The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-28
SHOULD QUIT CABINET
THE MAN RESPONSIBLE FOR
or CAM
pAIGN.
THE CHARGES AGAINST GENtR | ALGER
That he is incompetent, has Neglected his Du'
ties, and has been Guilty Of Pecula-
ton. How these Charges will
Affect President Mckinley.
Washington, Aug. ,


TO the Editor: The late Secretary of
State John Sherman, was never known,
during his long and successful career, III
uuhlic life to find fault with any thing
chat was done by a Republican admins
tration. He was never a man to quar-
rel with his bread and butter. But he is
now out of office, and gives utterance to
his genuine thought and feelings upon
current events 1t costs him nothing
to do so now, while it enables him to
indulge in venting his spleen, at ms
old Marty which. when it thought 1t had
no longer any use for him laid nm
aslac. But what he says, is said truly,
and il is what great many others WIN
even better opportunities of information
are saving. In the vestibule of his Gle
CANT marble palace on * street he SAID
Yesterday To Il reporter for the Times OF
this city that:
'"The man who is responsible for the
inismanagement of the Cuban campaign,
resulting in the needless loss of scores
of American soldiers lives, and in the
infliction Of horrible tortures upon thou
sands of the brave defenders Of their
countys honor. should not be in the
Cabinet
He called no names the reporter said
hut he could mean no one but Alger. the
Secretary Of War. of course. And he
said much more in the same vein. lie
spoke highly of the President of his in
tegrty and his good intentions. And this
is what every body of all parties says
of the President But they say. "hell is
paved with good Intentions And after
all the charges OF incompctcncy and
corruption against the Secretary of War,
is grave impeachment of the admin
istratiye capacity of the President. That
which is done by the Cabinet is done by
the President. who has the right Of re-
mOval. There now can be little doubt
that the conduct of the Secretary &c
War, in his management Of the army,
will undergo investigation by II board
of commissioners. if not by CongeSs. ana
probably by both and it may lead to an
impeachment of the Secretary. if he
doesn't dodge, as Belknap did by re-
signing.
The charges against .Alger are that he
is incompetent. that he has neglected
his duties. and that he has been guilty
of peculation. The investigation and its
developments will greatly change the
Presidents chances of a denomination.
For to put him up for the Presidency
again, will amount to an endorsement If
his administration. in all its details; and
whoever may be nominated will be held
responsible for the administration of the
party he represents. SO the splendid
achievements Of the Navy and of the
--rmy after all will not rebound to the
credit of the Republican party. Inc
political consequences are likely to be
similar to those which followed the war
with Mexico. 1t was brought on by the
Democratic party. and its President but
all the glory was achieved by the Wings
The trouble with the Democrats at that
day was that they had no raw mater
ial to make generals of while the Wings
had Scott and Taylor.
| think is probable that the Republi-
cans will now lay aside Mr.. Mckinley.
who, though upright and honorable seems
to be deficient in will, and allows him
self to be imposed upon by selfish Eoii-
ticians, who urge the appointment of
men to fill the highest places, whom
they can use for their sinister ends. III
Mr.. Mckinley had half the will that
Cleveland has. and if Cleveland had
more of the peculiar virtues of McKn.
ley it would be better for both, and
for the country.
The utterances of Mr.. Sherman arc
destined to be widely quoted and to he
fraught with important consequences.
DANIEL Il. GOODLOE.