The age-herald., 1898-09-04
SHERMAN AGAIN
 ENTERS POLITICS This Time He is Out Cunning
 For Secretary A|ger' WILL TAKE SIDES WITH MILES tx-Cabinet Officer Has Recovered His Former Sagacity. AS vIG0 x" IN MIND AS BEFORE
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Bailey Will Gall Caucus on Territorial Expansion-President Will Issue Pro- clamationto to Volunteers-ListR Reg
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Washington, September 3.-(SpeciaI)- Secretary Alger denies that he has made any statement commenting on the alleged Miles interview. He was quoted some days ago as saying that if General Miles really said what was attributed to him that he deserved a court marshal and that he would undoubtedly get what he deserved.
 This Is the interview that Secretary AL ger particularly denies. He still holds to the opinion, officially that General Miles did not say all that was credited to him.
 -'I have not said word" he said, that would indicate that I believe that General Miles cast any reflections upon the war department nor did I say anything about a court martial I honestly believe that General Miles has been misquoted just as I have been in the interview cited"
 While Secretary Alger professes not to believe that General Miles interviews are correct still there Is little doubt in any other quarter that such is the case.-4t-is believed that General Miles Is determined to force some sort of inquiry and he un- ! doubtedIy will unless President Mckinley. can pour a sufficient amount of oil upon the waters to make 1t smooth sailing in. the future for the head of the army. .
 sherman's Attack
 The attack of ex-Secretary sherman on the war department makes it look as if there was a determination to fight or else force 1t from the other side. Mrs. Miles is niece of John Sherman, and the latter has always been close friend and ad- wiser to the general. When sherman left the cabinet the main influence of General Miles was cut from under him. It was o4xy gone mentally, and that he would never rally. His mind and body had been fail- ing him for some time, but 1t was while he was in the cabinet that the old political pagan had suffered total collapse.
 Strange as it seems these few months of rest have renewed his mental strength and he apparently thinks as clearly as he ever did. Just before he retired from the state department his conversation was inco- herent and there seemed to be no memory left to him at all. He now speaks dis tinctly as in those old days when his slightest speech in the senate would com mand absolute silence. Since he returned from Ohio this change Is more apparent than it was immediately before he went away.
 Appreciates Hanna's Onense
 There is nothing now he seems to have forgotten, and for the first time since Han- na forced him out of the senate he seems to appreciate the enormity of that offense. He seems bent on mischief. How long he will retain his present state of mental &C., tivity cannot be seen, but there Is no doubt but that he has it now, and Is capable of exercising his mind on any subject.
 If Miles insists upon forcing the fight, he will have the whole of the Sherman-Don Cameron influence back of him. Mrs. Miles and Mrs. Don, Cameron are sisters, and the whole connection is very clannish. Hale's son married Don Camerons daughter. which will insure General Miles that sup port. Besides this he will get the moral in- fuence, if not the material support, of the Reed faction in congress. If the row ever comes to head there will be pitted against each other two pretty potential po- litical factions.
 The democrats see in all this chance for the next house of representatives, In fact, it has frightened the democratic horizon little. The republicans, however, have q way of fighting among themselves, while at tho same time voting together. The democrats are quick to take advantage of this factional fight in the republican ranks. The managers of the congressional cam paisn committee located here. which has been absolutely in a state of inocuous des- uetude all the summer, has suddenly blos- somed into some sort of activity. All hands have been called aloft and put to work getting out life lines to the nominees in close districts. Campaign matter is being sent cut in each mail now, and much is made of the treatment of soldiers in camp.
 Letting Party Policy Alone
 The committee is doing little in the way of formulating any party policy regarding the question of expansion. The party is too badly split on this proposition for the com- mittee to assume any authority on the sub-
 
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