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Bad Beet and Bed politics.
From our regular correspondent.1
Washington. Apr, 5 1922
A bomb was exploded In pdministra-
ton circles by prominent New York
republican who came TO Warrington for
the purpose, when it was announced that
Gov. Teddy Roosevelt wss in the field
for the republican Presidential nouin-
alton, next year, and that there was an
Understanding isetween Teddy and Gen.
Milss, who has been credited with en-
tert&ining similar ambition himself.
Some Of Mr.. McKinley's friends appear
to think that he is bound 10 be renomin-
ated and reelected, but those Of them
who are lons-headed and who have had
experience in politics. do not look at
things that way; they know that both
Roosevelt and Miles have qualities which
are calculated TO arouse the enthusiasm
and support Of the young men in their
party, and that with good management .
combination Of their following might
give the Hanna Mckinley machine a
hard fight, il not sn actual throw-down.
II this announcement b straight, Boss
Plat must have failed in his efforts to
keep Teddy OF the Mckinley track.
With all Onr Reeds faults, and he
has enough and to spsre, he has never
been snesky fighter. which is more
than can be said for the administration
crowd. which II afraid 10 come out in
the open and try TO defeat Reed for the
Speakership. but 10 engaged in trying to
bluff him into not being candidate, by
stating that the administration has do
termined to throw its influence for Reed.
but with the express understanding that
the rules OF the next House shall be
changed 80 as to cut out all the Gar
business. The idea is that Reed would
not care to be speaker. il he is TO be
shorn of the autocratic power he has
welded. This il on par with the talk
which has at times been heard ever since
Reed first became Speaker, about rspub-
licans who were going to unite with the
democrats to change the rules and cur
tail the power OF the Speaker. They
never did 30, and il the republicans
elect Reed Speaker OF the House again,
as they viii almost surely do. he will be
the Same old Oasr.
1t has been brought out in the testi
mony before the Court OF Inquiry that
Gen. Eagan told . Boston contractor,
and Texas csttle-raiser, who had in a
bid for furnishing beef ON the hoof. that
Secretary Alger had practically ordered
him to try the refrigerated beef. which
Swift 4 Co. claimed to have . secret
process Of preserving. "a an experiment.
The longer the Court sits, the worse
things look for the Ager -Easan crowd,
and Maj. Lee, who il representing Gen.
Miles says he has lots more witne6Ass on
his list. But e. the meat hes already
been fully proven TO have been bad, the
court may decide that it ia unnecessary
to hear all these witnesses.
Mr.. Mckinley has apparently at last
become aroused to the danger, to his
own political fortunes, Of retaining Al
ger in his Cabinet, and, unless all the po-
litical "wise men" are at fault, the "Ex"
ia hot on the trail OF Alger and cannot
fail to catch up with him very soon. 1t
has been, these men say, fully determin
ed by Boss Hsnpx an d the other direct
ors Of the administration machine that
Alger must 60. They prefer that he
should do so willingly, but il he declines
to tender his resignation without being
requested by Mr.. Mckinley to do 10, Mr..
Mckinley win make that request From
a strictly selfish point Of view, demo-
Gratis would prefer that Mr.. Mckinley
should keep Alger in the Cabinet, for
then il would be impossible for the ad-
ministration to deny responsibility for
Algerism and all its horrors, but the
democrats are too patriotic to wish to
see man filling the responsible Office
of Secretary OF War, who deserves to be
kicked out, just to make political cap
ital for their party; they wish, above ev-
erything else, to see the affairs Of the
government properly administered, and
know that they will not be in the War
Department, as long a. Alger 10 at it's
head.
A group OF army officers were discuss
ing the cost and results OF the campaign
Of Gen. Otis against the Filipinos, which
has just closed with the taking OF Ag-
uinaldo's capital, and the driving OF him
and his army into the interior, when one
Of them said: "For my part, don't think
the game worth the candle. After
considerable loss OF life, we have the
Philippine insurgents just where the
Spaniards had them. That Ia, We have
possession OF the coast and oil OF the
towns and they are in the interior. 1t ia
true, that II we start after them, our pur-
suit will be very different from that Of
the Spaniards, and that in the end
American grit ia hound to win, and We
shall succeed in killing, capturing or
subduing them all, but it will Be no pic
mic l assure you. and know what the
country is; We shall pay dear--far too
dear l think-for our triumph over
them"
to present TO the administration resolu-
tions adopted by the Cuban Assembly,
left town in disgust when informed by
Secretary Hay that Mr.. Mckinley would
not receive them, and that no more mon
ey would be put up than the $4,000, 1000
promised Gen. Comes, and that the
Assembly would not be allowed to issue
bonds for the purpose Of raising money.
There is q trick concealed in this bond
business that nobody has succeeded in
getting entirely to the bottom Of There
are also some millions Of dollars In it, il
the administration can be roped into
giving an official consent. Although
this consent has just been refused and