The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-07-28
WASHINGTON LETTER

Is an unsuccessful political bluffe
: and the result Will be his retiremel
!. from public life on August Isl
Somehow this bluling paase Of III
! question has been overlook ed. Br
a close friend OF Ayers is response
ble Tor the statement that Alger'
resignation was handed t. Mr.. Nc
kinley a a big bluff, with the ex
pectation that he would decline
in nice little note that Algtr coul
have published 10 refule the charg
that he was remaining in the Cabi
net against Mr.. Mckinley : wishes
and that a lger was the most sur
prised man in Washington when h,
received Mr.. Mckinley's note nc
lceptlng his resignation to Ia Ike effec
August list. The same man say,
that Alger is very mad, although
pretending to be greatly pleased
and that he may toss a few bomb
shells administrationward, after he
drops official harness, and that their
Explosion will not make pleasant
music for Mr.. Mckinley. II tie
new Secretary OF War-Mr Root =
is merely to look after the legal
Questions connected with our mill
tary occupation of Cuba, Porto Rico
and the Philippines, leaving military
affairs to be con- rolled by Meik le-
John and Corbin, and that is the
present understanding, Ager
ism isn't likely to depart with Alger.
Unless Mr.. Elihu Root, of New
York, can pursuade Mr.. Mckinley
to shake up the War Department
clique, and to give Gen. Miles the
say that properly belong. TO him as
Commanding General of the Army,
in all strictly Military matters, he
will live To regret the day he so Gag
erly accepted the War portfolio TO
perform duties properly belonging
TO the Attorney General, after two
members of the Cabinet, fully con
versant with the situation, had de-
clined to do so, and to stand before
the country as figure head respcn-
slble for the conduct of the War
Department.
Perhaps it was fellow feeling
that caused Corporal" Tanner,
who was kicked out of the Pension
Bureau by Harrison, after a few
months service a. Commissioner, to
rush into print with fulsome praise
OF Alger and Algerism. Whatever
1t was, it was creditable to Tanner
heart, If not to his sense OF thrift,
to st"nd up for the under dog, in
this tracas, because lie liked him
personally, although he knew wheu
he did it that it was likely to lessen
his own pull OH the admins tration.
Mr.. NJ. l.. Loo kwood, of Penn
sylvania, President Of the American
Anti Tru-t League, which although
a partisan organization, par
poses TO take an important part in
The Presidential campaign, is
strong Bryan democrat, and he SAYS
Of the sentiment OF Penns ylvania
democrats: i am in touch wit h
the true democrats Of Pennsy lvania,
and 1t is safe to say that ninety.ive
per cent. OF them are loyal to Bryan,
and the principles Ct the Chicago
platform. The real democracy OF
the state and Of all other states must
be on the alert, for if the tricksters
get one vote more than one-t bird of
Ill the members OF the National
Convention, they will accomplish
heir end, which is the defeat of
Bryan. The monopolistic and trust
interests will bend al their energies
% defeat his nomination, because
hey recognize that no human power
IAN prevent his victory at the polls,
/ he be again declared the nominee
II the democratic party.
The statement that Hon. w. G..
Whitney, whose shrewd manipula-
ion procured the last nomination
oi Mr.. Cleveland, in spite Of SEEM
ngly invincible obstacles, had gone
o Europe for the purpose Of trying |
% persuade Admiral Dewey to allow
his name To 20 before the next
Democratic convention, as candi
late for the Presidential nomin alton.
While interesting, was not regarded
n Washington as OF any particular
Importance. Mr.. Whitney has beel. ::
lunting for some time for an ybodv
0 beat Bryan, and has sounded
lumber OF men a. to their willing
less to contest the nomination with
jol. Bryan. Nobody with the
highest political knowledge
has shown any disposition to
ry to do the impossible, and it is !
mong the possibilities that Mr..
Whitney, banking upon Admiral :.
)ewey's ignorance Of politics and {
xisting political conditions, nay
him some where III Europe I
md try 10 pprsuaie him Ia attemn,