The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-31
Alees.s lsr1ea TO osrsw.
Mr.. DooIey Rises to Defend the Secretary
of War.

of War.
From the Chicago Chronicle.
II usen't 10 know" said Mr.. Dooley,
what me frind Gin'ral Sherman meant
whin he said that thing about war. I've
been through two Nv thin. not to speak IL
CONVENTIONS an prim'ries. an divvle tn
bit IL harm come TO me no more thin II
/ was settin' on a roof piayin' an accor-
jeen. But j know now what tn OF la-ad
meant. He meant war was hell whin twas
over.
II amt heerd amy noise firm tn fell
lows that whit INTO threnches an plugged
tn villyanious S%panyard. Most If thin
is too weak TO kick. But tn proud an
fearless pathrites who restrained Thin
silves an didn't go TO tn fr-ront. tn
la'ads that struggled hard with their
warlike tindincies an finally downed
thin an stayed at home an practiced up
on tn typewriter. thy're ragfn' an tearin'
an desthroyin' their foes.
Ibid ye see what me frind Alger wrote
to Chansy Depoo? Wen, sir. Alger has
been misthreated. There's a good man. I
say he's a good man. An he is, too. Al
amy thrick firm shingles to two-be-fours
he's as good as tn best. But no wan APP
prechated Alger. No wan understhud him.
No wan even thried TO. Day be day he
published tn private letters Nv other peo-
pie. an that didn't throw amy light on
his c~harackter Day be day he had his
pitchers took, an still tn people didn't
get onto tn CURVES iv him. Day be day
he chatted Nv tn turrors IL war. an stu
people on'y said An Alger also r-ran.'
But tn time come whin Alger cud contain
himsilf no longer. an he set down an
wrote to Chansy Depoo.
"'Mr. Chansy Depot, care Nv Grand Gin
trail Depew, New York. New York, Es-
I dulre. Dear Chanse: w been expectin' a
letter firm We FIR three or four days. In
reply to same will say: oh, Chanse. ye
don't know how ] suffer. I'm that low in
me mind I feel like a bunch Nv lathes. on,
dear. to think Nv what I've gone through.
| whit into tn war u~nprepared. L had
on'y so NANNY r-rounds iv cartridges an
a cross-cut saw an | failed TO provide
mesiIf with tn ordinary necessities iv
life. But In spite ~ me deficiencies l whit
brayeIy ahead. Tn sthrain was something
tur-r'ble on me. Me mind give out repeat
eddy. ! cud not think at times. but / niver
faltered. In two months l had enough sup
plies piled up i'm Maine TO feed ivry soJer
in Cubia. They were thousands Nv
r-rounds iv cartridges FIR livery ig'mln
an all tn m had TO do was 10
write FIR thin. Tn navy had taken Manila
an Cervera's fleet an tn ARMY had
taken Sandago an tn yellow fever. IN
war is over an peace wanst more ways
her wings over tn country. Pine scant-
lings is quoted sthrong. 1vrywhere Il
peace an %contlnt. Me photographs are or
sale at all first-class newsdealers. He'
there is no cam FIR me. Onthinkin' vans
insult me. They tell me a sojer can't ate
gin'ral ordhers. They want me to raysigr
an 60 back to me humble home I'm Mitchi'
gan. Disgustin' men thatve done nav
thin but git thimsilves shot ask FIR mill
an u%uinine. They'll be askin' me to carry
food to thin mex. oh. Chanse oh, hivens
We can't know how grieved I am. Rathel
wud I have persisted in a log jam thin Il
have injured this in~gratichood. But look
in back over me past life / can think II
no wrong I've done. If me mim'ry Is a
fault please note. Me career is an opel
book. I've held nawthin' back firm tn
public. not even whin twas marked pri
vate. ] can say with tn pote that l don
nv iooty. But oh. Chanse! don't liver as
pire to my job. BE sicrety Nv war II yo'
will. but niver be sicrity Nv A war. DO no
offer this letter to tn newspapers. Max
thin take II. How's things goin' with We
Of pal? 1 hope to see we at th'seasldt
Till thin I'm yours, sick at heart bu
attn regular, Russ
We'll" said Mr.. Hennessy, tn POO
man must've had a har-rd time iv it,
Gle did" said Mr.. Dooley. "Ntver lai
his head to a pillow before eight, up Wit
m moon, he's suffered as no man can tel
But hen be all Fright whin his mind
At r-rCst."