conildeC
| to me ono day as / was taking "a trip NJ
with him. "1hey can't pull any wool over
! Mr.. Cages Cy<. He Is too smart for them
| lie reminds me Of Secretary Folger, poac,
/
! ger, and better man never walked th,
! face Of the clrth. One day n chief Of diyi
/ zion haiicd me from the floor above 'What
! are you doing down there, you lazy galootf
snys be-. Don't DC idling away your time
| Can't you SEQ that | am Whiting 10 IN
! taken my lie had big emphasis on th'
/ Il. ana all the way up he was giving me-
I Hail Columbia. At the second iioOr whC
l ah,uff .frf. fu Int Gferafnry Eglucr NuT
/ ought % have seen thnt chief of division
/ He looked a- f Dc wanted TO drop right
through thr loor Of MY elevator car, fol
\ hc knew MF. FolgCr had heard every word
! And $50 ho had Young man, said Tho
secretary in tHUt awful way of his, 70. h
/ evident to ing tiat you arc much too big q
man % f'sy bon th.s department. Noul
/ hend s. srtIcd. ard there isn't room fo'
you here aIy more. ! want your rrsigna
/ tion tomorrow morning. And he got u
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