Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-09-07
THE STATE PRESS.
Comments Of Oregon Editors On the
War DEPARTMENT.

!, Comments Of Oregon Editors On II
War Department.
: When our volunteers become prI
vate citizens again, Secretary Alge
: will hear from them. He, not Day
should retire from the cabinet
Woodbufn Independent.
J. Peace is sometimes more deadl
J. than war. Alger's almost crimins
E administration of the war depart
. ment is a case Ia Eugen
Guard.
In the present instance our boy
D have been Ill fed, when there wa
plenty in the larder. Food SUPPLE
have been refused them one week anC
thrown away the next. Camps hav,
been established in the most un.
healthful places available, and 10
stead Of being treated as fellow sol.
diers. our boys have been treated
worse than the Spanish prisoners
Eugene Register.
Secretary OF war Alger has been on
a visit TO camp Wikoff Offering sym
pathy for the pitiable condition OF re
turning soldiers. Such move on the
part Of the secretary will hardly be
accepted as remedial for all the
blunder,of his maladministration.- =
Lakeview Register.
Even the great agnostic-Col
Robert Ingersoll, admits that the
present incumbent of the war office Is
a failure Poor Alger. No one ap-
pears to have kind word for him.
As land and lumber grabber he was
success, but In everything else he
seems TO be a failure. Salem Inde-
pendent.
The quicker the responsibility is
fixed the better. twill be fixed and the
man or men responsible for this con-
dition OF the army and all the need
less suffering will haYe TO answer to
the American people.-Oregon City
Enterprise.
Secretary OF war, Alger, made a
pretense of inspecting camp Montauk
Point. He came back sick with
dysentry. 1t is a pity he did not
visit that place before he sent our
soldiers there.-Cottage Grove
Leader.
When Simon Cameron showed his
untitness for secretary of war at the
close Of 1861, President Lincoln held
himself directly responsible for the
conduct Of the cabinet officers. Had
Mckinley done likewise, there would
be fewer graves filled today by
victims OF Alger's incompetency.-
Times Mountaineer.
Yes, such things are to be expected
and always happen, especially when
men of the Alger type get In control.
But who is to be held responsible for
the lives lost by eating OF rotten
food, lack OF medicine, lack
OF clothing, lack of shelter,
and every outrage and crime that has
been perpetrated upon our brave boys
10 the Santiago campaign? Let the
righteous indignation OF brave and
liberal people so condemn Alger and |
men OF his type that they will sink
into the oblivion to which they be-
long.-Lincoln County Leader.
Never did successful war have
sadder ending than that which marks
the close OF our war with Spain. AS
The troop come home those who are
able to come-the story is everywhere
the same; a story of official neglect,
Incompetence and blunderlng, with
the natural results OF sickness, starva-
lion, debility and every form OF suffer
ing among the men.-East Oregonlan.
IL is about time to call halt, dress
lp the line, and lay the blame where
{ belongs. President Mckinley is
,he person, and the only person, re-
unless IL be shared with
enators aud representatives, for the
OF unskilled CIVILIAN
quartermasters aud
medical officers, and not Alger. AL
,er himself is man OF excellent
business and executive ability, with
ears OF success and training behind
lim, ana he is no more responsible
or these failures than any one OF our
'eaders.-Corvallls Gazette.
Without attempting to advocate
secretary Alger's side OF the story in
he least, IL might be well enough to
'ear In mind that he is not respon-
lble for the raw winds and cold fogs
'hich prevail Ia the vicinity OF the
cast about San Francisco, nor for
he fact that the troops destined for
he Manila expedition, OF a military
had TO be embarked from
an Francisco Albany Herald. [
The two last are the only defend
rs" OF the secretary that have come ]
} our notice lately. {
poariCo'c Craafack I