The citizen., 1899-04-21
FROM THE CAPITAL.
Our Correspondent Talks in
General About Wash
ington.
(C'onlnlunirated.)
WI III'IIT ttt' U J
WASHINGTON. April IL, 1899.

JOneSlSn, which Is Dauly IflSuu
ening Ohio Republicans. The
conference was participated i'll by
Boss Hanna, Mr.. Mckinley, and
several other Republicans OF
prominence who came from Ohio
to Washington for the purpose
They believe that Sam Jones in.
tends to run as an independent
candidate for Governor of Ohio,
and stands good chance of get
ting enough votes to throw the
State to the Democrats, if he does
not get elected himself. They
realize that the loss of Mr.. Nc
Kinley's own State this year,
would start a boom for "Teddy"
Roosevelt that might knock Mr..
Mckinley out of denomination
next year. They don't know just
what to do about it. A PROPOSE
tion was made that Sam Jones be
given the regular Republican
nomination for Governor, but it
did not find much favor, because
it was stated that he could not be
controlled by the machine. 1t
was also proposed that an at
tempt be made to ascertain
whether Sam Jones could be
bought off with a big appoint
ment in the diplomatic service.
All agreed that something had to
be done to head off Sam JonesiSm
in Ohio, and all promised to put
their wits to work.
And the fighting still goes on
in the Philippines. Our troops
whip the Filipinos and take a
town every day or two, but as
soon as they leave the town-it
would take 100000 men on the
island Of Luzon alone, to perma-
nently garrison all the towns
the Filipinos occupy it again.
And this sort of thing is likely to
go on indefinitely. 1t is not sur
prising that men are beginning to
ask how long the people of this
country will be willing to put up
with this sort of thing. The ques-
ton is pertinent.
Not satisfied with trying to de-
prive him of honors rightfully be-
to him, the Navy Depart
ment has ignored the request of
Rear Admiral Schley, he has at
least got his commission as Rear
Admiral, for sea duty, and prac-
tically placed him on the shelf for
the time being, by making him a
ember of the Naval Examining
Board i'll Washington, while
Sampson, the man he ranks, is in
command of a fine squadron.
Secretary Alger had hardly got
settled i'll his chair at the War
Department, before he made
public a new defiance OF those Re-
publlcans who have been trying
to persuade Mr.. Mckinley of the
wisdom of throwing Alger over
board, regardless of what he
might tell of the campaign of '96.
This challenge of Alger indicates
his belief that his hold on Mr..
Mckinley is strong enough to
keep him iii the cabinet, no mat
ter what happens. He said:
"Since | entered the cabinet. |
have never considered resigning;
the matter has never been men.
toned to me by the President,
and have no intention of resign
ing. If the purpose of the con
slant reports that l will leave
the cabinet is to tire out the
President and myself, those re.
sponsible for them are very much
aud they don't know
their men," 1t is an open secret
that many prominent Republi-
cans are working to force Alger
out of the cabinet. They are
willing to drop him easy by let
ting him take the Ambassa,orshiD
to France, or any other diplomatic
position under this government.
but they insist that lie be asked
to resign if he will not do so.
1t was in connection with this
scheme that Whitelaw Reid's pa.
per printed a savage attack on
Alger and Algerism few days
ago. Reeds relations with MIR.
Mckinley are SO close-he would
have been in the cabinet if it had
not been for Boss Platt's protests
that 1t is certain that he never
would have printed that attack
without Mr.. McKinley's knowl-
edge. The warmer this fight
grows the better Democrats will
be pleased, because they know it
IS bound to make heaD of
trouble for the Republicans next |
year.
W hereyer a few long. headed |
Republicans gather just now, the |
subject Of how the party can Get |
'he idea that it is too favorable |
o trusts out of the heads of the
toters, is apt to come up for