The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-09-08

from these things, and the people know
who did the appointing. While Alger
was the direct influence that brought 1t
about, the President authorized the com
mission. So II the commissa,y depart
ment is not blame for the awful conditions
on the Mohawk and other transports, the
man who sent the Mohawk ard other
transports out IN the condition ttey prov
ed to be, without proper food, Is response
ble and the man who appointed him,
knowing his record, is still further re-
sponsible. But what of Alger, whom
the President upholds and declines to
have lnvestigated-unti after the cleo
tionY Recently Alfred H. Lewis, In o
New York publication, gave sufficient
reading of the Algerian character. 1t Is
worth reproduction in part In this con-
nection:
Who is Aiger? He Is politician from
Michigan. His millions, born Of
dubious deals in pine lands, make the
sole reason for his political existence. In
person he is tall, gray, elm and furtive
Alger Is very rich. That does not mean
that Algeris very wise. To be as wealthy
as Solomon. Is not always to be as pro-
found as Solomon. This city bristles with
proof that many dull and witless folk
can produce bank book the size Of a
Webster's Unabridged. Alger is Of this
last sort. His head is shaped like a red
squirrel's he thinks like a red squirrel,
and he has all of red squirrels trick to
accumulate. In the instance of the
russell rodent chronioled, the hoard Is
acorns; with AIger it is dollars; that
makes the only difference.
lone of the Suppress gives further
reading Of Alger that is pertinent. He
says:
In the fullness Of time 1t became neces-
sary to the progress of this war that the
war department acquire some transpo rts
for troops. Assistant Secretary Meikle-
john set himself to work and bought
several at fairly good rates. Then an
Idea struck the Algerian mind. Other
labor was found for Meiklejohu, and
Secretary Alger brought from Michigan
his one-time business partner Col Frank
Heoker, and com IL issioned him as the
governments agent for the purchase of
transports. Prices to the govern ment
for sea-gonig at crafts at once went up,
although 1t does not apear that the ship
owners got the advance. On the con-
trary, 1t is averred that Col. Hecker,
Secretary Alger's business partner mad o
the difference.
One of the examples Of the way the
Michigan Push" gets there is rich.
Here is the way the New Time tells of 1t {:
The Alger instinct for money making
shows itstn in unlocked for ways. A
month or two ago the daughter of the
house was wed. 1t was an affair of some
social figure. After the ceremonies the
newspaper correspondents visited the
Alger home for information. Their cards
we're sent to Mrs. Alger, Who returned
them with the information that her
private secretary-Mrs. Alger has one
possessed all the facts of this notable So
oiety event and was authorized TO dis
close them. The private secretary is q
blonde, round little woman, with a oom-
mercial glitter In her otherwise soft blue
eyes. She has the true Michigan ability
to via profit from unpromising proposi-
tions. Her reply to the correspondents
was uniform.
II have prepared typewritten reports
of the wedding, said this young woman,
''in order to avoid any errors. have
them in two sizes, a short article contain
ing the brief facts for So and more pre-
tentious composition, with rhetorical
EN- bellishments, for S."
The correspondents settled. retain
one OF the 80 variety as pleasing souve.
mir. 1t is worth the price.